in 2009, we celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary with a trip from Australia to England, France and Italy, including a 2 week driving holiday in Tuscany. Our travel agent had organised for us to collect our car in Montecatini Terme, and as we had no firm plans for this part of the trip, we decided to stay there. Villa Pasquini was one of several hotels recommended by the car hire office and we are so glad that they did. Driving through the lovely old gates and up the long tree-lined drive to the gorgeous villa at the top of the hill, we felt like we were in a movie. Although we had made no booking and were arriving late in the afternoon, Christina was very welcoming and showed us to a beautiful room with gorgeous antique furniture, and a wonderful view across the surrounding terraced hills. Our bed was very comfortable and the bathroom perfect. We were so impressed with the hotel that we decided to stay for 3 nights and used it as a base for our day trips to surrounding towns such as Siena and Lucca. Our hosts were so helpful with information about what to see and do, and also organised a most memorable horse drawn coach tour around Montecatini Terme, a beautiful old town with Roman thermal baths. We ate in the hotel's restaurant each night and the food was superb - fresh and utterly delicious, and they took special trouble to cater for my husband who is vegetarian. We drank their own label wine which was also wonderful. We breakfasted each day on the terrace in front of the hotel, eating fresh fruit, bread, cheese, prosciutto and their own olive oil - delicious. We loved our time there so much that, upon returning the car to Montecatini Terme two weeks later, we stayed at Villa Pasquini again for a further two nights. This time, they were closing down for the winter, but generously offered to host us in a smaller wing of the villa, which while smaller, was no less elegant - beautiful antique furniture and again that view! Just like a postcard. We have recommended Villa Pasquini to all of our family and friends and also our travel agent, and would most definitely stay there again - it was a highlight of a wonderful trip.
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