Elegant Apartment in Villa with pool

Roberto was a wonderful and very attentive host. The pool was just what the doctor ordered. My daughter practically slept in the pool. Lucca is a really neat town and the villa is only a few kilometers away. So much history at your fingertips.

We had a lovely time here. Roberto was very kind and helpful, phoning me before we left the UK. The apartment is charmingly old fashioned, with lots of family memorabilia and lovely antiques. The kitchen is well equipped and we were greeted with a bottle of wine, some fruit and some delicious biscuits. We loved eating outside - all under cover - and did so every lunchtime (Esselunga supermercato is 5 mins away). We couldn't eat after 5.30pm, because of the prevalence of mosquitos (and other biting insects) - my poor husband was very badly bitten, even though we took many precautions. The house itself was free of them thanks to screens and net curtains, but you couldn't leave the doors open as there were many flies. Going into Lucca to eat is fine though. The recycling and bin collection is quite confusing, take time to read it all! The beds were very firm, which suited me very well and although the covers were old, they were clean. We had a brand new TV, which was lovely, as we rather dreaded the old one in the photos and we cast our own programmes onto it. The Swimming pool was lovely, but the tiles got very slippery so be careful. Swimming later will mean more mozzie bites! There's also a table tennis table - such fun! Roberto was also very kind and drove us to Lucca a couple of times, which allowed us to drink. It's perfect for visits to Pisa and Florence, with Lucca being a fabulous place with everything you could need! Highly recommended.

Fantastico! This villa and our ENTIRE EXPERIENCE living there in Lucca, was, without question, the most valuable, special, emotionally fulfilling trip of our lives! We both will cherish and remember this holiday forever and, quite frankly, can't wait to get back!! ROBERTO ❤️❤️, our host!! HE was the most valuable, special friend to us and absolutely the most significant factor in what made this vacation as fulfilling as it was! From checking in with us before our arrival so he could PICK US UP in PISA ( who does that!! XOXO), to trips to Essulunga for groceries and rides to the Wall made for seamless immersion into daily life there! We cherish memories of our evenings together with he and Marcella sharing 4 hour meals at places no visitors would otherwise discover!, gelato near where Marcella was born in darling City Center 80+ years ago!, talking together and learning so much! My Italian improved daily due to the patience and encouragement of this SPECIAL FAMILY!! THE HOUSE!! Words can not describe the joy of living, basically in a castle!! The DETAILS of this home are indescribable! MARBLE on marble! The decor and art and tapestries!! Museum pieces in our EVERYDAY life! Making pasta using the built-in rolling pin nestled in the kitchen table!! Feasts of fish JUST CAUGHT by Roberto and grilled on the magnificent outdoor BBQ!! What a life! WE ARE COMING BACK!! I can, truly, see this as a recurring vacation for us.. like every 2 years!( Or sooner if I can get the airfare!!).

The villa was spacious and the living room was very nice. Roberto was very helpful with local knowledge. There was some confusion over the swimming pool! On the listing it says the pool is available through September but Roberto told us the pool was closed from the 16th September. He did open it at our request. Unfortunately it did not look as good as the photos!!! Roberto made us feel very welcome.