Hotels in Tuscany - Hotel Villa la Grotta, Siena, Chianti, Tuscany

Hotels in Tuscany – Hotel Villa la Grotta, Siena, Chianti, Tuscany. A four star luxury hotel dating back to the ninth century, located in the heart of wine country, just 20 minutes from Siena.

The four-star hotel is situated in the heart of the beautiful, peaceful Chianti Classico region of Tuscany on the famous Castello di Brolio estate, with spectacular views over the rolling hills, vineyards and olive groves of a surrounding countryside renowned for its castles, abbeys and medieval hamlets.

In addition to luxury accommodation, the hotel has a restaurant and bar, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, Turkish bath and offers a range of therapeutic and remedial health treatments.

Hotel Villa La Grotta offers three deluxe, five superior doubles, two suites and two superior twins, each with its own unique character. The bedrooms are decorated using traditional hand-made Tuscan furniture and beautiful Italian fabrics and have expansive views of the surrounding Chianti hills. All the bedrooms have poster beds, air conditioning, satellite television and mini-bars and the bathrooms have Jacuzzi bath tubs or showers.

There is a restaurant and bar where the best in traditional Italian cuisine and wines can be savoured. In the summer months, guests can enjoy eating al fresco in the beautiful gardens, while looking out over marvellous views of the Chianti hills and the two castles of Brolio and Cacchiano.

The hotel has both indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a Turkish bath, and specialised therapeutic and remedial health treatments including Shiatsu and anti-stress massages, reflexology and postural rebalancing. The hotel will organise personalised programmes for you.

You will be holidaying in the rolling Italian hills of the Chianti wine region in the heart of Tuscany. This is the famous Castello di Brolio estate, surrounded by the very vineyards where Barone Bettino Ricasoli researched the different grape types in the 1800s before formulating Chianti Classico. The hotel is located in an excellent position only 20 minutes from Siena, home to the world famous mediaeval Palio horse race. The scenic drive to Florence takes under an hour and guests can also enjoy attractive and pleasant half-day trips to Arezzo, San Gimignano, Volterra and Perugia. Or relax locally, riding, biking or on wine tours and olive oil tastings.

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Florence airport is only 1 hour and 20 minutes away and Pisa airport is reached in 2 hours 20 minutes. Rome is a 3-hour drive and Milan and Venice are 4 hours by road. A limousine service is available from Florence airport although it is recommended that guests rent a car if they wish to explore the surrounding countryside.

A suite is EURO €360 a night, a Deluxe Double Room is EURO €280 a night, a Superior Double Room €260 a night, a Junior Suite €340 a night, a Superior Twin is €260 a night. There is a 10 per cent reduction for single occupancy; breakfast, air conditioning, service and taxes are included. The service charge is left to the discretion of the guests. Check-in is from 3pm, checkout by noon.

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