Villa Alceo

Very Poor
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : - Offered a glass of Prosecco as welcome on arrival (free of charge) - Villa with great potential, big garden- Good shower
  : We can see a lot has already been said by previous guests but we also had a pretty terrible experience (first time I give a bad review on booking, usually Id rather support hospitality entrepreneurs than complain) at a very high price (220). Once we realised the whole place was very different than what was displayed on booking,the owner had already taken the amount for the room in cash, so he was far from accommodating. He recognised the photos were misleading and said he was going to correct this on booking. He only then accepted to give us 20 back, but trust me for 200 you could get something significantly better anywhere else. He showed us a better room but said we had to give the 20 back because it was an upgrade, which felt like a joke after having been fooled like that. To summarise: - the owner asked us to pay before seeing the room, all in cash - Photos of the room make the whole place look definitely better maintained and prettier than it actually is, but above all be prepared to have a completely different room than you have booked. For 220 we got a very small room, very old with a squeaky bed and 1 plug for the whole room.- Dismal atmosphere, no light in the stairs, the place feels abandoned same goes for the garden which is poorly maintained. - We slept in a boiling bedroom despite opening the windows (no aircon or even a fan in Italy in August). - Breakfast was really bad as well - the food was terrible and the tables were dirty.

Very Poor
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Room had no ventilation, no fan, no aircon. No hair dryer after asking for one. Bar fridge not working. Basin not useable. No parking facilities., Room not serviced daily

Very Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : the location, the villa, the host
  : breakfast ok not amazing, parking complicated, automatic lights in hallway

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : The property was breathtakingly beautiful. Someone in the comments said it was old: that person doesn't understand historic buildings! Of course it's old, that makes it so wonderful and gorgeous! The building was very well maintained, had beautiful artwork everywhere and just oozed royalty and luxury. Our apartment had ceilings so high you could fit a giraffe ;) and we felt like a count and countess staying there. We had a large balcony with views of the village and lots of trees. There was so much space in our apartment, we loved it! And everything was very fresh and clean and looked very well maintained. Outside there was a patio with a fountain and some flowers, where we had breakfast and sometimes dinner as well. Surrounded by large trees, with some views of the village and cute lights it was nice to hang out there. Breakfast was nice, just enough choice and good quality food. Dinner was also nice. Up the hill there was more garden with wandering chicken, horses and a goat. Bruno was a great host. He told about the history of the property and all the artwork. He showed us all the other rooms after people left: the attic was also amazing! You could also play the piano if you want, or go for a hike or lesson with the horses. In the near future there will also be a spa with infinity pool!
  : It could be quite warm in the apartment. The windows open gave enough cool air but as I'm sensitive to light that woke me kinda early. I would've preferred a ceiling fan or something. Breakfast could have had a bit more variety and preferably fresh juice in stead of the usual juice from a carton. But we loved the fresh bread and fresh cut fruit. We thought the kitchen would actually be a kitchen but it was only a little hotel fridge (full with drinks),a sink and a microwave. The lock on our door was a bit of a challenge haha.

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : beautiful villa in a nice location, very lovely atmosphere and super kind host
  : Room could use a bit more maintenance and care in general. I would have expected a few more toiletries in the bathroom and some coffee & teas to use for the room.Breakfast was pretty standard and not very interesting for vegetarians

Good
Traveller Type:
  : Its a very beautiful house. And the staff is wonderfully nice and helpful.
  : We got a small hiccup when we arrived. We arrived the place and got a different room which costs less than what we have paid for. But the staff on site couldnt speak good English so we had to text the manager. Then the manager offered the discount and told us why. If we had been informed once there is any change made for our booked room that would be better. But overall it has been resolved.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Special place, very kind people and beautiful rooms with works of art. Excellent breakfast! Highly recommended!

Very Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Fascinating architecture, rich history and need full attention. Well done Bruno!

Poor
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : make sure to read the details below, but: the structure of the villa is beautiful, the huge garden/park has potential IF (big if) the owner puts in the needed time, love, and money.
  : before arriving there, the owner called us on the phone saying we have to bring cash as their credit card reader doesnt work at the moment (if you go through older reviews you can clearly see that this has been the case for quite some time). our room (junior suite) was 216.-. when we checked out, his employee had the correct price for our room on his mobilephone, however, tried to ask for 260.- (my fiancee put 250.- on the table and he asked for more!) when i realized this, i told him and he was playing innocent. on top, they didnt have change. this is impossible if your credit card reader doesnt work and you expect your guests to pay in cash. luckily, another guest who checked out too payed some euros too much to cover the difference thanks again to this unknown friend.the building itself was beautiful once. however, its not clean, some of the things are broken (stairs (which were just fixed when we arrived), tea mugs with broken handlesthe park/garden is in bad condition (plants are not taken care of, building materials and garbage everywhere), if you walk up to the animals, everything looks unfinished, animal dung on the stairs through the park. they have two quite big dogs running around on the property. they are well behaved but we werent introduced to them and one night after dinner, we came back to the property and they were barking and ran towards us. thats the first time weve met them. not necessarily the best experience either.the pictures were taken loooong ago. it doesnt look and feel like this anymore.