Bio-Agriturismo La Ginestra

We are happy with our choice to stay at this beautiful agriturismo. Everything was wonderful! The property was charming, the surroundings were absolutely beautiful, and the atmosphere was peaceful and relaxing. We truly enjoyed our stay and felt very welcome. It was a wonderful experience.

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Nice place with beautiful surroundings and landscape. We had an apartment for four people, which was not easy to find in the area, so that was a big plus. The swimming pool was excellent, with a great view.

I’m not sure why, but the atmosphere in the room felt quite heavy and uncomfortable. It might be related to the older furniture or something else, but we found it difficult to fall asleep.

I enjoyed staying in Tuscany, the country side is lovely in the area. The breakfast was also tasty and with natural products, although the options were quite limited.

I found the room quite cold at night (in April) and the bed was not the most comfortable. Also, I could hear the people in the room next to mine, as there was a door between our rooms. I also expected to see some animals, as I stayed at agritourist places before, but there were no animals at this place. The road to get there is also quite difficult, but I believe this will improve in the future, as it looked like it was under development. There were no restaurants at a walking distance, so I had to take the car every time to go to dinner.

The location was stunning. You can watch the sunset over the vineyards. We were pleasantly surprised that the pool was still open. It is deep, too deep for our toddler and chilly. But, a nice surprise. The breakfast was delicious. We also found the rooms themselves workable for our family. It is also fairly easy to get to many places in Tuscany, especially north Tuscany. The roads, if you haven't driven in the area, are quite narrow. A car is necessary.

The main issue with our stay was the communication, or lack thereof, with staff. Check in was easy. However, there was rarely staff around after that. This included two of the four breakfasts where no one came out to offer to make coffee as they had the previous mornings. Our real disappointment came with the dinner. We were excited to have a meal -- it was extra. The food was good and I would even say that the potatoes were excellent. However, when we arrived back at the place at 7pm, we found the small little guesthouse courtyard filled with people and the small parking lot jammed packed. We were also expecting to have our nice dinner in the dinning room. However, what we found out was a film crew wrap up party was being hosted in the dinning room and regularly walking through the breakfast room - where they served our dinner. It was not the experience I expected and it could have easily been managed with better communication, something lacking in our experience. I also suspect that the food was mass made for the film crew, not for the more intimate dinner. Not worth the price. The beds were a little uncomfortable and the self-serve kitchen was under stocked with pots and pans -- few utensils too. The drain in the shower was also clogged and the table in the kitchen broken. While, both of these items were fixed quickly, I am glad we caught them when we did. Because, if we didn't notice when we did, there was not staff around to request changes. There were additional miscommunications. When the staff were around, they were friendly.