As seen in Condé Nast Traveller's May 2007 Hotlist - World's top new 138 Hotels [...]in the summer, the pool and outdoor gym afford spectacular views of the vineyards. Amid a plethora of Tuscan villa hotels that invariably feel too formal, the laid-back Villa Bordoni gets it right. Condé Nast Traveler, May 2007 - Hotlist - World's top new 138 hotels - Read the full article
Within an hour's drive of Villa Bordoni, in Tuscany, there's the beloved Villa San Michele in the hills of Fiesole as well as Relais La Suvera, with its museumlike suites. But make no mistake: Bordoni can take on the big boys... Sophy Roberts for Departures, June 2007 - Read the full article
Gardner completely remodeled teh blue 16th-century country house hotel outside Greve, decorating the place with hand-stenciled motifs and Spanish textiles... Carla Capalbo for Food & Wine, October 2006 - Read the full article
Last Spring, Catherine and David Gardner opened Villa Bordoni, a small luxury hotel in a 16th century property near some of Chianti's best vineyards. Ondine Cohane for Food & Wine, September 2007 - Read the full article
David and Catherine Gardner, owners of the highly regarded Beccofino and Trattoria Baldovino in Florence, have now snagged an exceptionally fine chef, Francesco Fineo, for their new hotel and restaurant in Greve in Chianti. Fineo’s menu is broadly Tuscan, focusing on vegetables from the kitchen garden, fruit from the surrounding park and olive oil from the villa’s groves, locally pressed. Meats for his simple grilled dishes, like the excellent bistecca fiorentina (a grilled T-bone he serves with truffled mashed potatoes), are provided by the local butcher. The cellar, a former dungeon, houses some amazing Tuscan wines, such as the hard-to-find Querciabella and La Massa. Where to go next: European Getaways, June 2008
When David and Catherine Gardner discovered a ruin at the end of a dusty track while driving through Chianti, they set about doing what any self-respecting, transplanted Scottish restaurateurs would: buying the place and transforming it into a charming wisteria-covered villa, with an intimate restaurant to showcase local wines and food - oh, and 10 rustic-chic guest rooms. Valerie Waterhouse for Travel & Leisure in "Inn of the month", May 2007 - Read the full article
