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Villa il Poggiale

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69 Via Empolese
San Casciano val di Pesa, Italy
39-055-828-311

COST: $$


A Renaissance house with 24 guest rooms and the ambience of an informal country house. Guests carry their own front-door keys and serve themselves drinks at cocktail hour in the drawing room.

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From Travel + Leisure, Sep 2004

“Until 2003, Villa il Poggiale was the private residence of the Vitta design family; 10 miles from Florence, it still has the atmosphere of a much-loved villa (these days, family friend Caterina Piccolomini is in charge). A bright green lawn fringed with Tuscan cypresses surrounds an arched loggia; the 24 rooms—19th-century frescoes, wood-beamed ceilings—are equally grand. The villa is intended for anyone who values authenticity over luxury: there's no elevator, and reception has limited hours. At night, guests let themselves...” MORE>>

–Valerie Waterhouse, “25 Best New Hotels in Italy”

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