'Thanks for a wonderful stay at La Doccia. It was very enjoyable thanks to all the hard work you have out in to making it a very special place to stay. The location is very beautiful. It must be quite breathtaking when you have it all set out for a wedding'. (Alison and Dave, England).

'We want to thank you for all the good advice and your assistance at making our time at La Doccia so pleasant. You have a beautiful home and well run B&B'. (Anita and Tom, USA)

'Thanks as we had a wonderful stay at La Doccia. The view from the terrace at Milton stays with you for a long time. We remain in touch with our new Irish friends and hope to visit you again in 2004 or 2005, in the meantime we hope you get some rain.' (Ellen, Ted, Graeme and Anna, England)

A group on a painting holiday

'Our wedding day was truly unforgettable. Very sincere thanks for making ourselves, our friends & family so welcome. We'll be back.' (John and Natalie, Cheshire, England, June 2003).

'We are keeping the lovely memories alive by looking at pictures, listening to Andrea Bocelli and enjoying a glass of Brunello from time to time'. (Catherine and Hans, Holland, May 2003.)

'We couldn't have asked for a better honeymoon. Your villa, and Italy as a whole, was so fantastic, we have a hard time putting our words into feelings. Your villa is absolutely breathtaking & the grounds are amazing! It's a story we look forward to sharing with our children (future) family and friends. This will be a honeymoon to cherish for the rest of our lives and you will always hold a special place in our thoughts and hearts. (Collein and Michael, USA, May 2003).

Thank you so much for making our stay with you last month so wonderful, we only wish it could have been for longer. Your home, La Doccia, is beautiful and in a most enviable spot. We hope to return to Tuscany in the future and would love to stay with you once again', (Sharon, Andy, Gary and Nicky, Lincolnshire, England, November 2002.)

'Our stay at La Doccia was a highlight of our trip to Italy, and we both thank you for making it enjoyable and for allowing us to be flexible with reservations and the timing of our visit'. (David and John Mazzarello, USA, November 2002).

'Just wanted to say thanks to you both for a lovely stay at La Doccia. I hope you are both getting a well earned rest and that the puppy is doing well...i.e. not too many chewed items of furniture!' (Mark, England, November 2002.)

Just a quick note of thanks again for yet another wonderfully relaxing holiday with you and Sonia at La Doccia' (The Kennedys, England (Scots though!) October 2002).

One of our best memories will be of our stay at la Doccia...Truly a wonderful Tuscan adventure!!! (and one we will be sure to share with our kids). Please tell Venetia that we have ordered the River Cafe cookbooks and Linda is going to attempt to duplicate the scrumptious rotolo pasta that she made for us'. (Lee and Linda, USA, Sept 2002.)

'We will remember many things about our holiday in Italy, including seeing the Pope. What strikes me at La Doccia is how you all put everyone at ease and make all sorts of people feel at home. How on Earth do you find such nice people to stay?' (Nigel, Candy, Gina and Leah, Holland, August 2002).

'Just a note to say how much we enjoyed our time with you again this summer - with everyone coming and going it felt like four mini holidays. David's brother Alan is a trained chef and has a good recipe for whisky sauce which he promises to let me have for Edward.' (Fiona and David, Scotland, July 2002.)

I am sending you a little thank you gift. We so enjoyed our brief stay and we look forward to a longer one next time. Our best to Sonia and Venetia - and Cactus Jack of course. I speak volumes to anyone I can 'corral' about La Doccia. Our time there was the hightlight of my trip. Thank you for a wonderful, educational and relaxing experience.' (Marilyn and Jon, Kansas, USA, July 2002).

'La Doccia was as wonderful as we hoped it would be & made our stay most memorable. We appreciate your kindness and hospitality and will pass on the word to our friends who come this way.' (Krienda, May 2002).

'We are writing to say that we really enjoyed our stay at La Doccia and that the place was exactly what we wanted for our honeymoon. We treasure the photos we took during our stay there and occasionally we sit back to reminisce the lovely time we had especially the welcome and the lovely supper on the night of our arrival. In the future you can rest assured we will not hesitate to recommend La Doccia to any of our Maltese Friends coming your way.' (Nikki and Charlotte, Malta, January 2002).

'We think of you often and of our lovely time at La Doccia. Your warmth and hospitality made our stay at La Doccia one of our favourite memories of Italy. Perhaps one day we can return the hospitality should you ever find yourselves travelling to Pinehurst'. (Bob, Marilyn and Emily, USA, December 2001.)

'I just wanted to thank you once again for our great stay in Tuscany. Your kindness and hospitality were well appreciated. We can't think of a better place or mix of people to share our engagement with. Someday we hope to return and stay again.' (Aaron & Tania, USA, October 2001).

PS. on a more selfish note.... you served us a delectable creamy chocolate dessert our last night there...I don't suppose I could have the recipe?'

'Such a beautiful location, we loved hearing the sheep bells.' (Elizabeth & Ralph, USA, Sept 2001)

Back in Rainy Switzerland after a lovely week in your beautiful house. We want to thank you for your hospitality and help and advice in finding restaurants and museums. Lucien also sends special greetings to Crunchie, our photos have just come back and will be brought out for another look on long winter evenings.' (Staar, Switzerland, August, 2001.)

'I love it so much! It was the best. Like 5*! Well, I was wondering if you could put in a picture of Cassia, Ginger and Tiger in the hosts section. It'll be really cute! My friend wants to see them. She's Italian too! She comes from.......she doesn't know. But that's ok. I really miss Italy!' (Momo, New York, August 2001).

'Valoban memiyee, koszonyuk es minden jot kivannuk.' (Reich Family, Budapest, Hungary, August 2001).

'We all had a wonderful time staying with you at La Doccia and have already recommended you to a number of our friends. Our visit really finished our trip on a perfect note'. (Debra, Australia, July 2001).

'We are still coming down after another wonderful holiday at La Doccia. I've got some good photos that I will send on in due course in case you want to think about us working hard, attached is a picture of our office.' (Fiona, Scotland, June 2001).

'Wanted to let you know how wonderful a time we had while at your place. Thanks again for all the kind hospitality. Would you mind asking Venetia is she could email the recipe for Death by Chocolate to me?' (Kevin, USA, June 2001).

'Thank you so much for having us at la Doccia. You couldn't have provided us with a more beautiful and romantic setting for our vacation. We will hold La Doccia close to our hearts forever.' (Stephanie, Dallas, USA, April, 2001).

'Un coin de paradis aux soins de deux anges jardiens. Nous vous attendons a Paris.' (Jean Claude & Elizabeth, Paris, October 2000.)

'Brilliant View! Rustic yet with a sense of elegance with gracious host and friendly fellow travellers. An Excellent time'. (Malcom and Kate, USA October 2000).

'Thank you so much for an oasis we ran to after the hustle and bustle of Florence'. (Michelle and Steve, Canada, August 2000.)

'We won't forget your beautiful home, romantic fireplace, delicious food and especially the warm hospitality. We're hoping to be back real soon.' (Liat and Benjamin, Israel, December 1999).