We stayed in the Barberino apartment for 6 nights in late November. The property itself is very nice and the apartment is lovely. My only issue with the apartment was the water heater. The water would turn from burning hot to ice cold 6-8 times during a 10 minute shower! The hot water went out completely at one point, and... More

My wife and I didn't plan to stay in Italy for an extended amount of time. However, due to some changes in our schedule, we were able to fully enjoy all that Italy has to offer. We stayed at Santa Maria for over a week. While we were here a bit later in the season (Nov 3 till the 11... More

A lovely property with very nice hosts. Would highly recommend it! The property was a little hard to find (a bigger sign would be helpful) but once we found it it was excellent. Clean little tuscan apartments on a nice propery. The pool area was very relaxing. Their employee Danillo was very helpful. We didn't see much of ricardo who... More

Susanna and Riccardo have created the perfect holiday home in Toscany's beautiful landscape. My wife and I stayed for one week in September 2012 in one of the apartments for two. Tasteful interior with old furniture and a large bed. Well functioning bathroom and kitchen and lovely terrasse. We also enjoyed a good time at the pool. We had a... More

We traveled to Italy this time with my wife's elderly parents.  Having already done the churches and museums many times previously, this trip was more about enjoying and relaxing in the countryside charm of rural Tuscany and Piemonte.  We began by staying  three days in the hillside village of Poneta. Santa Maria a Poneta provided an idyllic sojourn in the... More

My family and I returned for a second time to this beautiful setting - the only holiday destination we have ever visited again. As for the first visit everything was delightful. The location is perfect and truly relaxing, the facilities are excellent and the surrounding countryside, towns and restaurants offer all you need for a wonderful holiday. We received a... More

We so enjoyed our week in Santa Maria a Poneta: the atmosphere, the landscape, the surroundings, that we have already booked our holiday for 2013 same place ! We stayed in apartment Gimignano, which is a great apartment with a lovely patio in one of the nicest areas in Tuscany! Our girls (age 8 and 10) really enjoyed being able... More

We spent 5 wonderful nights here, and I cannot say enough about how fantastic this place is. It was a perfect base for my family to explore Tuscany, as its easy to get to San Gimignano, Florence, Pisa, Sienna. When we got back to the villa after each daytrip, we were energised again by the beauty and the tranquility of... More

My wife and I made our first visit to Italy this July and we visited Tuscany from July 7 - 14. One of our most important decisions we had to make was where to stay during our time in Tuscany. We both fell in love with Santa Maria a Poneta when we first saw their website. The pictures on the... More