Villa le Fontanelle

Very nice

Wow! Just back from an 18 night trip to Italy. Mostly airbnb and only three nights in hotels. After a mix up in Tuscany, I decided to book this for one night. See Florence for a day and then be close to train station the next morning, and to drop off our rental car. It ended up being close to our favorite stay. We stayed in the Orangerie room and were blown away! The largest space by far, huge bathroom, and two sets of French doors opening on to the gardens with a view! Beautiful stone arched ceilings, tastefull decorating. All top notch. Super relaxed workers, like you're on your own, no one bugging you. Great dining too with a view over Florence. If driving super easy free parking. And really 10 minutes if that from downtown Florence. do the sites all day, and come back and unwind here. Really romantic stay, way to short!!

Villa le Fontanelle is a breathtaking property. We chose this as primary lodging for a honeymoon visit to Florence and Tuscany. We would both recommend it to anyone...but particularly to honeymooners, or folks looking for an intimate destination wedding. The grounds and gardens are spectacular, and the area boasts one of the better panoramas of Florence. Personally, I think Fiesole has the loveliest view of the city, but this offers a sweeping vista--and the birds adore the area around VLF, which makes for a lovely and memorable beginning to the day. We stayed in La Torre and the Limonaia. The view from the tower (and, OK, having one's own private tower) is the stuff of E.M. Forster, particularly by night when the city is aglow. The grounds, the chapel and the staff make this a very special property. We were treated with kindness and grace all throughout the stay. If you book here, you probably do know what you're signing up for. This is a slightly out of the way property, so it's logistically trickier to get into the center of Florence, if you intend to hit the older city centre. We had to phone for taxis a handful of times, because of some very early morning commitments. The staff were incredible about helping us to coordinate with the local taxi services (which can be a real art unto itself) and making sure that we had any and all logistics completely squared away. For the two of us, Citrarium was also a huge part of what made our stay feel so magical. The food is slow and superb. We so enjoyed coming back to the Villa at the end of our days in Florence to linger over the multi-course meals and some of the staff's suggested wine and amaro pairings. We're forever indebted to the waiter who introduced us to a dazzling super-botanical southern amaro...since returning, we've shared it with many of our friends and family. We hope to return, but thank Villa le Fontanelle for the incredible hospitality and the beautiful memories!

TOP IN TUTTI I SENSI Non si puo' cominciare a fare una recensione sul "Citrarium" senza prime mettere in evidenza la veduta su tutta Firenze. Sembra di poter toccare il Campanile di Giotto,la Cupola e Palazzo Vecchio con un dito. E solo questo da solo meriterebbe di venire a cenare qui. Proseguendo, gli arredi interni, veramente in tono con la bellezza e particolarità della struttura. Per la ristorazione il mio giudizio non si discosta dal livello di quanto gia' precedentemente sottolineato. IL TOP Servizio attento, perfetto, sobrio e nel contempo familiare, per il cibo segnalo un risotto allo champagne da favola , un picio alla gricia ottimo ed una bistecca alla fiorentina ben cotta saporita e tenerissima. Era la festa di laurea di mia figlia e ringrazio tutto il personale per la perfetta riuscita dell'evento. Grazie di nuovo a tutti Mostra meno

Villa Le Fontanelle is absolutely amazing! We stayed here for 3 nights and the rooms are absolutely exquisite and comfortable. We highly recommend booking Limonaia or Orangerie if available. The pool area was lovely and the staff was incredibly helpful and kind. They have a STUNNING new restaurant with great food and ambiance! We will be back in the future.