Fabulous host, fabulous house and spot!

This lovely property sits atop a small rise with beautiful views of surrounding hills and villages. It's situated 2km off the Autostrade and made for a perfect overnight stop as we drove back from southern Italy to Austria. Casale Cardini has excellent security and parking; press an intercom for the wrought iron gates to open and drive in (we arrived around 1815 on a Monday night). We were met by a friendly chap who spoke enough English to get through the payment process (we speak zero Italian). This was all done in the room, and there may be a reception area but we did not see it. We booked a Junior Suite which cost (e)64; incredible value for a large bedroom, an anteroom with a cot and a sofa bed, and a large bathroom with corner shower, WC and bidet. The bed was comfortable and there were extra pillows. The gentleman recommended Rifugio di Bucche for dinner. It was fabulous. Thoroughly endorse. It filled up with locals at 8pm and was bustling. Large menu, great pizzas, but also the non-pizza and pasta dishes were tasty. We had a great sleep, and made our way across the pebbled driveway for breakfast at 8am the next morning. A large breakfast room, shabby chic style, with wide views across the valley and a very friendly lady who organised our coffees and warm croissants - both were delicious. The breakfast was a small buffet with yoghurts, cheese, salami and fruit. Because of Coronavirus they insist you don't approach and just ask for what you'd like from the buffet so only 1 person prepares and delivers the food and coffee to your table. We were the only guests that day, but still they were very good about the hygiene. We cannot recommend Casale Cardini and it's 5 friendly cats highly enough. As we drove away, we discussed visiting again in the Spring and exploring the area. It seems a great place to use as a central base to discover Tuscany/Umbria.

Everything is just perfect. Breakfast, room, view, location, staffs, facilities, all are just perfect. Definitely will come back here again and will even recommend people to come.