Il Poggiolo is pleased to provide an allergy-sensitive environment for guests. A holiday can be totally spoiled by dust, mold, or animal hair nesting in wall-to-wall carpeting, in heavy drapes or overstuffed furniture. While each person’s allergies are very specific, we have tried to eliminate the most common allergy triggers from both interior and exterior environments.

A country house is by definition in the midst of nature, where allergens are hard to control. Nonetheless, on our property we have avoided planting the most common allergy-producing trees, bushes, and flowers (such as mimosa).

Inside, dust and molds are everyone’s biggest enemy. That is why there are no dust-catching drapes but rather light cotton curtains or traditional wooden shutters or blinds (scuri) inside bedroom windows. The floors are a beautiful Italian tile. Rigorous cleaning standards are applied before and after each rental.

The beds are all orthopedic (wooden slats) and the pillows, covers and mattresses are hypo-allergenic.

Due to the allergies of many of our guests (not to speak of our own), we must maintain a strict no-pet policy. Guests arriving with pets will not be permitted to check in.

It is also required that there be no smoking inside the buildings. Each accommodation has a garden and lots of space outdoors where it is possible to smoke in comfort.

For those with special diet requirements, a variety of alternative foods – such as milk substitutes and gluten-free products – are easily available in the area.

We are happy to answer any of your questions and will do our best to accommodate any personal, allergy-sensitive requests.