Tuscany, Italy

Chapter Chianti

Price per night from$334.72

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Prices have been converted from the hotel’s local currency (EUR294.00), via openexchangerates.org, using today’s exchange rate.

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Style

Tuscan plot twist

Setting

Chianti Classico country

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Chapter Chianti is quite the page-turner. Its sprawling 500-square-metre spa lays the foundations for a holiday narrative that is pure relaxation, with plot devices that include steam rooms, swimming pools and, of course, fine Tuscan wines. Visually, playful artworks and sleek contemporary interiors juxtapose storied stonework and timeless views of Tuscany’s Valdarno valley, while the restaurant’s flame-grilled cuts put on something of a show themselves.  
 
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Facilities

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Need to know

Rooms

83, including 19 suites.

Check–Out

11am, and check-in is at 3pm. Both are flexible, on request and subject to availability.

More details

Rates include buffet and à la carte breakfast options.

Also

Two of Chapter Chianti’s double rooms have widened doorways and support rails in the bathrooms. All other public areas are accessible.

Hotel closed

Chapter Chianti is closed in February and March.

At the hotel

Free WiFi throughout. In rooms: 55-inch smart TV, air-conditioning, coffee-and tea-making kit, minibar, bathrobes, slippers and organic La Bruket bath products.

Our favourite rooms

Rooms at Chapter Chianti come in many different flavours, but all rock the same contemporary sheen, thanks to a bleeding-edge design by architect Tristan du Plessis which incorporates gleaming Tuscan marble, warm wooden floors and wall art by renowned ‘doodle poet’ Shira Barzilay (aka Koketit). We love the Loft Rooms for their exposed beam ceilings — call dibs on the one with the patio for added outdoor space and rolling valley views.

Poolside

The outdoor pool is a literal work of art, sporting an eye-catching underwater mosaic that’s framed by tiled terraces, meringue-shaped pagoda parasols and panoramic Valdarno valley views.

Spa

The FARM Social spa is designed more as a communal space than traditional spa, with 500 square metres of saunas, steam rooms, hammams and hydrotherapy pools arranged in an open-plan layout that encourages shared use. There are also three private treatment rooms, if you’d rather something more secluded.

Packing tips

An Italian phrasebook goes a long way towards helping conjure up lunch in remote Tuscan hamlets, as well as expanding your vineyard vino-tasting vocab beyond 'bellissimo' and 'delicioso'.

Also

If the hills beyond the hotel look a little too challenging for your liking, fear not: the hotel’s state-of-the-art gym is fully kitted out with treadmills, as well as free weights, cardiovascular equipment and more. There’s an outdoor padel court, too.

Pet‐friendly

Dogs are welcome in all rooms for €25 a night (each); they're welcome in all the hotel's communal areas, too. See more pet-friendly hotels in Tuscany.

Children

All ages are welcome. The Two- and Three-Bedroom Suites are set up nicely for families and there's a separate kids' pool.

Sustainability efforts

Chapter Chianti has been sensitively integrated into an existing Tuscan borgo, carefully layering locally sourced timber and travertine into original stone walls and agricultural buildings. Meat-and-wine-leaning dishes in the restaurants use produce from surrounding markets, butchers and vineyards, as well as the hotel’s own kitchen garden. Energy is conserved via the use of motion-sensing LED lights.

Food and Drink

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Top Table

If you’re not dining out on the terrace with those widescreen Valdarno valley views, you’re probably not doing it right.

Dress Code

None, but floaty fabrics pair well with balmy Tuscan zephyrs. Lean in with bold and provocative prints that capture the Chapter Chianti spirit.

Hotel restaurant

Italian speakers will get the measure of Osso from its name — meaning ‘bone’ — alone. Yes, it’s all about the meat here, where your selection from a veritable butcher’s shop window of choice cuts is first seared on a huge grill, then served up alongside perfectly paired Tuscan and Chianti wines. An eye-catching mural by artist Koketit adorns the ceiling inside, but you’ll find the real drama out on the panoramic terrace, with valley and vineyard views that stretch as far as the eye can see. Hey Güey, the popular taqueria and cocktail joint from sister hotel Chapter Roma, is also set to arrive here in 2027. 

Hotel bar

The Parasole Pool Bar is your go-to when the sun-drenched terrace demands you cool off with a cocktail or ice tea. Similarly sultry in smart moss greens and polished brass, the main bar serves up cocktails, Mediterranean snacks and more from sunrise to sunset, with regular live music and DJ slots. 

Last orders

Breakfast is served 7–11am and dinner from 7.30pm–10.30pm. The main bar stays open until 10pm.

Room service

Available during normal breakfast and dinner hours.

Location

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Address
Chapter Chianti
Borgo di Fontebussi
Cavriglia (AR)
52022
Italy

Chapter Chianti lies deep in Italy’s celebrated wine region, in a hilltop hamlet halfway between Florence and Siena, amid picture-book landscapes of rolling Tuscan hills and remote medieval villages.

Planes

Florence Airport lies around an hour north of the hotel. Private transfers can be arranged on request from €315 each way.

Trains

The nearest train station is at San Giovanni Valdarno on the main Florence-Rome line, a 20-minute drive from Chapter Chianti.

Automobiles

You’ll want your own set of wheels if you plan to cruise the scenic Chiantigiana wine route between Florence and Siena — or even just to explore the quintessential Tuscan countryside that envelopes Chapter Chianti. Vehicles are available to rent at the airport and there’s free private parking at the hotel.

Worth getting out of bed for

Country pursuits abound at Chapter Chianti, where you might find yourself harvesting and pressing olives for their oil one day, hacking through vineyards on horseback the next and truffle-hunting with local experts the day after that. If you sense a pattern emerging, that’s because you’re in one of the world’s food-and-wine capitals, where fine dining (and drinking) are considered basics. Cookery classes with the hotel’s resident chef demonstrate that mastering the knack of a perfect stone-baked pizza and Tuscan wild boar ragu are essential life skills.


Beyond the hotel’s little hamlet, the whimsical Parco d'arte Bum Bum Gà — a spiritual cousin of Chapter Chianti — merges nature with attention-grabbing sculptures and art installations. The fairytale medieval villages of Castello di Albola and Castello di Meleto (and their wine estates) are just a grape’s throw from the hotel; and the Chiantigiana, a scenic route that winds through the Tuscan countryside for more than 70 kilometres between Florence and Siena, is well worth the day trip. 

Local restaurants

A five-minute drive from the hotel, L’Altroieri is an upscale local osteria serving contemporary but unfussy Tuscan cuisine alongside a cellarful of vintages from hyper-local winemaking artisans. Try the chef’s seasonal five-course tasting menu or go rogue with individual plates of beef tartare, buttery sage linguini and creamy fig-leaf gelato. A little further north in the tiny village of Cavriglia, Osteria dei Trenta's tiled terrace and aged stone walls create an atmospheric and lively setting for the region’s classics and, yes, more fine wines. 

Local bars

Nearby Cavriglia is about as lively as the nightlife gets out here in the country, with a light smattering of old-school bar-tabacs, gelaterias and coffee bars that stay open till late. Clancy’s Irish Pub, just off the road that runs south from Chapter Chianti, is also worth a look if you fancy swapping Chianti’s ruby-reds for a pint of the black stuff.

Reviews

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By Mr & Mrs Smith

Every hotel featured is visited personally by members of our team, given the Smith seal of approval, and then anonymously reviewed. As soon as our reviewers have returned from this surprising mini-resort in Chianti country and unpacked their clinking quarry of olive oil and wine bottles, a full account of their veni vidi vino vacay will be with you. In the meantime, to whet your wanderlust, here's a quick peek inside Chapter Chianti in Tuscany… 

You could be forgiven for thinking that Chapter Chianti, set in a pocket-sized hilltop hamlet deep in Chianti country, is just another trad Tuscan estate. Its exterior, all artfully rustic brickwork, storybook stone arches and footworn terracotta tiles would certainly suggest so.  

But — and here comes the plot twist — step inside and you’ll discover a full-bodied modern makeover inspired by the daring quirkiness of Chapter Roma, the hotel’s beloved older sibling. Interior design guru Tristan du Plessis has taken a novel approach, adding clean, contemporary lines and a hotch-potch of textures and tones: lighting by Marset and DCW éditions, furniture custom-made by local artisans and silk-smooth marble surfaces that gleam, from spa and restaurantto rooms. But it’s the kittenish artworks from Koketit that are the real cat’s miaow here, doodled on walls, ceilings and (most notably) spanning the entire pool floor. 

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