Agriturismo Valle degli Arci — Hotel in Castel Madama

We stayed in this agriturismo "hotel" after touring Italy for a few weeks and having very good experiences of this type of accommodation in the Italian countryside - staying in hotels out of town which ranged from small farm-style to larger modern motel style. Most of them provided dinner as well as breakfast - with the dinners generally very good because they were typical italian country fare.||However, the "Valle degli Arci" which is on the outskirts of Tivoli, (near Rome), was a real disappointment after other experiences. The room was so small we could not fit our bags into it and both still walk around. Moving a chair up onto the cupboard gave us a little more space. ||Breakfast was a do-it-yourself affair in this tiny room - make your own coffee with an impossibly small coffee maker, the solid food was a small jam tart each, wrapped in plastic to extend its life if not eaten straight away. The only thing that was worth consuming was the bottled fruit juice.||The price quoted (Euros60) when we made our initial inquiry did not include Govt taxes, so we found we were up for an additional 10% when we paid the following morning. In 3 weeks of touring Italy and finding accommodation as we went, this was the only place that pulled this trick.||Why did we stay here? We had had a long day driving, had trouble finding somewhere to stay and it was getting late - we were desperate.||This place was not a good advertisement for the...

We stayed at the lovely and special site that is right next to the town of Tivoli, a family of ten adults and five children, at the lovely and special site that is right next to the nice town of Tivoli. The apartnents are beautiful, comfortable and equipped with everything needed for a family stay.|The place is in the heart of a charming agricultural farm, owned by the owners of the site, where grapes for wine and other various grains are grown|Generoso, the manager of the place, a charming, kind and jenerous (like his name) man who took care of everything we asked at all hours of the day, and recommended us sites and restaurants in the area.|The breakfasts abounded with delicious baked goods straight from the oven, yogurts and a variety of exotic and delicious fruits as well as drinks such as milk, oatmeal and fruit juices.|The place is close to the city of Rome, and other charming towns and sites that are suitable for all ages.|Highly recommend to anyone planning to travel and stay...

Was pleasantly surprised by this place situated outside of Tivoli. We were a group of 10 spread over to apartments and were made to feel so welcome. Set in the countryside, the place is total relaxation. The apartments were well set up and clean and we were able to enjoy the outside areas as well due to the favourable weather. Would like to also thank the manager Generoso who bent over backwards to make us feel welcome including bringing us muffins the night before as we were leaving early and would...