Our opinion
The Borgo San Felice is highly recommended for a charming ambience and high levels of service and comfort.
Hotel description
The Borgo San Felice occupies almost the entire hamlet of San Felice on a slight hill north-east of Siena in Chianti country. Owned by the San Felice wine makers, the hamlet was converted almost house by house into an hotel about ten years ago and is now a beautiful Relais & Châteaux hotel, in fact one of the most appealing hotels in Tuscany and one which corresponds to the characteristics of charm, character and quality we pride ourselves on. Surrounded by vineyards and gently rolling hills, the turrets of Siena can be seen in the distance against the setting sun. The houses occupied by the Hotel Borgo San Felice surround the old village square and church and all have been carefully renovated and furnished to a very high standard. Pots of flowers adorn paths, lemon trees stand on terraces, lawns are carefully maintained. The Borgo San Felice has a total of 46 rooms located in different houses and decorated in slightly different styles, some being quite modern. There is a spacious, very comfortable lounge and bar, an excellent restaurant charmingly decorated open every day serving creative dishes covering demands for a lighter lunch to a more robust dinner. The restaurant serves excellent regional specialities such as pigeon and truffles in season. The swimming pool is surrounded by a sun terrace, there are two tennis courts and a wine shop selling the San Felice wine, seventeen different kinds in all of white, red and vin santo. We recommend the Borgo San Felice most strongly.
Location
San Felice, near Castelnuevo Berardenga
Annual opening
22 April to 16 November 2013.
Closest airport
Pisa, Florence and Bologna
Room types
Number of rooms: 46
Room Type A: Standard double or twin room. Bath or shower and wc, Air-conditioning, Satellite television, Safe, Telephone, Mini-bar.
Room Type B: Deluxe double or twin room. Bath or shower and wc, Air-conditioning, Satellite television, Safe, Telephone, Mini-bar.
Room Type C: Junior suite. Bath or shower and wc, Air-conditioning, Satellite television, Safe, Telephone, Mini-bar.
Room Type D: Suite. Bath or shower and wc, Air-conditioning, Satellite television, Safe, Telephone, Mini-bar.
Room Type S: Single room. Bath or shower and wc, Air-conditioning, Satellite television, Safe, Telephone, Mini-bar.
Hotel facilities and services
Swimming pool (open Apr to Sep), Bar service at the pool, Tennis courts, Bicycles, Gym, Health centre with wine therapy, Wine shop, Working vineyards and wine tasting, Parking, Room service.
Out and aboutnearby/local interest
Chianti Classico wine route, Tuscan hill villages, Siena (market on Wednesdays) and Florence, Arezzo and Perugia for a day excursion, Montalcino and Montepulciano wine villages.
Sports nearby
Walking, Cycling, Riding.
Other information
About 20 minutes' drive north east of Siena.