restaurant review #440 – Agrivilla i Pini is a vegan hotel/farmhouse accomodation in Tuscany, Italy. We were here for 5 nights in June 2023, and really enjoyed our stay!
The setting is absolutely stunning: a renovated farm house, a salt water pool, surrounded by olive trees, their own vegan organic vineyard and a veganic veg garden. With a view at the towers of San Gimignano.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served on the covered terrace, with a stunning view at the towers of San Gimignano. (there’s also an inside dining room, but we could sit outside every time). Staff were very friendly and helpful.
Breakfast and dinner are included in the room prices (check prices here ; I’m not including them in this post, sicne it depends greatly on the type of room and the period you’re staying).
Here are some pics from breakast. No buffet, which I do find a pity, but we were served a selection of different nice things on a plate.
Here are some impressions from dinner, menus included:
They also offer some lunch options on offer, or desserts like sorbets in the afternoon:
All things considered, it was very expenisve.
Of course this is a touristic hotspot, just next to the historical city of San Gimignano. But it was wáy more expensive than sister-hotel La Vimea up north where we stayed prior to coming here, where the food was much more refined and the hotel offered better comfort. For prices – depending on the type of room: see their website.
For example regarding the room: there are no real ‘curtains’ to block out the light, so that means it’s very bright from very early AM (so bring your own eye covers, if you, like me need darkness to sleep!). The shower curtain could not stop the water from spreading across the bathroom floor, and there was already mold forming. The chairs on the terrace are simple bistrot chairs even without cushions, which are really uncomfortable.
Those are just some things that would make the stay even better.
Some pics from in and around the hotel:
All in all: we really had a great time: relaxing in and around the pool, taking a walk in the vineyard, had a guided tour by the owner around the property, did dome sightseeing and biking in the area.
The surrounding area was also very quiet, although it might seem that may change in the future. When we were there there were road construction works nearby for a new road around San Gimignano. Hopefully that won’t affect them!
About accessibility: I don’t think there’s an accessible room. Steps/stairs on several places on the property.
In sum: stunning location, lovely relaxed holiday, but expensive.
Agrivilla i Pini
Località Santa Margherita, 37,
53037 San Gimignano SI,
Italy
website: https://www.ipinitoscana.com/
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