Hotel Le Volpaie - Castel San Gimignano, San Gimignano

Le Volpaie is perfectly located between Florence and Siena so great base to explore Tuscany. Beautiful hotel, grounds and surroundings. Breakfast was vast, varied and extremely scrumptious with great coffee. The owners tried their best however their day help, Carmine was not at all friendly and in fact made asking any questions about the area near impossible, he was so grumpy. If you can tolerate that sourness on your holiday, good place to go!

First visit to Toscana. We stayed in Castell Sangimignano, small village, no shop, no church, one restaurant, in Hotel Le Volpaie. Very nice hosts, plenty and good breakfast, room clean, small, no window (only in the front door), very nice pool. All together a very nice and/but quiet stay.

Breakfasts, both content and service were excellent.

We had an unforgettable stay at La Volpaie. The owners are really friendly and the breakfasts are amazing. The hotel is situated just a few kilometres from Volterra, San Gimignano and Siena. Since Castel San Gimignano is a small village, I suggest you to have dinner at restaurant "Il Calandrino" in Colle Val d'Elsa (great Italian food, not too expensive).

The Hotel Le Volpaie is a gem! Great location to drive around Tuscany, beautiful, clean rooms, the best breakfast we received in our 16 days in Italy. Anna and Luca were the most gracious of hosts, making everyone feel very welcome and special. Don't miss going to the pizza restaurant "Il Monte", great food, good price and great people. We will definetely come back to Le Volpaie, and will recommed this great hotel to all our friends and family. Thank you Le Volpaie for such wonderful memories!

This hotel was truly the best hotel we stayed at in Italy.It has great reviews on your site and it lived up to its reputation.The room was very spacious and very clean.The breakfasts were truly outstanding more like a buffet in a grand hotel.The only small negative about this place would be location as it is situated on a busy road which becomes noisy early in the morning.We had a room on the side of the road but I suppose that if you had an inside room it would be more quiet.Castel San Gimignano is a very small village and you must drive to a restaurant at night as there is just one restaurant within walking distance.This restaurant is very good but expensive.Despite these inconveniences I would highly recommend this hotel.

Excellent service, attentive staff, extremely clean rooms. The breakfast was the best BY FAR that we had during our 2 weeks in Italy. Owners and staff extremely helpful, made recommendations for dinner close by. Hotel grounds are very beautiful and the pool is clean and well maintained. The only caution to travellers would be that they MUST have a car to stay here! Located in Castel San Gimingnano, about 20 minutes from San Gimignano. Well situated between Volterra, San Gimignano, Siena and other surrounding towns & cities. I would definitely stay at le Volpaie my next visit to the San Gimingnano area!

Pleasant hotel very close to a busy road.

Very quiet hotel very good breakfast good restaurants arrounding !

We had a lovely stay at La Volpaie - as described by previous reviewers the breakfasts were amazing - wonderful selection with everything from smoked salmon, sliced courgettes and various cheeses and cold meats to fresh fruit, cereal and cakes and pastries. Downsides were proximity of the room/balcony to the road and a very bouncy bed. All-in-all though a great place to stay and I would certainly recommend it to friends visiting the area.

Very good

Great hotel and staff. very friendly and helpful. breakfast was great for price. close to many interesting sites. the hotel welcoming kit has many good suggested itineraries for day trips around the area. will need car. will be happy to return again.

Excellent breakfast. Nice hotel, good surroundings. Correct welcome.

A bit modest, and in unattractive setting. It has an excellent breakfast and is within a 10 min drive of a superb restaurant.

VERY RURAL LOCATION. HOWEVER, CONVENIENT TO SURROUNDING TOWNS WITH LESS THAN AN HOUR DRIVE. sAN GIMIGNANO 15 MIN. SIENA 45 MIN. VOLTERRA 15 MIN. PISA 1 HOUR, LUCCA 45 MIN. COLL VAL D,ELSA 20 MIN. ONLY 1 RESTAURANT WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE TRE ARCHES GOOD. MUGNANO IS A 10 MIN. DRIVE GOOD TO VERY GOOD. FACILITIES VERY GOOD, AND BEST BREAKFAST OF ALL ON OUR VISIT TO ITALY.

Stayed here twice now and enjoyed our stay again. Paided a little extra for a room with a balcony this time which was nice and worth the little extra. Great breakfast again. Staff very friendly. Easy to find. Would recommend.

Excellent

This was our second visit to Le Volpaie and it exceeded our expectations. The breakfast is the best we have ever had at any continental hotel. I think the hotel caters for all ages and nationalities and this year we found it easier to communicate as one of the employees spoke very good English.

Really enjoyed our stay here. Nice pool to relax by. Fantastic breakfast. Very nice interior. Road could be a little noisy with bikes but was not a problem. As in the country area quite at night. Air conditioning very good. One down side no lift so had to haul heavy bags up staircase. we plan to stay there next time we visit the area. Recommended.

This is a little gem of a hotel! Welcoming, immaculately clean, with friendly and attentive staff who also respect your privacy, and an amazing breakfast! We stayed there a week in May 08 and we would not go back to Tuscany without staying in Le Volpaie again. The clientele is from different nationalities, and many come on others' recommendation and keep coming back. The woman who owns the hotel is a delightful lady who bakes every night for her guests the next morning. The French receptionist Thomas is very helpful and will recommend some lovely restaurants in the area on request. We had a very satisfactory if simple room with a balcony overlooking the side garden. For a little extra, you can have a beautiful room on the second floor with a balcony overlooking the hills.

The hotel is very nice. Contemporary setting and furniture, it is located a few quiet kilometers from the tourists in San Gimignano. The pool is very private. The hotel owner and hostess could not have been nicer. Even the dog is cute. Breakfast was excellent. Great value if you want to get away from the crowds in San Gimignano. Highly recommended.

This hotel is perfect for us. Our daughter (7 yrs old) was happy with the swimming pool and mini gym. Best breakfast of all with homemade cakes everymorning. NOT a standard Italian breakfast!! but with some local specialities. We enjoyed staying there. We saw one of the staff cleaning the chair and table at the terrace. It is better with own transport. You can ask for further info at the reception desk on the places to visit. We drove to Pisa, Ivorno and other places too. One evening we enjoyed our red wine at the terrace. Come and explore the Toscana view with this hotel.

It is a very nice, quiet and well-managed little Hote. Breakfast is delicious and offered in a very pleasant and confortable place.

Ein sehr gut geführtes Hotel mit herzlichen Ansprechpartner. Perfektes Fruhstücksbüffet! Lohnt sich hinzufahren!

We had a suite with a terrasse and enjoyed it! The personnel was very welcoming and we were specially pleased with the personnal attention offered by the personnel and the great quality of the breakfast buffet!

It would be helpful if you had actually written that the hotel wasn't in San Gimignano itself, but in the region of. It was very difficult to stay here without a car, but we enjoyed our stay nonetheless.

Owner / employees very friendly Excellent rich breakfast - buffet

This hotel was the perfect solution for us to visit Tuscany by car. It is located in a small town, more or less in the country so parking was easy, and we woke up to the sound of roosters crowing (beautiful!) It is centrally located and a perfect home base to do day trips to places such as Siena, San Gimignano, Volterra, etc. The man at the desk was a little gruff and not so friendly when we arrived, but I think it was more due to the misunderstandings that happen when they speak no English and we speak no Italian. The ladies that worked in the breakfast room and about the hotel however were great! They were friendly, cheerful and helpful and spoke perfect English. The breakfast here was the best we found anywhere in Italy. It included assorted sliced meats and cheeses, smoked salmon, bocconcini and tomatos, assorted breads and rolls (they even had loaves of whole grain bread and not just that awful white stuff that is so prevelant in Italy) yogurts, fruit, and assorted sweet pastries. Of course, coffee, tea, hot chocolate etc was brought as soon as you arrived. We certainly didn't starve here! All in all, it was a perfect choice for us and we would definitely go back if ever in that area again. Thanks, Le Volpaie!

We travelled around Tuscany and this was a very suitable location between Volterra and San Gimignano. We experienced a very welcoming staff and an unforgettable breakfast!!

An excellent hotel with very friendly and efficient service. Sarah and Anna made you feel very welcome and the breakfasts were everything we had been led to believe they would be.Lots of fresh ingredients and plenty of choice with fantastic home made cakes.We would recommend this hotel to anyone who appreciates a bit of peace and quiet in quality surroundings.

Ottima accoglienza, camera eccellente, pulita, curata nei dettagli, con panorama splendido

This hotel is a hidden gem - 'hidden' since it's 11 miles from the nearest town, San Gimignano, and so a car is a necessity. You can not travel to San Gimig by public transport from this hotel. Customer service is fantastic - you are made to feel as if you are the only guests in the hotel ... and the breakfast is superb. Family owned and Anna clearly has amazingly high standards. My partner and I stayed 2 nights, and we really didn't want to leave. The hotel is in a very peaceful tranquil setting and it really is the place to relax. HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Nice and quiet hotel, very good breakfast. Car needed to visit San Gimignano but well located between Volterra and San Gimignano. I recommand restaurant "La Mandragola " in San G, and " al sacco fiorentino" in Volterra.

Excellent base for touring. Beautiful hotel and extremely pleasant and friendly staff. Only criticism is having to travel for evening meals. There is one restaurant in walking distance but you need transport for any choice. Good parking and wonderfully quiet with vineyards all around the town some in easy walking distance.

Anna and sarah were just soo warm, we loved the warmth and the personal attention.the breakfast was super. great hotel in every aspect. the only recommendation is to hire a car as soon as you touch poggybonsi, as taxi's are very expensive and buses almost do'nt exist. will recommend to all and will stay again with them again.

The breakfast is excellent! The reception girl is very kind and warmhearted to help us in every aspect. It is quite easy to get to San Gimignano or Siena within half an hour's driving distance. I personally recommend a nice restaurant close to the hotel named Tre Archi where we had our dinner every night during the stay in Castel San Gimignano.

Very nice family led hotel, outstanding the home made, fresh breakfast and the quiet location. would come again.

We had a wonderful time and loved the little balcony off of our room. The breakfasts were superb!

Beautiful area. Rooms were clean and spacious but not decorated as expected. Hotel staff spoke little english but was very nice. Breakfast was acceptable but not over the top. View from terrace in room was spectacular.

Hotel Le Volpaie is an excelent place for anyone with their own transportation who want to stay in the Tuscany area. Swimming area was very nice, would be great for people traveling together. The breakfast was outstanding, the best we had in our 2 weeks in Italy.

Situado en nuestra opinión en la zona más bonita de la Toscana, a unos 12 Km. de S. Gimignano y de Volterra (¡Qué pueblos tan preciosos!). Las habitaciones sencillas pero limpísimas. Las de La Capellina parecían superiores a las del edificio principal. Hotel familiar dirigido por un matrimonio encantador y además ella habla español. El desayuno espléndido, se ve en ello en cariño que le ponen a las cosas. Volveremos sin duda algún día.

Great small hotel off the beaten path. Owners (staff)very kind and helpful. Definitely need a car as it is located in the Tuscan countryside. Great 3 star restaurant a 3 minute walk away. If we ever get back to Tuscany, we will definitely stay here again.

This hotel was a true reward; nice and quiet, it's located in a very nice area, just a short drive away from San Gimignano, Volterra etc. Also, we found it very rewarding, that near by there is a winery with extensive vineyards, criss-crossed with idyllic roads, most suitable for short biking trips, so refreshing after a days trip by car. Or you can just take a dip in the rather large swimming pool. The staff is very friendly and cooperative. In the evening sit back on the porch, take in the surroundings while sipping some red wine ... and come back the next year!

A very nice hotel, very Italian (the way we imagine it!), nice and VERY clean swimming pool, breakfast is beyond words! Also the location is good (close to St Gimignano, Volterra ans not far from Siena and wine routes... All in all money very well spent!

Accueil réduit au stricte minimum. Aucun effor t de langue. Par contre petit déjeuner copieux sous forme de buffet très varié avec des spécialités régionales. Prix de la chambre élevé par rapport au confort.

Hotel Le Volpaie is a charming hotel in Castel San Gimignano, Italy. Castel San Gimignano (not to be confused with San Gimignano) is a a lovely, small village located between Florence and Siena and about 15 km from the larger San Giimignano. The owners Lucas and Anna were very kind and helpful. Lucas offered maps of places to visit and suggestions for places to eat. The breakfast at Hotel Le Volpaie has to be among the best in Italy. Our room had a nice balcony and view of the Tuscany country side. We were touring on a motorcycle and the hotel has a garage where we could park in the evening. We visited for three days and I wish we could have stayed longer.

During our 3 month tour of Italy, Hotel Le Volpaie ranks at the top of our favorites. Amazing buffet breakfast...best we had anywhere. Loved the pool. Good location with lots to see and do in surrounding hill towns.

Return visit to this hotel. Very friendly again. No restaurant in hotel but Tre Archi in the village is excellent and good value.

Really nice familial hotel,great care to details,lovely atmosphere, great breakfast! To recommend

Excellent place to use as base for Tuscany area. I would stay there again if I have the opportunity.

Eccellente servizio e cordialità degli impiegati. Ottima la colazione con una varietà di cibo raramente riscontrata. Consigliato!!

Nice little Hotel, you get an excellent breakfast

Excellent breakfast, clean but rather functional room, view across countryside includes new houses in the foreground.

The staff and family were very friendly. The receptionist spoke excellent English. The breakfast was the best Continental we have ever had with personal service of fresh fruit and a nicely boiled egg. Staying here was an absolute pleasure.

A great place to stay for a visit to Tuscany. A car is advised to get to the hotel, as it has a limited bus route and is quite a few kilometres away from the nearest tourist attractions. Excellent rooms and service, with the best breakfast you're ever likely to have. Great amenities include pool (very cold), gymn, lounge area and free use of bicycles!

Exceptionally clean, exceptional breakfast and very friendly, the hotel met all expectations. We would not hesitate to return or recommend it to friends.

Lovely clean hotel with nice pool and excellent breakfast. Rooms were good with individual air conditioning. The only downside was being next to a main road with building work starting at 7.30 each day.

Wnderfully hospitable owners and a most welcoming small hotel. A perfect spot for exploring the locality but one would not want to be without transport. Clean and comfortable rooms, an attractive swimming pool in pretty surroundings, and exceptional breakfasts. Evening meals provided no problem as good local eating places were recommeded by the hotel.Thoroughly to be recommended

This hotel is excellent value for the money; although it is near the road and not sitting far back in some dreamlike Tuscan setting, you quickly adjust to the situation. Breakfast is fantastic, the best we had in our 26 day tour of Italy! Large selection of foods and breads; a fresh fruit salad, freshly brewed coffee of your choice (make mine, cafe latte!!) and a freshly boiled egg appear at your table once you appear at your table, all brought to you with a smile by the owners. They are wonderfully nice and incredibly helpful when asked for information on the area. There is no restaurant for lunch and supper at the hotel, but being Italy the restaurants are never far away! The rooms with the best views are on the upper level and are not air conditioned but have a great balconey and sweeping view of the countryside; the air conditioned rooms have a small balconey and are closer to the road with no view to speak of. Noise is not an issue once the air-conditioner is in use and the door closed. The on-site swimming pool is lovely and something to look forward to after a day of visiting in the warm (hot) tuscan sun. This 6 day stay was delightful in every way.

My husband and I stayed here for 3 nights from 6th June 2005. We thought the hotel was excellent, very clean throughout. The breakfasts were excellent value for money. We would definitely recommend this hotel.

A small hotel, family run, with very pleasant personal service. No restaurant, but superb local food in village a short walk away. Shame it is beside quite a busy road, but the rooms with balcony looking over the fields are quiet. Breakfast one of the best I've had in Italy. Full marks for a great stay.

It is a very good hotel and a very good locality

A very good hotel in a quiet location surrounded by typical Tuscan countryside. Very welcoming owners and friendly staff. Excellent breakfasts in lovely sunny breakfast room. Good pool area with terrace and gardens. No restaurant in the hotel but the 'Tre Archi' restaurant in the village was very good with charming Engish speaking host and menus in English if desired. Would definitely stay again. Highly recommended.

This is a very friendly hotel, well situated as a base for touring by car around the Siena, Florence areas.

Noise from other rooms was disturbing. Did not have toilet paper after returning in the afternoon to the room. Not even spare. I twisted my ankle outside the hotel on the second day of stay and did not get any help at all with my luggage on my way out. (There are plenty of stairs)

Lovely hotel in a quiet country neighborhood. Extremely clean & modern appearance, about 10 years old. Fabulous breakfast buffet- so much food! Meats, cheeses, breads, pastries, salads, tomatoes, eggs, fruits, juices, biggest breakfast we had anywhere! Could be too far out if you don't have a car, about 8 miles from San Gimignano, within a mile or two of several restaurants. Definitely would stay here again & recommend it highly. Beautiful pool, good air conditioning, friendly staff.

Nice pool and specially, breakfast was superb! I will certainly come back and have a longer stay in this excellent hotel.

Very friendly and extremly helpful hosts