Villa Olmi Firenze

The room was spacious with drawers, cupboards and seating. The furniture is period and very nice though probably ought to be protected from damage, it's a privilege to be in such ornate rooms. The lawn and pool have adequate sunbeds so no unnecessary bed grabbing.

I absolutely loved the quiet location, gardens, pool, friendly staff, history, and uniqueness of the property -- it was a great place to relax as a couple and a quick drive into Florence. The housekeeping was amazing and constantly kept our room spotless. Lastly, I loved the bathtub and cafe table in the room to relax and have tea.

I wanted a hotel close to Florence but also with grounds and a pool. Both were excellent. I hadn't planned on eating at the hotel every evening but the food, ambience and service were excellent. For those that fear having to save a bed by the pool every day, fear not, there are ample. The local buses into town are frequent but a 10 min walk away and don't adhere to forecast times, I didn't find it a problem, part of the experience of being in Italy. The hotel operates a shuttle but not always at the times I needed.

The location is further from the city centre but its precisely why we picked this hotel as we wanted to spend time as a family within the hotel premises. The hotel is situation within a large compound with beautiful olive trees and little gardens all around which was perfect for my 1 year old son to run around in. The villa was impeccably clean although the room facilities were rather dated. The staff was always friendly and breakfast was served in a beautiful glass house every morning overlooking a small garden and pool. They also had a shuttle service to the city centre which was great for us although it was payable at EUR 2.50 per way per person. We went in November and the frequency was reduced so it was a bit inconvenient but we made do with the timetable and managed fine. We could also order in food using Deliveroo which was great since we couldn't dine out for dinner given the sleep schedule of our son.

The hotel was once apon a time a grand villa privately owned and so now and I would say expanded into a lovely hotel sitting within beautiful mature gardens with some magnificent trees which must be ancient. The hotel has a feeling of opulence and grace which makes it a very relaxing environment. The rooms are great, swimming pool good, bar etc all good. Staff also extremely helpful and very friendly. You feel like a roman senator walking through your own villa grounds when taking a stroll through the grounds.