A small hotel located just outside the village of Casole dElsa, the Hotel Gemini is set in wooded Tuscan hill country, 23 kilometres from Siena. Its 42 colourful, Tuscan style guestrooms feature floral patterned fabrics, dark wood furniture and open onto balconies or garden terraces offering panoramic views of the surrounding hills and valleys. All rooms include satellite television, direct dial telephones, safes, minibars and bathrooms with shower/tub combinations. In room massage services are available on request.
The hotels large outdoor pool features a terrace area complete with a picturesque garden and poolside bar, offering unimpeded views over the surrounding hills and valleys. Ristorante Gemini also makes the most of the surroundings, serving its meals al fresco on two terraces. The restaurant serves authentic Tuscan and Italian cooking, including homemade pasta, seafood dishes and desserts, and also offers a large selection of local wines. After dinner, guests can relax with a drink amidst the original artworks, ceramics and engravings in the lounge or private bar. Fitness enthusiasts enjoy discounted access to a health centre operated by the hotel, located four kilometres away, which offers gym equipment, a sauna, steam bath, solar shower and indoor heated pool with a whirlpool. Multilingual staff on the 24 hour front desk can answer enquiries and offer tour assistance, and visitors arriving by car will find complimentary reserved, shaded parking spaces. The cathedrals at San Gimignano and Volterra are both within 17 kilometres, and the medieval town of Siena can be found 23 kilometres from the hotel. Florence Vespucci Airport is 60 kilometres away, with an approximate driving time of one hour.
Rates:
120 - 120 EUR
Number Of Rooms: 42
Number Of Floors: 3
Check In Time: 1 p.m.
Check Out Time: 11 a.m.
Hotel Gemini
Via Provinciale, 4
Casole D Elsa, Italy 53031
Driving Directions:
Taxis are available at the airport, and a bus runs from the airport to Florence Santa Maria Novella Station. From here, trains run to Poggibonsi station, 18 kilometres from the hotel. The hotel can also arrange airport transfers on request (surcharge). The area around the hotel is good for hiking and best explored on foot. Scooters can be rented nearby, handy for journeys to nearby towns such as Siena.
Driving directions: From the airport, head in the direction of Bologna (indicated on green panels). After five kilometres, turn left onto Highway A1 and head towards Firenze Certosa. Leave the highway in Firenze Certosa and turn left towards Siena (indicated on blue panels). Leave this road in Colle Val dElsa Nord and head in the direction of Casaloe dElsa. The Hotel Gemini is 12 kilometres on the left.