Apartment Castello di Monteliscai - Malafrasca Siena

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Oct 2007

Though it was an appartement with shared kitchen for 3 other rooms and shared living room, it was a bit difficult with the other guests staying there at the samt time. They where very dirty, not washing there dishes after having something to eat. But after they had gone it was a wonderful stay. Beautiful location.

Guest name: Doris Trummer, Austria

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Oct 2007

Castello di Monteliscai was perfect. Our hosts were incredibly welcoming and the rooms were fantastic. Clean, homey, and beautiful views! I will definitely recommend this establishment to anyone looking for a great place to explore Tuscany.

Guest name: SO, USA

Average rating:  9.5

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Aug 2007

Exellent love nest for young couple!

Guest name: SM, Italy

Average rating:  8.9

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Jun 2007

If you want the experience of staying in a historic castle with modern conveniences - this is a great place. I could just imagine myself looking out of the window watching for raiders coming from Florence! Fabulous views from the hilltop. Just beware of the steep stone stairs going up the hill to the castle.

Guest name: Macy Schwarz, USA

Average rating:  9.1

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in May 2007

This is a very interesting place stay. I am not sure my wife and I will ever have the opportunity to stay in a castle again. The castle is outside of Siena. I would assume you would need to have a car to get to it. Also, it might be tricky to find. We relied on our GPS unit and the coordinates they provided us. I wish I could remember the details off hand, but the coordinates we were provided were incorrect and there was a digit missing. I was able to figure out the missing digit and make the correction and then everything was fine. When you first check in you will need to arrive at the family's home and then they will take you to the castle. The family gave us a very warm greeting. We met four members of the family. They provided us with a sample of the wine they make. It is available for purchase at a very reasonable price. The owners do not speak much English at all. We had a bit of trouble communicating with them but wife was able to speak a bit of French to them (their French being much better than ours). Their daughter however is able to communicate quite effectively in English. The area surrounding the castle is beautiful and worth driving around in. We went for a few walks from the castle which was nice. There were some loud barking dogs nearby which were annoying and a bit intimidating. Inside the apartments you will not hear anything from outside because the walls are very, very thick. The apartment also stays very cool because of these thick walls. It did feel a bit too damp in the apartment but it wasn't overly uncomfortable. All the kitchen appliances worked well. The apartments are very spacious and were fairly clean. There may be some cobwebs visible on the ceiling but nothing that bothered us. I would highly recommend taking the opportunity to stay at this unique apartment. It is a little out of the way and there are no stores or anything within walking distance. Also, it should be noted that because the castle is built on

Guest name: Chris Buchan, Canada

Average rating:  8.7

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Sep 2006

This is a great place to stay if you are interested in being in the countryside. The property is on a hill with beautiful countryside views. My only feedback is that the property is a historic castle, so you have to park at the bottom of some very steep and old stone steps or travel round the rocky driveway. It's also a good drive into Sienna, which itself is also very hilly so I think we just felt a big isolated and probably are more suited to staying nearer the town where we could walk easily in and out of the property. If you had an older family it would be ideal to rent out the entire space as there is quite a massive shared area and bedrooms. The owners are absolutely lovely and they had an interpreter there to help. I would highly recommend this property - just wanting to note the limitations we found.

Guest name: DW, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.8

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Apr 2006

Very friendly family welcome, clean and spacious rooms. Need car to get to location but only 4km from siena city.

Guest name: JB, Italy

Average rating:  9.8

Guest type: Group of friends

stayed in Oct 2005

We enjoyed our stay at Castello di Monteliscai. The bedrooms were very comfortable and roomy, each with its own bath. I would have liked more comfortable seating in the living room but overall, we were delighted. ONE REQUEST: It would be very helpful if we had received a detailed map on how to find the castle and the agriturismo office PRIOR to our arrival. We encountered difficulties in finding these places.

Guest name: BH, USA

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Oct 2005

it was wonderful staying in a castle overlooking Siena. It could use more lighting inside.

Guest name: Mary Hartz, USA

Average rating:  8.5

Guest type: Couple with children

stayed in Jul 2005

We enjoyed staying at the Castle but the steep stairs to the bedroom were difficult and also for the bath. Towels and cleaning were left to us unless requested specifically which was good for privacy but not for cleanliness. The one problem was the isolation with no phone service even to the proprietors. We did enjoy the history of the place and the views from the hill and our welcome was very helpful.

Guest name: Patricia Haaheim, USA

Average rating:  9.1

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jul 2004

Very friendly hosts who will go out of their way for you. Wonderful location.

Guest name: DM, USA

Average rating:  9.6

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Apr 2004

The only problem we encountered was finding the property. The address given is for the castello, which is fairly easiy to find although there are no numbers or names on the doors. However the reception is located at a different site. This was very confusing. There needs to be a more detailed map with the address of both properties. Also there needs to be more information about disabled access. The catello apatments can only be reached by very steep stairs which have no hand railor lighting. My mother found it impossible to climb so we had to stay in the farm house instead. Apat from that we had a wonderful stay. The owners were so kind and welcoming and provided us with exceptionally clean linen.

Guest name: CM, Italy