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Hidden away at the end of a dirt road in the foot hills of the province of Piacenza lies this absolutely beautiful house, which can only be described as a paradise. It sports a football field, pool, trampoline, grill, outdoor tables and lounges, peach, apple, and fig trees, and blackberries to be picked. The house itself is every much as beautiful as the pictures suggest, with comfortable beds, great showers, a full kitchen, and ample space for eating and lounging.

There are few weak points, the main 2 being the access road, which should be paved, and the bees (the neighbors make honey) which were a bit of a nuisance around the pool. Other than that, it is hard to find room for improvement.

Even the provinces of Piacenza and Parma were a welcome surprise for us: beautiful towns, delicious food, and truly polite people.

Highly recommended.

Would you recommend this property to a friend?  Yes

Rental Week: 28 Aug 2010

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The house is wonderful, the swimming pool is a dream and always prepared perfectly.
We have three comments:
- the description of the way should be changed. The house isn't
named "casa gabriella" at the gate.
- the mosquitos got on our nerves, depending on daytime
- the garden is not for single-use. Every afternoon there is a man
looking after his garden. Therefore he has to walk nearby the pool
and he did it several times a day. Sometimes he met visitors in
his part of the garden.

Would you recommend this property to a friend?  Yes

Rental Week: 21 Aug 2010

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It was even better than the fotos and perfect staff

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Rental Week: 21 Aug 2010

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Appartementen op zich niets mis mee alhoewel veel te weinig servies en pannen ed aanwezig. Maar het meest absurde is dat dit huis bijna aan de grote weg grenst waardoor slapen met open ramen onmogelijk is.
Constante herrie door voorbijrazend verkeer. Niet echt een ideale plek om even te ontstressen!

[English translation courtesy of Easy Reserve] There is nothing wrong with the apartments, although far too few dishes and utensils provided. But the most absurd is that this house is adjacent to the main road so to sleep with open windows is impossible.
Constant noise from passing traffic. Not really an ideal place to de-stress!

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Rental Week: 21 Aug 2010

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We are verry impressed with our stay!The villa and Mrs.Giurlani was lovely and friendly!We stay in a corner of heaven!!!Beautifull,verry clean and best confort,perfect and exellent location!With our love and best regards,DANUTA CORINA

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Rental Week: 21 Aug 2010

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Capannina is a great place. The house is fine and the pool is super! We love het view. Joppe D. - The Hage Netherlands.

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Rental Week: 21 Aug 2010

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We really enjoyed our stay. Beautiful surroundings. Really nice flat. Large enough for two families & well equipped. U Blohm- London - Uk.

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Rental Week: 21 Aug 2010

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Zeer mooie, rustige, zeer afgelegen omgeving. Vakantiewoning helemaal in orde en groot zwembad ter beschikking.
Voor GPS: geef 'localitata Ulignano' in, want Ulignano op zich bestaat ook (maar dit ligt net naast San Gimignano en is wel nog een 15-tal kms van de vakantiewoning!!!). Anders is het bijna niet te vinden, ongeasfalteerde toegangswegen!!
Voor een rustige vakantie, een aanrader.

[English translation courtesy of Easy Reserve] Very nice, quiet, very remote area. Holiday apartment just fine and large swimming pool available.
For the GPS: enter "localitata Ulignano" because there is also an Ulignano (though this is just next to San Gimignano and still some 15 km from the apartment !!!). Otherwise it is hard to find, unpaved roads!
For a quiet holiday, highly recommended.

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Rental Week: 21 Aug 2010

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We very much enjoyed our holiday at La Ripa. It is a nice recently renovated apartment, especially a large bathroom with separate shower and bath. The owners are very nice and helpful e.g. gave advise about places to visit and they let us taste some typical Tuscan products. They grow a lot of vegetables in their garden.
Florence is nearby and easy to visit by train.

We would like to stay in La Ripa again on our next holiday in Tuscany.

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Rental Week: 18 Aug 2010

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This is a beautiful apartment, beautifully decorated, and very handily situated for central Florence. Would recommend to anyone, and would like to return.

The owners are extremely friendly and the apartment's history fascinating.

A couple of downsides:

The bath is irritating: there is no plug, so you have to use it as a shower.

Very small kitchen, somewhat eccentrically equipped -- don't try elaborate cooking.

The mattress on the main double bed has seen better days: is quite uncomfortable.

Would you recommend this property to a friend?  Yes

Rental Week: 16 Aug 2010