Apartment in Villa with Private Pool and Garden

We loved our stay and would go again and again. The hosts were a lovely couple and have created a very special retreat on their property. Fully equipped and featuring an outdoor garden table for dining and card games. Discovered so many spectacular places to visit within 30 min drive… medieval villages, volcanic lakes, hiking trails, thermal soaking pools, and amazing restaurants.

Very nice villa, garden and pool. We really enjoyed our stay.

Fully equipped and comfortable house and extremely hospitable hosts!! We will come back! Agnese

29 August -15 September 2018. Villa Lucia is one of the nicest places we have stayed. We are retired and our daughter and son-in-law joined us for a week of our stay. The flat is spacious, comfortable, cool and clean. The kitchen is well equipped. The gated property is very large, and the garden level apartment outlook faces the opposite way of the main house above, making it very private. Lucia and Luigi are gracious hosts, and stopped by occasionally with a bowl of figs or grapes or a freshly baked cake! (You'd win the technical challenge on Bake Off, Lucia!) The pool is very large and is kept sparkling clean. We had sole use of the pool and enjoyed lounging in the sun or in the shaded pool shelter, equipped with fridge and sink! There is a veranda outside the flat where we ate most meals since the weather was so good. We also barbecued in the veranda, usually watching gorgeous sunsets and one fantastic, but short thunderstorm! The cats are very friendly and made us laugh a lot! Viterbo is a fantastic location in Lazio. It's an easy drive from Rome Ciampino airport - about 1 hour 20 mins. Viterbo is a walled medieval city with lots of restaurants and shops and many beautiful churches and of course the Papal Palace! There are lots of other lovely places to visit nearby. Bagnaia is very close and worth a visit to see the magnificent gardens. The Roman amphitheatre at Ferento is only a 20 minute drive away (only open at the weekend although you can see lots from the road). Lago di Bolsena is gorgeous - well worth the drive. We took the train to Rome one day -only 12 Euros return for a two hour journey! (you can buy the train e-tickets online and have them on your phone!) We were lucky to be in Viterbo for the Feast of Santa Rosa, Viterbo's patron saint. On the 3rd of September every year an amazing night procession of the 30 metre high Macchina di Santa Rosa takes place through the city carried by the Facchini (or porters). We watched them march into the city behind the band and then followed them into the city. There are festivities in the city in the days leading up to the 3rd (including a children's Mini Macchina di Santa Rosa and a procession of costume through the ages) and on the 4th of September the entire old city becomes an open-air market. Thank you to Lucia and Luigi. We had a great time! We would certainly go again and highly recommend Villa Lucia! Susie and Keith, Sheffield, England

Very nice appartment in the lower part of a big family house. Beautiful swimmingpool. Very friendly hosts who do everything for a very pleasant stay.

This apartment forms the bottom floor of the Lucia and Luigi's villa and is completely self contained. This spacious apartment was perfect for us, a family of 4 with daughters aged 11 & 15, and had everything we needed. The pool and garden area were perfect and we had sole use of it so very relaxing while letting the kids enjoy themselves, even after the sun had gone down! Lucia and Luigi were perfect hosts ( I can still taste that cake Lucia! ) and a couple of small problems we had were sorted promptly. A car is essential to visit this beautiful area. We loved swimming in Lago di Vico and San Martino di Cimino has several lovely restaurants. Viterbo with supermarkets, shopping, petrol etc is nearby. The list goes on and there is lots to see and do within 45 mins drive as well as the excellent train links to Rome from Viterbo. Overall we had a great time and thoroughly recommend this property if visiting Lazio.

This is a lovely property. It is accurately described and the photos give a clear impression of it. It was also very clean and well maintained. The kitchen has all the bits and pieces you need to cook your own meals and the layout of the bedrooms were great for our family. The swimming pool is lovely - it's set in a pretty garden and is very clean. There are also a lot of loungers and chairs available if you want to relax. Luigi and Lucia were fantastic hosts - even coming out late at night to collect us when we got lost! They were always willing to help or provide idea for days out. The property is within walking distance of the town - however, it would be a little far for younger children to walk. There are plenty of other attractions in the area such as lakes, ruins etc but you will need a car to visit them. I would thoroughly recommend this property to anybody who would like to experience this less visited area of Lazio.

A great apartment with a brilliant pool. It was all perfect, including the weather

The location is excellent. Just outside Viterbo, so really quiet. Pool is lovely, Breakfast ourside every morning. Close to some superb restaurants. The property is clean, well appointed and the owners are charming. Couldn't ask for more.

As a family of three adults and a baby we were looking forward to a relaxing holiday in a comfortable villa with swimming pool in lovely surroundings. Our expectations were exceeded on all accounts. Even before we arrived the email exchanges showed the owners' great willingness to please, i.e. help in locating car pick up from Ciampino, baby requirements etc. Lucia 's and Luigi's welcome, and assistance throughout, was warm and unstinting, not to mention Lucia's delicious cakes and their superior extra-virgin olive oil. The property is lovely. We enjoyed the large and well entertained garden, the clean swimming pool with a shaded area and another shaded area for meals al fresco, the latter very conveniently sited by our entrance, where the scent of jasmins was heavenly. The accommodation inside was stylish and at the same time practical and family-friendly, well-planned, well-equipped and extremely clean. It felt like a proper home, very welcoming. We also loved the very quiet location but close enough to Viterbo (a lively and delightful historical town) to walk there and close to other lovely places in this history-rich area (we hired a car). Thank you, Lucia and Luigi for making us feel so welcome. We are hoping to come again!