If you have a rental car then spend a night in Siena, Rome is three hours away next morning. ... more

... like watching a baby sleep. Autiger_89 - it's YOUR vacation! If your wife dreams of seeing the rolling hills of Tuscany, go for it! I can't believe that either of you are so silly as to expect to find the hills covered in blooming flowers on December 31 ... more

... looked through a number of rental-agency websites, as well as VRBO, but I'd really appreciate a specific recommendation of a place by someone who has stayed there. Price is flexible, and I'd say we're looking for "comfortable but not luxurious". A restored farmhouse complex composed of ... more

... re also doing a group vacation in Tuscany in April of 2011! I've researched my fingers to the bone, and finally found a villa that's perfect for us - but it only holds 18 in 9 bedrooms. Chianti Suites outside of Greve. Sorry I can't be of more ... more

... at one of your suggested vacation rental sites ... ... site? - and voila the apartment I was looking at (Borgo Pinti) was the first one listed. This is it ,so you can exactly what i was talking about. It is 100 euro a night http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/reviews/p156288 ... more

... ago we stayed in a vacation rental on the Piazza de Ciompi, which is bordered on one side by the via Pietrapiana. It was very safe and we enjoyed staying there. There is a Standa supermarket just down the street where you can buy all supplies. The Piazza de Ciompi ... more

... travel to Italy in Sep/Oct 2010 with our 2 teenage children. Where would you recommend to base ourselves in this area ? We have 1 week to spend and will have a rental car. Which one out of Lucca, San Gimignano or Siena is better and why ? Thanks in advance ... more

... go to Assisi and Perugia; Lucca is ideal to visit Pisa. We stayed once in Colle di Val d' Elsa between Siena and San Gimignano and found it a good base. Presumably if you are there for a week you are looking for agriturismo/vacation rentals rather than a hotel ... more

... for the cost of the rental plus the cost of the airfare, and asking the property owner to send an amount equal to the airfare immediately - so that the tenant can actually make the trip. The bottom line for most of not all of these scams is that the victim ... more