Great Hotel, Hot Spring with Cool Ambience Back in 1985 I visited the impressive thermal spring in Saturnia for the first time. The huge 37.5 degree hot pool with the healing algae fascinated me so much that I returned to San Valentino in February. Today the impressive hotel complex is a 5 star spa and definitely deserves that accolade. Reading the reviews, I think many visitors have not really explored and used the facility, or are simply bored with the abundance. Almost everyone talks about the food, for better or worse. I was particularly impressed by the huge (maybe 50 x 50m) hot spring, the pleasant relaxation rooms with large sauna to relax in, the Kneipp cure - cold water paths, the many Jacuzzis, which offered space for everyone even when there was a big rush. On Friday the pool was open until 12 o'clock at night. It was almost zero degrees outside, with lots of moonlight and the rising stamps of the hot spring, you could imagine how the Etruscans bathed and relaxed there 2500 years ago. Also in the changing room area I found another sauna, a Turkish bath (hamam), stacks of fresh towels everywhere, springs of fresh drinking water and a small Roman bath to cool off. But if you will be done, you will also discover another large Roman bath and a very well equipped gym with state of the art machines. 95% of the guests walked around in the hotel's own white bathrobe, which had something of a friendly equality about it, because there were definitely big differences in income among the guests, as you could see from the fleet of cars outside. Only the distribution of the deckchairs at the edge of the pool had a touch of clientelism, because apparently certain deckchairs fit the preferences of certain guests, although there were 3 times as many free chairs as necessary. Not only for arriving guests, who had to wait at the reception, there was chilled Prosecco and fresh fruit juices for self-service. Our room was large, super clean, modern and very comfortably furnished, with a garden and deck chairs in front of the room door. Breakfast was both Italian and international with an emphasis on fresh natural produce from the Maremma. It was extensive and varied. My German roots came forward with a request for brown bread. I hope to find that when I come back. In addition, you could squeeze your own juice from fresh vegetables and/or fruit. Everywhere in the hotel and in the complex there were 2-language information boards, hints and signposts. In addition, we met only friendly and competent staff. We did not take advantage of the free introductory golf course or the mountain bikes. Instead we enjoyed the surrounding villages, especially Pittigliano, the tufa village. The next day we went to Orbetello, the ancient Etruscan port by the sea and to Monte Argentario and found that the hotel is also an ideal place to explore southern Tuscany, especially because you can jump into the hot spring to relax after returning home.
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