La Bandita
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Hotel Description
Like any of the world’s top travel destinations, Tuscany is capable of showing visitors a few different faces. Leading approaches include the lap-of-luxury grand-hotel treatment, and the theatrical and painstakingly authentic traditional-farmhouse treatment. Add to those a new angle, one that’s been sadly difficult to come by: the casual and unpretentious “just a friendly little guesthouse” approach, perhaps best exemplified by La Bandita, splendidly isolated at the end of a rough dirt road in the Val d’Orcia.
It’s split into six stylish modern bedrooms, with one open-plan living space for the whole house, and a central kitchen, where from time to time you’ll dine family-style with your fellow guests and with your hosts, a refugee from the American music industry and his travel-journalist wife. While a lot of hotels pay lip service to the idea of home-style hospitality, La Bandita actually follows through — in fact the atmosphere is so gregarious and friendly that privacy freaks and reclusive-novelist types may actually prefer to look elsewhere.
The rest of us, though, will enjoy the scenery, the thoughtful freebies (wi-fi, breakfast, coffee, bottled water), and the company. Your hosts know the area well and can direct you to any number of restaurants, vineyards, sights; but if you’re more in the mood to hide out poolside, they’re more than happy to have you.
Please note: La Bandita operates seasonally and is closed from November through March.
Hotel Criteria
- 6 Rooms
- Style: Modern Design
- Atmosphere: Lively
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Hotel Amenities and Services
- 24 hour gym
- Central air conditioning
- Free parking
- Golf nearby
- Outdoor swimming pool
- Pet Friendly
- Restaurant
- Spa
Need to Know
Pets are allowed and are free of charge.
Credit cards accepted:
Visa, MasterCard, American ExpressCheck in:
3pm,Check out:
12pmHotel Booking Widget
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Finding Available Rooms & Prices
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Superior Room
- Fits 3 people
- 1 Queen Bed
- 322 ft²/29 m².
Amenities
Views: village.
This room includes:
- bathtub/shower combo
- central air conditioning
- concrete floor
- crib (on request)
- full kitchen
- hairdryer
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Standard Room
- Fits 2 people
- 322 ft²/30 m².
Amenities
This room includes:
- bathtub/shower combo
- central air conditioning
- crib (on request)
- full kitchen
- hairdryer
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Deluxe Suite
- Fits 3 people
- 2 Single Beds
- 430 ft²/39 m².
Amenities
Views: village.
This room includes:
- bathtub
- central air conditioning
- crib (on request)
- full kitchen
- hairdryer
- rollaway bed (on request)
- sofa sleeper
- stand up shower
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Pig Sty Suite
- Fits 4 people
- 1 Double/Full Bed
- 645 ft²/60 m².
Amenities
Views: garden.
This room includes:
- air conditioning window unit
- bathtub/shower combo
- coffee/tea
- hairdryer
- international channel
- kitchenette
- minibar
- minifridge
- on demand movies
- soaking tub
- sofa sleeper
- standard television
Member Privileges EligibleHotel Amenities and Services
- 24 hour gym
- Central air conditioning
- Free parking
- Golf nearby
- Outdoor swimming pool
- Pet Friendly
- Restaurant
- Spa
Need to Know
Pets are allowed and are free of charge.
Credit cards accepted:
Visa, MasterCard, American ExpressCheck in:
3pm,Check out:
12pmMap
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