Overall: My family and I loved the villa. We all felt that it gave us a much better experience of Toscana than staying in a hotel would have. Enjoyed Most: The house itself was amazing...truly what I always have thought of when thinking about a house in Italy Surrounding Area: The surrounding area and towns were amazing. We enjoyed exploring the little cafes and going to the grocery store like everyone else. People were tremendously helpful. Nearby Events or Locales: Pietraia was the nearest small (very small) town. Not within walking distance but we did stop at the 2 shops in the village. Terontola was next...driving distance not far. The people that manage the properties were amazing! Couldn't have helped more. They were very responsive to all requests. Camucia was the next biggest town...lovely town...great cafe in center of town. Tips or Restaurants: Everything we didn't bring based upon your suggestions was provided. We were all very surprised and very pleased with the things available to us at the villa up to and including things like a salad spinner and mandolines! We enjoyed cooking at the villa but traveled around so much and just stopped at various places--all with great food, fresh ingredients, and helpful (patient) waitstaff. Directions: We did get a GPS with the car rental and used it a lot. Not sure you can do anything to improve the directions. As per RentVillas' instructions, we went to the manager in Terontola first. She then led us to the property. It worked very well. Check In Out: Since none of us speak much Italian and the villa owners spoke little English it is amazing what can be accomplished with sign language. Check in/out were very smooth!