My One Hotel Radda  

The location is ideal for a holiday in the Chianti region. It is half way between Siena and Florence on a hilltop surrounded by tuscan views. It is close enough to Radda so you don't have to eat at the hotel restaurant which is not at all special. The architecture is very nice both on the inside and on the outside. Although it is clearly a modern building they kept the traditional stone exterior and the terra- cota tiles and wooden ceiling for the interior. The furniture was also very nice made out of real wood no substitutes and in a original authentic style.

On the downside the breakfast was one of the worst me and my wife ever experienced. In a such a gourmet region like Tuscany one would expect much more then: a single type of ham (the most ordinary supermarket type), a single type of salami (also very poor quality in region renowned for it's salamis), very bad onlet (the bottled or eggs type which we found strange in the countryside hotel), no vegetables whatsoever, some fruits, some mozzarella (but without any cherry tomatoes or basil or olive oil it was also tasteless). Also the service for the breakfast was unlike the service for the hotel. Everyday there were tables which were not cleaned in time so you had to stand and wait for someone to clean them in order to be seated, there were either plates, or glasses or forks there were missing so you also had to wait for them to be refilled.

We liked everything about it! Every morning the receptionist Andreas was a great help. He patiently answered all our queries about where to go and how to get there. He was more than analytical in his directions. We will definitely stay there if we are lucky enough to go to Chianti region again!

Wow. What an amazing hotel! Design, room, food, free happy hour, view, pool, spa. The hotel is designed so beautifully: lobby is equipped with large comfortable sofas and free internet desktop (and free wifi). Garden next by is also amazing. The bar in between them offers lots of finger food for free when you buy a drink between 1800 to 2100. The room is very comfortable: amazing view to the lake, Spa shower equipped with Radio. Breakfast is good with lovely breakfast room.

Some of the staff aren't the nicest. For example: There was a problem with the sewer, outside the hotel (by the restaurant downstairs). This generated an incredibly bad smell, almost unbearable in the room. The staff at the reception (a russian woman which I don't remember her name) insisted to come and smell for her self. Once she understood the atrocity she agreed we moved, but offered probably the worst room in the hotel. After we moved, we noticed this was a flowing phenomenon, thus asked to return to our original room (All happened within an hour). Instead of apologizing for this entire event, she made us guarantee to her we won't ask to move again, as if we broke her trouble- free night shift.

Staff was excellent, hotel was really beautiful, and centrally located for day trips around Tuscany.

The staff were very accommodating when we arrived and helpfully explained aspects of our package and made arrangements for all our restaurant, spa and wine tasting requirements. We stayed at Radda for 4 nights of our honeymoon and it was the perfect place to relax and feel pampered and our room was very spacious, feeling more like a suite. the spa and well being centre were fantastic and we were pleasantly surprised by the prices in the restaurant and bar. As we chose to eat at the hotel some nights to avoid having to drive into Radda town, it was great that the hotel restaurant wasn't overpriced and nice that the menu changed daily. Special thanks go to Andrea on reception and Chiara in the restaurant for making us feel so welcome. We could easily have stayed another week! Will definitely recommend...

The only thing I can think of was that we didn't have a view of the countryside from our room, but you can't have it all!

beautiful location and facilities of hotel and rooms

Relaxing,quiet,well located,panoramic landscape, large parking lot, friendly staff, large and cosy apartments, pool and spa, affordable prices. In the middle of real Tuscany ( North Tuscany) with all possibilities of hanging around ( only by car) between Siena and Firenze, Arezzo and Montalcino, etc.

Same things offered at breakfast without any single variations. Otherwise correct but rather frustrating if you stay over 2-3 days. Dinner menu consists of just few options that once served are not exactly what Tuscany truly can offer.... Wine tasting great but again that is no wonder as it is Toscana after all !

My family and I stayed at the hotel for 5 days. We enjoyed our stay very much. It is very clean, the stuff is polite and helps as much as possible. There is a swimming pool which was graet for the kids. Breakfast was excellent. The view was wonderful. I will give this hotel 10 points out of 10.

The brekfast

Excellent rooms and location

The food was pricey.

The staff at the front desk were extremely helpful. The hotel was very clean in all areas. Very enjoyable!

Our first room (I believe was 222) was very cramped and uncomfortable, After we relocated, it was much better. There were many empty pots around the property and I felt if they had been planted with flowers it would have enhanced your beautiful hotel so much. We enjoyed our stay.

This hotel has a wonderfully relaxing atmosphere and the staff were absolutely superb. We were particularly impressed by the night manageress who was good at English and who was a huge help to us during our stay. The hotel is situated at the top of a mountain with virtually uninterrupted 360 degree views of Tuscan countryside. On many occasions I found myself in awe of my surroundings. It was a fantastic venue from which we were able to commute to the Mugello round of Moto GP. We will return.

Like any holiday hotel, there are the inevitable noisy party goers turning up in the early hours of the morning.