Castiglion del Bosco
Style Grape estate
Setting Verdant Val d’Orcia
Castiglion del Bosco’s personal ad is enticing: 800-year old Tuscan estate with 4,000-plus acres, a Brunello winery, two restaurants and a pool seeks discerning guests for sun and friendship…
Need to know
- Rooms 23, including 18 suites.
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Rates
Double rooms from AU$144.82 (€110), excluding tax at 10 per cent.
The price shown represents the lowest nightly rate for a double room available at this hotel over the next 21 days. Any price conversions from the hotel's local currency (€110) have been conducted using today's exchange rates from xe.com.
- More details Rates include breakfast (an American or Tuscan spread).
- Facilities Cookery school, spa, gym, golf course, tennis courts, football and bowls pitches, winery with an enoteca (tasting room), a little church, extensive grounds, an organic orto (Italian kitchen garden), book and DVD library, free WiFi throughout and a boutique selling clothes, shoes and local delicacies. In rooms: flatscreen TV, CD/DVD player, iPod dock, minibar, Nespresso machine and free bottled water.
- Poolside The heated infinity pool is set on the crest of a lavender- and bluebell-graced hill, with breathtaking views of the rolling fields and the village of Montalcino in the distance.
- Check-out 12 noon, but flexible, subject to availability and a half-day charge up to 6pm. Earliest check-in, 3pm.
- Children Free extra beds and cots can be added to larger rooms. Babysitting with a local nanny is available from €25 an hour (book a day in advance).
- Also Pint-sized dogs can come too, at no extra cost; food bowls and beds can be provided.
Food and drink at Castiglion del Bosco
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Hotel restaurant
There are two, one set in La Canonica (the old priest’s house). Osteria la Canonica is the relaxed option, serving light Italian staples – pasta, cheese, cured meats and the ilk. The more formal Ristorante Campo del Drago excels in rich Tuscan classics such as Chianina steak in Brunello sauce.
- Dress code Rural chic: cashmere and corduroy, in olive, corn-gold and russet hues.
- Top table Each restaurant has its own terrace, so soak up the sunshine over glasses of Brunello, or stargaze by night.
- Last orders Breakfast is 7.30am–11am; lunch is from noon until 3.30pm; dinner is a relaxed affair, served between 7.30pm and 11pm.
- Room service Order items from the restaurant menus between 7.30am and 11pm. Items from the hotel bar can be ordered between 4.30pm and 1am. There's also a Night Menu, available 11pm–7.30am.
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Hotel bar
The snug CdB bar has a wonderful terrace overlooking the woods, lakes and Montalcino. Snack on little stuzzichini (appetisers) and sample the award-winning wine.
Also worth knowing
- Weddings This property is suitable for weddings. More...
Castiglion del Bosco Loc. Castiglion Del Bosco, Montalcino, Tuscany, 53024
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In the know
Our favourite rooms
The San Michele Suite has an elegant sitting room with a library and garret, and a bathroom with a generous tub. Ask for a front-facing room – they come with little wooden shutters that open out onto the village and the piazzetta (diminutive square).
Packing tips
A sketchpad and watercolours to capture the scenery (or, failing that, a camera); a notebook for scribbling down recipes; sportswear for the sleek, glass-walled gym, which surveys the Tuscan countryside.
Also
Castiglion del Bosco is the fifth largest producer of Brunello di Montalcino (a lush red), so have a guided tour of the winery. A tasting session is obligatory. The gardens are in good hands – they’re tended to by the Vatican’s man.
