My wife and I spent 7 delightful days at Sue and Ricardo's B&B in this piece of Tuscan heaven. Their location is perfect for exploring Tuscany being conveniently located within an hour of most of the major sights. It sits among olive groves and vineyards in a quiet location just outside Empoli - great for relaxing after a hard day of exploring. I do, however, recommend a car and a GPS because of the B&B's location. The accommodations were clean and simple and the price was right. Sue and Ricardo are delightful and fun people and full of knowledge of the region. Ricardo provided outstanding directions to various sites and his eating recommendations were excellent. They both went out of their way to provide us with various forms of assistance. We had delightful conversations although I wish we had more time just to chat. This was a major highlight of our Italy holiday and we will certainly book this B&B again should we return to Tuscany.

My mother and I recently spent 10 days traveling through Italy, including 2 days at I Melograni, which turned out to be our favorite 2 days of the trip. As all the other reviews have said, it's a beautiful B&B with very friendly hosts. We stayed in a room in the Verger's Lodge, which had a balcony overlooking the rolling hills and vineyards. It was quiet, the weather was perfect, and we felt very lucky to have that experience. We spent an afternoon at the vineyard down the road (Sue called first to make sure they were home) which was one of the highlights of our trip. We also had dinner at the local "sports bar" (which took about 20 mins to walk to via a path through the countryside) and ate dinner one night on our balcony with bread, cheese, tomatoes, and prosciutto from the Coop grocery store in Empoli and a bottle of wine from Fattoria di Piazzano down the road, which was a perfect evening. We did not have a car, so I would only note that it was a bit difficult without a car, but certainly not impossible. If I remember correctly, a taxi to/from the train station was about 12 or 14 euro. We did take the local train into Pisa one afternoon which was very easy. Highly recommended, the view is breathtaking, and we hope to be back someday.

My husband and I, together with a good friend, stayed four nights with Sue and Ricardo in their beautiful Tuscan villa. It is a short taxi ride from the train station and was a great location for us to visit all places in Tuscany. Unfortunately we ran out of time! Sue and Ricardo are wonderful hosts creating a very relaxed and homey environment for weary travelers. We appreciated Ricardo's vast knowledge of train schedules, places of interest and his great maps. We had a great breakfast each day (although a little fresh fruit would have been appreciated) and we often made our own cold suppers in the evening in the kitchen area provided for guests. We had fun visiting the neighbouring winery and meeting Rolando and his sister. We also enjoyed eating in the local restaurant recommended by Ricardo. Mostly, we loved canceling all plans for a day and just walking and exploring the area. Staying at I Melograni was one of the highlights of our time in Tuscany.

Riccardo and Sue were the perfect hosts and couldn't do enough for you!! They helped plan day trips and recommended the best restaurant I went to during my whole holiday. The B&B overlooked vineyards, and the vineyard that was only 500 metres away had nice wines at a great price. The location was a little out of the town of Empoli but either Riccardo or Sue would drop you off in Empoli daily so you could go to your day trip. It was the perfect restfull ending to a otherwise hectic holiday. If you are going to Tuscany, stay here...you won't regret it!!