Fattoria di Maiano

Our room was massive and beautiful with an unbelievable view. We stayed in Terraza. Staff was friendly, pool was incredible. Very relaxing stay, highly recommend. AC in room was better than most we’ve had in Italy. Mattresses were a bit uncomfortable. Great place to stay with children. It’s a bit of a trip if you intend to do a lot in the city. 20-30 minute taxi, about $30-$45 each way. But there’s two restaurants a short walk up the road that were good and the food on property is also great.

We went here for a day tour of the farm. It was big enough that you can easily spend a day exploring the animal farms, the olive orchards, the little lake and riding ponies. Highly recommended for families with small kids.

Beautiful place that we were so lucky to stay! We spent a night in the tower and enjoyed spending a day exploring the property, having a big lunch at the restaurant, and feeding the animals. The people are so kind and helpful and the views can't be beat.

REVIEW OF RESTUARANT Eat at restaurant for Sunday lunch. V Stressful. Parking in muddy field with stones and boulders in the grass. "Take a number" queuing and ordering system. Someone in your group will have to order while someone else tries to hold a table. Queue is at the front door - impatient manager and staff get frustrated with customers standing at the doorway. Ordered mixed grill - got a different number to take to a different place to collect food. Wrong starters brought to table. Staff confused and stressed. Food ok - but not cheap given plastic plates and chaotic organization. Mess of a place - 100% not a relaxing Sunday lunch - would never ever go back.

Wonderful Agroturismo experience, beautiful setting in a farm famous for its olive oil, views are like the quintessential Tuscan painting -including from the pool.

We came only for traveling in the park with our 2 years daughter and we enjoyed it very much. I recommend to take some snakes and wine with you and plan picnic is the park.

What a beautiful quiet setting away from the hustle and bustle of the city. I almost cried when I saw the view from the restaurant overlooking such classic Tuscan scenery. This spot was very kid friendly. We saw a few class trips full of kids and there were daily farm activities to involve them in from donkey grooming to botanical garden walks. We had the kids in the pool all day. We had a beautiful updated standard room with a private patio that we loved. Very comfortable beds. Good food and espresso. Awesome olive oil and tour! The staff were so so accommodating hosting our Italian relatives for dinner one night that they were technically closed and also helping my parents to switch rooms mid stay. Top notch view, olive oil and scenery!

The place is absolutely beautiful and the view is amazing. The staff is very friendly and the breakfast that is included in the price when you book a room is good, simple but good and only products from their own garden. The rooms are clean and the beds are good, the only real downside for us was that the rooms are quite noisy and you can hear the folks in the room above or next to you pretty good. Our room was located next to the hallway that gave access to the pool, that causes quite some noise from the door. Overall would definitely recommend, especially if you love the outside and nature. The pool is great and it’s a great place to go with children if you want them to see nature.

We had a group dinner in a private dinning area in the villa. I met the owners daughter, who is the mgr. She is very sweet and knowledgeable. I didn't get to see this property in the daylight but, its a 300 acre farm and vineyard with a restaurant We had pork medallions with veggies, red wine, fresh bread w/olive oil [all of which was homegrown] I had to buy some of their biscotti and cooking olive oil to bring back to the States Highly recommend

This place is definitely lovely to visit! The food, however, is hit or miss. I think we enjoyed most of there pasta and vegetable items, but the chicken was way over cooked. My mother-in-law even thought they might have reheated it.

Part of the family vacation was to tour Florence and that's how we ended up coming here. They have a farm, an olive oil and wine factory and a restaurant on property. We were lucky enough to be given a tour by the owner's son, Tomasso who was handsome enough to make teenage girls that were there swoon. They have acres of land with olive trees and grape vines. They have donkeys. It's so green, pretty and peaceful. Tomasso told us how they make their olive oil here. They press the olives once giving the oil a green color - extra virgin. The pressed olives are then fed to animals or some other olive oil producers buy the discarded olives to make more olive oil. They take pride in what they make here. We had dinner at the restaurant. The ingredients were fresh since they came from the farm outside. We had bruschetta. We were also given focaccia that we rubbed fresh garlic on and dipped in olive oil - the flavor was intense! Can't get any better than this. We had wine and chicken cacciatore - the sauce was superb and the chicken was juicy and tender.

If you're tired of churches, museums, and the crowds in Florence, this oasis on the Fiesole hills, a 20-30' taxi ride from the Duomo, is the place! The gigantic grounds were consolidated in the 19th century by an English gentleman, Sir Giovanni Temple Leader. Peaceful views over the city. It has a hotel with restaurant, a playground for children (lots of class outings during the school year), an animal farm, an olive farm with olive oil mill. Mainly for walkers, as what is to see doesn't take long to admire, especially when it's scorching hot. Very nice staff at reception.