A wonderful home away from home!

by Scott, Canada

Originally published on TripAdvisor

Casina Di Rosa was a wonderfully welcoming place to stay, and a fantastic base for us to do day trips around Tuscany in our rental car. We met Marcel at a restaurant near the entrance to the town, and he took us up to our parking spot, and then walked us to the apartment. We arrived to the smell of lavender blooming over the staircase up to the front door. Inside was a quiet and comfortable apartment, with a stocked kitchen, and bookshelf with numerous very helpful travel books. There was also a binder full of great ideas for different things to do in the area. Although we did plenty of research about where to go and what to do, we still found plenty of other ideas in the binder. The recent renovation was very tastefully done, and to a very high quality. The bathroom was very nice, with a great shower. The bed was also very comfortable. We felt at home right away, and it was so nice to know we had such a great place to come back to at the end of each long day of travelling. A few weeks before we got there, we were also told that they had set up free wifi for guests! The town of Civitella Marittima itself was just what we were hoping for as well. It was a small and quiet mountain top village, with a couple of bakeries we would walk to in the morning for a fresh marmalade or chocolate filled croissant, or a fresh loaf of bread to take with us on our day trips. There were also a couple of small shops for groceries, a bar, a butcher, bank machines, and a fantastic restaurant called La Locanda. The locals were all very friendly too. Any issues were very minor… the tv was small, but we never turned it on while we were there. We didn’t come to Tuscany to watch tv! The only other thing was the parking spot could possibly be a problem if the car you are driving is big. We had a Fiat 500, and it was fine.