Mr & Mrs Smith

Locanda al Colle

Versilia, Italy

At Locanda al Colle – a gorgeous guesthouse in Versilia – candlelit dinner parties replace room service, guests are treated like friends, and in place of TVs, rooms have sea views and Cubist art.

Need to know

• Rooms Nine, including two suites.
• Rates Double rooms from AU$365.33 (€273), 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 (€273) have been conducted using today's exchange rates from xe.com.
• More details Rates include breakfast. From April until the end of September, free entrance to beach club Bagno Cavallone is also included.
• Facilities Gardens, and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: iPod dock, free bottled water and Erbario Toscano bath products. Guests have access to private beach club, Il Cavallone, only 10 minutes away in Lido Di Camaiore.
• Poolside The slim rectangular pool in the leafy gardens has a stone patio dotted with sun-loungers and umbrellas.
• Check-out 10am, but flexible (by half an hour) subject to availability. Earliest check-in, midday.
• Children Little Smiths are welcome: cots are €25 a night and extra beds cost €70–€90 a night (depending on the season). Babysitting can be arranged for €20 an hour (book 24 hours in advance). More...
• Also Ask owner Riccardo to arrange a poolside massage. Smokers can light up in the communal areas outside. Cats and dogs (of any size, shape or hair style) can come too for €15 a night.

Food and drink at Locanda al Colle

• Hotel restaurant There’s no formal restaurant, but twice a week (on Wednesdays and Saturdays), guests are invited to a sociable dinner hosted by Riccardo and his friends. Candlelit tables on the terrace set the scene for a magical meal (washed down with plenty of prosecco and local wine). Typical dishes include home-made ravioli, sesame seed-coated tuna and farro with pesto. A generous breakfast spread (cheese, charcuterie, quiche, cake, muesli, cereal, conserves, bread and fresh fruit) is served outside in a leafy green pocket of the grounds; lunch follows suit.
• Dress code A garment in one of the hotel’s signature colours: chartreuse, olive, dusky grey or pearl pink.
• Top table One of the terrace tables in clement weather; the communal kitchen table if there’s a chill in the air (unlikely).
• Last orders Help yourself to the breakfast buffet between 8.30am and 11.30am (9am–11am in cooler months); lunch is served around 1.30pm–2pm and dinner is served between 8pm and half past (one sitting only).
• Room service No room service, but it’s wise to save your appetite for the three main meals.
• Hotel bar Help yourself to drinks from the honesty bar, and enjoy them in one of the many peaceful perches: outside on the terrace, in the gardens, by the pool, or in one of the cosy lounges.

Locanda al Colle Via la Stretta 231, Camaiore, Tuscany, 55041