Villasanpaolo Hotel

The Villa San Paolo Hotel is a traditional Tuscan hillside villa surrounded by olive trees, looking out towards San Gimignano, 40 kilometres from Florence. The 78 guestrooms are decorated in light colours with patterned fabrics and wood furnishings. Modern amenities include air conditioning, Internet connections, satellite television with pay movies, games consoles, direct-dial phones, minibars and safes.

Guests can work up a sweat in the hotel's fully equipped fitness room and compete on the tennis courts. Those seeking relaxation can enjoy a dip in the outdoor pool, stroll in the hotel garden and pamper themselves at the Wellness Centre, which offers a sauna, jetted tub and range of beauty treatments. The hotel restaurant Lampolla serves a wide range of traditional Tuscan dishes in a romantic setting with a terrace area boasting panoramic views. The hotel houses a souvenir shop and a library, and guests on business can make use of the hotel's conference rooms and range of audio-visual equipment. Practical amenities include complimentary parking, laundry facilities, 24-hour room service and a multilingual concierge service on hand to offer sightseeing assistance. The medieval town of San Gimignano, two kilometres from the hotel, was famed for its skyline, which boasted more than 70 towers built by rival families attempting to outdo each other. The 13 surviving towers have earned the town a place on the UNESCO World Heritage list. Sienna and Volterra are both within 35 kilometres, Pisa is 40 kilometres away and Lucca is 70 kilometres away. Florence Vespucci Airport is 45 kilometres away and takes approximately 45 minutes to reach by car.