A 7-room hilltop wine resort in the Maremma hills — working winery, farm-to-table kitchen, and an infinity pool with 360-degree views over olive groves and vineyards.
"Seven rooms on top of a hill in the Maremma. The winery is the point. The infinity pool sees in every direction. There is no scene to escape from."
Conti di San Bonifacio Wine Resort is a small boutique property at Località Casteani in the Maremma countryside — about 30 minutes inland from the Tyrrhenian coast at Follonica, and 2 hours south-west of Florence. The estate operates as both hotel and working winery; the Conti di San Bonifacio family produces Maremma DOC and IGT Toscana wines from the surrounding vineyards under the same label as the resort. The property opened in 2008 after extensive restoration of the original farmhouse, and has remained at seven rooms — by design — to preserve the small-property service model the family wanted.
The seven accommodations split between deluxe rooms, junior suites, and suites — each individually furnished with vineyard or olive-grove views, contemporary Tuscan design with restrained palette, and bespoke finishing in linens and bath products. The categories vary in size and view orientation; the Suite Olivo is the property's largest accommodation and the room most often booked for honeymoons. The property's small scale means breakfast is communal on the panoramic terrace, dinner is served in a single intimate dining room, and the wine programme is delivered with the depth of a working winery rather than a hotel cellar.
The on-site Restaurant Conti di San Bonifacio runs a farm-to-table programme: produce from the estate's vegetable gardens, olive oil from the property's own grove, wines from the family's cellars. The kitchen handles a single-menu approach with seasonal rotation. The cellar tour with the resident winemaker is available daily; vertical tastings of the property's flagship Sustinet (Sangiovese-Syrah) and Eunoé (Sangiovese) wines run by appointment. The infinity pool — the property's most photographed feature — is set on the property's highest terrace with 360-degree views over Maremma countryside, woods, and the distant sea on clear days.
The Maremma location is the property's deliberate positioning: this is the part of Tuscany the international tourists generally don't reach. The wild boar reserves of Parco della Maremma, the Etruscan necropolis of Vetulonia, the Tuscan beach at Follonica, and the medieval hill town of Massa Marittima are all within an hour. Florence and Siena require longer drives. For couples on a slower, less-trafficked Tuscan trip, and solo travellers who want a small property with serious wine programming, Conti di San Bonifacio delivers the rural-Tuscany boutique without the price escalation of the Chianti or Val d'Orcia equivalents.
The Maremma honeymoon for couples who want quiet over scene. Book the Suite Olivo. Cellar tour with the winemaker, farm-to-table dinner, and a half-day at the Tyrrhenian coast at Follonica fill the right rhythm. The seven-room scale means the property feels almost private.
A small-property anniversary in a working wine estate. The cellar dinner with vertical tastings of the property's own production is an experience no large hotel can match. The 360° infinity pool at sunset is the photograph the trip generates.
The seven-room scale, the working farm context, and the small-dining-room evenings make this one of the few Tuscan five-stars genuinely well-tuned for solo travel. Book a Junior Suite. The wine programme and the Maremma countryside fill the days.
Località Casteani
58023 Gavorrano (Grosseto), Tuscany
30 min from Follonica coast; 2 hr from Florence; 90 min from Siena
7 rooms across Deluxe, Junior Suite, Suite
Deluxe Room from €380/night
Junior Suite from €580
Suite Olivo from €850
Check-in: 3:00 PM
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Minimum stay: 2 nights
Working winery
Infinity pool with 360° views
Farm-to-table kitchen
Cellar tours + vertical tastings
Open: April – October
Open: April – October
Peak: June – September
Best value: April, October
High-speed WiFi throughout
Reliable signal in rooms and at the pool
Cell signal patchy in lower vineyards
From €380/night. Seven rooms only — peak summer requires 4-6 months' notice. Cellar tours reserve at confirmation.
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