Castelletto di Montebenichi

UNBELIEVABLE hospitality and lodging! Our host was extra helpful, the apartment clean, beautiful, well stocked kitchen & bath, updated yet decorated for the time period. Property and area gorgeous. Great location. Only set back was very hard mattress. Welcome basket so appreciated. Having laundry facility ++. No food available without a drive. Would come back in a heartbeat! A++ (tight drive into hilltop town fyi)

We stayed four nights in the wonderful Castelletto di Montebenichi. These hilltop apartments are definitely off the beaten track. If you are looking for convenience of restaurants and shopping, look elsewhere. However, if you are looking for quiet, fantastic views and a taste of slower pace, this might be a place for you. Marco has lovingly refurbished and updated four apartments in the small village (30 year-round residents) first established in the 13th century. Our kitchen was furnished with everything we need to make full meals, the living room is spacious and the bed comfortable. Best of all, however, is the pool and garden area. With so few guests we had the large pool overlooking the Tuscan countryside all to ourselves. We had originally scheduled daily sightseeing trips, but after experiencing the magic of the garden and pool ambiance, we decided to spend two of our days lounging around the pool, imagining having our own Italian villa.

We recently stayed four wonderful nights here during a visit to Tuscany for a wedding. It was a privilege to stay in a 12th century castle, which has been lovingly maintained by the owner Marco and his son. They were very friendly and hospitable hosts and provided a welcome basket of goodies and a bottle of wine! Marcello even gave us a bowl of freshly picked figs from a tree in their lovely gardens. Our apartment was lovely, clean and comfortable and had everything we needed. It was very quiet and overlooked the gorgeous countryside. We enjoyed walking through the gardens and relaxing by the pool, and having the excellent laundry facilities onsite near the pool area was an added bonus! There's also a restaurant just a short stroll away from the apartments serving traditional cuisine, which was very convenient, we dined there two nights during our stay. We highly recommend staying here for a unique and memorable experience.

Our stay at Castelletto di Montebenichi was amazing and in the heart of the Tuscan countryside. Beautiful views, fabulous owner, and a rich history. You will find that Castello di Montebenichi is conveniently located to explore all the tourist towns of the wine region. The owner provided every amenity you could think of and had excellent restaurant recommendations! Our eleven days stay felt more like home than away and we would highly recommend this property to anyone wanting a true relaxing Tuscan experience away from the crowds!

We had a fantastic stay here in the Tuscan countryside, the only problem is that we didn’t stay long enough. The apartment was extremely clean, the grounds were immaculate, and the silence was golden- hard to explain. We felt like we were at our new Tuscan country house after Day 2. It was actually quite sad to leave, and we hope to return one day. We will tell our friends about this place- we can’t thank Marco and Marcello enough.

A beautiful castle from the 12th century. The owner is a very pleasant and communicative person. beautiful and clean apartments, welcome basket, secured parking, dogs allowed. near the city of Siena. the owner has a list of the best restaurants in the area, which means a lot. the swimming pool and surroundings of the castle are arranged on a level. coming again 100%

Lovely but quite basic split level apartment - quite dark apartment but the gardens are a short stroll away and beautiful with a fabulous view. Marco and his son and all surrounding residents very hospitable and we got a tour of his renovation of the castle which was phenomenal.||Restaurant not open in village yet so quite remote.

Amazing place. The silence, the views, the facilities (immaculate). You will end up not wanting to leave. Marco and Marcello are great hosts, neighbour Lucia makes fantastic food, never had such tasty zucchini before (from her garden). I will be back to try the nearby Osteria, then eat more of Lucia's food, visit nearby towns and walk lots more in the forest and olive groves and of course stay at the enchanting Castelletto!