Hotel Il Cigno, Tuscany

Advantages: Good location for sight seeing tuscany, wide range of outdoor activities
Disadvantages: nothing

...Tusany at it's best Stayed at Hotel Prategiano in July 2004 and revisited again in 2007! A charming quiet hotel set in the hills of tuscany, just 1km from the quaint village of montieri. It is in easy reach of Sienna, Florence and the Island of Elba to name but a few areas of interest. The hotel offers a wide variety of activities such as horse riding, biking, walking and boasts it's own secluded pool in which you can swim and relax at the end of the day. In addition the hotel can offer tailor made packages for pastimes such as wine tasting, quad biking and wildlife viewing. The staff are very friendly and helpful and the horse riding guides have experience of both the local trails and areas of interest. They offer a very flexible riding programme, mornings or all day trails with a relaxing two hour picnic by the river... Read review

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Advantages: Its a superb Hotel!
Disadvantages: Its a long walk to the other end of town if you are not fit!

...it as a base to explore Tuscant from. The Hotel is about a mile and half from the railway station along good paths, although there is a bit a traffic. From the railway station, Tuscany is your oyster! You can easily get to Pisa, Lucca, Florence and anywhere else you care to want to visit. All in all, I would highly recommend the town and this Hotel in particular is you consider staying on the Tuscan coast.... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent 5 star hotel
Disadvantages: Too posh for some people

...at the hotel. The whole meal cost about GBP 5 per person which is very reasonable for a 5 star hotel restaurant. At the start of each meal the waiter poured out light and dark olive oil into a saucer. Then using the largest pepper mill I had ever seen put pepper onto the olive oil. The pepper mills were made of oak and came from France. With each meal there was a basket of warm bread rolls. For drinks we usually asked for tap water. But the waiter gave us mineral water without charging it to the bill. I have to say that all drinks are marked up at the hotel. A glass of sprite would normally cost Czech Koruna 25 but cost 60 Czech Koruna at the hotel bar. Here are some of the meals we ate: French onion soup Greek salad Tuscany chicken with fried aubergines Breaded veal on a bed of sautéed potatoes with roasted pine nuts Club sandwich... Read review

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