The accommodation Il Mulino is made up of a total of 6 apartments, 5 of which are rented for holidays (one other is occupied by the owner). Each of the apartments has a kitchen and most have an independent entrance. Three of the four apartments on the first floor share a large terrace with outside furniture and umbrellas. The fourth terrace on the first floor has no terrace. The ground floor apartments all have garden furniture in front of the entrance. All apartments have a television with DVD player.
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GROUND FLOOR APARTMENTS
The ground floor apartments are:
Il Ciliegio is a 130 m2 apartment, with the entrance on the pool side. There are 3 bedrooms and two bathrooms (with shower and bath). The bedrooms are one double with added single bed, one double and one twin. The spacious kitchen has a 4 pit hob with oven and fridge with freezer, large dining table and a seating corner with double sofa bed.
Apartment Il Melo has the entrance at the other side of the building. One enters in the living room with sofa and kitchen corner. The kitchen has a 4 pit hob and oven and fridge with freezer. There is a double bedroom with big doors to the outside. Two extra single beds in the bedroom is possible. The small bathroom with shower is in between the kitchen and the bed room.
FIRST FLOOR APARTMENTS
The apartments on the first floor, set around the huge terrace, are:
Apartment Il Castagno, 160 m2, with huge kitchen combined with living area (with fire place), 4 bedrooms and two bathrooms (with shower and bath). The entrance is at the back of the house and with internal stairs you come to a small hallway with door to a private terrace and another door to the huge kitchen. The kitchen has french doors to the big terrace shared with other two apartments. There are two double bedrooms and two twins. The kitchen is 50 m2 and also has a double sofa bed. This apartments sleeps 8 + 2.
Apartment L'Ulivo is 85 m2, with two bedrooms (one double and one twin) and one bathroom with shower. The kitchen (4 pit hob, oven, fridge and freezer) is also the living room and has apart from the dining table, a sofa bed for two. The entrance is on the first floor, from the big terrace.
Apartment Il Pino is exactly equal to apartment L'ulivo.
The fourth apartment on the first floor is Il Leccio. It shares the (internal) stairs with apartment Il Castagno. There is a bedroom with double bed, a bathroom with shower and a living room with kitchen corner. In the living room is a sofa bed for two people. Apartment Il Leccio does not have a terrace or balcony.
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2011:
Dear Willemijn and Saskia,
we are very pleased with our stay in Il Mulino.
Although we had some comments at first (the swing was broken and we did not find comfortable chairs on the terrace) the owner took care of all, with big smile.
Only the TV reception was very bad, however one does not drive all the way to Umbria to watch TV.
Best wishes, Cathy
Hallo,
we have had a wonderful holiday in Il Muino.
House, garden, pool, reception …: all was very good.
The pool was maintained on a daily basis and there were plenty on sun beds. Also the pergola was very handy because we could always eat in the shade.
We even tested the barbecue and it was very good.
Only small issue: the kitchen was scarce, no microwave oven, not enough plates, glasses and cups for a family of 6.
It would also have been handy to have plugs that can fit our North European appliances.
Patrick
Directions to house were somewhat confusing, a sign indicating the property would help.
Great location for day trips, the room we were in facing north unfortunatly was noisy from lots of trucks on the road beside the property.
Pool was great but there are 2 deteroiting builings around the pool that take away from the atmosphere.
Owner was friendly, but does not really concern himself with upkeep and cleanliness of the suites.
Your website is well done and quite helpful.
From 2010:
Hello Saskia and Willemijn,
Our holiday in Umbria was fantastic and we can't fault anything. We already knew the Mulino but it has to be said that the service there is exemplary: when a group of fellow Belgians complained about the deckchairs Alessandro immediately went out and bought another 6.
One of the highlights of this year was the tour of the abbey you had organised, fantastic atmosphere and very informative guided tour.
Thank you for your effort to make our holiday a success and who knows till next year!
Regards, Rick M.
Dear Saskia and Willemijn,
Hereby a bit later than planned my feedback on our stay at Il Molino.
With great pleasure we rented an apartment on the ground floor. We were greeted with open arms on our arrival. Our cottage wasn't yet ready and the owner offered us to make use of a different one so we could revive ourselves after a long trip. We received our cottage in state of perfection. It was located at the back of the complex which gave a lot of privacy. Being an old building it has got thick walls which keep it cool in the summer heat. At nights the temperature gives a good sleeping atmosphere. The pool is fantastic and well maintained. For our young kids there is a slide and a big field to play games. There even is a childrens paddling pool for the youngest. It is ideally located to make trips to Spoleto, Montefalco, Bevagna and Todi all beautiful towns. There also are nummerous good restaurants serving local fare in the surrounding area. To sum it all up a fantastic place worth returning to.
Alessandro, grazie mille per tutto e a prossimo volta!
Saskia and Willemijn, thanks for all your services and till a next time.
Kind regards, Family G
From 2009:
Dear Willemijn and Saskia,
We have just been back and I just wanted to tell you that we had an excellent holiday at Il Mulino. Everything was like we expected and the son of the owner Alessandro was a very pleasant person to deal with. And thank you too, for organising our stay.
Regards, Petra
Dear Saskia and Willemijn,
We stayed a week in one of the apartments on the first floor of Il Mulino. We enjoyed our holiday, but there are also some negative comments.
We found it hard to find Il Mulino. It does not have a sign at the entrance.
At first sight we were somewhat disappointed. It hadn't rained for weeks and the owner does not sprinkle the garden, hence it looked all dry and yellow. The premises are very large with a swing and a slide for the kids.
The pool is wonderful, large and with a good shallow part for small children. Also the large covered areas around are ideal to find some shade. Here you can also use the BBQ and there is a table tennis game. There are enogh deckchairs, unfortunately without cushions. There are also plenty umbrallas around the pool.
It is a pity that there is an old yellow painted barn along side the pool, nit well taken care off. The pool is clean and well taken care off, though I did notice quite some chemicals in the water (I wear contact lenses).
The owner's son is friendly and helpful. He speaks English well and passes by everyday to check whether all is ok. He was always willing to switch on the pool lights in the evening which attracted a lot of guests and assured some good moments all together.
Our apartment had it's positive and negative aspects. It was all very clean, the kitchen and furniture are fairly new. We missed some basic material in the kitchen. There is a good table with chairs. The bed rooms have good beds and enough space in the cupboards. Also the bathroom is fine. The towels were of the thin type (like in some hotels). Luckily we brought our own towels.
We didn't like the living room. It is very sober and scarse. It has only one sofa and an uncomfortable bedsofa. There is a small side table with the television and that's it. IN the whole apartment there was not one painting or something like that on the walls. There is a complete lack of atmosfere. The worst we thought was the lack of natural light in the living room. There only is a small window above the door and that's it. Opening the door means that the neighbours who share the terrace in front of the house can easily look in.
Very positive are the fly screens in front of every window.
The restaurant the owner recommended in Montefalco we would not recommend at all! The cook couldn't make round pizza's (it was more like chirstmas bells!) and the ingredients were not fresh. On the main square are much better restaurants. The nearest village is Bastardo, which is not worth visiting, but there is a good supermarket. The Sidis in the inforamtion you sent, we could not find. The alimentari, the small shop with bar, at about hundred metres from the house, is good for the necessary shopping. The bar serves a good and economical capuccino.
Il Mulino has the enormous advantage to ve very centrally located and near to Spoleto,Todi en Montefalco.
In short, we surely had a good holiday at Il Mulino, but there were some obvious negative points that make sure that we will not return here.
With kind regards, Mieke
From before 2009:
Dear Ladies,
Apologies for my late reply, we haven't been home that long.
Comments on Il Mulino?
The location is great, the apartments are exactly as described.
2 comments, the itinerary isn't totally accurate. We missed the pointer: first follow the raod signs to Foligno when coming from the main road. Which was a bit confusing.
Secondly we thought the furnishing was minimal and cheap: the kitchen equipment was very basic and the couch was sagged and not comfortable.
The surroundings were magnificent, lots of places of interest. We'll make sure to return to Umbria someday.
Kind regards, Lucienne
Hello Willemijn,
Once again had a great holiday.
Our accomodation in italy was also this time to our full satisfaction and a bit more spacious. Wich is nice with 6 people. The owners are nice people and immaculate. Maybe we'll revisit someday. Will you please keep us informed for next year. We're thinking about 1 week in Tuscany and one week in Umbria.
Kind regards, Marian
Hello Willemijn,
After two weeks in Il Mulino we're back on the terrace in Amersfoort.
Quite different. We had a great time. Nice appartment, great pool and a huge ground around the buildings. We thoroughly enjoyed the sites of interest surrounding the place. Cooking for ourselves was a joy because everything tastes so good (even from the supermarket) The contact with Alessandro, one of the owners, was good. He was attentive and happy that we were happy. It was a holiday to be treasured.
Finally I would like to thank you for your rol in organizing our trip. Perhaps till next time.
Kind regards,
Mirjam, Joost, Loes en Busse
Hey Willemijn,
Unfortunately our holiday has come to an end. Too soon as with all holidays! Regarding your questions I would like to note the following:
+ points:
-Spacious appartment
-Wonderful pool
-Nice facilities for the children (pingpong and table soccer)
-Pretty bedrooms and bathroms
- points:
- not enough cooking utensils: extra plates, cups, glasses would be nice
- also bigger pans, because the appartment is suited for more people. Often one has to be creative with what is at hands.
- no parasoles/sunscreens: in the afternoon you have to take your food downstairs (to the pool) or eat inside. Wich we thought a pity. In the afternoon the private terrace is bading in the sun and to hot to sit down for a meal without a parasol. During our stay i mentiones this to Alexandro, he had to talk to his father about it. According to him to much parasols got wrecked.
We have had a nice holiday. Alessandro was ever willing to answer our questions and help when necessary. It was nice he spoke English. We are not yet sure what we are going to do next year. We'll keep an eye on your site. You'll hear from us in the fall about our plans for 2009.
By the way, friens of ours have booked with you after our recommendation. Thet were very positive about the experience.
Till soon! Liesbet, Theo, Margot en Morgane
Hello Willemijn,
Positive about Il Mulino were the pool and the garden, including the covered places to eat. Furthermore the preparedness of the owner to fulfill demands. Negative is the somewhat scant furnishing of the apartment. It would be a reason not to stay in the appartment again. I mean the minimal kitchen equipment. Water had to be boiled in a pan until we got a plug to use the watercooker we had brought and the ramshackle and uncomfortable furniture. The couch almost caused a hernia and the living room was quite spartan. Doorknobs wich were missing two years ago were still missing. It isn't really important but it tends to get on the nerves. The dining table wasn't sturdy and one of the chairs was near collapsing. The furnishing compared unfavorably with the furnishings of a B&B we visited earlier in the week in Tuscany.
We will happily surf to your site to inform ourselves if we are to visit Umbria again, but unless substantial improvements are made at Il Mulino it is unlikely we'll revisit it again.
Kind regards, André
Dear Saskia and Willemijn,
We had a wonderful holiday. Il Mulino is a great place. Everything was clean, spacious and because of the heigh ceilings pleasantly cool, especially when you kept the shutters shut during days with lots of sun. Thought the assortment of tableware isn't that great if compared to what other guests had. When asked, the owner is very willing to replenish any shortcomings. Generally the owner is very helpful and pleasant. Only minor point, acknowledged by the owner is that it is a bit difficult to find. A clear sign on the road is really necessary.
