Agriturismo Ulivello in Chianti — Restaurant in Greve in Chianti

Arrived at carollia dream 11 in peyia on 22/6/25. |Initial reaction from outside we were pleasantly surprised by the look and size of the villa. Inside was fairly clean and spacious. |Excellent proximity to corol bay strip and lovely see views from the upstairs balcony. |Issues we had ... POOL was sort of cleaned once during our 10 night stay. What we noticed on out first day at the pool was the dirty water mark around the whole pool which was NOT cleaned when the pool guys turned up. They just filled the pool and threw some stuff in and told us not to use for 45 mins. 🤔 LIGHTS inside the pool do not work DANGEROUS if you have small children around and they wandered, you'd never see them in this pool it was so dark even with the outside lights on. POOL area has broken concrete which has been poorly maintained which could cause a nasty cut to the feet of little ones. Garden area untidy and not maintained. NEEDS screen across wall near carport to privatise pool area. BBQ... WELL WHAT CAN I SAY. .... we decided to stay in one evening and do BBQ and have a drink. The BBQis situated next to car port, NO LIGHTING. Carport light either turned off by owner or not connected this is DANGEROUS and needs sorting. |No bedding change during whole 10 days, had to wash sheets myself. No cleaners during 10 days only to drop towels off. Every villa I have stayed in had cleaners and linen changed twice weekly. |KITCHEN.. Well it has a cooker and oven, extraction does NOT work. Microwave wasn't working so had to let owner know and the cleaner brought new one. |If it is a family staying on a budget then this villa DESPERATELY NEEDS More PANS all that here is a huge stew pan and one fry pan, COME ON NOW OWNERS PLEASE PROVIDE THE BASIC NECESSARY COOKING POTS. |Luckily for us as 3 adults we ate out BUT some familys save all year for the villa experience with the aim of dining in then going out due to budget constraints... VILLA OWNER YOU CHARGE ENOUGH SO PLEASE PROVIDE WHATS REQUIRED AND GET THE SMOKE ALARMS SORTED we tested these and they DO NOT WORK. WE stay in villas all the time and do honest reviews for each one so PLEASE sort these issues or you may lose clientel...

TLDR: fabulous, delicious, convenient, don’t miss it. ||Regular:|I stayed at Villa Ulivello in Chianti for two nights during the grape harvest period, and it was a fantastic experience! I arrived on a Friday afternoon and checked into the lovely villa that had been recently restored. My room was spacious and had decadently high ceilings and a newly appointed bathroom. The view overlooked the vineyards and olive groves of the property, just breathtaking! I settled in and went down to dinner and ate a marvelous truffle pasta dish, accompanied by several types of bread/crackers and olive oil, all made in house, along with a couple of glasses of excellent wine of course! I slept like a baby in the super comfortable bed (this is very important to me) and enjoyed a fabulous breakfast of local cheeses, their bread and several types of homemade jam, lemon and ginger flavors among them, which I’ve never seen before and having tasted their deliciousness I can’t imagine why this isn’t more common! Then I attended the main event for which I had come - the grape harvest. Paolo, the owner, took a small group of us through the vineyards and olive groves, telling us all about the property, types of grapes grown and wines made, and all about the processes of making wine and olive oil. We got to taste several types of grapes right off the vine and even helped harvest for a little while, which was a truly unique experience! We finished our tour in the best way possible, with a scrumptious, four or five course meal accompanied by several of their wines. What a treat! If you are in Tuscany during the harvest time of the year, you have to do this! But this is the perfect place to stay any time of year if you want to be close to Florence (less than 10 miles) but out in the country. There is parking and it is on a bus line direct from Florence with a bus stop right outside the property, so it couldn’t be more convenient. It is just north of Greve in Chianti and several other charming towns in the Chianti region, all connected by this same bus line / country road (SR222) that goes all the way down to Siena....

TLDR: fabulous, delicious, convenient, don’t miss it. ||Regular:|I stayed at Villa Ulivello in Chianti for two nights during the grape harvest period, and it was a fantastic experience! I arrived on a Friday afternoon and checked into the lovely villa that had been recently restored. My room was spacious and had decadently high ceilings and a newly appointed bathroom. The view overlooked the vineyards and olive groves of the property, just breathtaking! I settled in and went down to dinner and ate a marvelous truffle pasta dish, accompanied by several types of bread/crackers and olive oil, all made in house, along with a couple of glasses of excellent wine of course! I slept like a baby in the super comfortable bed (this is very important to me) and enjoyed a fabulous breakfast of local cheeses, their bread and several types of homemade jam, lemon and ginger flavors among them, which I’ve never seen before and having tasted their deliciousness I can’t imagine why this isn’t more common! Then I attended the main event for which I had come - the grape harvest. Paolo, the owner, took a small group of us through the vineyards and olive groves, telling us all about the property, types of grapes grown and wines made, and all about the processes of making wine and olive oil. We got to taste several types of grapes right off the vine and even helped harvest for a little while, which was a truly unique experience! We finished our tour in the best way possible, with a scrumptious, four or five course meal accompanied by several of their wines. What a treat! If you are in Tuscany during the harvest time of the year, you have to do this! But this is the perfect place to stay any time of year if you want to be close to Florence (less than 10 miles) but out in the country. There is parking and it is on a bus line direct from Florence with a bus stop right outside the property, so it couldn’t be more convenient. It is just north of Greve in Chianti and several other charming towns in the Chianti region, all connected by this same bus line / country road (SR222) that goes all the way down to Siena....