Our host was very communicative and responsive when we had a request or questions both prior to our stay and during our stay. The villa is full of old world charm and yet functions at modern standards. We only used 4 of the 5 bedrooms and the 5th bedroom was not as nice as the others, but would have been fine for children. All of the bedrooms had their own bathroom, which was important to us. The pool was lovely, so clean and refreshing after spending our days out and about in Florence or biking or wine tasting. We also took a road trip to a beach. The villa is centrally located to visit many places. We rented a van so that we had the freedom to come and go easily. However, the streets are quite tight and a confident capable driver is needed. We did not cook much, we ate out often. Fiesole was close and we had a couple of dinners there when we wanted something close to "home". The hosts live on the property in a different home, so it made us feel safe, they were not in our space at all. The property is gated which also felt nice. Italy is so beautiful and this home did not disappoint with all of the beautiful views and charm. It comfortably fit our family and we has so much fun vacationing here together! Highly recommend! One other note, the washing machine on site was so helpful because we took less clothes and just washed what we had and rewore them for the next week of our Italy trip. The dryer is a hanging rack though,not a machine. It was fine. Again, highly recommend!