Property: 10 |
Cleaning: 10 |
Host: 10 |
Location: 10 |
Price/Quality: 10
| Breakfast: 10
I recommend it 300%. The room completely matches the photos. It is right in front of the entrance to Villa d'Este and a 10-minute walk from Villa Gregoriana. Upon our arrival, we were given a free parking ticket for the blue zone (to be returned when handing back the keys) otherwise parking costs 1.50€ per hour I believe. The parking is a 2-3 minute walk from the room (we found a good spot, but most spots are quite old and narrow, but it is fine if you don't have a large car, we drive a 2008). We thought there would be a lot of people at the various villas to visit but that was not the case at all, the owner explained to us that in August there were not many people due to the heat. We were with a 4-year-old who had a small bed next to ours (it was perfect). Near the parking there was a fair (held all month of August), noisy but well soundproofed windows. The bathroom was very clean and functional, nothing to complain about. And the big plus the rooftop terrace, where we could sit after visiting Villa d'Este to have an aperitif, it was just perfect. As for the visits, we organized ourselves a bit poorly, ideally it would be best to visit Villa d'Este in the evening to have the chance to enjoy the beautiful garden by day, but also to be able to see the sunset and enjoy the garden at night, all the fountains are illuminated it looks beautiful... Too bad, we will come back. Villa d'Este can easily be done in 2 hours or even less, or much longer for those who like to stroll. Villa Gregoriana can also be done in 2 hours (several routes are offered) for the short tour, knowing that there is also a "medium" and a long tour! It is more in hiking mode (bring your sneakers). We finished with Villa Adriana (because we had to take the car) this one has a parking lot (shaded for the lucky ones), we didn't like this one much, but it is mainly because for our 4-year-old daughter (used to hiking) it was too much, and it is extremely hot and extremely large there. You can find passes for all these visits, but in the end we paid more for the passes to avoid the queues that were not there at all... It was our stay, it was great, and the room had a lot to do with it! Thank you for the welcome and patience with my mediocre Italian. Thank you for the delicious espresso. Hope to meet you again on our way.
stayed from 08/13/2023 to 08/14/2023