Villa Volpi

“A wonderful Tuscan hideaway ”

As a well travelled person, worldwide and throughout the UK, this is a perfect destination for peace, tranquility and a home from home feeling. I could highly recommend this hotel to anyone travelling in Tuscany. You are inspired by the welcome and the comfort throughout the hotel and grounds. So... more

As a well travelled person, worldwide and throughout the UK, this is a perfect destination for peace, tranquility and a home from home feeling. I could highly recommend this hotel to anyone travelling in Tuscany. You are inspired by the welcome and the comfort throughout the hotel and grounds. So much so that you are very loathed to move away from the hotel at all. There are so many places you can escape to within the hotel complex. It doesn’t take long to feel at home in this wonderfully restored location. A big thank you to Marco, owner and manager, for looking after us so well, and also his delightful wife. The other staff were friendly and very willing to help in any way. Everything added up to a wonderful holiday. We are planning a return visit already.

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“Further away than expected (20KM) but worth it if you can embrace the quirky owner and 40 euro taxi”

Liked · If you are researching this hotel you will see others say that the manager is as bonkers as a box of broken biscuits... he is indeed, however, it what i call the " marmite" effect. i loved him and accepted his quirky nature, we could see clearly though that others did not. he was awfully... more

Liked · If you are researching this hotel you will see others say that the manager is as bonkers as a box of broken biscuits... he is indeed, however, it what i call the " marmite" effect. i loved him and accepted his quirky nature, we could see clearly though that others did not. he was awfully curt with some guests!. The villa itself is utterly breathtaking and will not disappoint. we found lunch was lovely (and were provided for after the service closed) breakfast was mediocre. they produce their own wine and olive oil, both were excellent and very very reasonably priced. landscaping is impeccable. Disliked · this hotel is NOT 5.5KM as implied on every sight we looked on (Most important thing i can say is that a taxi one way from lucca was 40 euro's. as we did it twice and one at around midnight we ended up spending nearly 200 euros on taxi fares. our driver set his meter and it was over 17KM just short of 20). and is zone three ( so when you leave villa the money goes flying up instantly ( we were lucky but make sure your driver amends the meter at every zone he enters) it is nowhere near lucca itself so expect additional costs. taxi rank is immediately outside station so readily accessible but do not believe the pin and distance as the taxi fares soon add up which we found to our cost, oh, don,t think about biking its an insane incline upwards. i hope this helps somebody with their booking decisions. it really is worth the extra its gorgeous and the views are spectacular

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“Fantastic location with average service level”

This hotel has a fantastic location and view over the area from the pool and many rooms. Good location for trips to Firenze, Lucca and Vinci. The whole hotel has been refurbished to a very high standard. What a pity that staff seems not to be really “turned-on” and enthusiasm was not present😕 So... more

This hotel has a fantastic location and view over the area from the pool and many rooms. Good location for trips to Firenze, Lucca and Vinci. The whole hotel has been refurbished to a very high standard. What a pity that staff seems not to be really “turned-on” and enthusiasm was not present😕 So we checked out a couple of days earlier than originally planned.

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