Best Family Hotels in Tuscany with Golf
5 family-friendly hotels with golf in Tuscany . Handpicked for families who want the best.
Tuscany has 14 golf courses spread between Florence and the coast, mostly built in the last 30 years and designed to fit into the existing landscape rather than demolish it. Family golf hotels here aren't beach resorts; they're countryside hotels with a course either on-site or 10 minutes away. We picked five where you can play 18 in the morning, the kids can swim or join a junior clinic, and the whole family meets back for a late lunch. None require driving more than 20 minutes between hotel, course and a town worth seeing.
Tuscany splits into wine country (Chianti between Florence and Siena), the coast (Versilia and Maremma) and the inner hill towns (Val d'Orcia, Volterra, San Gimignano). Most family golf hotels sit in the middle ring, the wine country and the hills. Beach hotels in Tuscany are good for families but golf isn't their strength. Country hotels with golf are; you wake up in a converted farmhouse and play 9 holes before breakfast.
Why Tuscany works for golfing families
Tuscan golf hotels grew up in the late 1990s and 2000s as Italy's domestic golf scene expanded. The big difference from Mediterranean golf destinations is the model: rather than a 1,000-room beach resort with a course tacked on, Tuscan properties are typically converted estates with 50-150 rooms and either an on-site 9 or 18-hole course or a partnership with a course nearby. Toscana Resort Castelfalfi, Argentario Golf and Royal Golf La Bagnaia anchor the scene; most other family-suitable hotels work with one of these for guest tee times.
For families, the Tuscan model has practical advantages. Kids' programmes here are smaller (15-30 kids per session, not 200) and more activity-focused — cooking lessons, vineyard scavenger hunts, pool sessions — than the standardised resort kids' clubs. That suits children 6-12 well. Junior golf is available at three of the five hotels, but typically as private lessons rather than full academies. If you want a structured junior academy, look at the Algarve or Costa del Sol; if you want family golf in a setting that doubles as a Tuscany trip, this is exactly right.
Parent's take
What we noticed booking Tuscan golf hotels: the room rate often includes the kids' programme but not the green fees. Budget 80-150€ per round per adult, plus 30-50€ for junior lessons. Compared to a flat all-inclusive package this feels expensive but the cultural side trips and food are what families actually remember. Pair with two days in Florence at the end and you have a real Tuscany trip, not just a golf one.
Our Top 5 Picks
Hotels in Tuscany with golf, sorted by guest rating.
Boccioleto Resort - Place of Charme
Montaione
Wonderful
1,130 reviews
Boccioleto Resort sits on a hilltop near Montaione with vineyards on every side and a private olive grove you can walk through. The hotel's family-suite layout is genuinely spacious — two separate rooms, a terrace, and in some suites a proper second bathroom. The outdoor pool is heated from May to October.
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€177/night
Why families love Boccioleto Resort - Place of Charme
The resort layout works well with children who want to run. The garden wraps the pool, the spa and a small playground, so kids cycle between them without crossing a road. The restaurant does a real kids' portion of Tuscan classics, not a separate chicken-and-chips menu. The one catch: it's 25 minutes to the nearest proper supermarket, so stock the apartment before you arrive.
Relais Della Rovere
Colle Val d'Elsa, 15min from San Gimignano
Excellent
1,179 reviews
A 4-star relais inside a restored abbey with Tuscany's most photogenic pool on this list — **18 metres, set in a former cloister garden** with cypress trees and sun loungers. Two on-site restaurants, free parking and a very quiet countryside setting between San Gimignano and Siena.
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€233/night
Why families love Relais Della Rovere
The nicest pool of the 5 and the reason families pay 233 EUR/night instead of 150. The pool is bigger than agriturismo standard, has a slightly shallower end (1.1m) usable for kids who can swim, and is surrounded by proper garden with grass. No children's play area, which is the only deduction. The hotel restaurant doesn't have kids' menus — expect classic Tuscan pasta dishes (kids mostly order spaghetti al pomodoro).
Hotel Palazzo San Lorenzo & Spa
Colle Val d'Elsa, between Florence and Siena
Excellent
580 reviews
Hotel Palazzo San Lorenzo is a four-star hotel in a 16th-century palazzo in the centre of Colle Val d'Elsa, with a spa, a small outdoor pool, and partnerships with two Chianti golf courses for guests including transfer service.
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€280/night
Why families love Hotel Palazzo San Lorenzo & Spa
Best for families who want a town base, not a country estate. The hotel is right in the centre of Colle Val d'Elsa, which is itself one of the prettiest hill towns of central Tuscany. Golf is via partner courses 15-20 minutes away with hotel transfers. Kids will appreciate the central location more than the slightly small pool. Walk to gelato in two minutes.
Meridiana Country Hotel
Calenzano, near Florence
Excellent
410 reviews
Meridiana Country Hotel is a four-star country hotel 15 minutes from Florence airport, with two outdoor pools, a children's pool, and a partnership with the Ugolino golf club, Italy's oldest course at just 25 minutes' drive.
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€340/night
Why families love Meridiana Country Hotel
The closest golf hotel to Florence on this list. Meridiana works best as a Florence base with golf as a side activity rather than the main reason for the stay. The Ugolino course is historic but somewhat hilly; not the easiest for kids. Pool deck is large enough for two families. Italian-only restaurant menu but staff translate happily.
Grotta Giusti Thermal Spa Resort Tuscany, Autograph Collection
Monsummano Terme (Pistoia hills)
Excellent
1,300 reviews
A 5-star Autograph Collection resort built on top of a natural thermal cave discovered in 1849 — guests can book supervised cave visits where the air sits at 34°C and 100% humidity. The outdoor pool is thermal too (34°C), so it runs usably warm from May through October, and three restaurants handle family dining without airs.
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€322/night
Why families love Grotta Giusti Thermal Spa Resort Tuscany, Autograph Collection
The thermal cave is the single weird thing that makes this stay different from every other Tuscan spa — kids over 12 can take the supervised cave walk, which is part-geology, part-spa, part-theme-park. Outside the cave, families use the 34°C outdoor thermal pool daily: warm enough to stay in for hours, shallow in places, surrounded by loungers. Free bikes for exploring Pistoia-area cycle paths. Three restaurants cover casual lunch to classical dinner. The 5-star price is fair for what you get, and notably cheaper than Fonteverde.
💡Practical tips for booking a Tuscan golf hotel
- 1Pre-book tee times at the hotel's partner course, not separately. The hotel concierges have priority access at the major Tuscan courses (Castelfalfi, Argentario, La Bagnaia) and can secure the morning slots that walk-ins won't get in summer.
- 2Plan rest-days for Florence and Siena. Both cities are within 60 minutes of all five hotels here. Two days of golf and a third in a hill town keeps the family from feeling sport-only. Book Uffizi and Accademia tickets online to skip queues.
- 3Pack closed shoes for the kids regardless of golf plans. Tuscan family hotels are converted country estates with stone paths, vineyard tracks and the occasional pool deck that's slippery when wet. Sandals fail by day three.
- 4Drink the local Vermentino at lunch, not the Chianti. The big Tuscan reds are evening wines for adults; the lighter coastal whites work as parental midday drinks without sending you to nap through the afternoon kids' programme.
- 5Book the half-board option, not all-inclusive. Tuscan all-inclusive is rare and rarely good. Half-board lets you eat dinner at the hotel one night and find a local trattoria the next. Family-run restaurants in nearby villages cost half the hotel price and twice the atmosphere.
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