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Via San Cresci, Mezzuola, Greve-in-Chianti, Tuscany, Italy

Villa Bordoni  

Tuscany, Italy [view map]

Style
Rustic deluxe
Setting
Green groves of Greve in Chianti

The Scottish restaurateur owners took three years to furbish and restore the 10-roomed Villa Bordoni in the rolling Tuscan countryside, half an hour from Florence. It's wonderfully relaxing and great for family holidays, too.

Need to know

Villa Bordoni Hotel - Florence - Italy
Rooms
10, including five suites.
Rates
€170–€480, including breakfast. Half-board is available for an extra €45 a day.
Check-out
11am, but may be flexible.
Facilities
LCD TVs, DVD and CD players, wireless internet; WiFi in public areas; library of books and magazines; open-air fitness pavilion.
Poolside
The saltwater pool is set in terraced olive groves, with views over the Chianti hills from the gazebos.
Children
Welcome. There is no charge for under-sevens sharing with their parents. Extra beds and cots are available for €30–€50.
Hotel closed
From the second week of January until 28 February.
Also
The villa and its grounds are non-smoking. It's situated at the end of a lengthy unmade road, so watch your tires if you're driving.

In the know

Our favourite rooms
Montefili has pale grey and crimson decor and fabulous views over the olive groves and the valley.
Packing tips
An appetite, and your swimsuit and gym kit to make amends.
Also
There are hill-walking trails and mountain bikes for the active. Horse riding can be arranged, as can cookery lessons and wine-tasting; there's a golf course nearby, too.

Food & drink

Villa Bordoni Hotel - Florence - Italy - Food & Drink
Hotel restaurant
The restaurant is the jewel in Bordoni's crown, so prepare to eat around the clock. We can't recommend Batar more (except perhaps for vegetarians); the Montrachet-alike 2001 vintage from Querciabella is liquid heaven.
Dress code
Chiantishire chic.
Top table
Outside on the patio or among the umbrella pines in the summer; next to the log fire in winter.
Last orders
Lunch 12.30–2.30pm; dinner 7.30pm–10pm; closed Mondays.
Room service
Restaurant and snack menus available until 11.30pm.
Hotel bar
There is an aperitivo hour with complimentary antipastini, 6.30–7.30pm. There is an excellent selection of Chianti Classico from regional winemakers.

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Villa Bordoni

Via San Cresci, Mezzuola, Greve-in-Chianti, Tuscany, Italy

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Villa Bordoni  

Tuscany, Italy [view map]

Local restaurants

La Cantinetta di Rignana in Greve-in-Chianti (+39 055 852 601) is an informal trattoria serving Tuscan and Chiantigiana dishes, including cold cuts, cheeses and hearty game dishes and there are exquisite views. Taste the best prosciutto and salami in Tuscany at L’Antica Macelleria Cecchini in Panzano (+39 055 852 020). We can wholeheartedly recommend a long lazy lunch fuelled by Batar. The Montrachet-alike 2001 vintage from Querciabella is liquid heaven.

Worth getting out of bed for

Get a taste for the wines of Chianti by visiting local vineyards; give Lawrence d’Almeida a call and he can not only arrange a table for you for lunch, but guide you round the grapes (+39 055 642 828; www.wineandchianti.com).

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Villa Bordoni  

Tuscany, Italy

Villa Bordoni hotel Tuscany
Best for
Children and babies of all ages are welcomed.

Recommended rooms

At this child-friendly hotel, the Family Suite has two bedrooms upstairs and a large ground-floor living area. Extra beds and cots can be added to suites and junior suites (€45 a night for an extra bed, including breakfast).

Activities

There's masses of space to run around in Villa Bordoni's six hectare grounds; look out for lizards. Horse riding can be arranged at local stables. Mountain bikes are available which older children may be big enough to borrow.

Swimming pool

There isn't a children's pool, but children are welcome in the main pool, which has a shallow end.

Meals

Children are welcome in the restaurant for all meals, and there's a dedicated kids' menu.

Babysitting

This can be arranged from €15–25 an hour, depending on who is available and what day it is. Babysitters need to be booked at least 24 hours in advance, for a minimum of two hours.

Baby-listening

There isn't a baby-listening service, but the restaurant is within monitor range of all rooms.

No need to pack

High chairs and cots available, and changing mats and other baby equipment provided with prior notice.

Also

All rooms have TV and DVD players. Make a beeline for the shaded poolside pergolas.

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