Conti di San Bonifacio Wine Resort
Restyled rustic farmhouse
Tumbling Tuscan hills
This restored stone farmhouse sits in the middle of gorgeously green lands under the Tuscan sun. Conti di San Bonifacio is a working farm and wine estate where tables display wines straight from the vineyards for guests to taste and all of the space has a designer finish. It’s a rustic retreat that will feel like your own rural outpost – hire all five rooms and pretend you live on your own winery (one with magnificent views from every angle).
Facilities
Chambres
Seven, including three suites.
Checkout
11am but flexible. Earliest check-in, 3.30pm.
Plus de détails
Rates include Continental breakfast.
Also
On Thursday evenings in the summer, the hotel hosts live cooking and cinema nights; guests can sit at the bar to watch the chef at work before settling in for a classic piece of Italian cinema (with English subtitles).
Accès internet gratuit
Blanchisserie
Restaurant sur place
Service d’étage
At the Hotel
Free WiFi throughout, outdoor pool, CD/DVD and book library. In rooms: flatscreen TV, DVD player, Tiziano Terenzi bath products.
Our Favourite Rooms
We love the Conti di San Bonifacio Suite for one simple reason – it’s huge. Three of the walls have windows, there’s a huge four-poster bed delicately draped in muslin and a huge bath in the huge bathroom. For lots of natural light in a smaller space, pick a Junior Suite. Room 3, a Hill Top Terrace Deluxe has plenty of windows and a freestanding claw-foot bath tub in the black-, gold- and silver-speckled bathroom. Olive Grove Junior Suites 4 and 5 both open directly onto the garden.
Packing Tips
Your sommelier’s nose for sampling the wine; some chic linens you won’t mind getting a bit dirty in the Tuscan countryside.
Also
Dogs are welcome in all rooms except the Courtyard Club.
Enfants
Extra beds are €50 a night; cots are €30. Babysitting with a local nanny can be provided with 24 hours’ notice. The restaurant has a children’s menu.
Galerie
Food & Drink
Top Table
All of the tables have views out to the pool and vineyards through the arched windows; in summer, gather around the large wooden table outside on the veranda to enjoy them even more.
Code vestimentaire
There’s no need to dress up for dinner – this rustic retreat will feel like home.
Hotel Restaurant
Chef Elisa Barsotti creates classic Italian dishes – osso buco, wild boar alla cacciatora and tortelli Maremmani (a Tuscan dish with ricotta and spinach) – using organic ingredients. Food is presented in Mondrian-esque arrangements, or are scattered about the plate like a Miró painting; they're amost too pretty to eat, but you'll find it hard to resist. The candlelit tables are dressed with crisp white linens and stemware, and you might be seated on a Bauhaus chair from the Twenties. Your hosts will take any dietary requirements into account when considering the daily menus – and requests are welcome. Breakfast and lunch are served in the Tree Lounge Bar.
Hotel Bar
The cosy Wine Library bar sits between the hotel's living rooms, and it lives up to its moniker with an impressive selection of vintages. Alternatively, head to the Vineyard Bar for cocktails made with fresh ingredients and timeless Tuscan views.
Last Orders
Breakfast in the Tree Lounge Bar is served from 8.30am to 10.30am; lunch is from noon to 6pm. Dinner in the restaurant in served until 9pm. The bar is open from 11am to midnight.
Planes
The nearest airport is in Pisa, 100km from the hotel.
Trains
Grosseto is the closest train station, 25km away. Trenitalia trains will connect you to the rest of the country (www.trenitalia.com).
Automobiles
The hotel is around 25 minutes from Grosseto. The drive from Florence should take around two hours; plan for three hours from Rome. There’s free parking.
Worth Getting Out of Bed For
You’ll be staying at a wine residence, so indulge in some of the super Tuscan wines served on site; the hotel holds wine-tasting events and can arrange a trip to Montalcino, which is famed for its Brunello wine. They’ll also teach you how to make traditional Tuscan food with a cookery class. Castiglione della Pescaia beach is around half an hour from the villa. Bicycles are available for hire from the hotel – set off on a tour of the hilly countryside (or do it on horseback). The hotel can also help to organise boat trips, sailing lessons and diving. Fishing trips sail from Piombino, a 40-minute drive away. The nearest golf course is Punta Ala Golf Club, but it’s members only at weekends. The hotel has a guide on hand to take you on personal tours of cities including Florence, Pisa and Siena.
Earn or Redeem Points with World of Hyatt
This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .
