Overall impression: The accomodation was lovely and very accurate to the details on the website.
Highlights: Having the private pool and being so secluded. [our comment - the pool is actually shared with the owners]
Unpleasant surprises: No
Claire

Overall impression: Very Clean and the family where very helpful and friendly, the location was perfect for us.
Highlights: The Italian people, where so friendly, we had our three month old Maya with us and they treated us like stars because of her!!!
Unpleasant surprises:
No, it was one of the best holidays I've been on and I've been to the U.S.A, France, Spain, Asia and Austrailia!!!

Gary

Overall impression: Clean, attractive, friendly owners, private, tranquil, just as advertised. The small kitchen was great. The owners were well prepared for our son and had provided us with a high chair and a toddler bed. They also had a gift for him, which was thoughtful.
We were a bit surprised that the owners didn't speak any English. Luckily we spoke a mixture of Spanish and Italian and got along fine, but we wondered how other, monolingual English speaking guests would fare in this situation.
It would have also been nice to have a bit more written information about the region, on site. Pamphlets, brochures, etc. There wasn't much besides a little map of a couple of places to eat in the nearby town.
Highlights: The Tuscan landscape--- that visible from the outdoor table provided for us at the villa, as well as all around.
Unpleasant surprises: The villa was fairly well equipped but not spectacularly so. For example, it would have been nice to NOT have to purchase dish soap, a sponge for doing dishes, charcoal briquets for the grill, or toilet paper. etc., but perhaps it is convention only in the U.S. (where our vacation rental experience is) to provide these amenities. The owners did not offer to change our towels, and there was only body-sized one one per adult person. Fresh towels would have been nice, mid-week.

Julia Carroll Venegas (USA)

Overall impression: Antonella has obviously put a lot of thought into the design and decoration of Podere Belvedere and we were very happy there.  We were also delighted to find that there was a small (microwave size) oven.  Although we didn't cook in it, it doubled as a toaster and we used it to warm plates.
We have already recommended this property to our friends.
Highlights: this was our fourth visit to Tuscany and we were delighted to find that we were in a rural non-tourist (yet it wasn't too far from Siena for present shopping) area with lots of small local towns and villages and plenty of good restaurants close by.
Unpleasant surprises: No, quite the reverse - this was our best holiday in Tuscany and the accomodation had a lot to do with that.
Gillian (Ireland)

Overall impression: Absolutely excellent.  The condition was superb, it was very clean and there were more than enough pots, pans, plates and glasses etc.  We received a warm welcome from the owners despite not being able to converse in each other's languages!
Highlights: The relaxing evenings spent on the patio (it was great that a BBQ was supplied).
Unpleasant surprises: Yes - there was a big black wasp type thing with a massive stinger on its rear end.  I was scared, but then I am a bit of a big jessy.
Paul (UK)

Overall impression: Excellent!! Very clean (it smelled lovely!), very nicely decorated, very well-equipped. Owners were very kind, hospitable people.
Highlights: When we arrived at the villa we received a very warm welcome from the owners of the villa and as we came to celebrate our honeymoon, they had put champagne in the fridge and heart shaped balloons on the bed. We'll never forget this amazing first impression.Overall, the highlights were the peace and quiet, the villa, patio, pool, vegetables from the villa's garden, owners' treats on Saturdays (sweets, biscuits and ice cream), all the places that we visited, the amazing weather.
Unpleasant surprises: When we wanted to use the washing machine, we discovered that it wasn't working. However, the next day two men came in to repair it. So, we shouldn't really classify this as an unpleasant surprise, because it was fixed very promptly.
Rudolf (UK)