Ca' Valenzano B&B

We spent 5 wonderful nights at Ca Valenzano. Gavin & Alice made us feel home at once and their cosy apartment "Il Granaio" has everything you need to enjoy your stay. Alice's breakfast on the terrace provided us with a perfect start for the day. We can highly recommend this peaceful place!

Valenzano is a beautiful hamlet in the hills above Sestino. Alice, Gavin and their family made us very welcome and we several enjoyed meals con la famiglia lovingly prepared by Alice who is an accomplished cook. Urbino and Arezzo make for great days out but it’s quite easy to simply sit back and soak up the countryside, take local walks or spend days catching up on your reading. It’s all very informal - expect a daily visit from resident dogs, Rusty and Mia, the cats and children might also pop by too. We had a very chilled seven days and have already booked again for next year.

We had a magical time at Ca' Valenzano. Thank you to Alice and Gavin for the excellent hospitality. I don't know if the best part was the wild swimming, the freshly baked croissants, or the magnificent view. The most bittersweet was the scent of cut mint on the last day, drifting from the fields below, as we reluctantly packed up. I keep thinking of the feast, the truffle festival, watching for shooting stars, and how beautiful it must be as the seasons change. We will be back next summer, we booked before we left, and the children are counting down the days.

Since 2015 a trip to Ca Valanzano has been a regular part of our calendar - Covid permitting. Our stay this year was our first since Covid, and did not disappoint - as fantastic ever - it was so relaxing and visiting the local haunts again was a pleasure (the agriturismo, steak festival, and of course the beautiful Parco Nazionale di Sasso Simone e Simoncello. Gavin, Alice and the family are always great hosts and great company. Can't wait to go back!

This was our second stay with Gavin and Alice, having already visited in the summer. It is a perfect place for a winter retreat; a lovely log fire to keep us warm, a delicious homemade breakfast on the sunny terrace and walks in the beautiful, Tuscan hills. Gavin and Alice were, again, fantastic hosts and made us glad of our choice to return. We especially enjoyed a New Year's Eve feast at a local Agriturismo. All in all, a perfect place for a winter escape.

Perfection! We had such a lovely time here. We have to echo all the other fab reviews on here. Alice & Gavin are wonderful hosts; super chilled, friendly, interesting, happy to chat but also let you have your space. Alice is a fantastic cook; her meal on our first night was the best food we had all stay. Though Gaving makes possibly the best fried eggs we've ever had!! Location is high up in the hills, which was perfect for us as we wanted the solitude. Hire car is a must. Lush swimming spots and plenty of local culture. Accomodation is stylish & cozy. Sssh, it's our little secret!

We absolutely loved Ca' Valenzano from Alice and Gavin's warm welcome, to our room, to Alice's wonderful cooking, drinks on the terrace enjoying her hospitality and knowledge of the area, generous breakfasts with home made cinnamon scrolls, and/or scrambled eggs, in fact anything we would have liked. The scenery is absolutely stunning and surrounding areas beautiful to explore. Urbino definitely worth a visit. Would definitely recommend this wonderful B&B and would go back in a heartbeat.

Alice and Gavin made us feel at home straight away - we were welcomed with a beautiful glass of wine to enjoy on the terrace looking over the stunning valley - we knew immediately we had made the right decision to stay at Ca’Valenzano. Alice was awash with local knowledge and her cooking was devine; we were treated to fresh, seasonal, tasty food and my son loved learning how to make pizza and pasta with her. It the perfect place for families - from swimming in the river, relaxing in the hammocks, feeding the chickens, visiting stunning medieval towns, vineyards or the seaside! Sensational

Good location for access to larger towns such as Arezzo, Urbino and Sansepulcro. Also to many of Italy's 'most beautiful town/village' sites. Relaxed environment and opportunity for flexible arrangements combining B&B with self-catering. Owners have lived in area 5 years and raised family there, so there are opportunities for informative conversations as well as delicious home made and grown food when required.

Alice and Gavin made us feel enormously welcome at this wonderful gem of a place - totally off the beaten track. Beautiful views and comfortable and homely accommodation. Nothing is too much for Alice - from a welcome glass of wine, to local recommendations, accompanying us to a local festival, delicious homemade jams and pasta sauce, the loan of her very friendly dog, reading in the hammocks on the hill. We had a thoroughly relaxing and fun stay. Highly recommended!

A warm and friendly welcome - a fabulous meal on the terrace - and a great night's sleep. A perfect stop over on our way down from the Po delta. Alice and Gavin are perfect hosts. We stayed in Il Granaio, lovely and comfortable with beautiful views over the hills, and were served a delicious breakfast on our own little terrace.

Wonderful place, hosts are magnificently friendly, hospitable and thoughtful. Alice's cooking is quite amazing, such a fabulous selection of home produced meals, all of them fresh and so so tasty! The deep fried sage leaves in tempura batter a sensation, the sage freshly picked in front of our eyes, and the truffle frittata a taste explosion. The view from our breakfast terrace was just beautiful, and the whole place is so tranquil and relaxing. Can't wait to return.

Sadly we only booked three nights in this comfortable Agriturismo, and we will definitely return to enjoy this wonderful, peaceful place. A highlight was the absolutely delicious food, with everything produced on site; their own sausages, home baked bread, eggs from their chickens, salad from the garden… Not just a beautiful place with lovely rooms, but also a culinary paradise! Highly recommended.

What a great place to stay, hidden away in the Tuscan mountains. Beautiful views, with such natural unspoiled surroundings, you can really feel the fresh air. Delicious food a real taste of Italy, loved learning how to make & eat fresh pasta with fresh hens eggs, fantastic hospitality Alice & Gavin. So cosy, will definitely recommend to friends as a destination to vacate to, great for bikers! or those who like an adventure.

Delightful new apartment stylishly furnished in a typical Tuscan stone house. Lots of atmosphere! A lovely setup with beautiful panoramic view over the hilly landscape. Owners are very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was served with home made Italian food. The owner is also an excellent cook. We enjoyed a very tasty dinner. It is really a little piece of heaven.

This is an ideal place to stay for those seeking enjoy, good food, fine wine and country rambling. The guest house can be found in an idyllic countryside setting overlooking the town of Sestino. The apartment I stayed in had been decorated to a high standard and was extremely comfortable. Alice and Gav are the ideal hosts, attentive when needed with a wide knowledge of what the area has to offer through good connections with the local community. They are also very capable cooks and charming hosts who'll serve up a fine dinner based around the best local and seasonal produce.

A perfect place to go and relax, with idyllic views over the Tuscan countryside and delicious homemade food from the garden. Alice and Gavin couldn't have been better hosts, going to great lengths to provide everything you could possibly need for a perfect holiday. The apartments are really comfortable and the restoration work has been lovingly undertaken with perfect attention to detail. We enjoyed on some lovely long walks, good food at the local Festa del Fungo, and also swam in a beautiful natural swimming pool / stream nearby. I can't wait to go back next year!

Beautiful apartment with a stunning view. Gavin and Alice are wonderful hosts and excellent cooks! The apartment was spacious and comfortable. Our toddler waskept entertained by the bunnies and chickens. Gorgeous countryside, and we loved visiting Urbino, San Leo and as far as San Marino. Highly recommended.

I was looking for a peaceful and friendly place in Italy, with great food, wonderful scenery, and easy and stress free access from the airport, and that’s exactly what I found. Alice and Gavin made me feel very welcome and relaxed as soon as I arrived, and soon enough I was sampling the wonderful delights of Alice’s cooking, using the best of locally sourced food, and produce from Gavin’s carefully tendered allotment. Alice and Gavin know the area and the locals really well, so they were never short of suggesting things to do. After five days I felt rejuvenated in mind and body.

I had the absolute pleasure of staying at Ca'Valenzano in spring . The atmosphere is serene and genuine, a perfect place to relax and reconnect yourself to the Earth by walking the local hills, eating the local, home-grown food, and enjoying deep sleeps only disturbed by the offering of breakfast on the balcony! What Gavin didn't dig up from their garden, Alice magically produced from the larder - everything not eaten in season they preserve for enjoying later, from jams, chutneys, tomato sauce, salami and sausages. We also tried an excellent local argiturismo they recommended.