Fontelunga Hotel & Villas

This beautiful Tuscan hills getaway brings the charm and appeal of feeling like being at home with superior service and care from the entire team. Fontelunga is a hidden gem tucked away with unforgettable vista views. From the minute we arrived where Paulo escorted us to the patio for lunch and drinks to being cared for all 3 days and nights by Ericka, and Martina. The rooms were very nice, we had a villa our friends had a 3rd floor room both were great. The morning coffee americanos and pasties with the sun coming up was breathtaking - the pool/hot tub was a daily routine and the honesty bar was a nice touch giving you the comfort of helping yourself. This is centrally located for the Tuscan region easy to get to wineries - All in, top notch place to stay

We spent 5 nights in the wonderful Villa Galletto, which belongs to the Fontelunga Collection (Fontelunga Hotel, Borgo69 Hotel, Scannagallo Villas). Villa Galletto is located in a very quiet and secluded location on a large property together with Villa Gallo and Villa Scannagallo, but only 5 minutes drive from Borgo69 Hotel. There the check-in for the villa takes place. Also the supervision and cleaning is done from the Borgo69. This means that there is always a point of contact, which we found very positive. The Borgo69 has a good, modern restaurant where we ate several times. The Villa and the surrounding area were designed and furnished with a lot of flair, style and attention to detail. Villa Galletto shares a pool with Villa Gallo. We were fortunate that the other villa was not booked during our stay so we had the pool and garden to ourselves. The villas are far enough apart that privacy is guaranteed. The Villa Galletto is advertised with 55m2 size. We were initially concerned if this was too small. We found the villa to be much larger than 55m2, thanks to the well thought-out and stylish architecture, high ceilings, clever room layout including storage spaces and closets. We liked the villa for their bright rooms (in Tuscany often difficult to find in hotels), the small sitting area with morning sun, the winter garden with fireplace and especially the beautifully designed outdoor area with pool and garden. Two local cats visited us daily in front of our villa, very sweet. Everything was thought of in the villa. A rack to hang up bathing suits, table and chairs in the outdoor area, sun loungers, wool blanket for colder evenings, microwave, hair dryer, outdoor grill and charcoal, washing machine, dishwasher, espresso machine, plenty of dishes and cutlery etc. Negative points? Yes, there are, but for us not very disturbing. The villa was a bit outdated and could use some renovation. The sliding door of the winter garden is stuck, the wood of the doors is partly rotten and some shower tiles in the bathroom are a bit gray. But the villa was very clean and well maintained. We found the price-performance ratio for the villa to be very good. If you want a super modern villa/room, you are in Borgo69. However, the prices there are also much higher and you have no private pool and garden. We had a major insect/mosquito problem in the bedroom at the beginning. With an insect spray, the problem was solved. The last section to the villa leads over an unpaved road, not quite ideal. On the other hand, the car can be parked directly in front of the villa. People looking for a quiet and secluded villa with large grounds, pool, independence and good value for money, Scannagallo Villas are perfect. We felt very comfortable and would book Villa Galletto again.

My wife and I absolutely loved our 5 nights at the hotel and would highly recommend it but it may not suit everyone. In my opinion it’s actually a ‘up market’ B&B as there isn’t a restaurant on site and the staff are around from morning to evening time. That actually in my opinion made the place as it encourages guests to mingle and as a result we had a terrific time with fellow guests especially the large group of Australians who were there at the same time. The breakfasts are excellent with freshly cooked produce and a daily home made cake. At night there is an honesty bar and a range of nibbles left for guests as well as ample fruit and the remaining cake from breakfast. The staff are absolutely superb and Philip the owner a smashing chap. Up the hill at Borgo 69 Philips other enterprise is a great tapas style restaurant and bar which on Mondays has a ‘pizza night’ which is clearly a hit with the locals. The pool area is great and outdoor seating and dining areas are excellent. The hotel is superbly located for visiting the main tourist sites.

We had the most wonderful stay here for the last two weeks of August - Fontelunga was everything we wanted from our holiday in Tuscany. The villa itself is superb, our room was perfect, and the outside/pool area is brilliant and almost too relaxing! Fontelunga is also in a great location and we found it to be a good base from which we could explore all that Tuscany has to offer when we felt like getting off our sun loungers. All the team are lovely and made us feel incredibly welcome immediately - even got a complimentary bottle of Prosecco for one of our birthdays on the first morning. Make sure you join everyone for the weekly dinner party held at the villa and make full use of the honesty bar that is so thoughtfully laid out for guests every evening too. We agreed as soon as we got back to London that we'd really found a true home away from home at Fontelunga - Paolo, Philip and all of their team really have created a very special place there so you absolutely have to go and check it out - we'll be back ASAP!!

Arriving from Florence we were greeted by the owner Paulo the owner. He pressed for us to drop our bags then whisked us off to a beautiful outdoor patio with a gorgeous vista. He served us wine and provincial Italian lunch. What a way to start our trip!! That style of service never stopped making our stay truly memorable! Perhaps one of the most enjoyable amenity is the “On your honor” bar. Anytime of day you can help yourself to a full bar then put a tick mark next to your room name. It was extraordinary!! Breakfast was another favorite moment as my cafe Americano was superb. Picture to follow!! I highly recommend Hotel Fontelunga!!!

This Borgo is perfect! We had the most amazing time in Tuscany staying at this hotel. The townhouse style villa was the perfect fit for our family of 5 with kids ages 13, 11, 7. We travelled with another family who took the townhouse villa next to us. It was a fabulous way to travel with another family. We were beside each other with lots of hangout areas inside and outside the townhouse but not on top of each other. The pool is gorgeous. The staff are so helpful. The restaurant is incredible! We cannot say enough. We highly recommend.

We really enjoyed our stay villa Fontalunga. The rooms had great views, lovely garden surrounds and pool was great after a hot day out sightseeing. Food very nice and if there on Wednesday we recommend the Dinner. Paolo & Phillip friendly!!