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Reviews of Hotel Villa Villoresi

3 out of 5
Hotel Villa Villoresi
Via Carlo Ciampi, 2 - Colonnata, Sesto Fiorentino, FI

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 37 out of 122 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 39 out of 122 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 20 out of 122 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 19 out of 122 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 122 reviews" "

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Daud

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Review
Air con was making weird noises could not sleep all night. First day shower wasn’t working but they replaced it. But air con made this experience worse of all
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Matt

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Simply brilliant
This isnt just a stay at some hotel, this place is an experience of roman brilliance. Absolutely loved it.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from cris on Sep 12, 2018
Many many thanks! You are brillant too! Cristina

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
So many mosquitos, AC was loud and kept dripping water on floor so we has to tuen it off and open windows, hence the brutal mosquito attack. Could not have stayed 1 day more!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

4/10 Poor

Xavier Alberto

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not good at all
Service wasn’t good, room uncomfortable, lost of mosquitos in the room and not very clean
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

J F

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
JF from Florida
Old villa with lots of history. All furniture and decoration is authentic. So are the mosquitos. Bring your own spray as the electric vapes they provide to repel them, don't seem to work. We had a car, so the free parking was welcomed. Driving downtown and to the historic sites took 20 to 30 minutes depending on traffic.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Yav, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Enjoyed our stay
Nice to have a swimming pool to chill out by. The water was cold this time of year but I enjoyed a couple of swims. It was nice to stay here in the setting and the history of the place was very interesting. It was once a very glamorous place. The staff were friendly and helpful. Our beds were very lumpy and uncomfortable. Was a bit far out of the city and not not a lot of local restaurants and bars but easy to get out in to the countryside or after a 20 minute walk to the station it's just a short train journey into the city. There was no assistance available at the station to know which platform to use.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Jan

Liked: Cleanliness
Fallen glory
The hotel was once a beautiful estate and hotel, but now it is like a beautiful woman who has past her glory and her make up is fading, and her hem is falling down. It is no longer a four star hotel. The room, although we upgraded to one of their best, had no amenities. Poor little packets of soap and shampoo, and plastic glasses. Not even note paper or information on the area. The ancient architecture was wonderful so the visit was not a failure, but not what we were expecting either. Breakfast was minimal.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Wayne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Mark, Shropshire England.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Villa Villoresi
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at this very old villa. At the time of our stay it was very quiet at times it seemed we were the only guests so we had the beautiful swimming pool to ourselves most days. This ancient villa has been opened as a hotel and is a family run concern it has a fascinating history going back hundreds of years. It is set in large gardens with fruit trees some growing in huge pots. The owner and staff we met were very friendly and looked after us extremely well. The villa itself is situated outside Florence, it is about a 30 Euro taxi ride from the railway station or the airport. It is definitely a place I would like to visit again.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Lucy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful unique hotel with fantastic staff
Fell in love with this hotel within minutes of arriving. It is like going back in time - utterly beautiful hotel with pool and pretty grounds and the staff could not have been friendlier or more helpful. The bathroom is a little dated and the whole place a little shabby but if you want to stay somewhere totally unique and enchanting then this is the place for you!! We ate in the restaurant most nights and the food and service was superb.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

jeffrey A.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017
Dear Customer, Thank you very much for your feed-back with four stars ! We will do our best to get five ! Kind regards, For Villa Villoresi, Paola

10/10 Excellent

europe trip, italy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Authentic Italian food T bone with grilled veggies
Very unique experience Will recommend To anyone If you like historic and real tuncany Villa , it's amazing experience
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017
Response from Cristina on Jul 29, 2017
Many thanks!! Hope to see you again! Cristina Villoresi

6/10 Okay

Patricia

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
... UNIQUE
Funky spooky place. Disorganized check in, VERY challenging to find.

6/10 Okay

Tony

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Exc. service but property didn't meet expectations
The property is a huge mansion built in the 15th century and has grand proportions, but is tired and in need of restoration. Location was not easy to find. There was us and two friends of ours occupying a 2nd guest room so the place felt somewhat deserted. Our room and attached bath (shower, no tub) was clean. Service was excellent. The 4 of us were the only diners in the restaurant and they accomodated our request for dinner at 6pm (an hour earlier than their 7pm opening time). The next morning, we got up very late because of jetlag and time zone change, and had missed the breakfast time of 7 - 10. But when we got up, they told us that they had set aside breakfast for us and served it to us in the restaurant. Staff was very friendly and helpful. On balance, we gave it a low rating because we were expecting a luxurious, romantic setting (judging by their photos on their website) and were disappointed.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worth every penny
Beautiful villa

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Historic hotel, unique experience
Staying here is an unique experience. We booked a standard room, but when we saw the superior/deluxe rooms, we decided to upgrade. These rooms are amazing with incredible paintings and vintage furniture. We got the feeling of travelling back in time while staying there. The building is actually 1000 years old and there is so much history in the walls here. The front desk lady was very friendly and helpful. We also got to meet the owner, an elderly lady who stops by in the evenings. Do not expect a 5 star hotel, the breakfast was poor and the waiter reminded us a bit of Manuel from Fawlty Towers. The charge extra for the eggs at breakfast and the drinks in the bar were a bit overpriced. The hotel could need some renovation and the garden had not been watered in some while. However, if you are willing to see through the fingers in these matters, you will have a memorable and fantastic stay here.

10/10 Excellent

Raymond, Beaver pa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
a hidden Itallian treasure
this villa may be a little hard to find w/o gps but is worth the trouble once inside this 900+ year old villa is fantastic the whole facility is just beautiful. gardens could use a little tlc but are great fruit trees rose bushes the swimming pool very clean food at restaurant was also very good, breakfast could use a little help. all in all just great

8/10 Good

Robert, Dursley, Gloucestershire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Villoresi Stop off for MotoGP
We found this hotel when looking for hotels local to Mugello race circuit as all the very close hotels and b&b's were fully booked months in advance. It's a bit further out than I would of wanted from Mugello as it was 35km and 45min drive but none the less it was a great hotel steeped with history. A 12th century family house with beautiful views of tree lined hills in the background. The main hallway is something else! The main attraction was onsite parking and out of town as we were in a hire car and If damaged you get a hefty fine so nice for the car to be off the busy city centre streets like other recommend hotels in near by Firenze (aka Florence) The staff are very friendly and all spoke better English than I do Italian which always helps. I can't comment on food or drink as I didn't get to sample it with getting up early and coming home late from the MotoGP. But I only heard good things from others staying there. Rooms were fairly basic and bathroom was small but overall it was clean enough and I'm just happy to get my head down at night. The halls are very echoey so if you have noisy guests you can get woken up. The owner Christina was an absolute star! Couldn't do enough for us even when we wanted to check out at 4am! She even made us a super strong tasty espresso to keep us going before setting off.

10/10 Excellent

zanobia, florida /usa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
excellent location

8/10 Good

Lene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very special delightful experience
this hotel is a gem, a refuge, a timeboble, it was a very special experience that we would love to go back to. We enjoyed the pool, the loggia, the garden, the whole villa with its cosy corners. The dinners we can recommend, not cheap but worth it. We got a small room on groundfloor, but it was fine. Staff are very nice and helpful, english speaking. It was difficult to find from the station and no taxi was around, when we arrived with train, nobody in Sesto seems to speak english. Its easy to go to Florence, Lucca, Pisa with train from Sesto. Only thing we could recommend upgraded is breakfast, more fresh bread and fresh cheese. Its mostly plastic wrapped things. But good capuchino.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Quaint hotel - a little quirky.
Quaint & quirky hotel. Staff could not have been more helpful. Slightly out of the way and grounds at night are poorly lit which leaves you feeling a little vulnerable. The hotel lacks atmosphere & ambience. Could do with a bit of updating and renovation and some wonderful 'il divo' whilst enjoying a meal in the restaurant. Whilst I had an enjoyable stay I would not rush back there.

8/10 Good

JS, Taiwan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Experience
Historical, Clean, Hospitable, Great Food, a nice Pool, reasonable price. the only thing they need to do to be perfect is have a free shuttle to and from the local train station in Sesto.

10/10 Excellent

Charles G., Knoxville, TN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Old World Charm
A step back to a day log past! However, a good value. Beautiful facility, lovely gardens, attentive service, clean but small rooms. Dining facilities and dinner were superb. Mrs. Christina personally attends to guests needs. We will stay there again the next time we are in Florence.

2/10 Terrible

Dficher, Israel

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel needs renovation of the furniture .
I loved the idea of the Villa but this hotel needs urgent replacement/repair of the furniture and improve the breakfast, that was very poor.

8/10 Good

DBT, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
True Tuscan experience
We were blown away by the frescoes, the Tuscan gardens, the service and food. True Italian villa experience. Very classy old Italian hotel. We would definitely come back again.

4/10 Poor

Isabel, England

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel for a quiet stay away from the city
An interesting quiet location with plenty of history. Pool and garden are handy to relax. Breakfast and food were mediocre.

2/10 Terrible

Debby

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not worth the money
It was probably a nice place many years ago but it's pretty run down and not taken care of. The hotel and grounds are no where near what the pictures show or the descriptions are. The owner and staff are really nice but I would not go back and wouldn't recommend it to others.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Solo Woman

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A fantastic old palazzo in a beautiful garden.
A truly amazing place to stay, with frescoed walls, formal Italian gardens and a pool. The Contessa Cristina Villoresi had many interesting stories about her personal life and the city of Florence. The palazzo is accessible by public transportation for the truly dedicated, but it is really is much better to go by car. I wish I could have stayed longer as the atmosphere was old worldly but very relaxing. The rooms were very clean and the staff was attentive and helpful. There are long, steep flights of stairs and no apparent elevators, but staff was there to carry bagss up and down. I would highly recommend this as a unique experience in Florentine living.

10/10 Excellent

Family Faber, London, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great for families
A beautiful and personal service in a stunning family home, Cristina welcomes you with a smile and all her staff were wonderful. Our three children absolutely loved it and will remember their stay in "the castle" for years to come. Definitely recommend for people who are looking for something different!

6/10 Okay

Yann, San Francisco, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Just ok
nice change compare to hotels, but the room we got was really small, not particularly comfortable, old in a bad way. The garden and pool are nice, the staff is nice too. Wifi works in the lobby. Breakfast is basic. It's about 20mn drive from the center of Florence.

6/10 Okay

elik, Israel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
unique atmosphere
Very special place with unique atmosphere. Nice pool and sitting area However the place is a bit rundown. mattress and linen are old, very small bath room. Poor breakfast buffet .

8/10 Good

Kelvin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A Step back in time
This hotel is very impressive and Christina and her staff were very friendly and helpful. The food offered by the hotel did seem quite expensive and our room was fairly small & awkward. I found the location of the hotel a bit difficult and the local area did not have many restuarants,The swimming Pool was excellent and the overall impression of the hotel more than compensated for any downsides. I would stay there again.

10/10 Excellent

Jean, London, UK

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
3 daysin Florence
Wonderul hotel, was like going back in time. Staff helpful owner made you feel like you were part of her home. Little disappointed with room but even so a really lovely hotel. Food good

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel Villa Velloresi
If you want a stay in a hotel which used to be a fortress then this is for you! Hotel Villa Velloresi is a lovely hotel set in large grounds including an outdoor swimming pool. The hotel boasts many wall/ceiling frescos as well as a very long terrace which over looks orange, lemon and lime trees. The staff and owner were very welcoming indeed and helpful throughout our stay. Recommend this hotel to all :-)
Above the main entrance
The long terrace at the rear of the hotel overlooking the garden
The swimming pools!
Frescos

10/10 Excellent

Fiona, Maidstone

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Little Gem outside of Florence
Convenient for train to Florence, charming hotel. Would definitely go back, we stayed for 2 nights but could have stayed much longer.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
酒店风格很有意大利特色，应该比较适合度假的人群，酒店设施很老，因为很有历史，家具和陈设都是比较有风格的，晚餐的味道很好，很有家庭的味道，感觉吃的很健康，调味料不会像外面那么重。服务人员也很友好。花园很漂亮，夏天去的话还可以去泳池。但是如果从80年代到现在还没有进行设施维护和改善的话，很难会有回头客。
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

4/10 Poor

Roberto, Siena

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Bellissima location ma non ben tenuta. Personale abbastanza gentile ma con problemi di lingua italiana. Colazione sufficiente
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Manuel

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Se avessi saputo....
L'ingresso del viale non perfettamente illuminato, la moquette in camera, l'insonorizzazione inesistente sono alcuni dei problemi purtroppo della struttura. La colazione è invece molto buona
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from cris on Sep 28, 2018
grazie del suo commento, ne terremo conto!

6/10 Okay

BRICE

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

goeran

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Manuel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Très bon séjour !!
Nous avons profité de la piscine, de la très spacieuse chambre familiale et de l'accueil très agréable de Cristina... Très bon séjour.. l'hôtel devrait cependant investir dans une machine ou un traitement anti moustique (cela existe, j'en connais) car nous avons été dévoré autour de la piscine !!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

2/10 Terrible

Esmeralda

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
SI QUIERES ARRUINAR TUS VACACIONES ,VE A VILLORESI
Te dan una habitacion que no tiene nada que ver con lo que ofertan, todo muy sucio, y extremadamente antiguo ,exteriores muy abandonados, en la reserva que hicimos pagamos y nos ponia que los impuestos y tasas incluidos, error, nos cobraron un impuesto extra que se sacaron de la manga, conexion con Venecia nefasta. En fin no volveria ni cobrando.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

BOURDET

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

2/10 Terrible

Jenny

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fruktansvärt
Detta var en mardröm. Vi bodde 1 natt, två vuxna och två barn. Ingen av oss kunde sova på hela natten. Luktade urin och rök i hela vidriga huset Personalen var riktigt otrevliga, ville först inte ge tillbaka våra pass. Vi såg inga andra gäster men hörde massa hemska ljud hela natten. Sopor över allt till och med i poolen Gick ej att gå på toaletten eller duscha för att toan var så hemsk. Vill verkligen ha mina pengar tillbaka Vi åkte så fort det hade ljusnat
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Remigiusz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

4/10 Poor

Linn

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Smutsigt och sunkigt
Smutsigt och luggslitet. Frukosten ville en inte röra för att hela hotellet kändes ofräscht. Inte alls som på bilderna, på dessa ser det ut som ett mysigt familjehotell. Vi checkade ut tidigt trots att vi ej fick tillbaka pengarna för de sista nätterna.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Yvette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beau hotel, séjour magnifique
Beau séjour dans un endroit magnifique à couper le souffle. Un privilège de passer la nuit dans la chambre qui a accueilli jadis le grand Napoléon. On avait l'impression d'être dans une dans une autre époque.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Annie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Niet modern maar authetiek .
Een hele speciale villa/hotel ...de gang naar de receptie is al een bezienswaardigheid op zich.. de bedden waren goed .de badkamer kan wel een modernisering gebruiken maar alles werkte, warm water dus klagen hoeft niet . De trap naar de kamers op de boven verdieping zijn een hel ...steil , hoog en gevaarlijk met koffers ...een hele onderneming zeker niet aangeraden voor oudere of slecht te been ...en zeker niet voor mensen met rugklachten...bushalte dichtbij om naar Firenze te gaan voor 1,5 €
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018