With every good intention of driving to Sicily during our second three weeks in Italy, we fell in love with the Sarnano area and ended up spending our whole six weeks at Villa San Rafaello. It has one of the loveliest views you will ever see--of the Medieval village of Sarnano rising up in the foreground and the (sometimes snow... more

We were so on the fence about going to San Rafaello given the limited information available on the La Marche region of Italy as compared to destinations such as Tuscany. After some back and forth we decided to split our time with 4 days at San Rafaello and an additional 4 in Tuscany. We are SO glad we made the... more

We spent 2 weeks at San Raffaello joined for some of the time by daughters, husbands and grandson. The appartments (we stayed in 2 of them) were excellent and the garden and pool a delight. Sharon and Damien were very helpful and provided us with lots of useful information as well as vegetables from the orta. We loved the location... more

Great apartment, weel equipped lovely setting, welcoming and helpful hosts. Great part of Italy, god base for walking exploring area, wonderful mountain and river walks, even my teenage girls partook. Excellent rstuarants nearby, like Tuscany or Umbria without the tourism, I will be back soon either as afamily or with friends. What more can I say just go and enjoy... more

We stayed here with our two young children and found the accommodation to be perfect (Sky TV came in very handy during the heat of the day for the kids), the pool was a good size and kept very clean by the owners. We were able to pick fresh vegetables from the cottage garden and therefore enjoyed the most delicious... more

Our family of four, two adults and two kids aged 6 and 3 had a wonderful holiday in this fabulously set, picturesque villa with our lovely hosts Damian and Sharon always ready with great recommendations. On the days when the weather was not scorching enough to only permit lolling by the pool, there was lots to do; lakes, gorges and... more

A Big Thumbs up to Sharon and Damien. They have turned their dream into a reality, which was spot on. All the rooms were very clean and well laid out, the bedrooms were of a good size with very comfortable beds. The dinning room / kitchen was also a good size with all the latest mod con’s including a dishwasher,... more

Set in a beautiful part of Italy.Villa San Raffaello has been restored without taking away the charm of the farmhouse. It had everything we needed in a very well equipped kitchen. Three good size bedrooms one with en-suite and a large family bathroom both with showers. Large kitchen dinner come sitting room big enough for two adults and four teenagers!... more

We have holidayed in Marche for the last few years but due to the growth in our family, we needed somewhere slightly bigger than where we had stayed previously. Villa San Raffaello fitted the bill perfectly. We stayed in apartment Gigi which is spacious and well configured for a family with three young children. The villa has been restored wonderfully... more