La Torretta In Firenze

Excellent restaurant in the heart of the city, welcoming and well-heated (in the winter months), friendly staff, typical local dishes, excellent tortelloni.

Used for a Sunday lunch. Beautiful location, good and plentiful food. Excellent prices. Long service.

I slept in a single room at the end of the third stage of the Via della Lana e della Seta. A basic room but it had everything I needed as a tired and hungry pilgrim. Those who criticize the structure forget that it is not a 5-star luxury hotel. Adequate price for the room. The owner was very kind to me, he indicated some commercial activities in the area and welcomed me with kindness and professionalism, despite my arrival in pitiful conditions at the end of a stage seasoned with mud and rain. In the evening I had dinner at the restaurant which was full of people but they reserved a table for me. I had a pizza which was really delicious. In the morning the attached bar opens at 6 which is a plus for those who, like me, needed to start walking early. I consider myself lucky to have found this hotel and I recommend it to anyone who is passing through

I ended up at albergo ristorante La Torretta because I had car trouble on the highway and exited at Badia. Castiglione dei Pepoli was just the next town over. They had one last room for me, number 6. The room was clean and tidy and had no smell. Everything was clean except for the pillows, one of which smelled of sebum through the clean pillow cover. It’s a common problem in hotels, and owners should pay more attention to this issue. Wash pillows each time and have new pillows at hand for customers. I normally travel with my own pillow but not this time, as this hotel stay was unexpected. The owner was extremely nice with me. He was even willing to come pick me up where my car gave me trouble, but I managed to move it on my own all the way to the hotel. The hotel also has an enclosed parking lot, so I was comfortable leaving my car there with some of my luggage inside. Someone carried my suitcase upstairs, which was kind. Supper was good – tortellini in brodo. I usually don’t put pork in broth, but I think they did. I ordered the panna cotta, but the mixed berry syrup I chose tasted so artificial that I ordered something else. The mascarpone mousse was home made and delicious. All in all, a very good, home made, supper. Here’s why I have mixed feelings about my stay there. On the one hand: gracious owner, really willing to help. Also, good supper. Also, I am not sure that I would have found a room on a Sunday night in an unfamiliar place. On the other hand – the noise! People talked so loudly downstairs with no respect for people upstairs who were trying to sleep. I even called the reception downstairs at about 11 pm to kindly ask them to keep it down. Impossible, I know… The noise from the restaurant went on past midnight. Also, the uninsulated floors made it so that every step the guests upstairs were taking would be reverberating in my room. Only when everyone, upstairs and downstairs, was settled, past midnight, was it possible to sleep. I think the restaurant is good, because it was busy on a Sunday night, and the food was tasty. But the place might work better as a restaurant only. They don’t charge much for the rooms anyway and but one gets very little sleep, unless one is a night owl and can stay up until everyone has settle for the night.

Ok for a fixed menu lunch and super pizza