Castello Del Nero - Podere San Filippo

Absolutely stunning Grounds! We enjoyed our 5 day stay. Had a lovely apartment with 2 bedrooms and 2 baths, kitchen, livingroom. The grounds are amazingly beautifully! Pool was lovely. We only had issues with the water heater. The dishwasher did not work at all and the odd air conditioning unit. It helped keep cool. But, we couldn't close shudders with the tubing and that caused the sun coming in very early in the morning. All our concerns and water heater were repaired quickly. Would definitely recommend

We stayed at Podere San Filippo in a two bedroom apartment with our 1 year old son and nanny in June 2024. The property was beautiful, the apartment was comfortable, and Alberto at the front desk went out of his way to make sure we had a wonderful experience, organizing activities and restaurant reservations and accommodating any last minute changes. He was great with our baby and very kind to us. He deserves a gold medal and a raise! Thank you Alberto! That being said, other than the lovely Alberto, I probably would not recommend Podere San Filippo to other families. While it is on the property of the COMO and is advertised as part of it, the hotel unfortunately makes guests at Podere feel like they do not belong there. Despite being told upon initial booking that all charges incurred at the hotel would be added to our apartment bill at the end of our trip, for the majority of the trip they demanded we pay for every charge after each experience at the hotel with our credit card. We were told it would cost 75 euro per person per day to use the (small) hotel gym, and that we were not allowed to use the hotel pool (the pool at Podere does not have any services). Moreover, we had a car (essential if you're staying at Podere), but whenever we went out to do activities alone, our nanny and son were essentially stranded at the apartment because the hotel does not provide any sort of shuttle service to and from the apartments, and it's a 25 minute walk uphill on a dusty road. There is no room service or food delivery, though it would be very easy for the hotel to batch a nightly food delivery to Podere if they chose to. In regards to the COMO itself, we were not that impressed with the wine tastings or the food tour of Siena that we booked through them, and we did not think that the food was that great (though we did not dine at La Torre, the Michelin starred restaurant). I did enjoy my tennis lesson, but I certainly would have regretted staying here if we had paid double the amount per night for a room at the hotel. In sum, I do not think this property is worth the price you pay for these rooms when there are so many villas you can rent nearby at a similar nightly rate without the amenities of a hotel, since the most of the amenities aren't really available to Podere clientele.

Beautiful property at a scenic and peaceful location. We stayed in a 2 bedroom apartment which had 2 bathrooms, a real bonus! We appreciated the pool and the deckchairs scattered around the grounds of the property. There were many restaurant choices within 10 min drive from the property. Things we did not like: 1. We asked reception for towels for the pool and were told to use those in our room. We saw the same receptionist delivering pool towels to another party moments later. 2. We were charged 0.50 EUR per coffee capsule upon checkout. The reception claimed there's a note to inform the guests of this charge. We later found this note placed under the coffee machine. Also, it seems petty to charge for coffee capsules when a free bottle of wine was provided.

Amazingly Beautiful! The grounds are well maintained. Bring your walking shoes and go take a wonderful walk! The apartment was lovely. I couple of issues, but repaired right away. We had a lovely cookout and watched sunset. The pool is very nice. The staff and reception were very helpful. Highly recommend. The prices are well worth it. Go drive and see the other villages. So beautiful! Just a breathtaking area of Tuscany.