We have just returned from a week's stay in The Logge del Perugino Hotel, La Ciita della Pieve, Umbria, and we would highly recommend this hotel to anyone. We stayed there from 1 to 8 September 2008 and were there for the wedding of our daughter.

The hotel is situated in the small but charming town of Pieve. The town is sited at the top of an Umbrian hillside with stunning views of the surrounding Umbrian / Tuscan countryside. It should be noted that this is not your typical tourist destination and there is very little sign of mass tourism, but of course this only adds to the charm of the place. There are plenty of restaurants and other small cafe/bars. The people are friendly and will go out of their way to help you.

As for the hotel, we were highly impressed by all aspects of it. It is a traditional Italian hotel as opposed to a contemporary one but this is in keeping with the feel and ambience of the surrounding town. The rooms were clean and tidy and spacious enough with gleaming bathrooms. The only minor complaint is that the rooms are not supplied with an iron or ironing board although one can be sourced from reception.

The hotel has a first class restaurant with many traditional Umbrian dishes which should delight most people. Breakfast is of the continental variety with many breads, cheeses, hams etc. etc. There are also boiled eggs, yoghurts, fruits, muffins as well as many hot and cold beverages.

The gardens surrounding the hotel are well maintained and the pool area is delightful with plenty of shaded areas if needed.

The staff of the hotel always went out of their way to help you in any way they could and were always polite and courteous. The manageress Valentina is always avaialble to assist you if you require any assistance. Special mention must go to the wonderful Mirko and le belle ragazze Vanda e Francesca who seemed to work from dawn to dusk without a break.

All in all we loved our week at Le Logge and would recommend it to all travellers to Umbria or Tuscany.

Not only was the location of this little gem a surprise (slap bang in a park in town), but the level of quality and service was 1st class. The look, style and feel of the place was so elegant and relaxing. We had our breakfast served in our room everyday and because of the mild april weather managed to actually eat in our private garden several mornings. I don't think I've ever recieved such a laden trolley full of so many goodies ever fromroom service. In fact the staff would ask why we hadn't eaten anything, because we'd always been given so much.
The grounds are beautiful, the pool stunning and the personnel warm and friendly. We ate in the restaurant one evening as it was included in our package and the hotel actually set up a private corner in the restaurant with rose petals. Very kind of them and romantic. I had a massage which was great and the prices so low for a hotel spa treatment!
All in all, this was a beautiful place which we used for over a week as a base for touring around a fantastic area in the umbrian/tuscan countryside. I highly reccommend it!

Staying at the Hotel Logge del Perugino Park Hotel was a poor experience for us. Firstly, by SatNAV GPS it’s hard to find, and using the street address you may be directed to pass through the car-free pedestrian zone. This will be very unpopular with local police. Your first challenge is to find the alternative and circuitous route to the hotel. The hotel’s own map helps you not a bit with this.

We finally found an externally attractive building, set in a quiet park, close to town. All looked good as we drove up the drive.
It’s a 4-star hotel, but when we arrived, no help was offered with our luggage. Our superior double room was one of two located in an out-building with a little garden. Inside it had a tiled floor and beams supporting the roof tiles directly, with no plaster, giving a slightly barn-like feel to it.

The room was adequate, but not great, with a partitioned bathroom containing shower and toilet. It had paper-thin walls between us and the adjoining accommodation. The sound-effects of our neighbour in his bathroom and shower echoed from the beams of the communal ceiling cum roof at 7am.

We suffered some unseasonably cold and rainy weather during our early September stay, and two important indoor hotel features weren’t working. The Wireless Internet and Satellite TV were both out to lunch, due to the fact I was told, “we no pay telecom bill”.

The outdoor pool might have been good in warmer weather, but it’s a bit of a desolate affair, with a few items of wrought iron furniture strewn around some water. My first reaction to it, albeit at dusk, was to wonder whether it was a swimming pool or an extensive fish-pond.

Breakfast was a minimal buffet of mainly pre-packaged croissants and crisp-breads with little fresh produce. I’ve had plenty better in 2-star hotels.

The young staff were friendly enough, but ineffective, and the place had a slightly Fawlty Towers feel to it, and appropriately enough the in-house restaurant was called the Sybil (actually Le Sibille).

Dinner at Le Sibille was very disappointing. Lamb chops over char-grilled, duck breast like shoe-leather, and wine served pre-opened and without a tasting offered.

To sum up, this hotel feels neglected, run down, and like the staff don’t give a stuff for the clients. It certainly doesn’t feel like 4 star accommodation.

We wished we’d stayed at the Vanucci hotel nearby, with its elegant and friendly lobby and stylish Zafferano restaurant. We had a top quality meal for two there, with a bottle of Orvieto Classico for 79 Euros.

the villa is fantastic, with great nice and clean rooms
The villa has a wonderful terrace, with nice view of the Perugian area, the pool accommodation looks OK, but was not yet ready for guests

However breakfast is terribly insufficient, has only 3 tables and the dining room is absolutely to avoid for its lack of atmosphere . Staff is friendly but seems not committed., the manager shows no friendliness
Price/quality NOK