Situated on the hilltop with spectacular views, the house was once the school house for the children of the hillside. It was was completely refurbished in winter 2014/5 adding two bedrooms and a bathroom with a new ground floor area. Downstairs is the open plan kitchen, dining, living room with kitchen area to the back and sitting room with sofas and easy chairs to the front. A staircase takes one upstairs where are the 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 2 bedrooms have double beds and 2 have 2 single beds each which can be made up as double beds as preferred. There is a veranda on the first floor wrapping round 2 sides of the house, that 2 of the 4 bedrooms open onto. Free wifi.

The swimming pool is on the terrace above, it measures 6x12m and has a deep end of 2.2m, there are internal steps. It is paved around and has shady pergola and sun loungers. The house is surrounded by trees, its altitude means it is never too hot at night and there is generally a breeze. To the front of the house are dining tables and chairs kept cool by the large shady trees. The washing machine is housed in the cantina next to the kitchen area.

It is an 8 minute drive to the valley and the the small village of Spedalicchio where there is a grocery store and a popular restaurant. 2 more excellent restaurants are within 15 minutes drive of the house. The small town of Umbertide is 20 minutes by car and has shops, supermarkets and a colourful weekly market of fruit and vegetables, clothes and household goods and there is a Saturday farmers market with local produce. Casa della Maestra is a great place to visit the towns of Umbria such as Perugia, Assisi, Gubbio, Todi and Orvieto, plus many more. The Tuscan towns of Cortona, Arezzo, Montepulciano, Siena and Florence are all within driving distance for a day trip.