Hotel Posta Marcucci

One of my favorite places on earth! The breakfast is beyond

If are lucky, you get to be greeted at Hotel Posta Marcucci at the reception desk by Michele. A mixture between Roberto Benigni (without the hair) and a The Wizard of Oz (without the hat). As a matter of fact all the staff “behind and in front of the counters” are extremely nice, English spoken (even German, French) and very professional. As you certainly would expect based on the rates the rooms of this hotel are going. Quickly ou can tell that these folks are happy to be “back on the road” after COVID and its long period of touristic silence. The second you’ll step over the threshhold you are time warped, kicked back from our complicated and unsecure decade to the wild, roaring and totally disastrous sixtees and seventies, when Franco Zeffirelli, Frederico Fellini and their likes were doing their regular stints and locational movie shoots in this area, being away from cinecitta, dragging the then film stars, going and running amok, leaving you with your own imagination of “Sex, Drugs and Rock’n Roll.” of that time. Up to you. They spent their nights here. And since you are here, you, too, know why they preferred this place. Photos of the “then known VIP’s” are plastered all over the walls giving evidence and is worth your while (and smile) to look at. There are hundreds of other relics and furnitures to marvel at in the lobby, which is filled with memorabilia from the original owners telling many of the stories of this place going back at least for seven, eight or nine decades. In the 17th century this place was the first (and only) hotel or guest house in this area for quite some time where travellers could rest it out after (or during) long and strenuous trips between Florence and Rome, while horses, mailbags and other items were refreshed or exchanged. It was a postal station and so is the whole hamlet. … and that is precicely the reason why I needed a couple of days to find my way around within the vicinities because - over the period - parts of the original house were taken down, added to the structure, giving it a unique orientation. So if you expect a somewhat modernistic hotel with a clean structure and nowadays chiqueness, you are most definitely wrong here. But if you are - like me - being fond of some historical background, stories and tales and stuff, you should cough up a little more than the usual and spend some time here. True, the rooms are are hardly big enough to swing a cat but why should you? But the spa and the thermal baths making it up for that. (If you you really wanted to.) The decent sized park belonging to the property gives you ample room not to having look at some people who might hurt your eyes esthetically and you’d normally like to avoid. The beds are comfortable, decent duvees, lush, soft and very white bathrobes and towels and an A.C. that doesn’t blow your socks of.. all in all all in a good standing order as if germans would run this place. But, alas, they are not. The breakfast is good, prooving each morning that this country practically invented making and baking bread, taking a certain pride in presenting it to the breakfasting guests. They really thought of everything to cater for even the haughtiest Nudniks I occasionally - and admittedly - can be. You can play tennis, rent bicycles, hiking and have some restaurants next doors, which are all okay but not really worthwhile. For dinner at the Posta Marcucci you have to make reservations, what I am never willing to do, so I never ended up here to check it out. As for sustainability this hotel avoids placing plastic coffee makers in the rooms and you find hardly any plastics at all. Perhaps, one day, the management will even find substitutions for shampoo, bath gels and stuff in the bathroom?

I was there for a beautiful day visit to enjoy the pool and have lunch. The pools were a natural salt pools. The water in the spa pools were a different temperatures. The indoor spa pool was nicely warm temperature next to this pool was a jacuzzi pool. In the indoor entrance to the spa pools was hot tea and also cold lemon water after relaxing in the sauna or steam room. The afternoon lunch I must give compliments to chef Giuseppe who prepared a lovely Club Sandwich, a panini and a Ceasars Salad, this was perfect and reasonably price lunch for a beautiful day at the pool.

located on the thermal springs, two big pools with different temperature plus two small waterfalls very hot, ideal to relieve cervical stiffness. Full size bathroom, choice of bath robes, direct access from your floor to the sauna and thermal pools area. Variety of beauty and anti stress massage . Stunning skyline of the Tuscan hills. Generous breakfast served outdoors or in a first class indoor lounge with view .

The best ever Toscana, thermal Baths and dining experience have ever had. Please stay in the hotel for dining and for wines menu.

Second stay here and while overall the hotel has a wonderful retro homey feel, there were some inconsistencies, especially with the quality of the food at dinner and service . Some dishes were excellent while others were disappointing. Also the massage this time around wasn’t good. While service is overall excellent, it was also uneven especially at breakfast. Overall it’s a great experience but there’s definitely room to improve the quality and variety of the food. For instance the dessert menu was unchanged from last February.

During our entire stay in Italy, we felt by far the most comfortable here. What other 5 star hotels try to be, the staff and the hotel itself manage with bravura. With attention to detail, this place is an absolute must for perfect relaxation in good or bad weather. we will be back.

We visited the spa for a wellness day (though I wish we had stayed overnight!). Incredible location overlooking Tuscan hills located on thermal baths. When you arrive, you’re given a robe, towel, and you can ask for slippers and a bathing cap (mandatory in the pools). You’re able to reserve time in the saunas privately. There is also an indoor jacuzzi. But the outdoor pools were the best! There are some fountains and seating areas in the pools which were very warm, super refreshing on a fall day. Our wellness day included a lunch which you can take in the restaurant overlooking the landscape, good food and even better views. We also had massages. The masseuses were great, I nearly fell asleep during the foot massage. We were there 5 hours and could have stayed longer. Unique and unforgettable spa.