Spent a week in mid September at Le Magnolie and enjoyed every minute. It's owned by the Michelangelo Hotel next door and we were able to take advantage of their pool and parking facilities. Montecatini is a spa town with lots of elegant buildings and is on the train line which links Florence with the coast - therefore we found... more

As always, when I travel, I either travel alone or with "the blonde". and this was one of the latter occasions. I was looking for a peaceful getaway, not too far from Florence as I was resigned to travel with Meridiana, that could cope with my laptop, my bizarre hours of wakefullness and within striking distance of a tennis court... more