“Relaxing”

The room

“Staying there enhanced our exceptional visit of Florence”

Élégant and full of charm

“Staying there enhanced our exceptional visit of Florence”

Élégant and full of charm

“Calm, peaceful and comforting.”

The house is nicely tucked away in the wonderful nature. There’s a view over Florence and Fiesole.

Pleasant quiet location. At a good distance from the centre of Florence. Great when travelling by car. Florence is not very driver friendly, so it's great to have parking and then good bus connections. The breakfast served in the room exceeded our expectations.

“Quiet and small place in a Florentine countryside”

It's a cosy place not far away from Florence, a small renovated old house accommodating guests in several rooms with private bathrooms. Or at least those two I've had pleasure to stay in over the last 2 years. The rooms, beds and bathrooms were clean, so the fundamental condition was met. The surroundings are predominantly olive groves difficult not to notice in the area. The breakfast is a nice combination of classic continental (eggs) and Italian (coffee and a small piece of sweet pastry) styles. Marianna (the host) is very kind to provide you all sorts of information about the local produce that local farmers offer. She's also helpful with making reservations in local restaurants which can be useful when you're arriving late. The place is about 20 minutes walk from Fiesole. Be aware of the pavement along the road - narrow or sometimes not there (it's a country road). I don't mind that. There isn't a lot of traffic and cars don't drive too fast - which makes it a quiet place - but some people might not be comfortable. For restaurants nearby, you may prefer driving or you need to be ok with well over a 30 minutes walk (one way). When arriving, the house is near the main road but be careful to make the right turn to a local road. You're going to get all the information needed. Still, it's not so difficult to miss it when you're going there for the first time. Florence is surrounded by hills, many of them steep, and that doesn't help. When driving from Florence and using a GPS navigation be careful NOT TO drive through Via Vecchia Fiesolana from San Domenico up to Fiesole. It is officially considered a normal street but that's a bad joke. It's called Vecchia (Old) for a reason. That street is incredibly narrow and climbs pretty steep when approaching Fiesole. I drove there once and will never do that again (it's still makes a nice walk, though). Stay on the main road and it'll be easy.

“It’s a perfect place to stay if you want to relaxing and Nature, but still want to be close to Florence.”

The host was amazing and really helpfull with everything. It was a relaxing stay, breakfast was delicious and we can absolutely recommend to overnight here. Also it is very close to Florence.

“Delightful, welcoming and memorable”

Marianna was a superb host! She provided a beautiful, full breakfast each morning with anything you could want- fresh pastries, eggs, prosciutto, yogurt, fruit and of course... cappuccino/ coffee. The Relais was everything it stands for- a country escape- situated in the hills above Florence - providing a cool escape from the bustling, hot city. Our rooms were tended to everyday and bathrooms cleaned daily. But most of all, Marianna was interested in us and our travels and was very helpful with day trip suggestions. We became very friendly with her in no time. She made our trip feel more like a stay with friends/ family. We hope to continue to stay in touch with Marianna and Gennaro. They made our trip even more special than we had expected.

“The host, Mariana, is so warm and accommodating. We are repeat customers and will return again.”

Breakfast is beautiful every morning as is the setting. Homemade baked goods, eggs on order, croissants, juice, coffee to order. The stunning and peaceful countryside is the perfect start and finish to any day.

“Amazing building,location and a superb host.”

Marianne the owner is amazing 🤩 so helpful The location is perfect. We are returning customers and intend returning again

“worth visisting again”

Perfect location for hiking and cyckling. nice and quite. Very informal and friendly host. Rooms were made up every day and enough towels:-)

“Convenient location, nice host, rustic and comfortable stay.”

The room was very spacious and clean. The host very kind. The grounds could use some gardening work and I would pave a path that leads to the entrance. We were there in rainy days and the parking area and short way to the entrance were very muddy and slippery. Our room was impeccable, however the breakfast and check in area had a moldy smell. I know that houses in the countryside can encounter this problem during rainy days due to increased humidity, however I think that some improvement in term of isolating the walls could be done to reduce the odor. Also a bigger sign would help. Other than that, I really liked the rustic atmosphere and room was very comfortable with spacious bathroom.

Great place, kind hosts, cosy room and such a nice breakfast. Thank you!

It was amazing. The lady Marianna was very welcoming and even helped us out of her way. I would recommend this to everyone and I would visit her again in future. This is the best bed and breakfast I have been to

“Nice little hideaway if you wanna check out Fiesole”

Beautiful property, cute room, super helpful and accommodating staff

“Amazing!”

Everything was perfect! It is a wonderful B&B in Fiesole, runned by a very courteous family. Communication, comfort, cleanliness are immaculate and the center of Fiesole and Florence are easily accessible. I would book it again, at any time!

The hosts at the Florence Country Relais were just amazing. Communication with them was great, and you can really see that they put all their heart and effort into this place. The room was clean, and airconditioned, the breakfast was great, and there was also a possibility to park in front of the building. I could not recommend this place more!

“Perfection. easiest way to explain is we will be back”

wow what a find! Fantastic building in a beautiful location and the owner Mariana is a super star. Nothing was too much trouble down to booking a table in a local restaurant and helping find parking in Firenze

We have very good holidays in this area and the family is very friendly

“Beautiful stay near Florence”

This beautiful air Bnb set on property was exactly what we needed for our few days in Florence. The room was comfortable, we were fed a beautiful breakfast each morning and our host and her family were so lovely. We drove into the town each day (5min drive) and caught the but into Florence. it was so easy and convenient. The last day we explored Fiesole, what a beautiful town so rich in history! thank you for a lovely stay!