Borgo Santo Pietro

Kids

There's plenty for children to do here and the hotel has thought it out well: the playground, for example, is well out of earshot of other guests. Decadent antique-filled rooms might be the stuff of parents' nightmares, but the staff here are relaxed and, with 13 acres of grounds, playing outdoors and well away from expensive breakables is easy to do.

Note that there's a small nightly fee for cots, extra beds and small pets.

• Best for: Babies (0-1 years), Children (4-12 years)
• Family friendly accommodation: The Rinaldo Pievano di Sorciano Suite is on the ground floor away from any others; the Garden Suites (little cottages with private terraces and gardens) are also ideal. Two of them are interconnecting if you're travelling with extended family or friends.
• Babysitting: Available by arrangement; day nannies can also be arranged (ask in advance).
• Baby equipment:
  • Cots

• Children's meals: If they don't like the imaginative Michelin-style food, the chef is happy to whip up special meals; the pool bar serves antipasti, burgers and the like and there's a pizzeria in the village too.
• Kids Activities on site:
  • Playground
  • 13 acres of garden to play hide and seek in
  • Trampoline
  • Spring-fed infinity pool (unfenced)
  • Tennis, basketball and badminton courts
  • DVD players; iPods given on check-in
  • Piano room
• Kids Activities nearby:
  • Cycle to San Galgano and try your luck with its sword in the stone
  • Swim in the nearby river or the sea, 30 minutes away
  • Take a day trip to Siena or Florence
• Families Should Know: You'll need to watch your children in the gardens - the pool is unfenced. Interior decorations are not all child-friendly and some are breakable.