"Oh, Betsy we had a fantastic time. Your house is beautiful - both in its position on the mountain 
and the way in which you have made it so comfortable inside.  We were in 5 and it was perfect. 
Patrick took us on a delightful wine tour and gave us some interesting history of Umbria .  We thank you again 
and will be referring Casa d'Oliva to our friends."

NS and friends
October 2010

 

"We've let too much time pass without writing to let you know how much we enjoyed Casa d'Oliva.  
It was perfect for us. We did lots of cooking and wine drinking, appreciated your collection of cookbooks 
and your other books and music, made good use of the pool, and even managed a few excursions to 
neighboring towns, for which your files were invaluable!"

LR and family
July 2010

 

Our 2 weeks in Casa d’Olivia was a great time. Your villa is very nice & the surroundings area is wonderful & very relaxing. 

LV and family
July 2010  

 

"It’s been pretty much one of the most wonderful holidays we had as a young family. The house and the area 
exceeded all our hopes and expectations. We really needed a proper break from it all and we got just that.  

We originally planned quite a few away trips but in the end decided to spend most of our time by the pool 
with a cold bottle of local rosé and nibbles. We had some amazing sunsets and enjoyed the peaceful nights 
in the garden.

 We will certainly be back in touch soon to reserve our next trip.
Thank you for making the place truly special."

 P.H.  and family
August 2009

 

 

"Just to say that we had an absolutely fantastic week and don't know how you manage to stay away. 
You really did pick a lovely house in a beautiful spot - just what we needed. I guess we loved all the 
same things as everyone else, the wildlife, especially butterflies on the lavender, circling raptors and 
a new sunset every night. We didn't go out as much as we'd planned because - well, why would you when it feels like 
you are already there."

Chris Durham
July 2008
(photo by Chris Durham)

 

"Dear Elizabeth

Hello again...just a quick note to say how much we enjoyed the last few weeks at Casa d'Oliva. Your home in  
Italy  is very comfortable and welcoming. The weather was also very good and, of course, what a wonderful location.

So what did we love....pretty much everything!

- the views, the solitude and the magnificent sunsets

- the way in which the house is laid out, the rustic yet comfortable feel, the way it's cool inside without air conditioning

- the quantity and quality of the furniture, including outside, is excellent and gave us lots of places to relax

- the beds are extremely comfortable and the mosquito nets give an exotic but practical touch

- the kitchen is very well equipped and it's really useful that remnants from earlier visitors are kept so that we 
didn't have to buy everything                

- your eclectic and excellent stock of books kept us all occupied once we'd read the ones we brought

- the house feels like a real home with all the pictures and trinkets

- it was good to find drawers like ours with all the useful bits and pieces that are sometimes needed

- the board games

- the folders with info on the locality and the map were great and made it much easier to work out what to do and 
where to go

- outside the big garden, plant pots and pool are very well maintained

- as a poor swimmer I appreciated the large shallow end, easy step access, ledge around the deep end and non-slip bottom

- the wildlife was fascinating

- Tricia (your greeter) was very friendly and helpful .....as were the maid, pool man and gardener

 

Jacqui, David Jenny & Katy"

July 2007  

 

All in all a really great week in a  lovely villa - thank you!

With warmest best wishes

Lee and Debbie"
June 2007