10/10 Excellent
Peter M.
19 Aug 2022
Liked: Cleanliness
Beautiful setting for a relaxing stay in Italian countryside
The house is a very solidly built and is quite well appointed inside. There is air-conditioning only in the one larger bedroom downstairs; the room up on the mezzanine has only a ceiling fan and tends to stay hot even with windows opened. There are bug screens on all doors and windows and the door hardware is incredibly solid and the house can be zipped up very securely. Eugenio, the owners son, did emphasize the need to lock the place up if you were away for the day in Rome for example. The pool and the deck chairs etc are wonderful. The pool isn't heated but the water temperature was always warm.
The location is convenient for Rome (we went in by train one day which was very easy and cheap (7 euros each I think) with free parking at the station (Gavignano Sabino) and a travel time of about an hour. At that time masks were still mandatory on trains which we had been blissfully unaware of until sitting maskless on the train!
The other trip we made to Rome we drove as we were taking in some of the outlying sites like Ostia. Again about an hour on the toll roads (which are not expensive btw). Ostia btw is amazing (they compare it to Pompeii and I can see why!)
We did a trip to Orvieto which is an incredibly beautiful hilltop town with castles, cathedral, Etruscan tombs and its stunning well with its double spiral staircases.
A longer drive got us to Montepulciano in Tuscany. My daughter is a huge "Twilight" fan and this very picturesque town was featured in the show. Did a wine tour at a winery in the village which had amazing underground cellars.
Casperia itself is unremarkable and restaurants of note are kind of lacking anything of interest.
The little village of Rocchette was worth the half hour drive. Nearby to there is a ruined castle of some size.
All in all a lovely place to stay and we all thoroughly enjoyed the house and pool.
When leaving we were suddenly asked to pay an additional 24euros "for internet". Internet was always included in the rental cost so we politely declined their offer; it did however leave a bit of a sour note to our stay.
Peter M.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022