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This is the best hotel in every way. This is an impeccable hotel with fantastic views of the Tuscan countryside, clean bedrooms and bedding, clean bathrooms, very friendly staff and a great breakfast. I am strongly recommending it to my friends and acquaintances. During my trip to Rome, after shopping at The Mall Firenze and visiting Florence, I stayed at this hotel 30 minutes from Florence for a day, and returned to Rome via Siena and Bagnoregio for a 2-day, 1-night schedule. We recommend checking in a little early to see the fantastic Tuscan sunset. This is a hotel I definitely want to visit again.

La struttura si trova in una zona strategicamente perfetta, a pochi chilometri da firenze e Siena (25/30) e da altri luoghi interessanti (monteriggioni, san gimignano, val di pesa).Il villaggio è bello da vedere, circondato da prato all inglese sempre curato e con al centro una piscina adeguata compresa nel prezzo. La stanza molto pulita e funzionale, da rivedere il bagno oramai vetusto e con doccia a tenda spiovente non comoda ( anche il doccino a mano non adeguato). Il personale della struttura molto disponibile e sempre con il sorriso ti mette a tuo agio. Ottima l accoglienza e la disponibilità per chi ha cani, fattore che da solo vale una stella. Unica nota da rivalutare la colazione, perche sebbene adeguata e sufficiente, non vale sicuramente 8 euro a persona (80 euro per 5 giorni in due decisamente troppi per il rapporto qualità/ prezzo). Nel complesso la struttura, con qualche piccolo aggiustamento, è potenzialmente perfetta per chi vuole rilassarsi, noi torneremo senz altro.

Very easy access - right at the Tavarnelle exit of the Firenze-Siena superstrada. There is substantial road noise and the hotel is maybe 50 meters from the highway. At check-in I asked for a quiet room but was informed that the ”Smart” room that I booked (to be fair, the least expensive) was, by definition, not a quiet room. I took this to mean that these rooms are the ones on the side of the hotel facing the highway. The listing on booking dot com made it appear that the standard and smart rooms were identical except for the standard having a balcony. Thankfully the kind hotel staff upgraded us to a room on the opposite side of the hotel from the highway as they were not full. The mattress was solid, firm just like I like it. Substantial pillows give solid support for your head and a good night's rest. Wifi coverage and speed just fine. Breakfast is good. Special feature: a honeycomb from their hives where you can get locally sourced honey. The brioches/croissants are cooked on the outside but were a bit raw on the inside. The coffee machine isn't the best for an espresso. Neither is the bar's coffee machine. But the variety at the buffet is good and the quality of the food is generally high. The staff was always courteous and kind. Parking was amply available - there's parking just in front of the hotel (roughly 10 spaces) but there is also a larger fenced in lot just beyond this smaller parking area.

Do not let only a few tables occupied to dissuade you from dining here. One of the best meals of my weeks in Tuscany if you desire seafood. Francesco went out of his way to assist me. And, must say…Roberta the owner went and retrieved an umbrella for me as a summer storm unexpectedly come pouring down. It’s that type of love that is imparted into he dishes. As well a wonderful Vermentino to accompany the symphony of flavors and freshness.

Workers very nice but the hotel is poorly maintained and should close its doors: Not enough pillows in the room (had to call and ask for more). Bulb missing in entry way light fixture so cannot see into closet. Bulb burned out in lamp by side of the bed so cannot read at night. Toilet’s half flush does not work. Next morning, went to the lobby told the desk clerk that now the toilet does not flush at all – found this out around 3AM this morning. She said she will come up to the room soon (?) to look at it. She did. She fiddled. Toilet did not flush. We asked about getting a different room. She said she will have someone from Maintenance come up to take a look. We asked, “When?” She did not know. We said “Not good enough! We need to be able to use the toilet!” Finally she agreed to give us a different room. She left to go back to her post at the front desk. A short while later she returned with a key to a different room – the room at the far end of the the same corridor. We took the key and went into the room with our hostess. Found: Lamp by the bed did not work. She took the lamp and switched it out for one in another room. Entry light missing a bulb so it was dark at night when we need light for the closet. She went and took a bulb from another room. Layer of dust on the bed end tables and other surfaces. Safe in room was not working. She went back downstairs & got us a master key for the safe. No luggage rack provided. Only one counter – therefore only one suitcase accommodated and that was problematic for when the suitcase was opened, the top hit the tv screen off kilter. Had to slide the suitcase over a bit so not to damage the tv but then it teeters and has to be watched carefully. Table lamps in room have old and fraying shades – looks like someone’s hairs are stuck to them but that’s not the case. 3 of the hooks holding the window curtain up are hanging loose and it looks like the ceiling to floor curtain is about to fall as it holds on with its remaining hooks. Real classy joint! At 9:45PM, we decided we needed a strong drink after our myriad of rooms' encounters. We went down to the hotel bar whose main room was used for the morning breakfast buffet. It was closed. The hotel restaurant was not just closed and vacant but apparently for over a year, non-existent.