A 22-room villa hotel on a 300-acre organic farm in southern Tuscany, where the sheep, kitchen gardens and vineyards feed two restaurants.
Borgo Santo Pietro began as a medieval stopover for pilgrims and now runs on a simple idea: grow almost everything you eat. The 300-acre estate has sheep whose milk becomes cheese in the on-site dairy, free-range chickens, bees, vineyards and a team of gardeners and foragers who supply the kitchens. Staying here means walking through the source of your dinner on the way to breakfast.
There are only 22 rooms and suites, each with antiques, hand-painted frescoes and bespoke beds, opening onto courtyards or terraces; some have private pools and outdoor fireplaces, and adjoining suites can be connected for families or friends. The cooking school is excellent, from pasta and pizza with local cooks to cheese-making and more advanced classes.
It is a sanctuary rather than a base for sightseeing, though Siena and San Gimignano are within reach by car. Guests who want a village bar at the end of the lane will find it quiet. For a food-focused anniversary or a spa-and-long-lunches week in the Tuscan hills, it is one of our favourites.
Rooms and suites in the main villa with chandeliers, antique art, made-to-order beds and views over the gardens.
Suites opening onto their own courtyards among the 13 acres of landscaped gardens, with space to sit outside.
More secluded suites set apart from the villa, with private terraces and gardens.
The most private options on the estate, each with its own pool and outdoor living space.
Saporium is the fine-dining restaurant, where executive chef Ariel Hagen works with the estate's gardener, forager, cheesemaker, baker and butcher on inventive menus rooted in regenerative farming. Trattoria Sull'Albero, built around an old oak, serves classic Tuscan food from the farm, with a gourmet farmers' market on Monday evenings. The wine cellar holds a large collection of Tuscan, Italian and international labels.
The Seed to Skin spa, open daily from 10:30 to 19:30, uses the estate's own organic skincare line and herbs from the garden. Private treatment rooms each have their own shower, and curtained beds in the spa gardens allow treatments outdoors. Therapies include Ayurvedic massage and bespoke facials.
Adjoining suites can be connected internally for families. Ask us about the current age policy, which we confirm with the hotel at booking.
| Rooms | 22 rooms and suites |
|---|---|
| Estate | 300 acres, organically farmed, with 13 acres of gardens |
| Restaurants | Saporium and Trattoria Sull'Albero |
| Spa hours | Daily, 10:30 to 19:30 |
| Cooking school | Classes from pasta-making to cheese-making |
| Arrival | Airport collection or car hire arranged by the hotel |
| Nearby | Siena, San Gimignano and the San Galgano abbey |
Chiusdino, between Siena and the Tuscan coast, Italy
A few of the things we plan for guests in Italy.
The coast road is slow in summer, so see the coast from a boat. A private day takes in the Li Galli islands, the narrow inlet at Furore and a swim stop below Praiano, with lunch at a beach restaurant reachable only by sea. Go on a weekday in late May, June or September, when the water is warm and the ferries are less full.
South of Siena, the Val d'Orcia is the Tuscany of cypress avenues and rolling wheat fields. Base yourself in a farmhouse near Pienza, buy pecorino in the village, and spend a day tasting Brunello in Montalcino and Vino Nobile in Montepulciano with a driver. September and October bring the grape harvest and a softer, lower light.
Venice changes completely once the day visitors leave. Stay at least two nights so you can walk across Piazza San Marco at seven in the morning and spend evenings in the bacari of Cannaregio eating cicchetti. November to March is cold and misty but the city is at its calmest.
Four nights on an organic farm estate in southern Tuscany, with a spa that uses its own herbs, then three inside the walls of an Umbrian castle with a candlelit bathhouse in the old wine cellars. Siena and Montalcino in between.
Three nights in Rome between Piazza del Popolo and the Spanish Steps, with a private guide for the Vatican and the Forum, then the fast train south and five nights on the cliff outside Positano with a lift down to the sea.
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