We had a lovely stay. The apartment was excellent, clean and modern, it has a balcony where you can eat and take in the views. Adrian was welcoming and very helpful. The town of Cetona itself is a hidden gem and is a great base to explore Tuscany and Umbria from. We had a thoroughly enjoyable week.

We have just passed a wonderful week at 'Casa Degli Olivi' It is a veritable home from home. Clean, extremely well equipped (what you do not have Adrian or Fabio will provide for you) deceptively spacious with ample storage space. One or two people have written about the traffic noise - so I must address this point. Yes the villa is next to a 'moderately' busy country road leading to the village, but traffic tends to be in the morning when people are going to work and again in the evening (some also at lunch time). This was mainly just cars, the odd scooter ad occasional bus or bin wagon and was not a problem - the sounds that I have brought home in my memory are those of the crickets and doves and the cockerel in the garden we could hear wen sitting on te terrace looking out over the gorgeous Tuscan countryside......... Cetona is delightful and unspoilt and friendly and there are two very nice restaurants, a couple of café bars where you can hang out with the locals, and aso a weekly (?twice weekly) market. The apartment is in a prime position for reaching the main auto strada and main line train line to both Florence and Rome, and Sienna, San Gimignamo, Montelupciano and Cortona are a comfortable drive away. The guys welcomed us with a bottle of both their red and white wine and their excellent olive oil, and eggs still warm from the hen! The garden is bursting with olives and grapes and tomatoes and peppers and plums and pears - and all manner of other delicious home produced produce - even honey made from bees who gather their nectar from sunflowers....... Personally we cannot wait to return - Thank you so much for your wonderful generosity in every sense of the word

What a fantastic experience in the Italian countryside. Two weeks tucked away from tourist mayhem. Even prior to our departure from the Middle East to start our holiday, the owners answered all our enquiries quickly,efficiently with sound advice. The accommodation was as described and perfect, and more than fulfilled our requirements. The property is centrally located to so many places of interest and if required close to rail if wanting to adventure further a field. The owners are very friendly and are able to supply lovely fresh farm produce, of which many a meal was made and enjoyed while seated on the balcony overlooking the valley to distant hills. Local environs offered great opportunities to further experience true Italian food, wine, culture and friendliness. We both would highly recommend a stay at Casa Degli Oliveli.

We stayed at Cada degli olivi for 9 nights and enjoyed our stay immensely. The property is a self-contained apartment adjoining the owners house. The apartment is compact, but absolutely fine for what we needed. The kitchen has everything we needed given we werent staying for weeks and weeks. The bathroom is well done too - clean & well kitted out. The bedroom doubles up as the lounge & is relatively spacious. From the apartment you can walk to the nearby village of Cetona, which is absolutely stunning & has some nice restaurants / cafes. It is about a 15 minute walk and half of the walk doesnt have a pavement, but if you take a torch (as we did) then youll be fine. The apartment faces out towards a road (albeit there is garden between the apartment & the road - so you cant really see it), but to call it a main road is not fair. Whilst we were there youd probably see 2 or 3 cars per minute, and after a very short time you dont even hear it any more. The apartment is on a small farm, and Adrian & Fabio (the two owners) are simply wonderful hosts. Were into home-grown food and we were provided with fruit, wine, etc. on a daily basis & we only paid for the wine & a few bits in the end. They were very friendly & we felt very welcome. We really enjoyed sitting out on the balcony with some of the wine made by the owners & enjoying the wonderful atmosphere & reading books! We stayed at Casa degli olivi during a period of unseasonably hot weather. We came during the hottest summer for almost a decade, with temperatures of almost 40 degrees centigrade each day. The fact that there was no aircon was a bit of an issue, with some hot nights, but we were soon provided with a fan by Adrian & Fabio & that really made a difference. If you are planning staying during the height of summer, be aware that this might be an issue, but whilst we were there the windows were being measured for mosquito screens that would have allowed the windows to have been left open, which would have made a big difference. The apartment was really clean when we arrived, and we were provided with clean linen & towels during our stay. We would certainly recommend staying at Casa degli olivi, and we would certainly like to go back at some point too.

Casa Degli Olivi is a delightful, spotlessly clean apartment in a very picturesque area of Tuscany. The owners, Adrian and Fabio could not be more helpful. The view from the balcony is fantastic and having breakfast, or just a glass of the guys home made wine, there was a real treat. Casa Degli Olivi is an excellent base for touring the Tuscan towns and villages and a rail station in the nearby town of Chiusi (6km) has fast trains to places like Florence and Rome as well as local services to nearer places. Fares were well priced, too. Check them out on www.trenitalia.com (English option) before you go. Cetona itself has 3 good restaurants so it was a pleasure to have a lovely meal with local wine and stroll back to Casa Degli Olivi afterwards. But do take a torch as the streetlights end just outside the main streets.

The property was very well looked-after and well-presented throughout: very clean and comfortable. It was in a quiet and relatively secluded location - but not so secluded that we felt cut off from the outside world. The balcony had superb views over the Tuscan countryside: an ideal place to forget about things back home and get absorbed in a good book. Cetona was an easy walk away, and the apartment itself acted as an excellent base from which to explore the surrounding area. (While not essential, having a car on hand was definitely a good thing.) Adrian was a thoughtful and attentive host - and being able to purchase home-produced goods from him was a really nice touch. In short, we were both very glad to have chosen to stay here, and would certainly recommend it to others.

"What a wonderful stay we had at Casa Degli Olivi, it exceeded all our expectations. The owners Adrain and Fabio were excellant hosts. The apartment was spotlessly clean and very comfortable. We loved the location, surrounded by olive trees, a lovely garden and not forgetting the chickens.Produce on sell from the owners was exceptional especially the red wine and the olive oil. We will definatley be returning. What a wonderful relaxing time we both had. Thank you so much Adrian and Fabio for a fantastic time."

This is a lovely little apartment surrounded by beautiful countryside and just a short walk away from the really charismatic small town Cetona. The owner was really friendly and welcoming and was more than happy to help us with advice and directions to enable us to get the most out of our holiday. The produce on sale from the owner is exceptional - especially the oil, wine and jam! Overall a great place to chill out and take in the Italian culture or explore the interesting towns and places of interest around (a car would probably be needed for this). Highly recommended!

Very clean appartment in a wonderful location. The owners hospitality was second to none - they could not have been nicer.

We had a really happy holiday and enjoyed a very comfortable stay. The apartment was extremely clean and very well appointed, especially the kitchen where there was everything one could need and more - next time I will know I don't even need to bring my own hairdryer! Our host was very thoughtful and attentive and could not be more helpful. He translated the instructions on some medication we needed and even lit the fire for us while we were out, as the weather had turned a little chilly. We loved the location and were fascinated with the gardens and the chickens etc. Thank you so much Adrian for being such a perfect host.