View image 1: Villa San Michele: the Renaissance facade beneath cypress trees with Fiesole’s forested landscape beyond
View image 2: Villa San Michele: a vaulted courtyard with arched openings, green seating, and classical Italian architectural details
View image 3: Villa San Michele: a bright bedroom with arched doorway opening to a garden view, mustard accent chair, and terracotta floor
View image 4: Villa San Michele: dark wooden doors opening to a room with warm sunlight, beamed ceilings, and terracotta flooring
View image 5: Villa San Michele: a columned terrace with morning light, marble columns, and distant views of Tuscany below
View image 6: Villa San Michele: loungers beneath striped umbrellas in a terraced garden with flowering plants and cypress trees
A 15th-century monastery in the hills of Fiesole, relaunched in 2026 with 39 rooms overlooking Florence.
Villa San Michele occupies a former 15th-century monastery set on terraced gardens cascading toward Florence, its Gothic arches, monastic corridors, and terracotta floors intact. After a 2026 relaunch, the hotel holds 39 rooms and suites with handcrafted furnishings, marble bathrooms, and terraces facing the city skyline.
Dining runs from Antesi, set within the 16th-century loggia, to Tuscan classics at Ristorante San Michele and freshly prepared pizzas at the poolside San Michele Grill, while a historic wine cellar hosts sommelier-guided tastings. A heated outdoor swimming pool, spa treatments, a Technogym-equipped fitness studio, and cooking classes fill the rest of the day.
Photo Gallery
Rooms and Suites
View image 1: Villa San Michele: a study nook with wooden desk, green velvet chair, and view to gardens and grounds
View image 2: Villa San Michele: a sitting room with full-length doors, garden views, round table with flowers, and warm wood tones
View image 3: Villa San Michele: aerial view of a villa building with terracotta roof, arched windows, and surrounded by manicured gardens
View image 4: Villa San Michele: the ivy-framed garden doorway of the Limonaia suite opening onto its bedroom
View image 5: Villa San Michele: the dining room of the Botanica suite, panelled in deep green with hand-painted floral panes
View image 6: Villa San Michele: a curtain lifting at an open terrace door in the Limonaia suite, above a herringbone terracotta floor
Dining
View image 1: Villa San Michele: a server in white shirt working in a dining room with tall columns and draped fabric
View image 2: Villa San Michele: a table set for one on a terrace overlooking forested Tuscan hills and valleys below
View image 3: Villa San Michele: outdoor dining terraces with green chairs, white tablecloths, and sweeping views over the Tuscan landscape
View image 4: Villa San Michele: an afternoon garden party with guests at scattered tables, white umbrellas, and valley views beyond
View image 5: Villa San Michele: a formal dining room with tall columns, white tablecloths, and sweeping views to distant hills
View image 6: Villa San Michele: a wine cellar entrance with ornate wooden doors and interior wine storage racks visible
Amenities
View image 1: Villa San Michele: lounge chairs beneath striped umbrellas in a shaded garden with olive trees and grounds
View image 2: Villa San Michele: a swimming pool with cypress alleys, terrace seating, and Tuscan valley views beyond
View image 3: Villa San Michele: a person walking among cypress and oak trees with golden afternoon light filtering through branches
View image 4: Villa San Michele: exercise equipment on a terrace overlooking the Tuscany landscape with protective railings
View image 5: Villa San Michele: hands demonstrating massage technique on a client’s arm during spa treatment
View image 6: Villa San Michele: hands shaping clay in a pottery workshop with craft materials on work surface
Property
View image 1: Villa San Michele: cream-colored villa facade framed by gnarled tree branches, lavender plantings, and forested hills beyond
View image 2: Villa San Michele: vaulted courtyard with arched openings, dark wooden doors, terracotta flooring, and cypress beyond
View image 3: Villa San Michele: cream-colored Renaissance facade with arched columns, carved stone ornaments, and dense ivy covering the hillside
View image 4: Villa San Michele: vaulted courtyard with decorated wooden doors, climbing ivy, arched columns, and green seating with gold accents
View image 5: Villa San Michele: grand vaulted courtyard with cream sofa, orange cushions, climbing ivy, arches, and Old Master paintings
View image 6: Villa San Michele: monastic courtyard with barrel vaults, cream seating, green drapes, climbing ivy, and ornate gilt chandelier
View image 7: Villa San Michele: cream loggia with stone columns, iron lantern, and expansive view across Florence valley with cypress trees
View image 8: Villa San Michele: cream loungers and striped umbrellas beneath ancient olive trees amid dense Mediterranean cypress and gardens
View image 9: Villa San Michele: stone facade with carved lion head, sunlit moldings, arched windows, and classical architectural details
View image 10: Villa San Michele: ivy-covered terraced gardens with cream umbrellas, stone pavilions, and red flowers cascading downhill
View image 11: Villa San Michele: cream building with arched loggia, stone ornaments, and panoramic view of the Florence valley beyond cypress
View image 12: Villa San Michele: cream building with arched columns, shuttered windows, cypress trees, and golden light across the hillside
View image 13: Villa San Michele: stone balustrade with decorative urn, lavender plantings, and panoramic view of Florence spread below
View image 14: Villa San Michele: stone window opening with magenta flowers, cypress trees, and sweeping view across the Tuscan countryside
Property Details
Pet-friendly
This property welcomes well-behaved pets (additional charges may apply).
Restaurant and cocktail bar
Antesi, Ristorante San Michele, and the poolside grill span fine to casual dining; Bar Doccia serves refined cocktails.
Spa and fitness center
Relax in the sauna, move in the state-of-the-art gym, and recover with one of several treatment options.
Valet parking
Valet parking is available on the property, and may be subject to a daily fee.
Bookable activities
Cooking classes, spa rituals, wine tastings, and Florence excursions are available.
