La Casella Antico Feudo di Campagna

My vacation at La Casella will go down in my history for one of my great vacations. For people who love nature this place is great. Great family atmosphere, great views, great management, great food. You can really feel the peace of nature on this place. Units are perfect great views from units. I will be back La Casala. Antonio Bettencourt

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.

This is our third time back at La Casella. Our family loves it here. It's a little off the beaten path, but well worth the journey. Not your typical Italian vacation at some high rise hotel, you're nestled in the hills on an equestrian type ranch. The lodging is quintessential country Italian stonework. Sleeping is wonderful in the very comfortable rooms. The staff here are very pleasant and accommodating. The full breakfast every day and four course dinners are delicious. La Casella is located close to (within an hour, hour and a half) cities like Orvieto, Bagnoregio, Assisi, Sienna, Montepulciano, Perugia and Florence.

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!

Cute Overall-but a bit outdated. Road/Driveway to Resort was full of deep Potholes and large rocks...not maintained at all.

We had a wonderful experience at La Casella! The food was authentic and delicious and the family and staff welcomed us like family, even on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day! The country side is beautiful and the spirit of the people is even more wonderful! They had great advice on what to see locally (definitely go to Assisi) and we loved the cooking class and Tuscany wine tour. Special shout out to Joe whose hospitality was exceptional! Yes, the roads are rough getting there. Go slow, you’ll be fine! And it’s soooo worth it! Thank you all for an unforgettable week!