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Why Nesting Away - And Why This Villa Was Always Meant to Be Ours
The story of how we found this place. (It's a bit wild.)
We Searched for 6 Months.
The Answer Was 200 Meters Away.
When Ola and Fede decided to open this coliving in 2024, they spent half a year driving around the countryside north of Rome with a wishlist: spacious, well-connected, surrounded by nature, affordable enough to build something real.
They looked at dozens of properties. Nothing felt right. Then in March 2024, they found a villa in Orte.
And that's when things got strange.
🔵 Sign #1 - They Came Full Circle
After 6 months of searching across different areas around Rome, this villa turned out to be located exactly 200 meters from the very first property they'd ever visited. 200 meters.
They'd basically spent half a year walking a giant circle, and ended up right back where they started. Coincidence. Sure.
But also very strong Alchemist energy.
🔵 Sign #2 - The Surname
The villa was originally built by a man named Pietro D'Ubaldo. Federico's last name? Also D'Ubaldo. The coliving is only 30 minutes from Federico's hometown, but he'd never heard of this Pietro.
So he did what any Italian would do: he asked Nonna Maria (yes, the pasta class Nonna). Her verdict: "Never heard of him. Not our family." Different D'Ubaldo. Just a weird coincidence.Fine.
Except…
🔵 Sign #3 - The Name Twin
Pietro D'Ubaldo had a nephew. His name? Federico D'Ubaldo. Same. Exact. Name.
When Federico started calling business around Orte for handling permits and paperwork, locals kept telling him with "Oh hey, Federico! I'll give you a discount!"
Wrong Federico. Still took the discount. And same name.
Three signs in a row.
Let's recap:
✓ 200 meters from where the search began ✓ Built by someone with Federico's exact surname ✓ That person's nephew has Federico's exact full name
At some point you stop calling it coincidence and just accept that the universe had a plan. By September 2024, Ola and Federico bought the villa. Renovated it pretty much by them self. Opened in July 2025. Six months later: nominated for Best Italian Homebase.
If that's not meant to be, we don't know what is.
What We're Actually Building Here
We're Not Running a Hotel. We're Building a Community.
We care deeply about every single person who walks through this door having the time of their life, making real friendships, unforgettable memories, and connections that outlast the stay.
We've had guests visit each other across continents after leaving. We've watched strangers become collaborators, travel buddies, and lifelong friends, all because they spent a few weeks working from the same porch.
That's not something that happens by accident. It happens because this coliving is selective, intentional and genuinely invested in who comes here.
We screen guests before they arrive, not because we're snobby, but because one wrong person ruins the experience for everyone else. The people who stay here chose community. That changes everything.
We support local Orte. When you stay here, you eat at local restaurants, buy from local shops, and show locals that remote work is a real and viable way of living. You're not a tourist passing through. You're part of the story.
Why Not a Bigger Coliving?
Most Colivings Are Big. That's the Problem.
Most colivings in Lisbon or Barcelona have 20+ rooms.
People rotate in and out constantly. You meet someone on Tuesday, they're gone by Friday.
It's fine, but it's not deep.
Nesting Away is 7 rooms.
Check-ins only on the 1st and 16th of the month. Minimum 2-week stays.
Personally vetted by Fede and Ola.
You remember everyone's name. You know their story. You know what they're working on.
By week one, these are your people.
That's what we're building.
And we think it's worth it.
They Almost Didn't Book Either
The People Who've Lived It.
Their words. Not ours.
Rhiannon
Italian Teacher, Australia 🇦🇺
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"A beautiful balance of community & countryside. Your own private space, but always someone to hang out with."
Rhiannon flew from Australia. First coliving experience ever. One month in a real Italian villa with strangers from around the world. She left saying she'd come back immediately. What made it click: the mix of people - some first-timers like her, some seasoned colivers who knew how to make the most of it. Never alone. Never crowded. That balance is hard to explain until you've lived it.
Pradheet
Dev Ops Engineer, Germany 🇩🇪⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“I needed to be away from tourism and explore nature and meet good people. All of this was fulfilled."
Pradheet didn't come to Nesting Away for a holiday. He came to actually work, and found that the Italian countryside made him better at it. Pool, porch, coworking space, living room: he moved through the villa based on how he felt that day, and his productivity followed. Just deep focus and real Italy. He's already thinking about coming back.
Liza
Data Analyst, Belarus🇧🇾⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"The price? I think it's quite cheap. I would pay even more for this experience. Extremely great quality."
Liza came for 2 weeks. She left having eaten fresh cherries and basil straight from the garden, worked from the porch with a view that didn't look real, and made friends with people from across the world. She didn't find a cheap coliving. She found a place where what you get is worth more than what you pay, and she was the first to say so.
Sound like your kind of place?