Hotel Gemini

Gemini is a small 3 Stars Plus hotel, designed in a classic style, assuring guests relax and peace, a warm welcome and personal service, as well as making an ideal location for exploring the beauty of Tuscany.

Our hotel is located just outside Casole d'Elsa, a small country village, 420 metres above sea level, in the heart of Tuscany, within easy reach of San Gimignano, Volterra, the Chianti hills, Montalcino, Montepulciano and the major centres of interest: Florence, Siena, Pisa.

* Bar, lounge
* Restaurant
* Swimmingpool:open air, 12X6 metres, with Jacuzzi, with garden, reserved for hotel guests
* Private car park: shaded place reserved for each hotel guest.
* Wheelchair access to both hotel and restaurant

Rooms: 42

Availability

Hotel Facilities

General

Restaurant – Bar – 24-Hour Front Desk – Garden – Terrace – Non-Smoking Rooms – Rooms/Facilities for Disabled Guests – Elevator – Heating – Gay Friendly – All Public and Private spaces non-smoking

Activities

Outdoor Swimming Pool

Services

Room Service – Meeting/Banquet Facilities

Internet

No internet access available.

Guest Parking

Free Private parking is possible on site.

Hotel information

* Category: 3 stars Plus
* Buffet breakfast is served in the panoramic terrace
* Reknowend restaurant serving traditional Italian and international cuisine, homemade pasta and desserts, seafood and a large selection of Tuscan and Italian wines
* Bar, lounge
* Swimmingpool:open air, 12X6 metres, with Jacuzzi, with garden, reserved for hotel guests
* Private car park: places reserved for each hotel guest.
* Furnished in hold Tuscan style with fine ceramics or drawings.
* Bath with bathtub and standing shower, with marble washbasin, hairdryer.

Private balcony or garden terrace with stunning views of the surrounding Tuscan hills.
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* Disabled persons: one double room, with bathroom, is specifically designed for the disabled.

Hotel Gemini is also ideal for artistic and cultural holidays. All of the major centres of artistic interest are easily reached:

Casole d'Elsa (300 mt)
At a few minutes is the medieval village of Etruscan origin,
that is part of the Orange Flag Association of the Italian Touring Club...

San Gimignano (17 Km)
Kept intact, allowing a return to medieval times...

Volterra (20 Km)
One of the most important Etruscan cities, a unique museum...

Siena (30 Km)
Home of the famous Palio which is run twice a year on the 2nd July and 16th August...

Firenze (60 Km)
City of Dante, home of the Renaissance, capital of the Medici...

Pisa (60 Km)
The Leaning Tower, Piazza dei Miracoli, Galileo...

Montalcino, Montepulciano, Pienza (about 100 km away)
Three towns south of Siena.
The first famous for its wine 'Brunello di Montalcino' said to be one of the worlds best
The second rich in Renaissance buildings and art
The third owes its existence to Pope Pius II

Food & beverage

Restaurant:
Reknowend restaurant serving traditional Italian and international cuisine, homemade pasta and desserts, seafood and a large selection of Tuscan and Italian wines.

Meals are served on the panoramic terraces, one of which is covered, the other open air reserved for smokers.
Guests have a choice of halfboard menu or à la carte.

Halfboard includes Buffet breakfast and lunch or dinner.
Buffet breakfast includes :
- coffee, tea, chocolate, milk a selection of fruit juices.
- 3 types of bread, toasts, croissants, homemade cakes.
- ham, salami, cheeses
- sereals muesli
- fruits or fruits salad

Halfboard menu allways proposes 3 choices:
- first course : homemade pasta or Tuscan starters or vegetable soup.
- second course : meat or fish with vegetables, or grilled vegetables.
- choice of homemade desserts or icecreams.

Childrens' menu available, 3 choices:
- pasta or rice bolognese or with fresh tomato sauce
- beef or chicken or fish with chips or vegetables
- icecream

Drinks not included.
Our cellar proposes a selection of Tuscan wines:
- Red (super Toscans, Chianti, Brunello and Red of Montalcino, Nobile and Red of Montepulciano, Morellino di Scansano, etc.)
- Rosé (Scalabrone, Bolgheri, Cipresseto, etc.)
- White (Vernaccia di San Ginignano, Galestro, Arbia, etc.)
- Sweet (Tuscan Vin Santo, Sicilian Moscato)
As well as wines from other regions of Italy:
Piemonte (Barolo), Garda (Bardolino, Valpolicella), Veneto (Prosecco, Pinot grigio) Sicilia

Room information

The hotel, build in 1997, includes 42 rooms: 39 double or twin, 3 single. A total of 81 beds. The rooms are located at three levels: and include standard and superior.
Rooms are furnished in hold Tuscan style with fine ceramics or drawings. Air conditioning or heating, satelliteTv (English, French, German programmes), minibar and safe.
Double rooms all have bath with bathtub and shower attachment, with marble washbasin, hairdryer.Single rooms all have bath wiht shower box and marble washbasin, hairdryer.
Private balcony or garden terrace with stunning views of the surrounding Tuscan hills.
Buffet breakfast included.

Disabled persons: one double room, with bathroom, is specifically designed for the disabled.

Area information

CASOLE D'ELSA
Casole d’Elsa,a medieval village of Etruscan origin, is located at a few hundred metres, at walking distance from Hotel Gemini.Casole is part of the Orange Flag Association of the Italian Touring Club, for its high eco-environment commitment.

The second Sunday in July the PALIO OF CASOLE is run in honour of Sant’Isidoro.
The village has maintained its antique appearance and its medieval urban plan of a main road for pedestrians, and two lateral streets for animal transit, with alleyways linking them.
Casole d’Elsa has also maintained its medieval walls with two towers designed by Francesco di Giorgio and two main gates, called Porta ai Frati and Porta al Rivellino.
At this last is the Sienese Rocca dating from 1352, now housing the council offices.
On the main road is the Palazzo Pretorio, with the local coats of arms.

Worth visiting is the church of Santa Maria, consecrated in 1161, with two funeral statues by Gano da Siena and Marco Romano and a Nativity scene by Giovanni della Robbia.
Next to the church is the museum, which displays a impressive collection of local Etruscan artefacts and a section exhibiting paintings, furniture, jewellery and sacred ornaments.
In the vicinity, the romantic church of San Niccolò and in the village of Mensano, the parish church dating from the 12th century.

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