Villa la Malva

The staff at the hotel are all great and helpful. The food/drinks at the restaurant are very overpriced as the hotel know there is no where else within walking distance. The AC in the room was also very weak so the room was pretty warm, even at night.

If you are looking for a cozy place to stay in Tuscany this is THE place. The characteristically Italian hotel and restaurant with its amazing views and pool can not be recommended enough. We felt super welcomed by everyone and could just relax and enjoy our stay. The hospitality, the food, the location, the room everything was perfect for us. Also, you have to try the Bistecca (photo) in the restaurant it was to die for!

NO CAR do not book this hotel. We arrived on the train from Florence and were stranded at the train station . It is all up hill 3 miles was too far to walk . The hotel and staff are lovely, this is truly a hotel for locals. It was very stressful trying to figure out transportation. I was in tears the owner told me if we wanted transportation to stay at a 4 or 5 star hotel . It is a beautiful property, they are truly doing themselves are disservice not offering transportation.

Wonderful view, great food when we were able to eat there because dinner time is not consistent, the room is cute but needs updating and bathroom hot water pressure is not as good. People was very nice but hard to be found sometimes. Hotel grounds very unsafe and slippery.

What made me smile Peaceful surrounding Owners wife was so pleasantly helpful Beautiful view which was most enjoyable. Friendly staff Great pool Good size room Good size bathroom Comfortable bed. What made me sad The mosquitoes eat you alive. My wife was bitten more than 40 times. We heavily sprayed with mosquito repellent which made no difference as they kept coming and biting. The property is on a very steep slope so not suitable for physically challenged people. Parking was on either side of a very steep sloping drive. I burnt rubber trying to get up the slope, after that we parked in a nearby village (5 minutes walk away) The drive is crumbling with the steel reinforcing visible and in some cases the steel reinforcing ends. Many non guests use the hotel car park Food expensive so half the time we ate in tourist towns which had cheaper and better food I was led into buying a T bone by the very charming Italian ,owner on the first night with dinner costing EU116. No kettle in rooms so I asked for one and the owner wife kindly organised one. No fridge in rooms Breakfast basic but good quality. TV the size of a desk top computer screen Old Shower bath with only hand held shower Bath drains slowly so have to stand in shower sludge. The type of bathroom I used many times 30 years ago in Italy. Aircon does not work. Several others complained and each got a different excuse. No block out curtains. The drive to the hotel was along very winding roads some being 1, 1 1/2 and 2 lanes that took 2 lane traffic. Check your bill as we found one overcharge plus one item we did not order. This was quickly fixed after we pointed these errors out to management.