Travellers Reviews
Submitted by Deb Stewart, Melbourne, Australia
The three of us travelled with 3 very large cases and were helped with them immediately.
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It was without doubt far more beautiful than expected, the view from our windows were just wonderful. Extra pillows etc available immediatley upon request. Internet access also available incomfortable surroundings. I travelled with my two teenage sons and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay.
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Although quiet in the winter it is arguably more beautiful than in the busy summer. Make the effort to climb the bell tower for some of the most glorious views of the area.
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Submitted by denise olsen, brisbane, Australia
The view as previously stated was exceptional over the valley. The room was as tired as the staff appeared -no warmth or friendliness was shown at any stage of our stay and when a menu was requested it all seemed too much trouble.
The position and view could not be beaten its a shame the staff let this hotel down.
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An wonderful view over Tuscany hills showing the precise planting forming patterns so pleasing to the eyes one just wants to gaze and enjoy the spectacular view A camera cannot reproduce the beauty that Nature and man have created here.
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Submitted by Robert Habes, St. Charles, Illinois, United States
The shuttle bus to the parking lot was extremely prompt and very helpful.
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We've stayed before and plan to stay again. Next time we are bringing our daughter and her family. We had planned to go motoring during our stay but the accomodations are so wonderful, we just stayed on the balcony and enjoyed ourselves there. Thanks again for a wonderful time.
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the best place to relax and enjoy for its own merit.
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Submitted by Valerie Steenkamp, Durban, South Africa
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It was like a little oasis! As for our staying being in July and temperatures soaring our little hotel did feel like a very welcoming oasis. Very tastefuly decorated with an airconditioner that worked & could cool us down. The staff were extremely friendly & helpful and the view from the dinig hall spectacular. Definately to be highly recommended!!!!!!!!!!
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Submitted by Larry Marsalese, Rochester Hills, Michigan, United States
One of the nicest hotels we stayed at in Italy & Corsica. We would highly recommend to our friends.
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Must stay here - views were unbelievable. Hotel was cleanest yet & excellent service.
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Submitted by James Rutter, San Clemente, CA, United States
Had trouble finding parking lot #1 and had to call the hotel for direction. Probably missed the instructions due to being tired.
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Very helpfull. We had received a parking ticket and the girl (Sorry, I don't have her name at this time) at the desk offered to take the ticket in for us. We gave her the money and certainly do appreciate the help.
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We had an excellent view from our room with georgous sunrises.
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A great place to stay for a few days while touring the Tuscan area.
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Submitted by JAN NEBBELING, 3739 NB HOLLANDSCHE RADING, Netherlands
Text of e-mai sent on 26 june 2006
lAttention to: Director General/General Manager of hotel Bel Soggiorno, San Gimignano
Dear Sirs,
We stayed last week in your lovely hotel and would like to recognize the very good service we received from the entire staff of the reception, with a special mention of the lovely young mother with her son Ephraim and the lovely Argentine lady. They were very polite and extreemely helpful and all are a superb visiting card for your hotel.
The restaurant personnel was also very courtious and especially the dinner-staff and their Maitre D' were outstanding.
We delighted in the quality of the food. Chapeau for the chef and his staff.
Our room #9 was good, clean and quite acceptable.
Overall we would like to give your hotel 4 stars! Thanks to everybody for a superb stay in San Gimignano and Toscane!!. We'll be back
Jan & Hanneke Nebbeling
Willemstad, Curacao
Antillas Olandesas
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'very pleasant
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Submitted by Yimin Chiou, Danshuei Township, Taipei County, Taiwan
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clean,well-located,great view and quiet,absolutely value accomodation in San Giminagno
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Submitted by Joy McPeters, Baltimore, United States
The hotel was one of our favorite in Tuscany - our room was great - very spacious with an incredible view. The receptionist could have been a little friendlier but overall we loved the hotel and will definitely recommend it to others.
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Submitted by Nicola Heap, Enniskillen, Ireland
Cannot really remember the website very well. Used it only to book accommodation as other guests were already staying there.
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Its location is fabulous - being within the town walls creates a buzz during the day but an almost magical atmosphere at night.
The other almost priceless aspect is the view that greets you opening your shutters. All of us found the view from our windows and the terrace breath-taking.
The meal we were served after the wedding was actually even better than the other restaurants we dined in in the town.
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Submitted by Jonathan Graham, London, United Kingdom
Great room, amazing views. perfect for the honeymoon!
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Great room with amazing views - perfect for our honeymoon!
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Submitted by Lesley Davies, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Very convenient location but you will need to pay extra for a garage if you have a car. Also pay extra for a room with a view of the countryside which is fabulous.
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Submitted by Edmund Ruffin
Edmund has left no specific comment, however has rated the overall satisfaction rate with a 100% score, his arival experience with a 91% value and his check-out with a 89% rate. |
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Submitted by Schaller Patrick
Very nice Hotel in a beautiful place.
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Submitted by Paul Witcombe
Basic, clean accommodation,good breakfast,excellent location with wonderful views.
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Submitted by Stuart Downes
Lovely Hotel, good location with a superb restaurant/dining room with views over the Tuscan Hills.
Inclusive Parking would have been beneficial.
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No Parking which costs €15 per day.
The nearest Car Park you need to Park in i.e. Phase 2 would have been helpful to know upon arrival.
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Nice Hotel.
Touristy and V. Busy during the day.
Too quiet by night....
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Submitted by Brett
This Hotel surpassed our dreams, everything was perfect and we will highly recommend to any one going to this region
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Submitted by rama
the shower is different from the US experience.
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all positive things about the place i can't enumerate.the staff are like family to us.
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most beautiful place in the world.fantastic views and close to the fun and quiet when you want it.we plan to return.the restaurent staff and the views from it just wonderful too.the staff at the desk are family to us too.
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Submitted by Nancy
Fantastic view from our terrace room exactly as we hoped.
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Breathtaking view from the terrace rooms.
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Submitted by Brian
Brian has left no specific comment, however has rated the overall satisfaction rate with a 100% score, his arival experience with a 100% value and his check-out with a 89% rate. |
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Submitted by William
Great place , very close to the Public Parking steps from the Hotel. We would stay there again in an instant.
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Very convenient, Could not be better for staying within the walls of the city.
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Submitted by Richard
Convenient, nice hotel. Excellent restaurant with beautiful view. Reasonable rates.
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Submitted by Susan
Susan has left no specific comment, however has rated the overall satisfaction rate with a 100% score, his arival experience with a 91% value and his check-out with a 89% rate. |
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Submitted by Ingrid-Karin
Lovely location, and I think we had the best 2 rooms. Large with lovely view and balcony. Also very lovely diningroom (Bel Soggiorno was correct name!)
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Lovely hotel and location, and I recommend to stay the night in San Giminiano rather than just come during the day when it is full of buss-loads.
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Submitted by BACUVIER
BACUVIER has left no specific comment, however has rated the overall satisfaction rate with a 87% score, his arival experience with a 100% value and his check-out with a 89% rate. |
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Submitted by Catherine
The dining room room was lovely and sunny on the day we were there.
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The Hotel Bel Soggiorno is a great choice if one wants to be within the city walls. We appreciated its excellent location, our small but pleasant room with a lovely view, the sunny breakfast room, and the very helpful staff. We would definitely return.
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Submitted by E. Zehra
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We were very much satisfied with our rooms.
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Better than others we have experienced in San Gimignano
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Very Nice View of the Valley. Large Rooms
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Should not miss especially the rooms with view. They are well worth the price difference.
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Submitted by Michael
The Restaurant was expensive but the food and the quality of service was excellent.
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I would recommend it strongly.
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Submitted by J Douglas
They did a great job considering that there was a City wide electrical and water failure
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The showers should have a full shower curtain or full shower door
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Excellent
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Submitted by Keith
Excellent accomodation.
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Submitted by Dirk
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Beautiful Hotel & very good.
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Submitted by Kenneth
Very helpful at check-in -- arranged for parking for us. Let us borrow their 'dolly' -- for bringing out suitcases up the pedistrian only walkway. Quick check in -- friendly -- wonderful!
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What a wonderful experience. Swimming at their country/sister property is like getting the best of both worlds -- access to the countryside and accommodations in the town. We would definitely go back and stay at Hotel Bel Soggiorno.
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Easy, wonderful.
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No - none that I can think of. It looks like a really unique, quality property on your website and that's exactly what it is!
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Incredible hotel -- if you're looking for a great place to stay in San Gimignano, we would recommend Hotel Bel Soggiorno. The breakfast view alone is one of the most beautiful settings in the world. As an added bonus, their country property (4 KM out of town) gives you the option of swimming in a scenic paradise location. Highly, highly encourage you to stay here. You won't be disappointed.
Oh, and it has a great air-conditioner!! :-)
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Submitted by Roger
Woderful balcony with panoramic view
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Woderful panoramic restaurant
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Submitted by Mark
An excellent place to stay to explore Tuscany.
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Submitted by Jules
I don't remember seeing directions. We were a little confused about how to get to the hotel and park but it worked out fine.
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Only negative was that our room was a little small and had no drawer space (I think) I wasn't sure if rooms with a view of countryside were bigger, but next time I would go for one of those instead
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Hotel itself was quite charming. I loved the location and the breakfast room had breathtaking views. Breakfast food was great too. We ate dinner there one night and it was wonderful
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If rooms with a view are larger, I'd like to know.
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Delightful small hotel at the entrance of San Gimignano. Very helpful staff, comfortable if small public area. Lovely view from dining room, where breakfast is also served. Make sure to have dinner at the hotel one night.
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Submitted by Claire
Comfortable, relaxing,lovely room with balcony and magical valley views
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Submitted by Michael
We were made very welcome.The hotel is situated in a pedestrian zone so we needed advice on what we could and could not do.The receptionist was extremely helpful.
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The room was clean but not large. The main disappointment was the size of the bath (tiny).It had an overbath shower which was quite difficult to use because of the size of the bath.
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No problem
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The restaurant is superb in the quality of food, in the professionalism of the waiters and the views are breathtaking. We had dined on other occasions in the restaurant and booked into the hotel so we could do so again.
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Average rooms with a magnificent restaurant in the centre of one of the most beautiful towns in Europe.
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Submitted by brian
Did not realize that the hotel was in the old walled town and had to walk to it. Had to ask directions.
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Beautiful view from the room, breakfast area was very nice and a great breakfast
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very helpful staff
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Submitted by John
Shared a balcony with other rooms and without any security on the outside door except completely closing and locking it, preventing you from sleeping with any fresh air access to the room. The view from the balcony was spectacular though. Hair dryer would have been nice as well.
Convenient location and would stay there again.
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Nice hotel, average room, lacking a hair dryer. Nice location within the city walls.
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Submitted by marcela
Good relation standards-price.
Excellent food and service at restaurant, nice premises and beautiful view ! Probably one of the best restaurants in San Gimignano.
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Hotel reception staff: one person extremely polite and helpful; the one who checked us in. The other, not so polite.
Restaurant staff: excellent.
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Service, food and view of the restaurant.
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Simple, clean, quiet, good value for money; very well located. A nice place to stay in this beautiful city. I would recommend it.
Tuscany.net: excellent.
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Submitted by Robert
Robert has left no specific comment, however has rated the overall satisfaction rate with a 79% score, his arival experience with a 91% value and his check-out with a 78% rate. |
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Submitted by John
If you are driving I would recommend dropping your bags at the hotel...just inside the entrance to the walled part of San Gimignano and then park down the hill in P1 for 5 EUR a day. It is a 10 minute walk back.
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The room was of good quality with the description on the website being accurate. I stayed there during a long weekend. If it is less busy you may be able to get a room with a view...the view from the dining room is stunning. San Gimignano is lovely and the hotel is adjacent to everything.
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Submitted by Marsha
The view out the back windows was spectacular. Unfortunately the highly acclaimed restaurant was closed on Wednesday, the one night of our stay.
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Great location. Do not drive up to the hotel. park in a lot and walk with luggage to hote. Streets are extremely narrow
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Submitted by Anita
My problem was in regard to the shuttle and driver. Upon arrival at the parking lot in the dark, there were no directions as to how to find the shuttle bus and driver. The driver was sitting in the vehicle and made no attempt to ask if I was looking for him, etc. I had to go to him and ask if he was the shuttle driver. Then, as three senior women hauled their bags to the vehicle, he made no attempt to assist us. I understand assisting is probably not in his job description, but there would have been a tip had he helped and been pleasant.
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I found rooms in general in Italy were on the expensive side. For what the rooms cost throughout Italy, I would expect much more.
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Clean, very friendly and helpful staff, great location.
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Submitted by Mark
No one showed us to our room. we were just given the keys.
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Submitted by Marc
Room was clean and the view outstanding.
Front desk staff could have been a little friendlier.
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Well located, clean with outstanding view.
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Submitted by Melissa
The room, though like the one on the web was very, very cold--quite unfortunate. Otherwise, our experience was good. I believe that the rate of the room was quite a bit higher than should be expected.
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The hotel was well-located and the restaurant attached was delightful--one of the best meals that we had on our trip. However, the room leaves a lot to be desired. We were there during a snow, and our room was FREEZING. It seems quite exorbitant to me to charge so much for such a spare room.
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Submitted by Jacqueline
Because of its situation, inside a traffic free walled town, Bel Soggiorno is a difficult place to get to with bags and might not be suitable for everyone. We were told we could park, take in bags and then place the car in a car park. This was not so. We tried to stop the car near the walls but a warden was very stroppy and said we couldn't stop even for two minutes to unload the bags, wheel them to the hotel and then park the car. We drove around until she had gone and then did it.
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We asked for a quiet room but the city side room was extremely noisy from the street below. It was a huge room but the furniture and furnishings were very basic. The bed was very comfortable. The bathroom fan was very noisy and not very efficient and it was difficult to avoid soaking the floor with the shower. The walls are extremely thin so even ordinary conversation in the next room can be clearly heard. With more investment it could be a really fantastic hotel as the position inside the city walls is superb.
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Fantastic view from the restaurant and a very good buffet breakfast.
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Very conveniently situated hotel for wandering around San Gimignano but difficult for arrival and departure as bags must be trollied to the car park. The nearest car park costs 15 Euro for 24 hours. Ask for a room on the country side of the hotel if you want peace and quiet.
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Submitted by Anonymous
The guest has left no specific comment, however has rated the overall satisfaction rate with a 100% score, his arival experience with a 100% value and his check-out with a 89% rate. |
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Submitted by Anonymous
The guest has left no specific comment, however has rated the overall satisfaction rate with a 100% score, his arival experience with a 91% value and his check-out with a 89% rate. |
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Submitted by Anonymous
Charming hotel with friendly staff. The view was beautiful from the very clean room.
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Submitted by Anonymous
On booking we requested a room overlooking the Tuscan hills, therefore we arrived expecting this. We spent one night overlooking the road and then they upgraded us for two nights overlooking the hills.
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The staff were excellent and extremely helpful and spoke good English for us
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highly recommend
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