“Amazing place!”

“Wonderful!!”

“Beautiful rustic hotel!”

“Great place to be in Tuscany”

Relais Villa L'Olmo was our 3rd stop in the honeymoon trip. We've always wanted to be in Tuscany and enjoy the hill view hence we picked Relais Villa L'Olmo.
The location isn't hard to find however, a GPS unit is definitely recommended. The hotel is about 12KM away from the center of Florance and it would take you about 25minutes to get here by car.
The staff is really warm and helpful in pointing out the local attractions and restaurants.
We immediately fall in love with the place when we go to the entrance as this the view is what we've had hoped. The villa is roomy and warm. By warm, I mean it actually give you a sense of home and make you want to stay and spend more time at the villa just to lay back and relax. (It was a pitty that the place was almost full and we didn't get a villa with a view. The toilet in our villa has the best view)
The kitchen is well stocked and you can being the cooking as soon as you get the grocery from the local COOP which is said to be 600M away. (I would recommend driving as things can get a bit heavy) Do be warned though as the car park isn't big and you would want to avoid the peak hours like after 5PM, etc. Having a dish washer is definitely a plus as we don't have to worry about the dish after a feast on the beautiful public area where you will have a full 180 degree view of the valley.
All in all, I have no hesitation in recommending the place to anyone who is looking for a romantic get away.
Oh, you will definitely want to try out the wine produced by the villa, the O'Amare. I like the white wine which is a steal at $5 euro for the 2008 batch.

Romance at the Relais .. - Boston, MA (USA)

I found the Relais Villa L'Olmo using the Fodors guide, and I was extremely impressed with everything about our stay. The price was cheaper than anything else on our trip to Italy, and it was by far the best. The pool was beautiful overlooking the olive, fig, and peach trees, with nobody else there! Eleonora at the front desk was EXTREMELY nice, and so was Claudia the owner via email and phone.
They only have 2 nights available, as we wanted 4. Due to this, they recommended their Florence location, the Palazzo Magnani Feroni, and even offered us a ride over if we needed!
Anyways, as I had been carying my fiance's ring through Italy, this seemed to be the perfect place to propose! After an extremely romantic walk down to their restaraunt (I Cavallacci I beleive?), with some amazing linguini white clam, pizza, and house white (making it one of our signature 2 bottle nights), I proposed ourside at the lit up pool. We relaxed outside until about 2AM when they turned the lights off on us.
Again, cannot recommend this place enough! Room was spacious, beds comfy, quick ride to Firenze, oozes romance :)