Residence Il Casale — Hotel in Cortona

Residence Il Casale is an old farm house renovated into a quaint boutique style lodging that is in an idyllic setting at the base of the historic city of Cortona. ||There are several units of different sizes that accommodate couples to families. You can even rent out the entire place for maybe family reunions or wedding parties. ||There is a rather large pool on the property, which is incredibly refreshing on a hot summer day. ||Our unit was a nice 2 bedroom, 1 bath located above a spacious eat in kitchen and living room. The antique furnishings, beamed ceilings, brick & stone work, and nice decor transport you in time. ||Management is gracious and helpful. We had one issue that Gianluca immediately addressed upon hearing about it and did everything possible to get the situation fixed. ||The only problems found were that the unit was not stocked very well. There is a kitchen but only one pot and no pans. It’s a little hard to prepare breakfast with just one pot. There are no basic amenities usually found in a kitchen such as salt and pepper. They try very hard to be good stewards of the land and ask you to separate rubbish, yet there’s only 1 bag supplied, making it hard to separate waste. Lastly The couches are way too low making it difficult for older people to get up or down. ||Other than the issues mentioned above, this is a great place to stay. Thanks again to Gianluca...

4 of us stayed in one of the apartments for 6 nights towards the end of June. ||The apartment was very spacious with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, a full well equipped kitchen and lounge room so very adequate space for 4 people. ||The grounds are stunning with plenty of places to sit outside including very nice pool with plenty of sun beds.||There is a laundry - it costs 5 euros per load. Wifi is available - one device is free then extra logons have a fee. ||Location wise it is perfect for exploring the Umbria and Tuscany regions. Is close to supermarket and shops. A very short drive to Cortona which is wonderful! We also drove to the local train station and parked and got a train to Florence for a day trip which was easy and not very expensive.||There are not restaurant or bar facilities on site, but just a short walk away there is another property with the same owner that has a lovely restaurant with good food.||Would recommend this place especially if you have a bigger group, a family or are staying for longer than a few nights as it is close to everything, comfortable...

Lovely setting with a beautiful, immaculate pool and surroundings. .||The apartments are very well kept and historic. My only criticism was with booking.com who we booked with as their property description is inaccurate. It says additional toilet and none of the 2 bedroom apartments have one. Our apartment was changed by the venue at the last minute from the one we booked and Alessandro was very helpful, the bedrooms were fine, although the one with single beds was small. Bathroom was fine and clean and shower worked well although a bit on the small side.||Residence is well placed for getting around and close to Cortona (about 8 mins to drive) we were pleased we stayed here rather than in the town centre as having an area to sit outside and...