Villa Pitiana is situated 15 miles outside Florence with sweeping views over the Tuscan countryside. It is ideally placed for exploring Tuscany by car (essential) or by getting in to Florence by train from St Ellero (5 mins drive). It has lots of history and charm with high ceilings in the public rooms and is decorated in traditional Tuscan style... more

I travelled with my two small children aged 4 and 3. Stayed 7 nights from end of August. All had a brilliant time including the experience of travelling by train from Pisa Airport to our hotel. Saved a lot of money by booking the room/half board directly with the hotel and booking the flight separately. Saved a further ~ GBP200... more

Villa Pitiana is a classic hill top villa with a magnificent view on the valley. The villa and its surroundings itself has a lot potential but needs a lot of work to be able to live up to the expectations you get when you visit their website. It all comes down to proper maintenance and quality of service. From a... more

The villa is well situated to tour Florence &Tuscany. Great setting on side of hill with wonderful views over valley below. Faded elegance sums up the reception rooms, odd mixture of antiques and modern. Our room was large and simply furnished, not partcularly comfortable with dirty stained carpet. Bathroom was modern but showering usually ended up with wet floor. Staff... more

This was the first stay on our trip and what a way to start it. It is beautiful, peaceful, everything you imagine a Villa in Tuscany should be and more. We had one of their rooms at the top, with wood beam ceilings and the bathroom to die for!!. The view was the hills of Toscana. We woke up to... more

We 4 days at the main Pitiana Villa which is the converted main building (essentially a castle) of a former olive press or vineyard. We will return, hopefully every year. The experience is very slow and peaceful. Pitiana includes extensive grounds with a fairly long internal roads and walks that did not seem discovered by most guests. This includes a... more

My husband and I started our Italian honeymoon at Villa Pitiana for 3 nights. Even with our car rental's GPS, it was very hard to find. So my advice is to be better prepared with directions, unlike us! This hotel is located about 20 miles from Florence, and to get there, you must take a road with many twists and... more

Villa Pitiana was the third of four stops for our group on a custom tour from Provence to Tuscany. As the title implies, it was a welcome change of pace from our "regular" hotels. The ancient structure, with its high-ceilinged rooms, inlaid stone floors and magnificent main staircase takes you in and wraps you up in old world grace. Large... more

We were booked to stay at a hotel in Florence, but as soon as we drove in (during a heat wave), after spending nearly 2 weeks along the coast from France through Italy, we panicked from the crowds, heat and atmosphere and decided we would look at pictures of the David... We headed out of town with no idea where... more