I'm sure there are nicer places in the Poggibonsi area, but this was our first trip to Italy, and…read moreit was perfect for us. Wonderful staff spoke good English, and were very helpful. In the aftermath of Covid, they still offered full room service, and housekeeping. The rooms are nicely appointed, and the breakfast room was welcoming, and offered delicious choices. Very nice gardens, and expansive pool area. Overall we couldn't have been happier.

Old world Italian charm, a friendly and helpful staff, and breakfast in a beautiful location…read more Convenient to a wide array of Tuscan things to do and places to see (you can see San Gimignano from the villa's grounds), our April stay was wonderful from start to finish.

This place is AMAZING!!! My sister and I stayed in July and we can't give enough stars for how much…read morewe love this place. From the staff, the location, the FOOD (my god the food) - this place is the real deal. Staying here feels so quaint and calming. The staff is so helpful with accommodations and helping you find activities in the area. We traveled all over Italy and we still talk about our time here in Tuscany and we can't wait to come back!

Our group stayed here for a few nights during our 2 week tour in Italy - we all agreed Villa Lecchi…read morewas amazing and we could have stayed there for the remainder of the trip. Laura and her family are amazing hosts. Every meal was incredible. The views were incredible. Everyone is treated like family - from calling in the terrific spa attendant for desperately-needed massages to letting our group have movie night in the bar area to getting a personalized tour of the tunnels and hearing the unbelievable WWII stories. And now, you can even charge your Tesla out front. I hope to get back to Villa Lecchi someday - but until then, anyone who can get there should do so in my place.

This has to be one of the sweetest, nicest hotels I've ever visited. The front desk staff was…read moreexceptionally caring and accommodating and made sure we were comfortable and our car secure. The evening manager even spoke fluent English, French, Spanish and of course Italian. The hotel is simple and met all our basic needs for comfort, cleanliness and location. We really loved the old European decor, with all modern amenities. We would not hesitate to return. It is a very special, comfortable place in a wonderful little neighborhood with a charming piazza full of outdoor restaurants and shops. Yes there were a few tourists on a Saturday night, but the neighborhood retained its Italian charm.

I stayed here on a Cosmo Tour, so there is a chance you could have a better experience of you are…read moreNOT on an organized your. First : the positive: 1) Very nice modern bathrooms with excellent showers & water pressure. 2) friendly (although not very helpful )front desk staff. Negatives: hard uncomfortable beds, had to beg for an extra blanket cause room was cold and there was only a bedspread on the bed. Location is terrible - near nothing except a supermarket. No restaurants nearby which is a probably as the food was downright awful. In the morning they serve a small amount of ice cold eggs, and nearly raw bacon and terrible gut wrenching coffee out of a machine where there is always a long line. Waitstaff servers are overworked and therefore surly and unhelpful. Dinners were served barely warm and there was a circular buffet salad bar with no lines at all so if you want any limp canned vegetables before they run out you have to fight to elbow your way in and grab whatever you can get. If you are forced to stay here on a tour I highly recommend trying to take a cab to town and eat somewhere else.

We had a great time on our tour with Roberto from We Drive You Tuscany! We did the 8 hour San…read moreGimignano and Chianti Classico as well as the Pienza, Val d'Orcia, Montalcino wine and Pecorino cheese private tours with Roberto. This was my first trip to Italy, we enjoyed a comfortable ride throughout the countryside in the clean, air conditioned van! Roberto was so knowledgeable and made sure we knew all the best places to visit along with the history of the beautiful Tuscan countryside! He even gave us recommendations for our second leg of the trip to Rome. We will definitely use this service again!!

We had the pleasure of touring Tuscany with We Drive You Tuscany. Roberto was our driver and we…read morehad a beautiful Mercedes van that was new and comfortable. Bottled water was provided and he even stopped to get Fresh pizza for us. By the time we finished touring with Roberto for two days we felt that we knew so much about the area, history and culture of the region. Roberto's knowledge or art, history, food and culture was so impressive. The tour we did with Roberto was much more than him driving us from place to place. Each place we went was so carefully planned and curated. We visited wineries, vineyards and a sheep farm that makes cheese. With his help, we were able to visit every place we wanted to see as well as some smaller unknown, hidden gems. We saw so many beautiful landscapes and Roberto stopped frequently for us to take in the views! I cannot say enough wonderful things about Roberto. We hope to go back soon to tour Umbria and Florence with Roberto.

The location is great, it's less than a 5 minute walk to the main gate of San Gimignano! It is…read moreuphill, so it might take you longer, but a reasonably fit person can do it in less than 5 minutes. The property is in the middle of a quiet residential neighborhood. It's safe and quiet. If you book this property, do so because of its stellar location! And if you have a car, it's easy to park here (though there's a hefty fee, I believe we paid 15 Euros per night) and not have to fuss with the ZTL zones inside San Gimignano's walls! The hotel has lots of extra "gotcha" charges -- extra for wi-fi, extra fee for parking in their lot out front, etc. The grounds were lovely and the views spectacular. If you book a cheap room, get ready to overlook houses. If you are staying more than a night, it's worth it to book a view room -- the views of the Tuscan hillside are breathtaking. The free breakfast was abysmal, I left without eating. Lots of dried out boxed pastries, sliced deli meat and yogurt. Not many options. Sleep in and don't waste your time on it, there's too much GOOD food to eat in Tuscany! The hotel itself is just okay. It's old and dated and our "Small Double" room was not as nice as the common areas suggest. It was dark and tiny. The bathroom was so cramped it was ridiculous. Yeah, I've stayed in lots of hotels all over the world and I know European rooms are always smaller than rooms in North America, but banging my shins on the bidet and squeezing into the shower is my idea of tiny living! The staff was friendly. I did enjoy the large balcony attached to our room although we had no view. It was nice to sleep with the doors open to let the fresh, cool air inside. Nice toiletries were provided as well. The pictures on their website are pretty accurate, they don't really try to "sugar coat" their representation of what you get.

From the owner: A pochi minuti dalle mura medievali di San Gimignano, incantevole borgo toscano dichiarato…read moredall'Unesco patrimonio dell'Umanità, si trova l'Hotel Relais Santa Chiara, un'elegante e discreta struttura circondata dai paesaggi più belli della campagna toscana, che vi darà il benvenuto con il suo staff sempre attento e ospitale. La posizione centrale, le eleganti camere, molte delle quali con vista sulle magnifiche distese di viti ed ulivi del Chianti, la piscina a conchiglia con idromassaggio incorniciata dal giardino privato, fanno del Relais Santa Chiara l'hotel ideale per trascorrere un soggiorno di totale riposo e tranquillità, alla scoperta degli affascinanti tesori culturali ed eno-gastronomici della Toscana.