I attempted to find my last trip report and provide a link but I was not able to back far enough to find it so I'll just give you a few highlights and you can get back to me if you have any other specific questions.
The Cordial Golf Residence where we stayed is a very nice resort and is located in a quiet, remote area of Tuscany. It's about 120 miles north of Rome and about 10 minutes to the beach from the resort. The resort has a section of the beach that is private and for use by hotel guests only. It's very nice and all chairs, lounges, umbrella's, etc. are provided.
The hotel is on a golf course and consists of separate villas that run off of several small roads that wind in and around the villas. There are two nice pools, one restaurant/bar area at poolside and ping-pong and other games at the other pool. There is another restaurant on site and another pub at the golf pro shop. You can get anything from pizzas to nice meals without leaving the resort. The resort is owned by an Austrian company and we noticed that most people at the resort spoke German. The hotel staff in the office spoke english and we did not have any problem communicating. The villa we had was a one-bedroom that had a separate bedroom with a king bed, a living room with couch and a couple of chairs and a small kitchen with a dining room table. The kitchen was equiped with dishes, pots, and it was easy enough to make your own meals if you wanted to. The bathroom was nice with a lot of marble on the floor and walls and the entire villa interior was a reddish, ceramic tile on the floors. I normally stay in a one-bedroom at OKW and am used to the size of these units. The villa is about half to two-thirds the size of a one-bedroom at OKW. The size was perfect for two people although there was a pull out bed that would sleep another two people. If I went back with more than two people, I would most likely get a two bedroom villa. This is a relaxing resort because it's quiet. What we really liked about it is that our main purpose for the trip was to explore the Tuscany area. This hotel is situated perfectly to make day trips if you have a rental car as we did, to the countyside and towns. The train was also convenient if you wanted to travel further distances or not drive into the larger cities. It was pretty easy to get around and everyone we met was very friendly and went out of their way to help us.
We flew into Rome, stayed the first night at the airport then got a rental car the next morning and drove up the interstate to our resort. It took about 2 1/2 hours to get to the resort from the Rome airport. The stayed at the resort for 7 nights and toured around Tuscany. We then returned to the airport, turned our car in and took a shuttle into Rome where we stayed 3 more nights and toured Rome.
The resort was nice enough that we would go back and I would consider it a Class 4 hotel if it were in the USA. Remember, if your looking for a quiet resort and you want to eat, lay around the pool and read, or take day trips into the small towns, this would be a nice place to stay. If you want more action and livelyness, you might like a bigger city better. It cost me 196 points for the week through Buena Vista Trading Company. All of our reservations went without a hitch.
We plan to go back in about two years and will stay at this resort for part of our next trip. Hope this information helps. Good luck!
The Cordial Golf Residence where we stayed is a very nice resort and is located in a quiet, remote area of Tuscany. It's about 120 miles north of Rome and about 10 minutes to the beach from the resort. The resort has a section of the beach that is private and for use by hotel guests only. It's very nice and all chairs, lounges, umbrella's, etc. are provided.
The hotel is on a golf course and consists of separate villas that run off of several small roads that wind in and around the villas. There are two nice pools, one restaurant/bar area at poolside and ping-pong and other games at the other pool. There is another restaurant on site and another pub at the golf pro shop. You can get anything from pizzas to nice meals without leaving the resort. The resort is owned by an Austrian company and we noticed that most people at the resort spoke German. The hotel staff in the office spoke english and we did not have any problem communicating. The villa we had was a one-bedroom that had a separate bedroom with a king bed, a living room with couch and a couple of chairs and a small kitchen with a dining room table. The kitchen was equiped with dishes, pots, and it was easy enough to make your own meals if you wanted to. The bathroom was nice with a lot of marble on the floor and walls and the entire villa interior was a reddish, ceramic tile on the floors. I normally stay in a one-bedroom at OKW and am used to the size of these units. The villa is about half to two-thirds the size of a one-bedroom at OKW. The size was perfect for two people although there was a pull out bed that would sleep another two people. If I went back with more than two people, I would most likely get a two bedroom villa. This is a relaxing resort because it's quiet. What we really liked about it is that our main purpose for the trip was to explore the Tuscany area. This hotel is situated perfectly to make day trips if you have a rental car as we did, to the countyside and towns. The train was also convenient if you wanted to travel further distances or not drive into the larger cities. It was pretty easy to get around and everyone we met was very friendly and went out of their way to help us.
We flew into Rome, stayed the first night at the airport then got a rental car the next morning and drove up the interstate to our resort. It took about 2 1/2 hours to get to the resort from the Rome airport. The stayed at the resort for 7 nights and toured around Tuscany. We then returned to the airport, turned our car in and took a shuttle into Rome where we stayed 3 more nights and toured Rome.
The resort was nice enough that we would go back and I would consider it a Class 4 hotel if it were in the USA. Remember, if your looking for a quiet resort and you want to eat, lay around the pool and read, or take day trips into the small towns, this would be a nice place to stay. If you want more action and livelyness, you might like a bigger city better. It cost me 196 points for the week through Buena Vista Trading Company. All of our reservations went without a hitch.
We plan to go back in about two years and will stay at this resort for part of our next trip. Hope this information helps. Good luck!
