Thank you David & Helen. Deborah & I do indeed put love into Ripertoli, and reactions like yours are a heart-warming reward. Come back some day !

Thank you Ian for such lovely detailed feedback. You have picked up on many of the things that made us fall in love with Ripertoli and buy it 30 years ago. Of course we have done a huge amount to improve the amenities of the house, but the views are the same as they have been for centuries. It took us 7 years to get planning permission for our beautiful pool, and quite a while to sort out the best technology for heating the pool, but we've got there now.

Deborah and I are so glad that Ripertoli was the right location for your multi-generation internationally-based family get-together, and we thank you for telling our future guests about it. As you say, it's very difficult to communicate the WOW factor in advance, but at least it puts us in the under-promise-and-over-deliver camp.

Lori, what a lovely review - thank you so much. We're proud to have your picture with Marisa on the Ripertoli website. Come back soon !

Thanks Neil. Deborah & I are very glad that you chose to return to Ripertoli and that you enjoyed it just as much the second time. You are so right to stress that Ripertoli is a five-star destination in its own right; we strongly recommend our guests to spend a good part of their vacation there, even though it is so convenient for Tuscany's other beauties. Come back again soon !

Thank you Tuan - what a lovely detailed review, Deborah & I really appreciate you finding the time to write it, and we're very glad that you stimulated us into buying a Nespresso coffee machine ! Come back soon.

Thanks Tim ! Deborah & I really appreciate your lovely review; thanks for taking the trouble to write.