The Best Hotels Near Bracali, by the Record
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A Belmond property spread across a hilltop estate near Siena, with an infinity pool that looks out over the kind of oak forest that made early Tuscans believe in gods. Stone buildings, artifacts found in the soil underfoot, and staff who make a 2,000-acre property feel like a village. A Forbes Four Star resort that runs on slow lunches, good wine, and the general agreement that nothing urgent is happening today.
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A 5,000-acre Tuscan estate in the UNESCO-protected Val d'Orcia, Castiglion del Bosco is a Rosewood resort built around a medieval borgo, its church ruins and restored farmhouses still doing most of the decorating. The Ferragamo family, yes, those Ferragamos, bought it to make Brunello di Montalcino and ended up with a village. It holds a Forbes Five Star, and the landscape earns it more than any amenity list could.
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A medieval castle anchors this Tuscan village resort, where centuries-old stone buildings have been restored around it and filled with contemporary interiors angled to make the most of the olive groves and vineyards rolling outside every window. Rooms, a spa, a handful of restaurants serving seasonal Italian cooking, and a golf course spread across the grounds. Forbes Five Star. Guests who came for a weekend tend to be found, sheepishly, on day five.
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A converted medieval hamlet in the Chianti hills, Borgo San Felice is a 60-room resort where the buildings were once a bakery, an olive press, and wine cellars. The vineyard is still working, the spa leans into grape-must treatments, and two restaurants keep you from ever needing to leave. Siena is close enough for a day trip, but the hot air balloon over the hills at dawn makes a reasonable argument for staying put.