We arrived at this Tuscan villa from the Florence airport after fumbling about with our GPS for over an hour. Entering the address given by the hotel to the GPS unit led us to a nearby town called Incisa, not Meleto. Once we finally arrived, we were met by a receptionist that did not speak English - only Italian and... More

The location is superb! Open your window in a sunny morning and you get the view from the whole valley! One does see the energy plant down the road, but not from the room, so, the beauty of the rest kind of obliterates the rest. The hotel itself is very nice, as I understood, an old farm house. It is... More

I have been to Villa Barberino 8 times and am planing a 9 th return this September . In my opinion the villa is my ideal getaway. It has everything I need. Peace, quite, wonderful food, excellent service and a great wait staff. Tiziana, the owner is always warm and gracious and does her utmost to make sure that all... More

as you arrive in the local village one is charmed by what appears to be a not particularly new nuclear power station. on arrival, the office was closed and we were welcomed nicely by the chef who prepared a pleasant lunch. when the young lady from the office turned up we were shown to the apartment we had booked with... More

We had three nights here during a self-drive holiday around Northern Italy. Initially we didn't program our GPS correctly (coming from Siena) and it took us to the wrong Meleto (about 30 minutes drive to the south) where there is a very beautiful castle on a hill and a tempting looking wine cellar. I add this detail because from this... More

We stayed in the villa for a week and had a lovely time. It is ideally situated if you want to travel around Tuscany. Florence and Sienna are approximately 40 km away from the villa. The place itself has been beautifully restored and having a nap under the olive trees by the pool was a real delight. However, we did... More

During our two week stay in Italy we chose to stay here for four nights. Knowing that not all accommodations in Italy come with air conditioning, we chose Villa Barberino as it specifically advertised an air conditioned room. The first night we discovered that the AC didn't in fact work, and as it was very warm, we tried to make... More

This was one of our favourite spots on our honeymoon three years ago so it was a must for us to come back and relive the moments. This hotel is great when the sun is out, there is a lovely pool, amazing gardens and if you are lucky like we were back then, thousands of fireflies if you walk down... More

Whilst it has been 5 years since our stay here we continue to talk of this very charming hotel/location. Based on our previous happy experience we intend to return there again this year. It is a little off the beaten track (and quite challenging to find at night) but the room, together with the lovely surrounds and the wonderful greeting... More