Description
The 500-hectare estate of Tenuta La Badiola, surrounded by vineyards and olive trees consists of L’Andana, a former residence of Leopold II, Duke of Tuscany, which is now an intimate boutique country house hotel and Casa Badiola a new addition to the estate ideal for families.
Tenuta La Badiola came about in 2004 when Alain Ducasse indulged his passion for Italy by setting up this resort in the heart of the Tuscan Maremma, inspired by the charms of the Mediterranean with the Moretti family in a dual role of hotelier and chef. It is an enchanting resort with a gourmand SPA, Tuscan Trattoria, golf driving range and romantic private chapel.
Hotel L'Andana is spread over two main buildings, the Villa and the Fattoria which are separated by a delightfully informal Winter Garden, made of wrought-iron and glass. All the rooms in are spacious and elegantly appointed with views over the estate and the beautiful rolling Tuscan countryside. There are 33 guest rooms, each with their own unique atmosphere that offer additional comfort and privacy with luxurious bathrooms featuring baths that are reminiscent of Roman spas. For guests enjoyment, the romantic pool offers crystal clear water for swimming and is nestled among cypresses and maritime pines.
Casa Badiola Golf House captures the soul of the Maremma landscape and wins the hearts of its guests with a genuine, authentic atmosphere. It is intended for families, who need space and intimacy at the same time, and demand the utmost comfort yet prefer to relax more informally and golfers who can make use of the green “in the back garden”.
Casa Badiola Golf House has a total of 14 rooms and suites, each with views of the green and surrounding hills. Each guest room and suite has its own kitchenette for preparing light meals, quick snacks or even baby food, as well as a private area outside. Guests in ground floor rooms can enjoy the intimacy of a scented garden; those upstairs have their own private terrace. Guests can use the large outdoor swimming pool for a regenerating swim, a relaxing read, or just sunbathing.
The children's club is a world of games and special activities which will treat your children to an unforgettable experience. Lots of stories to tell their friends back home – an adventure etched indelibly in their minds. And for parents, the ideal opportunity to devote some time to themselves, in complete peace and quiet or to sample a relaxing treatment at the ESPA spa or a chance to practice their swing on the golf practice course.
La Villa restaurant exudes intimacy and tradition with an open informal kitchen and fantastic veranda with views over the grounds. Wine and olive oil are produced on the estate and served in the restaurant which serves traditional Tuscan cuisine, using regional products as well as excellent seafood. Every morning the cast iron ovens turn out freshly baked doughnuts, orange flower brioches and currant buns for a delicious breakfast. The lunch and dinner menu changes with the seasons to ensure that only the freshest local produce is used. Choose your dish and the world class chef will cook it in front of you for an amazing culinary experience.
Tenuta La Badiola is an ideal place from which to explore the Maremma region by bicycle, on horseback or there are magnificent walks through the famous National Park. The coastline of Castiglione della Pescaia on the Tyrrhenian Sea is only a short drive from the hotel and provides a variety of options for sea lovers such as sailing and excursions to the neighbouring islands of Elba, Giglio and Giannutri. It is also perfectly situated to explore the nearby cities of art such as Grosseto, Florence and Siena.
Guide price
£1,650 Per person
£1,650 per person for 7 nights in a Deluxe Double room on a Bed & Breakfast basis inclusive of British Airways flights to Pisa and 7-days car hire in mid season.
Accommodation
L'Andana offers 20 superior and deluxe rooms tastefully decorated with delightful views of surrounding countryside and beautiful stone fireplace built in fine Tuscan style. The 13 luxurious suites each have a unique atmosphere. The bathrooms feature elegant bathtubs with magnificent views or spacious mosaic bath-showers reminiscent of Roman spas. All rooms have an LCD TV, safe, WiFi and CD and DVD Players.
At Casa Badiola guests have a choice of Deluxe rooms, Junior Suites and Club House Suites which range from 35 to 80 sqm in size, some of which are interconnecting. The Junior and Club suites are split over 2 levels providing 2 separate areas. All room types have a basic kitchenette area, ideal for families with young children.
| Casa Badiola - Club House Suite | Club House Suites cover about 80m² and feature a stylish living area with a table, sofa and LCD TV, and a separate small kitchen. The bedroom is elegantly decorated in warm shades, LCD TV and study corner. Outside is a vast terrace offering magnificent views of the green and orderly rows of olive trees on the hillside. The bedroom opens out onto a spacious area with a walk-in wardrobe, leading to an elegant bathroom with a whirlpool tub and shower.
From the living area, a wooden staircase leads up to a spacious mezzanine floor with two large skylights. Up here is the second bedroom, an LCD TV, and a pretty attic bathroom. |
| Casa Badiola - Junior Suite | Junior Suites are approximately 50sqm and are situated on the ground floor with their own private garden with comfortable loungers and wrought-iron tables and chairs, ideal for an al-fresco breakfast or an aperitif at sunset.
Each Junior Suite has an entrance hall, kitchenette and separate walk-in wardrobe. The spacious bedroom has a romantic fireplace and a small study corner with a desk and LCD TV. There is also a spacious mezzanine floor, which is perfect as a sitting room or can be converted into a children’s bedroom. The bathrooms are decorated in delicate pastel shades and contains a bathtub and a very spacious shower.
Junior suites can interconnect with others of the same type. |
| Cas Badiola - Deluxe Double | De-Luxe rooms, are about 35m² and are situated upstairs in Casa Badiola Golf House. They have their own entrance, cloakroom and a kitchenette. The entrance leads to a spacious bedroom. The bathroom contains both a shower and a bathtub, and is tiled with local marble in varying shades of beige and dust.
De-Luxe rooms can interconnect with others of the same type. |
Childcare
The Kids Club at Casa Badiola is designed to enable children to move around and enjoy themselves in complete safety under the watchful eye of an adult. Inside it is brightly decorated and features games, non-slip carpets, cushions, tables and chairs, all scaled down. Every single detail has been created with their enjoyment in mind. Their creativeness is also stimulated by various activities organised daily just for them, ranging from classic games in the open-air and pony rides to afternoons spent in the art workshop. The Kids’ Club garden has a children’s swimming pool, ping-pong, pinball game and much more besides. Our young guests can also experiment with planting flowers and vegetables in a kid-size garden.
| Kids Club | The Kids Club is available at an additional charge. Children aged 3 and over can attend the Kids’ Club alone.
Children below the age of 3 must be accompanied by a parent.
Charges as follows:
Full day: 9:30 to 12:30 and 14:00 to 18:30 morning snack and afternoon snack included € 40
Half day: 9.30 to 12.30 morning snack included € 20 or 14:00 to 18:30 afternoon snack included € 25 |
Facilities
There are 2 restaurants. Trattorica Toscana and La Villa.
Trattoria Toscana, the only Alain Ducasse restaurant in Italy, run by headchef Christophe Martin, who has run it since it opened, earning it a Michelin star in 2007 thanks to his excellent work and that of his kitchen and dining-room staff. Located in what used to be the ancient granary of Grand Duke Leopold II of Lorraine, Trattoria Toscana is a sort of contemporary hostelry, a simple meeting place, where genuine specialities of Tuscan tradition are served. The rooms inside the old granary and its location enhance the experience of dining out, with vast windows overlooking the Mediterranean macchia and vineyards, kitchen equipment on display and a wood oven heralding the kind of menu on offer. Even the cellar is open to view, displaying about 150 labels, including wines made in the cellars belonging to the Moretti family - Petra and Tenuta La Badiola – the latter right adjacent to Trattoria Toscana. Numerous dishes are served in terracotta bowls and clay plates, a respectful tribute to local tradition. The restaurant is open only in the evenings.
La Villa restaurant has a cosy, informal kitchen leading to an intimate dining room, with views from the veranda overlooking the park, the chapel and the pool. Delicious Tuscan specialities are served for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and the menu changes with the season to ensure only the freshest local produce is used.
Activities
There are tennis courts, a golf practice course and bicycles are available to hire for enjoyable rides to the hermitage church 7km away. Horse riding in the hills is another popular activity and the hotel can arrange cookery classes run by Alain Ducasse's chefs' team. For a bit of Pamper a visit to the Gourmand spa is well worth it.
| Seaside | A short car ride from Casa Badiola are some of Italy’s loveliest beaches, stretching for 130 kilometres. This stunning section of the Tyrrhenian coastline is traditionally awarded the "blue flag” each year due to the crystal-clear waters and the eco-sustainability of the coastal area. Le Rocchette, Cala Violina, Punta Ala and Le Marze are the best spots for a swim and an ideal spot for a boat trip to discover a series of pretty little inlets and bays or the nearby islands, veritable paradises of nature and steeped in history as well. |
| Golf | La Badiola Estate boasts its own golf practise course stretching from the olive groves on the hills to the coast. Here, the light brown of the bunkers and the green of the fairways blend with the bright blue of the Maremma sky. The ideal practice course for improving your swing and initiating youngsters into the exciting challenges of golf.
The practice course at La Badiola extends for 30,000 m² over an undulating surface. There are 8 tees and 4 holes at a distance of 50, 10, 150 and 220 metres. There are also a putting green and two pitching greens, covering a total of 1500 m² .
A professional golf instructor is available for individual lessons for children and adults.
Use of the practice course is free of charge for guests at L’Andana and Casa Badiola .
Tenuta de Badiola is located in a strategic position for golf enthusiasts as there are several other courses within easy reach, enabling you to improve your drive on a different course every day. Nearby 18 hole golf courses include Golf Club Punta Ala (30 minutes), Golf Club Toscana (40 minutes) and Argentario Golf Club (50 minutes). |
| Spa | Design by Ettore Mocchetti, the ESPA spa covers 600 m², divided into four areas, including two thermal spas, with slate flooring. There is also a Vitality Pool, full of mineral-rich water, with soothing properties, heated to 37°C to relax the muscles. A refined atmosphere, with lovely vaulted ceilings, natural materials, warm colours and romantic scented candles. Four cabins are available, one of which can treat two people at the same time. Other facilities include a latest-generation fitness room, a Turkish bath and a thalassotherapy pool. |
When to travel
The climate is typically Mediterranean, with mild winters, hot dry summers, sunny and windy springs, and autumns so warm they often continue into December.
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Location and directions
Maremma, Tuscany, Italy
Maremma is one of the most fertile parts of Tuscany, with extensive pastureland and vast stretches of woods, olive groves and vineyards. It occupies a fair part of southern Tuscany and most of the province of Grosseto with its 130km of coastline. The delightful seaside town of Castiglione della Pescaia is 15mins away or visit one of the numerous nearby towns which display their ancient heritage. There is something to suit all possible tastes in terms of art, culture, history or leisure.
How to get there
From the UK, the closest airport is Pisa followed by 1.5hrs drive. Alternatively 2.5hrs from Florence, 1hrs from Sienna and San Gimignano (private air strip) or 3hrs from Rome Airports.
