Find hotels near Rocca di Radicofani, Radicofani from SAR 184

"Set in the heart of Val D’Orcia this presented a great base to visit the surrounding villages, Radicofani being the closest but within easy reach of other towns and the various hot springs like Bagni San Fillipo and others. Our apartment was well laid out and clean, providing all we needed, the bed was comfortable, and the Wi-Fi worked well. The only issue we had was with the TV which was rapidly resolved. We were too busy to try the pool and the weather had taken a downturn but it did look nice. We bought their wine and Olive oil, hubby enjoyed the wine, and our son chose the locally grown, pressed and bottled Olive oil and said it was excellent. It was a shame we did everything by WhatsApp though as we never go to meet our host who was dealing with a family issue, or anyone in the main house. But the communications with Tina were excellent especially her recommendations regarding shopping in Radicofani, a lovely village with none of the usual tourist crowds, lovely little restaurants and free parking which is so rare these days. It reminded me of the 60‘s when your local shops greeting you like a friend and everything you bought was prepared or sliced to your requirements. The porchetta, cakes and bread from Pane e Companatico were delicious, I can’t recommend Rossi the Butchers enough and our meal in La Bottega del Chiu was excellent. All in all, we really enjoyed our stay and found Radicofani to be quite a gem as were many of the surrounding towns and the scenery – wow!"

"Podere Oliveto is in a spectacular, remote and peaceful location with amazing views. Five stars for that. Unfortunately the rest of our comments are rather negative. First off, to check in you have to find an agency in a village about 5km away, which was inconvenient after a long drive although the agent herself was charming. The house is attractive on the outside but dated inside. On arrival we were met with an overpowering sickly smell, caused by incense sticks which we had to remove. It took a day or so for the smell to go. The gas cooker also gave off a strong smell of gas, which again took a day or so to disappear. The beds are very hard and the bedding was inadequate for the cool weather (mid-September). We found duvets in a wooden chest but no covers for them. There is an ironing board but no iron, there were no swimming towels and the lighting throughout is inadequate except for the kitchen. For the most part the kitchen is well equipped, although one ring of the gas cooker doesn’t work. Rather too many of the owner’s personal belongings, including a wheelchair, were left in the house. It felt as though the owner had just moved out for a week without really thinking about visitors’ expectations. A shame, because the house has huge potential, but the furnishing needs a lot of attention to bring it up to a good standard."

"Cute self contained accommodation on the Via Francigena. "

"Beautiful home and location. Silvano is excellent host."