Italy: Ideas/Suggestions for Travelling w/senior parents Rome ...

I would love to rent an apartment/villa/farm house style lodging for the 3 or 4 nights in Tuscany, rather than in a hotel. Are these available for less than a week's rental? We would need at least 2 bedrooms w/sofabed or 3 bedrooms. ... into the city, but what about from Rome to Tuscany? Should we rent a car or is there a train available. I figured we could rent a car once in Tuscany for the day trips unless we could arrange a more organized Posted in the Europe forum.