Casale del Mare

Casale del Mare is a live expression of what means The Magic of Italy. I was there with my family and my wife and my children loves the food, the swimming pool, the trips in vicinity (sea side, San Giminiano, Pisa, etc). Even my mother in law was happy and this is not easy,,, Thank you Laura and all your team for the peace and beauty we had there. Grazie!

A good hotel, with a lot of potential. This is a winery, first, and then a hotel; this means, they have a lot of opportunity to introduce the wines they make to their clientele for free, or at a good discount. We were invited to this hotel by our friends and they had high remarks for it. The room was good, however, felt gimmicky with certain extra doors and modalities. Almost felt like we were in a room built by IKEA. AC was great, room was great, mattress could be improved, and sadly bedsheet had a stain of blood, which meant we didn’t get it replaced. Anything else, in regards to service was chargeable. Coffee pods at €1 each. To replace your sheet or towels costs €20 per request (outside of their weekly change). Room cleaning (if not suite) is charged at €30 upon request. Breakfast is €12 per person (reasonable) but only has a simple menu. Now, all of this could be greatly improved if the room is charged slightly higher, and all the charges removed. Wines discounted for purchase for introductions, then you create a client base who may keep coming back. The location was good, however, odd when the turn from the highway turns into a gravel road and we need to keep driving. As a first timer, this was freaky. Laura was a great host and upfront about everything mentioned above. However, this could be improved with different pricing and clarifying things either on the website. Would come back, however, with different expectations. Thank you.

The structure itself is lovely, with a beautiful pool in an idillic setting. The room was furnished badly, showing a desire to be shabby chic but frankly it was just second hand shabby which, considering the price, is unacceptable. Worse, the service: a rude owner who doesn't appreciate that the client is central to her business. The breakfast - for which they originally asked 40 euros - on the first day was poor, no fresh fruit, no fresh bread. After complaining the second morning was better, or perhaps that was because they had more guests and felt like they had to make more effort. Overall a bad overpriced experience. The restaurant next door was however lovely.