San Giustino Valdarno Villen

Where to start…this place is beautiful and amazing. If you want to be in a quiet, secluded medieval village in Tuscany, this is the place. It is very old. But the place is so updated and kept in the period. Upon checkin, we were given a map of the resort. It looked overwhelming at first, but a quick tour of it fixed that. The service you will receive is the best. Be prepared for lots of steep hills and steps. If this is a problem, a golf cart or car will pick you up and take you where you need to be. Our room, which was Marta Terrazzo, room 108, was OUTSTANDING! It shares an entry way with one other unit. First room you enter is the living room with a log burning fireplace, chairs, table and a wonderful coffee machine. A nice window there too. Next is the bedroom with a king bed with the softest pillows. In this room there is a tv, a window and a door to your own patio! Private! Heading toward the bathroom you will have a walk in dressing closet and safe. Lots of places for clothes. Then the bathroom which was really pretty. It was the largest shower ever and it provided a great rainfall. There is a window there too. All of the windows and the patio door have not shutters but inside are swinging panels to block out the light. I’ve never seen anything like it. The property is lovely; there are horses with their babes in a few pastures. Breakfast is ordered from a set menu or the buffet. So many cheeses, meats, breads, and many other things to eat. Coffee is always really yummy. Dinner was great as well. Ate outside one night. Two nights inside. Pretty pools, not heated though. The wine cellar is unbelievable. Their own wines are made there and the tour was outstanding. Some Bottles start at $30 euros and we’re great. We drank so much wine. 🍷. Our guide was Sophia. She was awesome and so knowledgeable. The cooking class was fun, but the price was way too high for what we did and got. You make your meal with a group if you chose that route, and then later in he evening you eat what you made in the main dining room. Our dinner was potato gnocchi with a cheese sauce, meatballs in a prepared red sauce, and biscotti. It was really tasty! One night we left the property and had a dinner down the road to the left. That was great as well, a family owned place. Osteria dell’Oca Satolla, it is the only place near the resort. If you want to get around you need a car. We visited Arezzo, which was a quite nice little city maybe 45 minutes away, and Loro Ciuffenna is 15 minutes away and a cool little local town. Very hilly everywhere we went. We are glad that we stayed here. I have to say at first we thought, oh no what are going to do here? It was absolutely wonderful.