Q: What is it? A: A High Renaissance Tuscan villa that has been turned into a hotel, with ”frescoed ceilings, elaborate stuccowork and colourful terrazzo floors” and a pretty unmotivated staff. Impressive. That’s the first word that comes to mind… While driving up the hill after having passed the manned gate, you can’t but think [...]
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Q: What is it? A: Somebody put a palazzo built in the 15th century on a hilltop in Chianti furnished it with a lot of modern stuff and added a pool and an ambitious kitchen! You arrive at the villa and the first person you meet is… Dr. Evil? From a distance he may resemble [...]
Q: What is it? A: A villa in Lucca, Tuscany where you sleep and eat and get very well taken care of. It’s just one of many Tuscan villas… …but it does its job quite well, (being a villa, that is). It actually looks and feels very much like the quintessential Italian villa; a former [...]
A typical room at the Lapa Palace. For those of you who know me personally: Would you say that this is my style of room? Hehe, that’s what I thought. Again, this is not really my kind room but when it comes with a bathroom the size of a tennis court then I’m prepared to [...]
Very functional for late evening drinks and for, (you’ve already guessed it), breakfast! It’s actually quite hard to imagine that this pic was taken smack in the middle of a city with 2.8 million inhabitants. A typical small room at the York House. Rather homey, eh? The bathroom. Way more modern than expected. What it [...]