The Tower in 16th Century Borgo Fontanini - with mountain views
Castle in the mountains
Golfing on site, a garden, and a hot tub are just a few of the amenities provided at The Tower in 16th Century Borgo Fontanini - with mountain views. Stay connected with in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy perks such as:
Breakfast (surcharge), smoke-free premises, and books
A video library, outdoor furniture, and barbecue grills
Room features
All guestrooms at The Tower in 16th Century Borgo Fontanini - with mountain views include comforts such as fireplaces, in addition to amenities like dining tables and internet access.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
Highchairs and travel cribs
2 bathrooms with showers and bidets
Decks/patios, outdoor lighting, and kitchens
Property manager
Silvia Vignati
Languages
English, French, Italian
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You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Pets
Pets allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
1 total (up to 55 lbs per pet)
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Important information
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector and a first aid kit
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation
We should mention
All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 5000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation
A car is recommended for transportation to and from this property
Property is also known as
The Tower in 15th Century Borgo Fontanini With Mountain Views
Frequently asked questions
Is The Tower in 16th Century Borgo Fontanini - with mountain views pet-friendly?
Yes, The Tower in 16th Century Borgo Fontanini - with mountain views allows pets (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 55 lbs per pet.
What time is check-in at The Tower in 16th Century Borgo Fontanini - with mountain views?
Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.
What time is check-out at The Tower in 16th Century Borgo Fontanini - with mountain views?
Check-out is at 10:00 AM.
Where is The Tower in 16th Century Borgo Fontanini - with mountain views located?
Situated in the mountains, this castle is within 12 mi (20 km) of Chestnut Museum, Isola Winery, and Medical Clinic Tole. Gradizzolo is 11.1 mi (17.9 km) away.
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The Tower in 16th Century Borgo Fontanini - with mountain views Reviews
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9.6
Exceptional
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 17 out of 21 reviews
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Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 21 reviews
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Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 21 reviews
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9.6/10
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Reviews
10/10 Excellent
james k.
Nov 4, 2023
Love the setting and stone tower
Enjoyed the hosts and the old traditional atmosphere of the house. Relaxing and comfortable accommodation. Cooking class a plus.
james k.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
10/10 Excellent
Jonathan C.
Apr 9, 2024
Peaceful Tower
Stayed in the tower for a few nights with my family. Loved having our own floors in the tower with bathrooms on each floor. The location of this tower was what we needed: outside of the cities in a quiet and beautiful hillside region. Woke up to bird songs each morning. The fireplace was a fun treat on the cool nights. The property manager met us outside and showed us around the tower when we arrived. The location is pretty remote, down a small gravel road. Hope to be back some day.
Jonathan C.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
10/10 Excellent
Larry P.
Apr 14, 2024
Wonderful country stay
The property is described accurately in the listing but, as with most things in life, the quality of the experience depends primarily on the people involved. Here, hosts Silvia and Pier were welcoming, friendly, informative and patient. They either arranged to do things we wanted to do or they helped us arrange it. The property is fascinating and the setting is like a movie. Yes, there are stairs, but I’m 64 and 6 months from a knee surgery and I managed. I would go back here again. In fact, I might re-visit the bologna/modena area solely to return. It’s that good.
Larry P.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
10/10 Excellent
Sergei Y.
Aug 8, 2021
Great place to rest.
It is a beautiful place. Very authentic, with history. The owners are very friendly and helpful. They also have a kind of small restaurant at the property and cook for guests delicious meals. Apartments are nice, clean and well equipped. We stayed in the tower, which has 3 bedrooms with bathroom, sitting room and a small kitchen one at a floor. Please note, you need to climb quite a few stairs to get from one room to another. There is a place to sit outside to enjoy the grate views. The other house, next to the tower is also very nice and cpacious.
Bologna and Modena are at 1 hr drive both definitely must be visited. Also a nice castle in a town Vignola is worth to pay a visit.
We were absolutely satisfied and can't even think what to complain about.
Sergei Y.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021
8/10 Good
Ed C.
Nov 11, 2024
Stay in a lovely tower
This is a lovely fifteenth century tower in the outskirts of Zocca
Ed C.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024
10/10 Excellent
Kerrie P.
Sep 23, 2024
A special place
This beautiful borgo is a work in progress. Some beautifully finished buildings and some scrappy buildings still under renovations. The tower is lovely. It is 5 floors total. You can park right next to the door leading to the second floor living area. But the best bedroom is on the 5th level so be prepared for lots of steps. The water pressure was amazing for such an old building. So nice to have a bathroom with shower right beside each bedroom. The kitchen is tiny but has everything you need. There is a lovely Outdoor sitting area and table right outside the kitchen door on the first level. Be careful of the bees/wasps. Sylvia and Pierre are present and helpful. Nice walking in the area. We drove to a couple very good local restaurants.
Kerrie P.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024
10/10 Excellent
Karine R.
Aug 21, 2024
Tour médiévale dans les montagnes
Au beau milieu de la nature, au bout d'un petit chemin caillouteux, vous trouverez votre logement, pourvu de murs épais et d'escaliers, d'une vue sur la vallée, et globalement bien équipé. La présence de salles de bains à tous les étages est appréciable, vu la configuration des lieux. La cuisine est bien équipée (couteaux et casseroles de qualité). Nous avons apprécié !
Karine R.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024
10/10 Excellent
Martin V.
Jul 14, 2024
Turmhaus
Nette Vermieter, von ihnen bekocht zu, werden lohnt sich.
Unterkunft im Turm originell, schöne Zimmer, viele Treppen.
Kurvenreiche Anfahrt. Aber das war schon vorher klar.
Martin V.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
10/10 Excellent
Therese M., San Francisco
Apr 29, 2022
Remote mountain retreat
The tower is quite rustic but cozy. Many steps so be aware. The birdsong is wonderful! Sunsets gorgeous. Great pizza in town. The dinner prepared for us by Silvia was absolutely fabulous! Grazie Mille!
Therese M.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022
10/10 Excellent
Christopher C., Naples, Italy
Sep 20, 2021
Fantastic Tower Stay
Beautiful renovated tower building in a country setting! Wonderful time walking around the woods and country side surrounding the trail. Food was truly delicious and hosts/owners were outstanding!
Christopher C.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021
10/10 Excellent
Frank H.
Aug 31, 2021
Wunderbare Wohnung, tolles Essen
kommen wieder
Frank H.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021
10/10 Excellent
Christina L., Frankfurt am Main
Aug 8, 2021
Ein Rund-Um-Wohlfühl-Paket
Das Wohnen in einem Turm war für uns eine neue Erfahrung, die viel Spaß gemacht hat. Die Innenräume sind geschmackvoll eingerichtet und draussen gibt es genügend Sitzgelegenheiten, um in ruhiger Umgebung das tolle lokale Essen oder die Sonnenuntergänge zu genießen. Die liebenswerten Gastgeber gaben uns Ausflugs- und Einkaufstipps und bekochten uns bei Bedarf mit leckeren Pastagerichten.
Christina L.
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2021
10/10 Excellent
Verified traveller
Sep 6, 2020
Mittelalterliche Gemütlichkeit, Traumblick
Durch die Corona-Krise war das Objekt frei und wir verbrachten zwei herrliche Tage zu neunt mit Hund. Silvia kochte uns ein herrliches Abendessen und Aldo sorgte für die Unterhaltung 😀
Verified traveller
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020
10/10 Excellent
Annette F.
Jun 28, 2019
Magical place
Very beautiful house and location
We would like to come back
Annette F.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019
8/10 Good
Eric H., Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Aug 16, 2018
Fijne woning in een natuurlijke omgeving
We hebben een heerlijke periode in de Borgo gehad. Silvia is een fantastische gastvrouw. Jammer dat soms het weer niet meezat. De toren heeft 3 slaapkamers boven elkaar, dus trappenlopen moet geen bezwaar zijn.
De bedden lagen prima. De badkamers waren goed en schoon. De keuken is wat klein, maar voldoende uitgerust. We konden helaas het terras bij de keuken niet goed gebruiken, omdat erboven een zwaluw aan het nestelen was.
Jammer dat de wasmachine niet werkte. Silvia loste dit op door de was voor je te doen, maar dit voelde echt als een noodoplossing.
Alle boodschappen kunnen in het dorp gehaald worden (ong. 20 minuten lopen), maar voor uitgebreide boodschappen moet men naar één van de grote supermarkten in de omgeving.
Silvia is een geweldige kok, dus ga beslist een maaltijd bij haar gebruiken.
Eric H.
Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2018
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.
10/10 Excellent
Ben B., Byron
Nov 24, 2017
Really unique place!
We had a great stay at Borgo Fontanini! Silvia was a delightful hostess and helped us very much. We badly misjudged how long it would take to reach the property from Modena and arrived after dark. Google maps misled us to a local cemetery apparently! Thankfully Silvia was available by phone and helped us find the property. The building used to be a watchtower in the 15th century and has been refurbished. Our family of 5 had plenty of space, and thought it was pretty cool to each have our own floor. We had a bit of a workout going up and down between levels in the tower, and the property is probably not well suited for anyone with a health condition making it difficult to climb stairs. There is a phenomenal view across the valley from the tower. The property is on a well developed hiking trail and the edge of a national park area. We hiked the full trail one morning and enjoyed it very much.
The wifi worked well, and the kitchen, while a bit small, was just fine for us. There's a delightful patio and table just outside the kitchen. The owners mentioned that the dishwasher wasn't working, and that was no problem for us. While staying here we visited the Ferrari museum in Maranello, a must-see, along with Ristoranti Montana, which sports plenty of Ferrari formula 1 memorabilia. It was about a 45 minute drive to Maranello along small roads, but a beautiful drive.
There was a small plumbing leak in one of the bathrooms, but with 3 bathrooms this was easy to accommodate, and a small inconvenience for the chance to stay in a beautiful historic building.
Ben B.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.
6/10 Okay
Simon S.
Apr 24, 2017
A lovely site; amazing views; wonderful countryside.
The location and position of The Tower are excellent: great views, wonderful countryside around the property. There are also lovely outside seating areas.
The bedrooms and sitting room are comfortable and well furnished. There is an open fire in the sitting room, but it smokes. Two of the toilets did not function well when we arrived and we had to arrange with the owner to get a plumber. The downside of the property is the kitchen, which is small and tired: the dishwasher does not really wash the dishes adequately and needs updating, the electric kettle does not work properly (it turns itself off before it has finished heating the water) and there is no oven in the kitchen (despite an oven being listed on the Owners Direct website). In summary: the property has great potential, but the kitchen needs to be updated and improved.
Simon S.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.
10/10 Excellent
Karen G.
Oct 4, 2016
Beautiful old property in stunning location
We stayed in the Torre which is a stunning historic building. There are three properties and its a working site, so be prepared for that! Silvia was very helpful when we arrived and showed us where to walk etc. They also kindly invited us down to the communal table overlooking the valley and sunset for spritzers and nibbles on the last night which was lovely. The house is old and quirky and obviously has lots of stairs. It was clean and tidy and pretty decor. Stunning views. The patio at the back gets the sun all day. The village is nice but check things will be open-basically all september the restaurants were shut. Take a torch if you're going to walk in the dark. The region is beautiful, lots of walks. Would go back.
Karen G.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2016
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.
8/10 Good
felicity e.
Jul 20, 2016
Home comforts, stunning views, perfect location
We could not have been happier with our stay in this atmospheric and beautiful spot. The two-bed house, thoughtfully converted from a 15th century building was comfortable and homely yet maintained its historic appeal. Sylvia and Aldo were warm and relaxed hosts and we enjoyed a feast of local truffle-themed dishes cooked by Sylvia which we shared with other international guests and enjoyed as if we were all old friends. There are stunning walks from the property, and the local town of Montombraro (walking distance) has a charm all its own. In addition, we were comfortably in striking distance of Bologna, Ferrara, Mantua, Parma and more. For a real, atmospheric taste of Italy you could not do better.
felicity e.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.
10/10 Excellent
Nov 30, 2014
Rustic Relaxation
Beautiful historic property nestled in a food lovers paradise.
Sylvia and her family epitomize the hospitality that Emilia Romagna is
known for.
Cooking class was great but the resulting meal was even better.
Highly recommend.
King Bar is a great value and a true taste of the local lifestyle of the region.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.
10/10 Excellent
natacha b.
Jan 12, 2012
"Nous avons passé 15 jour...
"Nous avons passé 15 jours merveilleux à la Torre. La maison est dans un hameau près d''autres gites mais qui n''étaient pas occupés lors de notre séjour. Très bel environnement: la vue depuis les chambres est magnifique, la maison est meublée avec beaucoup de goût. Il y a une très agréable piscine dans le village. Les commerces ne sont pas très loin. Bref, nous avons été enchantés de notre séjour en Italie"