Name: Il Colombaio di Santa Chiara
Address: Loc. San Donato, 1, San Gimignano, San Gimignano, San Gimignano, 53037, Italy
Rating: 9

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This is not a review of the hotel but a review of the wine tasting. We did 'When wine meets food' and it was amazing! The food was fresh off the farm and delicious - the wine even more so. Phillipo was a wonderful host and was very accommodating. Highly recommend if you are in or near San Gimignano.

Review of the wine tasting

Everything about our stay here was very impersonal. And not because of the language barrier. Right from the beginning upon arrival, there were no signs of life, no clear direction where to go. Only after we’d wandered too far and alerted the farm dogs did someone appear. Possibly the daughter of the owners? She spoke some English which was helpful and showed us to our room.

The bed was more of a very large cot. No headboard, only a sort of futon like metal frame, so our pillows kept falling off. Though the mattress itself is quite soft and nice, the blankets have clearly been around a while. Behind the bed are curtains covering the very, very  large window. Between the outside lights that shine until midnight and when the sun comes up, it’s very bright in there. And you’ll hear your neighbors coming and going as well, slamming doors in the common area.

The bathroom is the worst part. The shower was more of a trickle. Shower head could use a good clean or replacing altogether. Low pressure, water intermittently gone freezing. Shower door handle broken. Folding accordion shower door with mold on it. No shower shelves to put things on. No bathroom hooks for towels, only a warming rack. Decent toiletries were offered, however. 

There was a small kitchen which was quite handy. Though also furnished with the bare minimum. There is a kettle. And the hot drink selection we were left was two packets of instant Nescafé. 

There is free internet though it’s spotty and didn’t work at all upon our arrival. The woman did make some calls to fix it but the signal remained pretty weak during our entire stay and did not extend outside even to the sitting area outside of the room. 

The breakfast is quite early (until 9:30am) and served in the owners dining room upstairs. They speak no English so we were just sat at the table and left to it, they closed the door and went about their business. Breakfast was standard cakes and pastries, stale bread, homemade salami and prosciutto, no fruit or yogurt. There are loads of chickens outside yet no eggs to speak of. Though they do serve great coffee. We didn’t even bother with breakfast the second day. 

Checkout is also very early, by 10/10:30am, and clunky as well. No idea where to go or who to speak to. We knocked on the owners door and their son maybe? came to help us. Brought us downstairs into a different room and we were able to pay mostly by card but asked to pay the tax in cash. 

The location is decent though we had a car. The b&b free parking is very easy and close to the rooms. There is a back road you can use to get to town on foot. About two thirds of the trip to town is off the main roads but it’s all uphill and takes about 20 minutes, maybe a half hour to walk. It’s worth it not to have to deal with the crowds and parking in town. And it is an absolutely lovely town. But the vineyard you think you’re staying in is actually a mile down the road. This is just a farm with three guest rooms located under the owners main house. And you cannot see the town from it. I would not choose to stay on this farm again.


Basic. Bare minimum. Average at best. 

Place for comfortable vacations. Everything was perfect. We spend 13 nights and that was relaxing time. First - hospitality of Filippo (speaking very good English) and his grandparents (speaking only Italian but there was no problem if you really try to understand somebody) was awesome. They helped with everything kindly, fast and in efficient way. The room was very spaciuos with large bathroom exactly like on photos. I think it was approx. 40sq meters. We felt like on rural vacation with family waking up with beautiful views from our window with morning mist far away on hills. The breakfast was simple every day almost the same but... we never had soooo goood and fresh food even in five star resorts. Food was delicious with aroma and flavour absolutely fantastic. Tomatoes and eggs from their own garden were the best on our live. We  had a nice tour with Filippo to they vineyards and off course we tasted and bought some delicious wine and olive oil. This is a very good place almost central to visit all Tuscany around and of course very close beautiful San Gimignano which is almost out of tourist during late evenig and night. Highly recommended

Perfect countryside

Set in the countryside of Tuscany this beautiful agriturismo offers an excellent choice for someone who wants to experience the real Italian hospitality. 
During our stay we enjoyed a quiet and clean room, a great breakfast with homemade goods and the owners' friendliness and hospitality. 
We loved the tour at the vineyards, the winery and most of all the wine tasting. 
Before leaving don't miss to buy some of their great wine to take home! 
Arrivederci!

Inside Tuscany!

I had a lovely time at this sweet agristurismo. At first I was stranded in San Gim with no transport to get to the farm, but wonderful Filippo the son/grandson came to my rescue, picked me up and spoke wonderful English. 
He also gave a good tour of the place and a wine tasting of the delicious wines.
The bedroom was small and cosy and the ensuite was clean and fresh. 
Breakfast with Nonna was a highlight, just good home cooked Italian fare, plus you can practise your Italian.
Very homely and recommended.

A taste of Provincial life

This was an excellent location as a home base- within easy driving distance to many must see Tuscan towns such as Pisa, Pietra Santa, Volterra and Siena, and walking distance to San Gimignano. Also, on the advice of the owners grandson we took the train into Florence from the nearby town of Certaldo- about 50 minutes. The room was fairly spacious and very quiet. The owners were very friendly but only spoke Italian. The breakfast was good but my only comment would be that it was the same every day. Since we were there for 6 days it would have been nice to have some variety. There were chickens around but no eggs for breakfast!
Also, we had to ask for fresh towels after 3 days. Even when we left used and wet towels on the floor they were hung back up.

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