Il Solatio, Cavriglia - Arezzo

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Ein sehr schöner Pool und eine tolle Außenanlage. Leider war unsere Wohnung (die untere) sehr schmutzig: Die Küche verklebt, tote Insektenreste in den Schlafzimmern und die Duschen stanken. In der Wohnung haben wir uns nicht sehr wohl gefühlt. Da das Wetter aber gut war, sind wir fast nur daraußen gewesen. Die Eiegntümer waren sehr freundlich.

Family of 9 we stayed at the Il Solatio end of July - beginning August for a week. Had the most fantastic time and Alexandro and Roberta were most helpful as we needed to arrive earlier than check in time and they were happy to accommodate as my daughter in law was pregnant. Children were aged between 18 months to 7 years and had the freedom to run around and swim in the pool they just had so much fun. Rooms were spacious and there was ample room for 6 adults and 3 children. The views are beautiful and the villa was in a rural area with vineyards and olive trees. Weather was really hot being the middle of summer and Alexandro and Roberta were happy to supply more fans for the rooms so made a night sleep a lot more uncomfortable and Roberta was gracious to also destroy a few wasps nests near the kitchen area. Being in the country side you will get wasps, which fly around the pool during the day but everyone got used to them and the wasps did disperse while entering the pool. Warning is always wear something on your feet when walking on the grass as a few of us did get stung, but that can be avoided. Roberta gave us a basket of home grown vegetables which we used when cooking and a lovely bottle of wine which was much appreciated. We travelled out for a few evening meals and found Papposileno (an old monastery) and Badia de Coltibuono which were absolutely fantastic restaurants and we would highly recommend. Cavriglia town had a wonderful ice cream / café and everyone was really friendly and helpful. Had a great time

Papposileno (an old monastery) and Badia de Coltibuono which were absolutely fantastic restaurants

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Wir haben mit sieben Personen zwei tolle Wochen in Il Solatio verbracht. Alexandro und Roberta waren sehr nett und zuvorkommend, Sie haben auch einmal mit Ihrer ganzen Familie für uns gekocht (Extras) - das war ein sehr lustiger Abend mit circa 13 Personen und „italienischen Familienanschluss“.
Das Haus ist recht groß, bietet für vier Pärchen gleichwertige Schlaf- und Baderäume. Wenn man natürlich nur eine Gruppe ist, nutzt man eigentlich nur ein Wohnzimmer, bzw. eine Küche, da das Haus eigentlich für zweimal vier Gäste ausgerichtet ist. Der Pool ist super (6 × 12 m) und auch die Aussicht sind klasse. Allerdings gab es auch relativ viele Wespen - die uns allerdings - zu unserer Freude nicht, gestochen haben.

Natürlich war es im Juli ziemlich heiß, da es keine Klimaanlage gibt.

Wir haben schon öfter in der Toskana Urlaub gemacht, dieses Haus ist wirklich sehr schön.

Das Haus liegt zwar einsam, aber für Tagesausflüge recht zentral, wenngleich man erst mal ein wenig „durch Serpentinen muss“, so dass man doch sehr viel unternehmen kann.

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Il Solatio ist wunderschön in den Hügeln von Cavriglia/ Negri gelegen. Die Straße an das Anwesen ist unbefestigt und daher für tiefergelegte Sportwaagen eher ungeeignet.
Das Haus ist wunderschön. Der Pool und der Ausblick + Gartenanlage geben den Rest dazu.
Auch das Haus bietet alles was man brauch.
Wir können Il Solatio nur weiterempfehlen und kommen bestimmt wieder. :)

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Wir waren das 2. mal da, es ist ein tolles Haus mit einer herrlichen Poolanlage. Ganz toll und neu ist die "Lounch" am Pool.
Das Haus liegt ganz ruhig gegenüber von einem kleinen Weiler. Die Anfahrt zur Haus geht über ein Schotterweg....aber stellt kein Problem dar. Wir kommen wieder!

Very fantastic place.

This is a property that is absolutely worth staying at. Breathtaking views, pure nature, wild animals. The 4 bedrooms are spacious and close with a little anteroom so complete privacy is assured, even if the rest of the party is socialising in the living room. The lower floor has a nice fireplace, we used it a lot. The owners, Roberta and Alessandro, are very friendly people, responsive to every special wish or need. What we should have done right after arrival is to ask for their wine and olive oil, it is too good and affordable! Sure, we took plenty later, and also for home. Although it was not the bathing season, we couldn't resist to the pool, and dove into it as soon as the sun was out. Or relaxed at the huge pool area that Alessandro just finished the day we arrived. Also our puppies had the greatest time (you know how important that is to dog lovers). We hope to be back one day!

Roberta explained us about the "Circolos" every village has, when they cook for the locals, but tourists can go there too. That's cheaper than cooking, and possibly also better. Our favorite was Radda in Chianti - small, secluded, near, but it offers everything you expect from a small Italian medieval city. St. Giminiamo is amazing, of course we queue for the famous ice cream as good tourists do, but it is worth it. Florence is beautiful beyond words, but boy the crowd there is something to avoid.

Positives: Remote location, beautiful views, clean pool, helpful hosts.
Negatives: So many horse flies & mosquitos! Cold pool - not ideal for small children. Dated décor inside the villa.

Lovely lunch at Badia a Coltibuono

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Wij hebben in de maand augustus het huis (zowel de boven- als de benedenverdieping) afgehuurd voor 2 gezinnen.

Pluspunten:
- Flexibele check in in overleg met de eigenaars
- Vriendelijke en behulpzame eigenaars
- Prachtig uitzicht
- Groot mooi zwembad met voldoende ligbedden en parasols
- Complete inrichting
- Prima bedden

Minpunten:
- Veel wespen en steekvliegen rondom het zwembad, waardoor we minder gebruik hebben gemaakt van het zwembad.
- Vrij afgelegen en heuvelachtig gebied, waardoor er veel reistijd is.
- Wilde zwijnen lopen 's avonds en 's nachts rondom en op het terrein.
- Wij misten een meertje, 'n riviertje of watervalletjes in de omgeving.

Florence en Sienna

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Spędziliśmy urlop w IL Solatio w okresie od 31 07 do 13 08 2016. Dom położony w przepięknej cichej malej wiosce z dala od ludzi ! Całkowita prywatność! Pogoda świetna 29 do 35 "C-my akurat tak lubimy! Niebo bez chmurne ! Ogromny czysty zadbany basen,który w tej temp. jest nieodzowny!!! Właściciele pomocni,uczynni i bardo dyskretnie dbali i czystość ogrodu i podlewanie posesji. Bylo parę usterek w domu,ale myślę ze właściciele to wymienia i naprawia !! Trzeba sie liczyć z dość dużą ilością komarów,pszczół i innych małych gryzoni. Mimo wszystko polecam ten dom ,bo warto było! Wypoczęliśmy w komforcie na 8 punktów z możliwych 10!!!

Malo restauracji w pobliżu,ale mając auto można zwiedzając natrafić na małe tawerny z dobrym jedzeniem!

A beautiful spot on a hill, with an awesome panoramic view on the valley, with its vineyards and the ancient church of San Pancratio. For those loving their privacy, it is a real paradise, with comfortable housing and a large pool. The owners, who run a wine and olive oil farm, are very friendly and caring and at your disposal when necessary. It is however an isolated spot, with the necessity of having a car at your disposal.

Very recommendable is a visit to Radda in Chianti, a small medieval town and a visit to the Badia di Contibuono, an anciet monastery and farm in Gaiole in Chianti with an excellent restaurant.

We spent a week at the villa "il solatio" and it was a great experience. The villa is a little bit far off from all the major cities (at least an hour to Firenze, Arezzo and Siena) but with a car it's not all that bad. The house itself is absolutely fantastic, it's really large and tidy and the swimmingpool is amazing.
The owners are very friendly and obliging. There's really only one thing we didn't like: there were a lot of wasps and bees around the pool, but there probably isn't too much the owners can do about it.

All in all we would definitely recommend "il solatio" and we would love to come back again.

Arezzo is a really gorgeous city and certainly worth a visit!

Excellent location, great house + pool and other facilities and extremely nice owners. They gave us a tour of their wine cellar and we were able to taste and buy their home made wine, honey and olive oil, which were all very good. Alessandro also cooked steaks for us one evening which was an awesome and a very domestic experience. Highly recommended!!!