La Tabaccaia Toscana Resort Castelfalfi

Our room was spacious including the bathroom and closets. We came in a large group and our travel agent apparently felt this location would be great as a central location for our itinerary (it turned out to not be a good choice for a large group with no personal transportation). The hotel and grounds are lovely, definitely worth time here for a night, I assume, if you play golf or want a great location while passing through Tuscany. Our room that faced the Castelfalia's 5-star hotel was sweltering even when outside temps were 50 degrees F. I had to open the 1 floor hall window and then our room window and room door to try and get a cross breeze to cool off the room as it seems there is ZERO air conditioning (what do they do in the Summer time????). Breakfast is fantastic; actual scrambled eggs (not powdered eggs that big city hotel chains - even the high end ones - use), french pressed coffee and so many choices I'm not going to waste my (or your) time listing. There is ONE restaurant on the grounds to eat at if you didn't bring a suit/jacket. After 2 nights eating there, they are just as sick of seeing you as you are of seeing them. Sadly there is no other choice for food (and if you're allergic to mushrooms, the 5-star dining at the main hotel steps away is hardly an option even if you do have a suit jacket and want to pay the 5-star price). There is no microwave in the room (or coffee pot), so bringing food back to eat later is also not an option. I'm pretty sure there isn't Ubers or taxis to get you to neighboring towns for other food options (when traveling in larger numbers, at least). There is also no mini-market at the hotel or the shops. Staff is very friendly. Grounds are gorgeous. Rooms are spacious and clean. Hiding out for solitude or golf is perfect here. Not recommended for long stays if you don't have transportation or can't sleep when it's warm in your room.

We hired a car and drove from Florence. Very easy to find and car parking spaces plentiful. Check in was nice and easy and staff very helpful Had a superior room, but the view was of the car park, The room was large, very clean, massive bed and plenty of wardrobe space. Breakfast was good, service was good, nice selection of fresh food and always enough. Would have been nice if at least once you could go the Castelfalfi hotel and eat breakfast just to sit outside For evening meal we went to the pizzeria just a few mins away. We used the pool over the road at the Castelfalfi hotel and a couple times at the public pool. Few things could be improved, There was a lounge area, but no bar, so if u wanted a drink you had to go to Castelfalfi which is expensive. Would have been nice to be able to get a drink there. Also, there was a nice outside space, but no tables or chairs meant that it wasn’t utilised, which was a shame. Would be nice if there was a small grocery shop so you could get bottles of water etc It is very remote, no public transport, so you either need a car or just happy to stay put! Still worth going though

This converted large farm building lots of character. Staff were most welcoming, friendly and helpful. Our room was spacious with nice bedding and a decent bathroom. The mattress was very firm and despite a/c couldn’t get the room temperature down to a comfortable temperature to sleep - made me wonder what happens in the summer heat. Breakfast offered a good choice of hot and cold food & drinks, the main waitress was so welcoming and helpful, a delightful start to the day. Being half board, evening food was in Il Rosmario, after 4 nights had exhausted the menu, see separate review The hotel has a tiny bar and due to the small numbers or nature of the guests it lacks atmosphere.