Locanda Agli Amici

The property was just perfect. Sylvia is a wonderful host. The property, the view, the food, was all excellent. We highly recommend this very special hotel.

An absolutely fantastic little B&B that is walking distance from Cortona city center. Located just above Cortona in the small community of Torreone, this place looks to be recently renovated all the way around. The rooms are average sized, but extremely neat and clean. There are only 7 or 8 rooms and we lucked out and got one facing the rear, with an amazing view of the Cortona Valley and the nearby lake, Lago Trasimeno. Same views at poolside as well. The place is managed by a lovely lady named Sylvia, who was extremely helpful and inviting. The Bed part of this place was very very nice, but the Breakfast part was over the top extraordinary for anything we could've hoped for. A variety of fresh fruits, Cornetti, meats, cheeses, quiches, fresh made juices and teas and made to order eggs and omelets. And, of course, cappuccino and espresso. Being that there are only so many rooms, parking is not a problem as you can park on either side of the street. The direct walk to Cortona is a mostly flat 1 mile walk that takes a steep decline the last 100 yards, so the walk back starts off a little steep, but very doable. Dark but pretty walk at night too. The longer walk is less steep and goes passed Villa Bramasole, from the movie "Under the Tuscan Sun." This walk also goes through a very nice tree lined park just before arriving in Cortona and only adds about 10 more minutes. There is also a very nice authentic Cafe/Restaurant 40 yards down the road, if you don't feel like going anywhere, "Caffe del Torreone." Great patio to have a coffee or pizza. We spent 16 days all over Italy, and this was our favorite place to stay....Highly Recommend you stay here.

Siamo tornati in questo B&B perché è semplicemente straordinario, ampiamente sopra la media, sfoggiando un panorama eccezionale, una pulizia impeccabile, un'offerta di servizi veramente esagerata (ad iniziare dalla varietà di bevande che si trovano nel frigo) ed un'accoglienza fuori dal comune con Silvia sempre pronta con la sua gentilezza ad accogliere le richieste ed a farti sentire a casa. Il B&B è situato poco fuori Cortona raggiungibile con la macchina in 3/4 minuti ma anche a piedi con una comoda stradina pianeggiante e panoramica che arriva dritta nel paese (ricordo a tutti che Cortona ha molte salite e discese ed alla fine di questa stradina le troverete.....). Da quest'anno è stato attivato anche il bistrot che offre il "solito/insolito" panorama dell'intera struttura ed una cucina veramente eccezionale. Insomma lo consiglio vivamente!