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Tognazzi Holiday House - Casa Giglio - Medieval village of Certaldo Alto

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Dining
Living area
Interior
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Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
2 bedroomsSleeps 675 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub
  • Parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Pet-friendly
  • Outdoor space
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Certaldo, Firenze, Toscana
  • Casa del Boccaccio
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Tenuta Torciano Winery
    ‪12 min drive‬
  • San Gimignano Communal Palace
    ‪19 min drive‬
  • Florence (FLR-Peretola)
    ‪62 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 Double Futon

Bedroom 2

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Double Bed

Bathroom 1

Bidet · Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Bidet · Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Kitchen
Kitchenette
Dining area

About this property

Tognazzi Holiday House - Casa Giglio - Medieval village of Certaldo Alto

Charming and welcoming apartment located in the medieval village of Certaldo Alto (the birthplace of Giovanni Boccaccio), in the heart of Tuscany, a few kilometers from Florence, Siena, Pisa, San Gimignano and Volterra.
The apartment, on the ground floor with private entrance, has a kitchen / living room with sofa bed, two double bedrooms with panoramic view and two bathrooms, both equipped with shower.
Possibility of extra bed for children.
Pets allowed.
Certaldo is located in a strategic position, ideal for quickly reach all major tourist attractions of Tuscany.
Certaldo is best known for being the birthplace of Giovanni Boccaccio, author of the Decameron (is open to visitors the house where he lived), and for its famous festivals including Mercantia, Boccaccesca and dinners medieval street.
A Certaldo Alto you can also sit on a terrace or in the typical streets of the village and taste wines and traditional Tuscan cuisine.

Property manager

Veronica

Languages

English, Italian

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Amenities

Hot tub
Kitchen
Pet-friendly
Free WiFi
Outdoor space
Parking available

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 18
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed: limit 1 total
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts cash
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Property Registration Number IT048012B476TD9E9A

We should mention

All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 5000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using the information in the booking confirmation
A car is not required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Certaldo

Located in Certaldo, this apartment is in the city centre. Tenuta Torciano Winery and Agricola Tamburini Emanuela are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit The SottoVico Garden and Ra-Ma snc. Il Fiaschetto and Chianti Observatory are also worth visiting. Fishing and swimming offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with mountain biking and hunting nearby.
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Certaldo, Firenze, Toscana

What's nearby

  • Casa del Boccaccio - 5 min drive - 3.3 km
  • Tenuta Torciano Winery - 12 min drive - 10.3 km
  • San Gimignano Communal Palace - 19 min drive - 16.8 km
  • Piazza Duomo - 19 min drive - 16.8 km
  • Piazza della Cisterna - 19 min drive - 17.0 km

Getting around

  • Certaldo Station - 9 min drive
  • Peretola Airport (FLR) - 62 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Il Castello - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Pasticceria Jam Cafè - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Circolo Arci Asd Tennis Certaldo - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪La Cucina di Giuseppina - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Ristorante Antica Fonte - ‬5 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Tognazzi Holiday House - Casa Giglio - Medieval village of Certaldo Alto pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows pets (limit 1 total).

What time is check-in at Tognazzi Holiday House - Casa Giglio - Medieval village of Certaldo Alto?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Tognazzi Holiday House - Casa Giglio - Medieval village of Certaldo Alto?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Tognazzi Holiday House - Casa Giglio - Medieval village of Certaldo Alto located?

Located in the heart of Certaldo, this apartment building is within 3 miles (5 km) of Casa del Boccaccio, Museum of Sacred Art and Palazzo Pretorio. Church of Saint Jacob and Saint Philip is 2 mi (3.2 km) away.

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 16 out of 21 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 21 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 21 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 21 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 21 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Check-in

7.6/10

Communication

8.8/10

Location

8.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Marcelino & Debra S., Camarillo

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent stay with beautiful views

Excellent stay with beautiful views, comfy beds, delicious restaurants very close by.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Karen L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Well located flat

Nice, clean small flat. Sweet little kitchen. Well stocked in plate ware etc. Fans in the bedroom were great as it was still quite warm. Responsive host and no problem checking in at all.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Violette R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Gîte très joli et pittoresque

Très beau gîte dans un village médiéval ravissant, chargé d'histoire et moins fréquenté que ses voisins plus connus. Le gîte est très coquet et plutôt bien aménagé. L'espace cuisine en revanche est très petit et mériterait une rénovation.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Beth S., Swarthmore, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Small but sweet

The apartment is small, but just fine for 3 adults (or 4). Comfortable beds, serviceable bathrooms (small showers, but not too small), decently equipped kitchen. The setting can’t be beat, though. The host gave excellent instructions for accessing the place, even met us in the car park to make sure we got in safely. L’Antica Fonte, just around the corner, is fantastic for dinner. It was a great home base for exploring Tuscany.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

Nalan C.

Liked: Check-in, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness, communication, location

Keine adäquate Unterkunft

Wir haben explizit nach einer behindertengerechten Unterkunft gesucht. Bei FeWo wurde diese Unterkunft als solche ausgewiesen. Auf explizite Anfrage bei einer gewissen Veronica, die sich als Gastgeberin erwies, gab sie uns an, die Unterkunft sei behindertengerecht. Als wir dort ankamen, ein sehr netter Herr Rossi sollte uns die Schlüssel übergeben, erwies sich der Zugang zu der Wohnung als nicht behindertengerecht. Im Haus keine Klima Anlage bei sehr stickiger Wohnung, sehr beengt und überhaupt nicht behindertengerecht. Wir sind sofort wieder abgefahren und haben uns eine andere Unterkunft gesucht. Von Veronica kam eine unverschämte Email, ich hätte die Behinderung detaillierter angeben müssen, damit sie hätte besser reagieren. Worauf genau? Entweder ist etwas behindertengerecht oder nicht. Umgekehrt hätte sie selbst auf meine Anfrage nachfragen können. Ich werde auch nichts mehr über FeWo mieten. Es gibt keine Beschwerde Möglichkeit, man solle sich doch an den Gastgeber wenden mit jedweden Problemen. Es geht hier um Geldmacherei auf Kosten behinderter Menschen. Das werde ich juristisch prüfen lassen.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Adrian M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Compact holiday apartment in a great location , with stunning views across the surrounding countrysi

Great location , with good views over the surrounding countryside . The apartment was compact but well equipped.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Arlene E., Kula

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A wonderful stay in an old village

The apartment was located in a 13th century village which was very interesting! Pisa and Florence was a 1+ hour drive away. We were able to visit these scenic, tourist areas and then go back to the peaceful, quiet village. Loved it!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Julie N.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing

Certaldo Alto is a beautiful place. We stayed two nights here and enjoyed this relaxed, layed back mid evil village. The apartment was great, one bathroom needed a good cleaning and the other bathroom needed the shower head replaced, barely any water flow. We also had no toilet paper, after contacting the property manager we found out she got married that day, so I get it! Congratulations!!! Overall, we had a great stay, enjoyed the apartment and loved the village. Took a cooking class while in the village (highly recommend Cucina Giusepina), had some of the best food ever and would certainly return!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

4/10 Poor

Ines P.

Liked: Cleanliness, location
Disliked: Check-in, communication, listing accuracy

CERTALDO

Nice appartment - as long you travel with not more than four people in a Fiat Cinquecento don´t like cooking and taking showers. Otherwise, with a family of six people (as we announced before), the apartment is definitely too small. You are not able to enter the village with a car of the size of a Minibus, measuring like a usual stationwagon but higher, to unload the luggage in front of the door, as it was said. So you find yourself in the situation to carry heavy family luggage of six people through the village after a long trip. At least the woman who handed over the keys was nice enough to take the luggage that fits in her small car for one ride. Unfortunately there wasn´t time for more. The apartment is brightly designed, there are two stunnig bedrooms and a sofabed immeadiately next to the entrance door, a narrow mini kitchenette and two small bathrooms. All is clean, but the kitchenette so small, that it is no fun to cook. The pots are old, the cutlery smelly there are no closets to put your groceries in other than in the fridge. The bathrooms are small and shower tiles need a good profound cleaning. Since the showers are simply separated with short curtains and there are no real shower trays the bathrooms are flooded each time one takes a shower.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Helen C.

Fantastic location to explore Tuscany

Wow what a lovely traditional apartment in the lovely town of Certaldo Alto. Views were spectacular from the bedroom windows. Fantastic location to explore Tuscany. Certaldo Alto is a wonderful little town with half a dozen restaurants, would recommend the pizza restaurant and Casa Tua, would go back.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

monica b.

casa molto carina

sono stata a Certaldo Alto, durante le feste natalizie. Il paese piccolino e molto bello, la casa si trova in una buona posizione, vicino ad un ristorante, vista sulla collina fantastica; e per 4 persone, devo dire che è perfetta, i due bagni, poi, sono un vantaggio! Secondo me, la casa avrebbe bisogno di un po più di attenzioni soprattutto nella manutenzione spicciola, esempio lampadine fulminate da sostituire, rubinetteria del bagno avrebbe bisogno di un trattamento contro il calcare, l'aspiratore di una pulizia.... scatolame lasciato dagli ospiti da buttare.....Ma nulla di sconvolgente! Non conoscevo Certaldo, è stata una rilevazione... E' sicuramente un posto che merita una visita
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Adele G.

piacevole sistemazione, confortevole e di charme

la casa era pulita e ben organizzata, siamo stati molto bene!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Karl M.

Nice little house

Enjoyed our stay in Casa Giglio, quite big enough for two couples. Quiet location with a good view from the bedroom windows.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2018
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Toby D.

Really lovely and relaxing place

Lovely apartment in the old medieval town. Views of San Gimignano and Tuscan hills from the front door step. Great stay and great location.
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Chris B., Victoria, Canada

Well appointed flat in a unique historic village.

A family of 4, we spent 4 nights at this property in Certaldo Alto, a small, historically proud village above the otherwise unexceptional small farming town of Certaldo. The host, Veronica has equipped the flat with everything you might need for a comfortable stay (fans, WiFi, well equipped kitchen, etc) but with at least 6 excellent and reasonably priced restaurants in the village and all within a few hundred meters, we had a hard time cooking for ourselves! This is a pedestrian only town, although Veronica will help you bring your car inside the walls when you arrive to drop off your gear. Our children were very happy there and ranked it as 'one of the best' of the places we stayed at while in Italy. We made one trip to town to go to the public pool the first afternoon, just to cool down and get a feel for the other Certaldo. This is also an excellent base to explore the area; we chose San Gimignano and Lucca (not quite local), and caught Siena on the way out when we headed further south. As luck would have it, we left the morning of the day the big annual street festival Mercantia started. We heard enough rave reviews from people both in and out of Certaldo that we made a separate trip back one evening just to check it out. Definitely, if you are in Tuscany in July, check out Mercantia. Overall, a great experience in Certaldo Alto and staying in Veronica's flat.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Mark L., United States

Nice apartment in a wonderful old city

This apartment was quaint and nice for a short visit. We loved this village on the hill. The drive up is spectacular. It also is easily accessible vie cable car. The aprtment was tight for 2 couples but it worked well. I also want to thank Virginia for helping get reservations for our nephew at another apartment in the village. Everybody was so nice and we loved the location for trips to Florence, Volterra, Siena and San Gimignano.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Gina M.

Cutest little cottage home in a mideval village, with very nice views of Tuscany

The owner was very friendly and met us up at the funicolor so we could easily find the house. Perfect get away home with nice views including a legit nearby castle. How cool is that!
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Tracy G.

Fairytale experience

Very unique experience which was enjoyed by all of us. Veronica was very accommodating responded to my emails and texts. This village only has 10 restaurants which made the experience even more unique, quaint and romantic. I would highly recommend this house to all and would love to come back soon.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2016
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Bill C.

Great apartment in a medieval Etruscan town.

So much history and energy run through this town and apartment. We enjoyed our stay in Certaldo. There were two concerts in town and a few fairytale weddings that we came across. The bedrooms were big and the bathrooms were clean and efficient. Veronica was very helpful with getting our bearings and the bottle of wine was a nice touch. We loved the cats that roamed the town and occasionally our apartment, lol. The views were spectacular and we enjoyed sipping our wine watching the sun go down over the Tuscan hills. The kitchen was perfect for us as we cooked six out of seven dinners. Our one dinner out at Osteria del Vicario was phenomenal. The service was excellent and the food was amazing. The local wine bar was teeming with younger locals in the evening and the owners were very nice to us. Great selection. We highly recommend this apartment and Certaldo Alto for someone who wants to experience real Tuscan living.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Vicki B.

We would definitely stay here again!

Lovely apartment In perfect setting. We loved being in Certaldo Alto for the Mercantia Festivale. The apartment was very clean and comfortable. The view is spectacular. Thank you Veronica!!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2016
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

benny p.

Mycket trevlig!

En prisvärd och trevlig lägenhet med lugnt och bra läge. Köket är inte stort men det finns en bra restaurang runt hörnet. Hyresvärden är ytterst hjälpsam och mycket service minded. Finns ingenting att anmärka på. Rekommenderar den gärna till släkt och vänner. Certaldo har inte det stora turisttrycket utan lämpar sig väl som bas för utflykter till närbelägna San Gimignano och Volterra.

About the host

Hosted by Veronica

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English, Italian
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