Casale degli Ulivi: country villa with pool, terrace and fireplace

Great location, great house!

We decided to do a large family holiday in Italy - I had a big birthday and the whole family would come (my parents, my brothers and their wives - along with my wife and my three children (two teenagers and a baby). We took over the whole place - and we spent time looking at Italy to decide the area we wanted and the property we wanted. We went for this area because of its proximity to the lakes, the ability to get to the cities and because the property had air conditioning (quite a few at this size didnt and we felt we would need it - and in summer it was essential). I loved the fact the property divided up and joined together - it allowed us to be flexible and stopped everyone getting under one another’s feet. The views are beautiful - olive groves stretching into open countryside and onto mountains.. the pool was great - not next door so you could have a quiet swim without everyone noticing but not too far that you worried about the teenagers in it alone. Valeria who ran the place speaks great English and put up with my poor Italian - she answered every question quickly. Some places say they have WiFi and it is hopeless - but this place has great fast WiFi everywhere. You could easily get to great local restaurants, the shops in Viterbo or Montefiascone and stock up on supplies - and the places has a wide range of utensils and equipment (including two bbqs) and a range of dining space. Some days a gardener brought free fresh tomatoes, courgettes and eggplants - it was fab.

We liked the house and location so much that we would have liked to stay longer. The house and estate around it is very spacious, so when you are with a large group you have enough space to isolate yourself. there is so much to name that we will need a number of pages. Summary; large / beautiful house, lots of land, very nice swimming pool, quiet area, nice host, nice manager who comes by with organic vegetables, so many figs that we made delicious jam. There is also plenty to do in the area, although we have kept it quiet and enjoyed the estate. Thanks to Valeria for the hospitality and we would definitely like to come back. Is there are minor points they are so small that it is not worth to mention.

We enjoyed our stay in this beautiful house! We were with a big group of 6 adults and 9 children and this house was perfect for us. The house is divided into 3 appartements which provides you the necessary privacy but also gives you the feeling you are all together. There was even a fourth appartement available which we didn’t need. Outside you have a beautiful terras with a bbq and a big table for 20 people. The garden is beautiful and gives the children a lot of space to play. The swimming pool was making it complete with a total length of 20 meters. Communication with the host was super, she was providing us tips to visit places and assisting us immediately when we had questions about the house.