Borgo Il Melone

We spent a delightful 5 days here in 2015 in a deluxe room with terrace and decided to upgrade to a Junior Suite on this visit. Although larger with a separate sitting room, it felt dark and gloomy due to small windows and poor lighting. Only 1 mirror in the apartment which is above the sink in the bathroom. The shower had no force of water and would have made it very difficult to wash one's hair. WiFi in the room was very slow. Altogether, the room was a big disappointment. The breakfast did not have the selection of cold meats and cheeses that we had previously enjoyed. The front office staff are very friendly and efficient but unfortunately on this occasion were unable to help sort out a different room due to the hotel being full.

Internet dropped from time to time, and slow. Bedsheet now very clean. Cups and glasses not very clean. Tea bags not refilled. Bathrooms and toilets need update! Staff were helpful, though.

Lovely place to celebrate. Beautiful place friendly people, wonderful breakfast.

Staff are gracious and accommodating. It is like stepping back in time........restaurant is on property and worth visiting. Food is true Tuscany!

The room was for disabled guests,on the small size with no place to sit. Rather dark with limited outlook.

What a warm welcome this hotel provides, from the staff, to the manicured landscape with truly comfortable rooms.

We decided to book this hotel as we wanted to schedule in a "relaxation" day during our two week holiday in Italy and it was near Cortona which we planned to visit. Old brick buildings located in Beautiful landscaped gardens. The pool was great but our afternoon was not very relaxing as 2-3 screaming children had taken over the pool. Needless to say our afternoon of peace and quiet and tranquility was interrupted. The rest of the clientele were elderly/mature couples and while this can happen anywhere, we this would be an adult escape when paying $200/night. Just not something the average family travelling in Italy with little kids would not choose to stay at. We decided to have dinner at the restaurant which looked like it had potential and the waiters did there best but they looked totally disorganized that evening...almost like they weren't expecting that many people. Dinner was a little disappointing in my opinion but I'm a little bit of a foodie so others may think differently. Breakfast was good with decent to good selection to get your day started. Overall, a great stay for what we wanted/expected. Service at hotel was really good.

Our Experience at Borgo Il Melone was great! The staff send us an email with specific directions how to get there in case the GPS failure. Grounds are excellent and really pretty. Breakfast was great with fresh bakes and espresso drinks. Swimming pool was a great add on to chill after a great walk in Cortona which is a 3 minutes drive. Overall a great stay and we will definitely go back again and again.

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They have a building for a very cute restaurant and tavern but they are not in service. The hotel owner is apparently looking for someone to run them while he runs the hotel portion. This would make is so much nicer because it is a very nice property. The pool is huge and very nice.