A beautifully restored hill-top castle (think grand house rather than fortress) in the Tuscany countryside, about 20 minutes easy drive from the historic centre of Siena.
Staff are super-friendly, rooms are very comfortable and all-round facilities of a good standard.
And right outside the door is an unmade road which along which you can walk along the ridge (as we did on our first day) to the village of Mucigliani and soak up the fantastic views as you do...it's no exaggeration to say that you really can see for miles!
I am ashamed to confess that my spoken Italian is very poor but despite this and with the help of the staff we had a great stay and managed to organise cups of tea (with cold milk!) at all hours.
Only thing to watch is that you need to get to breakfast relatively early as choice becomes limited as the service goes on.
Wouldn't hesitate to recommend the Leonina though, a truly lovely hotel.