Italy

Stefano

We had a lovely stay at this villa. The pictures don't do it justice - it was surprisingly large and spacious and in a lovely quiet country setting. We had a wonderfully relaxing holiday and would certainly recommend it. 

Villa Maria

United Kingdom

Family from Manchester, United Kingdom

We would highly recommend this villa set in large well maintained green grounds. The pictures do not show you how big the property , the grounds and the pool are. The pool much bigger than your average pool, at least 10x5 meters. The grounds are enormous, covered with lush grass and olive trees everywhere. Ample outdoor equipment. Large attractive veranda looking onto the pool and grounds. Every room is Air Conditioned. You will have the house to yourself - so extremely private. We felt privileged to stay in the house as it felt like visiting someones home; very well furnished and well equipped with everything you could possibly need. A good Supermarket is 5 minutes drive away. Similar distance to Pula and its many good restaurants serving great regional food and very reasonably priced. Local Nora beech looks nice but we mostly drove to the many beaches in the Chia region , our favourites were the uncrowded Spiaggia Colonia and Spiaggia Piscinni (30 mins away). Stefano our host was wonderful and very helpful and recommended Ristorante Pizzeria Da Giancarlo which turned out to be our favourite. There is also La Bottega (fish speciality) and can be walked to or driven to in under 5 mins and is well worth a visit or two.

We were a family of 4 - with two gils aged 20 and 17.

Many Thanks for a memorable week - Hopefully see you next year!


Family from London, United Kingdom

Thanks to Maria and Manolito for a wonderful stay in a lovely villa.  The house and garden were well maintained and looked after.  The pool was a delight and much enjoyed during our 2 week stay.  I would have no hesitation in recommending Maria's villa and Sardinia as a destination.  The villa was well located near to Pula and many great beaches.  Looking forward to going back :-)

Couple from Shepperton, United Kingdom

Villa Maria set in stunning grounds, excellently maintained. The villa is equipped with everything you could possibly need, very spacious inside and out, absolutely stunning.  Outside has everything, allotments, trees, grassy area, immaculately clean water huge pool, shady areas, chickens, geese, donkeys. Maria and Manolito do everything they possibly can to ensure you have the perfect stay and even bought us supplies of fig fruit from the trees and fresh eggs, peas and basil also available - just ask Manolito, he's around the grounds but so discreet you would never know ... We could only tell he was there when we saw his car or he appeared with his huge smile offering fresh produce.   Perfectly located with riding stables next door, golf just down the lane and farm restuarant around the corner, jump in the car and 5 minutes you are in Pula town, supermarkets, shops, restaurants, beaches are gorgeous and plenty to choose from. 
We had the privilege of staying for a week in August and really wish we had booked for longer!  We definitely plan to return and have a longer stay. Missing everything about Villa Maria, we were very sad to say goodbye. A real treat *****

Family from Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

The pictures on the web does not do this place justice.  The villa is set in a secure, large well maintained garden, secluded on one side by tall trees &amp; on another by fruit trees.  Within the grounds is a vegetable patch that provides a great variety of free veg that the owner  makes available for the guests.  The pool is of a good size that keeps young ones occupied all day. Bruno is a gent and very helpfull. The villa comfortably sleeps 4 but as in our case, can accomodate 5.  The place has everything that you could ask for in the kitchen/utility/sitting room to make it an excellent place. Cleaned thoroughly twice a week.  Maria and her staff made us feel most welcome - will definatley come back again (something I have never done before with my previous holidays).

 From Oxford, United Kingdom

The location is wonderful.
The palm tree is gorgeous &amp; the view is sensational.
BUT
the apartment is not in good shape.
The shower bathroom toilet seat is broken off 
&amp; the sliding door to the shower is broken &amp; will not shut properly. 
My major complaint is the kitchen:
How can anyone cook a meal there?
There is not a single knife!
There is  no corkscrew.
There is no can opener.
There is no garlic press.
There is no spatula.
There is no scissors.
There is no soap for washing dishes.
There are no baking dishes for the oven.
There are no extra kitchen towels, not even paper ones.
The microwave is dirty.
There is no kettle for boling water to make tea.
ALSO:
Mrs Rita is never there in the dark, so there are now at least 6 burnt-out lightbulbs in the apt  2 of them should be providing light for the hob which makes cooking even more of a problem.
The cassette player is broken.
The lampshade for the lamp on the table in the lounge is literally falling apart.

Sunny Terrace

 From London

"we had a great 3 nights at your flat and saw a lot of Cagliari and the surrounding area. In fact, we had a splendid time in Sardegna overall and managed to see all parts of the island in the short time we were there. thanks!" Clyde and Sylvie from UK, october 2008.
"Logement très bien situè, en plein coeur de la vieille ville, à proximitè des arrets de bus. A conseiller!" (Mr. Fredy C., France, november 2010.
"The apartment was great! Would definitely recommend it (...) it is extremely cosy and spacious (...) the kitchen provisions are fantastic (...). Location is great. Nice cocktail bar and restaurants just 5 minutes walk from the apartment near the Bastioni. About 15 minutes walk from the port/bus station/via Roma. Would definitely stay here again!" (Miss Beth P., United Kingdom, october 2010).
"Ottimo appartamento per chi desidera visitare i quartieri storici di Cagliari. Anche senza macchina con la linea autobus 7, che si ferma vicinissimo allappartamento, é possibile raggiungere facilmente le zone circostanti. Lappartamento é accogliente e fornito di tutto il necessario per un piacevole soggiorno. Castello é una zona meravigliosa in ogni momento della giornata. Abbiamo gustato a fondo latmosfera del quartiere più bello della città. Piena disponibilità da parte della proprietaria" (Mr. Jules P., Holland, february 2010).

In the heart of Castello

"A beautiful villa set in beautiful grounds with a lovely fresh clean swimming pool. Just a 5 minute drive from the picturesque Pula town and next door to a stables which proved a hit with the children. Lovely terrace area and plenty of space to sit round the pool or relax in the spacious villa with all you could ask for in the kitchen" Gareth and family, Kent, UK (june 2011)

"we had a great 3 nights at your flat and saw a lot of Cagliari and the surroundings area. In fact we had a splendid time in Sardegna overall and managed to see all parts of the island in the short time we werw there. thanks!"Clyde and Sylvie, UK, october 2008.

"the apartment is very large and well equipped with everything you need, especially in the kitchen. The terrace is large and overlooks the water, and we enjoyed many evenings there with a bottle of wine and cooking on the bbq provided. the apartment has just the best location! it is very near the bus stop from the airport, 10 minutes walk to a nice sandy beach, 2 minutes walk to the marina wich comes alive in the evenings with street entertainers. The old town wich is packed with little shops and restaurants is lovely to explore and is just a short walk away too. The apartment overlooks a lovely historical square, where you can sit outside with a coffee and croisant in the morning and quietly people watch. It was the perfect apartment for our family, and we will be back again soon!" &#040;Mrs. Paula Ellen, England&#041;.

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