La Casella Antico Feudo di Campagna

Cette résidence pourrait être un paradis si elle était suffisamment entretenue. Hélas ce n’est pas le cas. Un chemin d'accès et intérieur au domaine de 8km (pour accéder au logement) qui est un enfer pour la voiture et ses occupants (grosses pierres inégales, cailloux, trous, poussière). Chaque jour il nous fallait 1 heure pour le parcourir à l’aller et autant au retour. Parfois nous avons fini à pieds les derniers hectomètres au delà de l'accueil. Nous logions dans un ancien bâtiment à 1,5 km de l’accueil dans les hauteurs. Service fourni en deçà du minimum attendu chez RCI. Dans le logement de nombreux équipements étaient en mauvais état ou HS. Par ailleurs pas de réseau tél ni internet dans le logement. Pas d’éclairage extérieur au logement ni pour son accès. Plusieurs équipements de la résidence annoncés mais non identifiés ((jacuzzi, sauna, hammam) ou en mauvais état (terrains tennis et volley). Un membre du personnel est très désagréable et ternit beaucoup la bonne volonté affichée par les autres.

Il punto forte di questa struttura è l' ubicazione fantastica in mezzo alla natura. Belli i casali con i mattoni a vista. Il personale è gentile e disponibile, ma non professionale. La strada per raggiungere la struttura è sterrata e piena di sassi, c'è il rischio di bucare le ruote o rovinare la macchina. La struttura manca di manutenzione. Per quanto riguarda il ristorante non abbiamo trovato nessun piatto o prodotto locale, deludente soprattutto la colazione.

This place is terrible in many ways. The most important thing is the terrible road that leads here. We came in a high-built SUV car,. but for the last 3 km I was constantly afraid that something would happen to the car. The road is rocky, stony, the max. speed is 5-10 km/h, there is only one trail, if someone comes in your way there is nowhere to turn. After we arrived we felt like we were in a trap, you only want to leave here at the end of the tour. By the way, the owners drive a chassis SUV with off-road tires. The services: Well, there is half board. In my opinion, this is prepared by someone who is currently learning to cook, and the price is 370 EUR per person and per week. I am attaching the menu for the first day's dinner, although it is in Italian, but it can be translated. It was edible, but my wife got an upset stomach from the bitter tasting pickled beetroot leaves that were the starter. This half board is far from restaurant quality, only the price is. Breakfast is the typical Italian breakfast, just some sweet pastry, muesli and coffee. The coffee is good though. The second day we had fried ribs and some fried sausages for dinner as a main course. The ribs were not skinned and the sausages had no taste. Starter was salted ham and melon, which was of course good. Dessert was chocolate cream made from powder. Then there is a club card 30 EUR per person and per week. True, they don't give you anything in the world for that, just pay it when you check in. There is a swimming pool at the reception, although the reception is located about 500 meters from the buildings, and the road to get there leads through a steep, rolling gully. According to the hotel map there are other buildings even further away. Since you don't want to go out on the terrible road from the place, this is pretty much all you have to do. If you want to go somewhere, e.g. Orvieto or other attractions, it's at least 1 hour, even though the distance is only 25 km. We booked half board through RCI, but came home after 2 days. The hotel asked for the half board we paid for the whole week and didn't give any refund.

Il posto è incantevole e il fatto che per raggiungerlo ci sia una strada sterrata di qualche chilometro è per me un valore aggiunto. Pace e la serenità sono le parole chiave, in mezzo a un rigoglioso bosco alternato a zone di prato ideali per far giocare bambini e andare a cavallo. I gestori e i dipendenti, tutto o quasi "in famiglia", è composto da persone squisite e dolcissime, che con un'accoglienza fatta di autenticità e semplicità sanno mettere a proprio agio chiunque. Il resort è formato da un nucleo centrale e poi da diversi raggruppamenti di casette separate, a qualche decina di metri o più dalla reception; ognuna ha le sue caratteristiche architettoniche ma tutte sono magnificamente immerse nel verde. Arredamento semplice con mobili in legno dal sapore di una volta, senza fronzoli ma con spazi ampi e comodi. Il cibo è anch'esso semplice e genuino.

Mancanza di cura delle aree circostanti, ,scarsa pulizia degli ambienti interni, accoglienza poco calorosa non per responsabilità del personale alla reception, strade da camel trophy che hanno causato un notevole deterioramento dei pneumatici....qualche altra cosa da aggiungere?

Such a wonderful experience full of genuine fun and unique adventure. After our journey from Rome, our small family group were all hungry and tired. Ready for a meal and rest but had no idea of what was ahead. We had been communicating with Virgina, via Whats App. She was aware of our later arrival and let us know that dinner was set at 8:30. We were invited to come eat and totally check in after. So right away, we found that this was a very personal group, using modifications to make it all work smoothly. That's exactly what was needed too, since we were traveling with others who may need extra care. We arrived, and we're guided into a beautiful big dining room with a fully set with wine, large table, along with few smaller set ones. The large one was filled with many of the La Casella family members. Other smaller ones were too. However, one empty one awaited us to be sat privately together. We checked in after the 4 course meal, which we later found was a daily habit for every evening meal there. We had known that many activities were available were available. They had horseback riding and a picnic outside. There were also mentioned market cooking classes as well as just a regular cooking class, where you could follow along with their great chef Edmond. So we scheduled a cooking class with him and Lunch in the Woods. We were then guided to our private cottage on the facility and told to meet at that same main building for a small breakfast, which was also included everyday. Wow. We knew we were in for quite a stay!