Need help with Tuscany accommodations for parents!
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Need help with Tuscany accommodations for parents!
Hi,
I am in the process of planning a surprise trip for my parents 25th wedding anniversary (they are 55 and 62, and in good health). The trip is a total of 10 days in April, 5 of which will be spent in the Tuscany area. They will be spending a few days in Rome, heading to Tuscany, spending 2 days in Florence, then the last day in Venice (as they fly out of there). I have hired a private tour guide to take them around Tuscany for 2 days out of their stay. I booked a reservation at Villa Armena (http://www.villaarmena.com/en/13/homepage.aspx), which is an absolutely beautiful accommodation, with rave reviews; however, two of the tour guides I consulted suggested staying in Siena or in another hilltown, as they say Villa Armena is too remote. In either situation, my parents will have a rental car, so they will be able to get around outside of when they are with the private tour guide.
Can someone provide a recommendation on whether they think staying outside of a hilltown is too limiting? None of the hotels in Siena look as nice as Villa Armena (and the other hotels I've booked for them in Rome, Florence, and Venice). I want to make sure they are staying in a nice place and didn't think staying in a more remote location was a big deal (since they will have a car... and this type of accommodation - I looked into MANY similar places - always seems to get great reviews), but if anyone has experience, please let me know!
Thank you!!
I am in the process of planning a surprise trip for my parents 25th wedding anniversary (they are 55 and 62, and in good health). The trip is a total of 10 days in April, 5 of which will be spent in the Tuscany area. They will be spending a few days in Rome, heading to Tuscany, spending 2 days in Florence, then the last day in Venice (as they fly out of there). I have hired a private tour guide to take them around Tuscany for 2 days out of their stay. I booked a reservation at Villa Armena (http://www.villaarmena.com/en/13/homepage.aspx), which is an absolutely beautiful accommodation, with rave reviews; however, two of the tour guides I consulted suggested staying in Siena or in another hilltown, as they say Villa Armena is too remote. In either situation, my parents will have a rental car, so they will be able to get around outside of when they are with the private tour guide.
Can someone provide a recommendation on whether they think staying outside of a hilltown is too limiting? None of the hotels in Siena look as nice as Villa Armena (and the other hotels I've booked for them in Rome, Florence, and Venice). I want to make sure they are staying in a nice place and didn't think staying in a more remote location was a big deal (since they will have a car... and this type of accommodation - I looked into MANY similar places - always seems to get great reviews), but if anyone has experience, please let me know!
Thank you!!
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The reason it's a problem is their time is very limited and that road is very curvy. It will be dark by the time they would go to dinner which makes driving back to a remote villa no fun. I prefer a hill town that is big enough to have a selection of restaurants where you can walk to dinner.
This is the same area (the resort is on 451 and this is just off it) so you can get a sense of what type of terrain they will have to drive to get anywhere.
http://www.monteolivetomaggiore.it/lang1/
http://www.agricolamonteoliveto.com/ING/index.html
This is the same area (the resort is on 451 and this is just off it) so you can get a sense of what type of terrain they will have to drive to get anywhere.
http://www.monteolivetomaggiore.it/lang1/
http://www.agricolamonteoliveto.com/ING/index.html
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IMO, the Villa Armena is the sort of place that works better when you have many days to explore -or- you want a place to relax and enjoy the resort amenities.
FWIW, if you follow the villa's driving directions while in streetview on maps.google.com, it appears the last 2-3 kms. are on unpaved roads.
FWIW, if you follow the villa's driving directions while in streetview on maps.google.com, it appears the last 2-3 kms. are on unpaved roads.
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