Casa Venturini | Apartment in Bovara, Umbria

Positive: I liked that it is close to some beautiful cities around and its up on a hill, the area is quiet. The host and family are very friendly and communication was easy. There is a big living room and clean restroom/shower. And if you walk up 5-10 minutes you are in nice olive gardens where you could hike or relax. It felt safe there.

Negative: The images give you the impression of a bright appartment with maybe a terrace to the garden and pool. But it is not like that, see my images. The mentioned terrace is a balcony without any view or much light, the pool and garden is a short walk away (complete other buildings, 5 minute walk around the little village). Also I need to say that the bed mattresses are not comfortable, our back did hurt every morning, so I ended up sleeping on the couch downstairs. The kitchen felt depressing, we did not wanna have breakfast or dinner there, we ate in the living room and had a picnic up in the hills (we took everything with us and walked 5-10 minutes up outside the village). Also I have problems to understand how this appartment would sleep 8 people, because there is only a small table for 3 or 4 in the kitchen. Was there a restroom downstairs, I could not find the 2nd bathroom(?) I usually book just by the rating of 9.0 stars or above, and that always worked well, but for this appartement/house I would expect a rating of somewhere between 7.8 and 8.5. Don't get me wrong, but the impression of the "pool/garden" images is just fooling you. Why do I write that? Well, we came from a "Podere" in Tuscany, there we paid just 10 Euros more per night and had an excellent breakfast included(!), a rustic stunning 2 bedroom appartment, our private garden terrace and a pool (also open in late October), and a absolute stunning 10km view from our terrace. So it was like comming from paradise to a dark place. Oh, please be adviced that the google maps position is wrong, it brings you to another accomodation (Alvavista b&B) with the pool, and you then have to drive all way down, outside the village (1km detour) and up another road to reach the "center" of these constructions.