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After staying here during our honeymoon in 2005, my wife and I came back for a three night stay celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary in mid July. We booked a deluxe room at the front of the hotel and on arrival were shown to what appeared to be the only one with a. balcony. The view was as stunning as we remembered and a bottle of Prosecco while sitting gazing out over the tuscan countryside helped get our stay off to a good start. The room was spacious and comfortable and equipped with everything we needed. Being on the first floor, it was easy to reach and actually at ground level if you used the door at the restaurant end of the building; handy for loading and unloading suitcases. Breakfast was served buffet style with a choice of sitting inside our outside and there was a good choice of food. As often in Italy, the choice of hot food was poor but more than compensated for by the more continental items! Just one criticism; there was no self service tea or coffee available and we had to approach a member of staff to order. A rather unusual way of doing this and, at times, a little frustrating as there seemed to be too few staff on duty to cope comfortably. We ate in the restaurant on two of our three evenings and both the food and service were excellent. Staff generally were extremely friendly and helpful and were happy to let me converse in Italian - even when, for them, it might have been easier to do so in English! La Palagina had changed a little since our visit 20 years ago; it was busier and seemed to cater more for families so it was livelier, with quite a few (well behaved) children present. We thoroughly enjoyed our return and would recommend it as a great base for exploring the Chianti region or simply relaxing in beautiful surroundings.

Driving up the long driveway through the line of cypress trees looking at the view of the grape vineyards and olive groves gave me all the "Tuscan feels". After watching "Under the Tuscan Sun" many, many times I had a vision in my head of what Tuscany would look like, this Villa and grounds did not disappoint. Our room was on the third floor. If you are not a fan of stairs, you might want to request a first floor room. The villa was so authentic with it's decor, stone floors and stairs. They had a lovely library with plenty of books and the most lovely chandelier. The trip down to the breakfast area was lovely. The smell of the lobby was delicious! The restaurant view was AMAZING! We had breakfast every morning. The staff was wonderful, especially the barista..so very nice. The buffet was good, yet the same everyday. We had dinner most nights at the restaurant as well. Menu was limited and food was average but the view was wonderful. The evening staff was very nice, especially Sofia. The olive oil made on site was extremely delicious. We had several bottles shipped back home and enjoy it daily. The peace felt at this villa was absolutely mesmerizing.

The garden/surroundings: Palagina La Dimora offers absolutely stunning views of the valley and the wine/olive fields! The view is breathtaking and we loved relaxing in the lounge sofas, drinking wine and looking out over the valley and the mountains in the far distance. Palagina is also surrounded by a beautiful garden with fountains + 2 pools. The rooms: We booked a superior room and unfortunately the room was a disappointment (room 10). On the website there were pictures of very romantic-looking rooms and it’s described as a room with “elegant furniture” - however the room that we were allocated did not look anything like the pictures and the furniture was very basic. For example; the chair next to the bed had a big old stain which made it look dirty. The pictures on the website shows a newly renovated bathroom, however there were some cracks in the walls, paint falling off from the radiator and some black mold in the corner of the shower - which could easily be fixed! Palagina has since changed some pictures in their website. We have also been back for a second time and at that point we were allocated a LOVELY room!! (room 33) Make sure to have dinner out on the vine field - it will be an unforgettable memory!! Although we were a bit disappointed with the room during our first stay the overall experience was fantastic!

Beautiful setting, good food , but not good enough to justify indifferent ,bordering on rude , service which spoiled lunch on a lovely day. Despite being half empty , greeted by a miserable young woman , failed to bring any cheese to table with pasta , (I had to go into kitchen to get some ) , had to ask for bill several times . It felt like they were doing us a huge favour despite us ordering copiously from the menu as we were keen to sample various different wines and dishes, but their surliness managed to dampen our good mood. Food was good but not excellent for this region

We just had our wedding at Palagina La Dimora and it was such a dream! When we arrived, we were completely taken aback. It was so beautiful and the pictures don’t do it justice. They were very accommodating from start to finish. And their wine, olive oil, and food was the best I had during our entire trip in Italy. I can’t wait to visit again!

We came to Tuscany to celebrate a friends birthday. They rented the Villa attached to the Hotel and we stayed in the main Hotel. We hoped for a traditional Tuscan property and we were not disappointed. The Hotel must be described as Rustic, the decor and style of the whole place is in keeping with its history and we valued that. I can understand that if you come with different expectations you may be disappointed but we loved the quirky layout of the room, and the slightly run down walls. It all added to our experience. The bed was comfortable, the bathroom completely fine and we had lots of space. The views are absolutely fantastic, vines and olive trees for as far as you can see, and the peace and quiet was prefect for us. The breakfast was not the best I have ever had but it was perfectly adequate, the fresh peaches were the best I have ever had. The coffee good (though it was a wait often as you have to line up to be served). Most of the time fine, but when a coach party all ate together it was tiresome. Our friend arranged a birthday dinner in the Vineyard and it was amazing, nice food and good service in a very special location. The staff were all very nice and helpful. Would love to return one day. It was a memorable experience.