We stayed for one month (Aug 19th-Sept 16th, 2017) in the two-bedroom Casa Ciliegia. We highly recommend this property. The property is kept with great care by the owners, a truly wonderful English couple who are onsite and very attentive and responsive, but in no way intrusive.
The property is located in a region of Le Marche that is dotted with charming hilltop villages, each with their own church, restaurant, and cafes. . . perfect for exploration. We found the area to be truly magical, and not impacted by tourists. For people who love to drive, the roads are a dream: curvy and canopied with beautiful trees. There are many excellent restaurants, all within a 15 minute drive of the property, and several with amazing views. The owners provide a guide of local restaurants that is very helpful and accurate. We learned that Le Marche is the shoe capital of Italy, and we enjoyed visiting shoe outlets and factories. We also enjoyed visits to wineries that produced very high quality wines, and olive oil producers.
The amenities of the apartment were excellent. The kitchen was very well equipped and had everything we needed to prepare extensive meals during our stay. I was impressed by how clean everything was in the kitchen and throughout the rest of the apartment. The owners successfully maintain the apartment at a high level. The beds were very comfortable and the linens were high quality (the owners even press the sheets!) The bathrooms were clean and equipped with high end amenities. The two bedrooms in the apartment were located on two levels, which were not connected and accessed separately.
The property has expansive views down the valley and of the neighboring hilltop villages. The grounds are beautiful, full of flowers, plants, and herbs we used for cooking. We enjoyed sitting by the pool, looking out at the view, and taking swims in the beautifully maintained fresh water pool.
Like other reviewers, we couldn’t believe the generosity of the welcome basket. Throughout our stay, the owners brought us fresh produce from their property and a neighboring farm. We were able to use their washing machine, which was very convenient.
We used the free Google Maps app to navigate and it worked really well. We downloaded the map of the area so that we could access it offline and we didn’t have to use our without using our data plan.
We enjoyed our stay immensely and hope to return soon!
