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*attention all women* An older member of staff at the hotel approached me at the pool and was flirtatious and at times very inappropriate with his comments. He propositioned that he come to my room at 11pm, after his shift, and have a wine with me. Despite saying no and telling him I have a boyfriend, I received a knock at my door at 11:05pm. Assuming it was him, I proceeded to stay quiet in hopes he would leave. Despite my efforts, he followed his knocking with an attempt to gain access to my room with what I can only imagine was a back up set of keys. As soon as I heard the jangle of the keys and the moving of the door handle, I got up and held my weight against the door and yelled out. Once I spoke, he left. Being in an isolated building, set far back from the main reception, I felt isolated, scared and in danger and felt the need to push my chest of drawers against the door in order to feel safe enough to shut my eyes and try to sleep. The owner of the hotel attempted to sweep the issue under the rug, eventually giving me a full refund and driving me to the station - however the damage was already done. If you are a female travelling alone - be wary before booking.

Outstanding 5 days cooking and having a great time with Sylvia Baracchi and the fabulous staff at Il Falconiere, the Michelin restaurant has a wonderful variety of tasting menus with a service team that is knowledgeable and friendly. The cooking glasses are fun with Sylvia, Fabrizzio and Richard each sharing their expertise and unique personality. Everyone makes you fell like you are part of their family.

Four years ago, after breaking my ankle while on vacation in Palermo, I happened upon Villa Baldelli for an overnight stay while touring Tuscany. My ankle was inspected by an orthopedic surgeon in Naples who felt it would heal on its own with just an air-boot for support. I continued my trip arriving at Villa Baldelli for an overnight stay, two weeks after my accident. The pain and swelling was continuous and I had bruised some ribs and strained muscles in my back as well. I had asked Francesca if she could arrange for a massage for my back and the next day and I was introduced to Rosanna. At first, Rosanna inspected my areas of complaint and soon began to massage the area around my ankle. I wasn’t expecting this as the ankle had an active broken fibula and pressing around the area was very painful. With eyes bright with compassion, Rosanna said through my translator that she was going to relieve the swelling in my ankle which would help to reduce the pain. With tears in my eyes, I followed her lead and much to my amazement, she was right. For the first time in weeks I was in less pain, allowing me to sleep better and move around with much less discomfort My wife and I had only planned to stay at Villa Baldelli for a night or two, but decided to stay for a week so that Rosanna could provide further massages. Plus the charming location, beautiful grounds with a pool that I could move around in and Francesca’s suggestions on things to do in the area made this an easy decision. Rosanna’s healing touch gave me great relief after each massage, allowing me to continue on our vacation for the remaining 4 weeks as planned. I ended up needing surgery to repair the broken fibula and found a great Orthopedic surgeon in Innsbruck to perform the procedure. After telling him of my journey he stated that the therapy received by Rosanna was very important. With all of this said above, what is missing is emotion I felt after having Rosanna care for me during such a challenging period. We communicated as best we could, but she communicated best with her eyes. Rosanna looked at me in such a way that I knew that she’d take the best care of me possible, and she did. I was beginning to worry that my broken ankle would spell the end of my very active life. She replaced my despair with hope, her compassion was shown through her eyes and her healing touch. I could not have found a better guardian angel… We had such good memories of our stay at Villa Baldelli we planned to return two years later but the pandemic hit and dashed our plans. We finally returned to Villa Baldelli in May of 2022. Francesca remembered me from our stay in 2018 and said that Rosanna was still giving massages. I immediately asked to schedule an appoin**ent with Rosanna, not so much because I needed one but rather because I wanted to see her again and tell her the rest of my story and to let her know just how important a role she played in my full recovery. It was a wonderful reunion!

The grounds are beautiful and the staff was incredibly accommodating. Staying here really made the area one of the top destinations on our trip. We did the wine tasting offered by the hotel in their cellar and that was a great experience. We enjoyed all of the wines and the sommelier was excellent and very knowledgeable. Would definitely love to come back one day.

The San Luca is obviously a popular hotel in Cortona and for a reason. Built into the hillside, it is right at the start of the town’s main walking street and basically all its rooms offer amazing views, including the lower situated rooms. The rooms are simple but elegant and the bed sheets are really great quality. The breakfast room also has great views as well as a good variety, including many savoury items. The only area where the place could improve is the reception where especially the younger staff lacks some hospitality skills. They should definitely explain the unusual set up of the hotel as the reception is the first level and the one below is the second, then the third. Given that this is Tuscany, the San Luca is not a cheap hotel but for a gym with a view, it might very well be worth the splash.