We spent three days here in May of 2014. We overall loved the experience.
We stayed in the Guardi suite. It was extremely large with a beautiful bathroom and tub. I loved the small touches they did - a few fresh picked roses in our room & bathroom, the lovely olive oil hand soaps and bath products. On arrival Anna was very kind and straight forward. She checked us in, showed us how to get into the room and offered us a drink on her for our anniversary. We then went to the lovely pool outside and ordered some drinks & olives as we spent our day under the Tuscan sun. It was too cold in the time of year for the pool, but the view was absolutely amazing and we had a wonderful time.
Prior to arrival, we arranged a special tasting dinner for our anniversary. We are not keen on pork and mentioned that prior to our arrival. When going to dinner we really loved the table set up and the cute little atmosphere it had. Our Italian waiter was kind and attentive. He told us the menu was a surprise and we agreed upon a price. We were very happy overall and got to taste several of their wines over dinner. There wines are a good drinking wine, not splendid or something to cellar, but good for drinking while in Italy. The food and the chef were polite and we were happy with the meal overall. We had a mixed appetizer plate to start - fried eggplant, mozzarella, squash blossoms,etc. All cooked well and appropriately seasoned. For the main course we had pork chops - which we were a Little upset with since we mentioned prior we aren't big pork eaters (cured meat is fine, just not pork chops). Anyways, we decided to eat the restaurant the second night so we could get the famous Florentine steak, which we asked for rare and expected rare. It came served to us medium-well done. We were so disappointed and when paying 100 euro for a steak, we sent it back. After that, the chef seemed so upset with us and you could hear him and the waiter fighting. We ended up watching them and hearing them cook our steak on the grill outside fighting the whole time. Overall the sides, experience and food was good but not amazing.
Now the breakfasts are awesome. Juice, coffee, milk, tea - all set our for you. Mixed cheeses, breads, Italian pastries, fruit, salami's - everything you could want for the perfect Italian breakfast. They even had adorable little honey and jam jars. I just loved them! I really loved the breakfasts and it made the stay so enjoyable.
During the time, Anna was so kind along with the other staff. The drinks were good, the breakfast were awesome and the room (even though its their standard) was amazing. The small touches like the multiple towel warmers and heated floors are just awesome. We loved the views and our time there. I'd definitely recommend but dint dine each night there. read more