Conti di San Bonifacio Wedding Cost (2027): Prices & Capacity

Conti di San Bonifacio sits on its own hill outside Gavorrano, in the Maremma, the quieter southern end of Tuscany that runs down to the sea. It is a 70-hectare organic estate with 11 hectares of vineyard and five of olive grove, a saltwater pool looking out over the vines and a restaurant that cooks from its own garden. The resort has held a MICHELIN Key three years running.

For a wedding you take all of it. The 12 rooms and suites, the gardens, the Tree Lounge Bar and the kitchen belong to your group for the weekend. The ceremony is on the Hilltop Garden among the cypresses, drinks go round the pool, dinner is at long tables under the trees, and the bar stays open until 3 a.m.

The rental runs from €7,500 a night in winter to €18,500 in summer, VAT included, with breakfast and housekeeping for 24 resident guests. The tradeoff is easy to state. The resort sleeps 24, so at a full-size wedding most guests stay off site, at its Tuscan Townhouse in Montemassi or a hotel nearby, and the covered plan for a big dinner is a marquee.

• Location: Gavorrano, province of Grosseto, in the Tuscan Maremma
• Venue type: Organic wine resort on a 70-hectare estate, rented exclusively
• Rental: €7,500 (November to March), €9,500 (April), €14,500 (May, October) and €18,500 (June to September) a night, VAT included
• Length of stay: Three nights for a summer or weekend wedding. Two-night stays on selected dates
• Sleeps: 24 in 12 rooms and suites at the resort. The separate Tuscan Townhouse in Montemassi sleeps 22 more
• Wedding size: Up to 130 guests outdoors, 70 indoors
• Sweet spot: 60 to 100 guests
• Rain plan: An 18 by 12 metre marquee in front of the main house, seating 130
• Catering: In-house, from the resort's Maremmana Restaurant. Your own cake is welcome
• Party: Music, dancing and bar until 3 a.m.
• Typical total budget: €140,000 to €200,000 for 70 guests over a summer weekend*
• Getting there: Pisa airport, about 1 hr 30 by road. Florence and Rome Fiumicino, 2 hr to 2 hr 45
• Best for: A food-and-wine weekend with your closest people in residence
• Main consideration: Most guests stay off site, and the marquee belongs in the budget for most weddings

*RoamRecs planning estimate. Budgets and drive times throughout this guide are ours.

Conti is for couples who care about what is on the table. Most Tuscan estates rent you an empty house and leave you to hire a caterer. Here the kitchen, the cellar and the bar come with the place. The wine at dinner comes from the estate's own vineyards, the olive oil comes from the estate's own grove, and the team cooking the wedding dinner is the same one that makes Friday's pizza and Sunday's brunch. That continuity is the quiet luxury of the weekend.

It feels lived in rather than staged. There is no ballroom and no events wing. The Hilltop Garden is a lawn ringed with cypresses, looking across the Maremma to the hills. The Tree Lounge Bar is an open-air bar built around the trees and strung with lights. Moving between them over three days gives the weekend its rhythm: the Tree Bar on Friday, the garden on Saturday, the pool on Sunday.

The sweet spot is 60 to 100 guests. The estate takes up to 130 outdoors, but this is a resort of 12 rooms, and the weekend is at its best when it still feels like a house party. At 70 guests, 24 sleep at the resort, 22 at the Townhouse in Montemassi and the rest in one hotel. That is two pickup points and a very simple shuttle plan.

Two things come with the territory. The resort sleeps 24, so decide early who gets the rooms and where everyone else goes. And the covered plan for a full-size dinner is the marquee. Book it, choose where it stands and design it in. Couples who do that are relaxed on the morning of the wedding.

Best for: a food-and-wine weekend in the Tuscan countryside, a close group in residence and a party that runs late.

Think twice if: you want every guest sleeping on site, your own choice of caterer, or a wedding of more than 70 entirely under a permanent roof.

The resort rents by the night, and the rate covers the whole place: every room, the gardens, the pool, breakfast for residents and daily housekeeping. Rates include VAT.

A summer or weekend wedding is built around three nights, and that is how we would plan it: a welcome evening, the wedding and a slow last day. Two-night stays work on selected dates, and the resort will tell you which apply to yours.

May and October are the value play. The same three nights cost €12,000 less than in June or September, and late May is our favourite time of year here anyway.

What the rental includes

• Exclusive use of the whole resort: gardens, terraces, pool, Tree Lounge Bar and restaurant
• Twelve rooms and suites for 24 guests, with breakfast and daily housekeeping
• The standard wedding setup: long tables, Tuscan chairs, white linens, tableware, glassware and the house lanterns
• Parking on site, Wi-Fi throughout and air conditioning in every room

Think of it as a very well-run country house with its own kitchen. Food and drink are priced per guest on top, along with flowers, music, photography and anything you want to add to the house setup.

Two events, at least

Every wedding booking includes at least two hosted events. The wedding is one; a welcome dinner, pizza party or brunch is the other. Most couples do all three, and we would too. It is the shape the resort is built for.

Winter weddings

Between mid-November and mid-March, the resort offers selected winter dates with a two-night stay, from €7,250 a night for winter 2026 to 2027 and from €8,700 a night for 2027 to 2028. Treat winter as its own kind of wedding: a small group, long dinners indoors and the countryside to yourselves.

The wedding menu comes in three tiers. Each includes a two-hour aperitivo by the pool and a three-course dinner with estate wine, water and coffee. The difference is the cooking and the bottle: Nobiluomo pours the estate Sangiovese, Visconte the Monteregio di Massa Marittima Riserva and Conte the Docet Toscana.

Visconte is the sweet spot. The Riserva is a serious local red, and the step up is €30 a guest. Children aged 3 to 14 have their own three-course menu at €75, and vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and lactose-free menus are all on offer.

Cake, bar and the late night

The millefoglie is the Tuscan classic and the one to have, though a cake from your own baker is welcome too. For the bar, five hours from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. is the full party. A three-hour bar to 1 a.m. suits a crowd that fades earlier.

Welcome dinners and the day after

Our pick for Friday is the pizza party at the Tree Lounge Bar. It gets everyone talking before anyone has had to dress up. Brunch and barbecues run for three hours, from 11 a.m. or 1 p.m., by the pool or beside the Tree Bar.

On the wedding day, a light lunch for resident guests is €45 a head, and worth it: it keeps the wedding party fed while the garden is being set. Other good additions are a Tuscan prosciutto station (from €400), a roast suckling pig (from €715) and Prosecco before the ceremony (€5 a guest). The best €400 on the list is the candle vases lining the drive.

A well-produced Conti wedding lands in these ranges. They are RoamRecs planning estimates for three nights with a welcome evening, the wedding, a farewell brunch, guest shuttles and the marquee.

Here is where the money goes at 70 guests in summer:

Add a 10% cushion on everything except the rental and you arrive at the range above.

Three things move the total. Season: May or October takes €12,000 off the rental, and April takes €27,000. Guest count: food, drink and shuttles scale with the list, while the resort costs the same at 40 guests as at 130. The marquee: at 50 guests, an indoor dinner is worth pricing against it, and leaving it out saves €12,000 to €25,000.

The ranges leave out guests' rooms elsewhere, including the Townhouse, bar hours after 1 a.m., flights and attire.

Conti takes up to 130 guests outdoors and 70 indoors, and it is at its best between 60 and 100.

How we would use the grounds

Ceremony on the Hilltop Garden, aperitivo round the pool, back to the garden for dinner, then the Olive Grove Terrace for dancing. The two hours by the pool are what make it work. While guests have a spritz and watch the light go, the team turns the ceremony rows into dinner tables.

For dinner, run long parallel tables across the garden rather than rounds. They leave the view open and suit the farmhouse character of the place.

Light the paths between the garden, the pool and the terrace properly. This is a hilltop, with gravel, grass and changes of level, and guests in heels will thank you.

The resort's wet-weather plan is the marquee: an 18 by 12 metre structure in front of the main house that seats 130, the full outdoor capacity. Reserving it carries a nonrefundable 10% deposit, and if you decide you don't need it, that deposit is all you pay.

Our advice is the same as at any outdoor estate. Choose a marquee you would be happy to use whatever the weather. Floor it, light it well, plan a covered route from the house, and decide early where the ceremony and aperitivo go on a wet day. Dinner is not the only part of the day that needs a roof.

Indoors, the resort hosts up to 70. For a smaller wedding that opens a second option: dinner inside under the beams, with the marquee kept for drinks or left off altogether. Walk the indoor plan with the events team before you decide, from the ceremony through to the dancing.

Plan for heat as well as rain. July and August afternoons pass 31°C. A 6 p.m. ceremony and cold water at the top of the aisle are worth more than any fan.

Twenty-four guests sleep at the resort, in 12 rooms and suites, with breakfast and daily housekeeping included. Extra beds are subject to availability and advance confirmation with the resort.

The rooms run from the Romantic Master Suite through the Vineyard, Olive Grove and Hill Top Terrace Deluxe categories. The Vineyard Signature and Vineyard Panoramic suites are not for children, so put young families elsewhere in the house. Two rooms are accessible, and four cots are available.

Give the rooms to the people you want at breakfast: the two of you, parents and the wedding party. Check-in is from 3 p.m. and check-out by 11 a.m., one more reason to hold the farewell brunch on Sunday and let everyone leave at their own pace on Monday.

The Tuscan Townhouse, Montemassi

The resort's sister property is a separate house in the medieval village of Montemassi, close to its castle, 11 kilometres and about 15 minutes away. Six apartments sleep 22, each with its own kitchen. It is booked separately from the resort, directly or online.

It is the natural home for a second family group: close enough to be at the resort for breakfast, far enough to feel like their own place. Breakfast is not included at the Townhouse, but its guests can use the resort's breakfast, pool, massages and restaurant, and the resort runs a transfer at €30 each way. Two things to tell them: it is a quiet village house, so no after-parties, and pets stay at home. The minimum stay is two nights.

Where should the other guests stay?

At 70 guests, the resort and the Townhouse together sleep 46, which leaves 24 for a hotel. Put them all in one place and the shuttles stay simple.

Il Pelagone Hotel & Golf Resort, Gavorrano. Our first choice for the overflow. Apartment-style rooms with one to three bedrooms, pools, golf and restaurants, 15 to 25 minutes away. Easy for families and easy to fill.

Riva Toscana Golf Resort & Spa, Follonica. For guests turning the wedding into a seaside holiday: golf, a spa and the beach, 30 to 40 minutes away.

L'Andana, near Castiglione della Pescaia. The splurge. A country hotel with restaurants and a spa, 35 to 45 minutes away. Right for parents or a small group making a holiday of it.

Discourage scattered farmhouse rentals. Every extra pickup point adds a shuttle and half an hour to the end of the night.

The kitchen is the point

All food and drink comes from the resort's Maremmana Restaurant. That is the venue's strength rather than a restriction: the menus, the wine and the bar are one operation, priced per guest from the first conversation, and the same team looks after you from Friday's pizza to Sunday's brunch. The one exception is the cake, which can come from a baker of your choice. Flowers are yours to choose too.

Hire a planner

The resort's coordination service, at €1,450, covers the timeline, the suppliers you have booked, the rehearsal and the day itself. Choosing those suppliers is up to you. With guests in three places, a marquee and a weekend of events, bring in a destination planner as well and let the two divide the work. Suppliers can arrive from 9:30 a.m. on the day.

Until 3 a.m.

The bar, the music and the dancing can run until 3 a.m. After 1 a.m. the late hours are €500 each, and the glassware switches to unbreakable. Dance on the Olive Grove Terrace, which has no location fee, or beside the Tree Lounge Bar on a hired wooden floor.

Run an early shuttle around midnight as well as the last one at 3. Grandparents and anyone with small children will thank you.

The classic setting is the Hilltop Garden, with the cypresses behind you and the valley beyond. A symbolic ceremony is €600, including the chairs and a lemonade corner for guests; you bring the celebrant, or ask a friend. For something more rural, the olive grove adds €200 and the vineyard €400.

A legal civil ceremony can take place at the resort too, through the Comune di Gavorrano. The resort's civil-ceremony service is €1,900, with a collaborator handling the paperwork and translations. Ask what the municipality charges on top.

For a church wedding, the cathedral in Massa Marittima, 20 minutes away, is the beautiful choice: a Romanesque duomo on one of the finest squares in Tuscany. There is also a church in Bagno di Gavorrano. Arrange it with the parish and add a shuttle run before the reception.

Tell guests to fly into Pisa or Rome. Pisa is the shorter drive, and Rome has more flights.

The train is the easy route for guests who would rather not drive. Trains run up the coast from Rome to Grosseto and down from Pisa to Follonica, and a car or shuttle covers the last half hour. The resort can arrange private transfers from airports and stations.

Do wedding guests need a car?

For the wedding itself, no. Run shuttles from the Townhouse and the overflow hotel for every hosted event, and nobody has to drive the country roads home at 3 a.m.

For the rest of the trip, a car is worth having. The hill towns, wineries and beaches of the Maremma are spread out, and taxis are scarce. Use minibuses for the shuttle runs, and have your transport company look at the drive before anyone books a full-size coach.

Late May is our pick, then June, then early September.

LaMMA 1991 to 2020 averages for Grosseto.

May gives you warm days, cool evenings and the mid-season rate, €12,000 less than June for the same three nights. The countryside is at its greenest and the pool is open.

June is warmer and drier, the month for a long dinner outside after dark.

July and August are hot. Hold the ceremony at 6 p.m. or later, put shade over the aperitivo and keep water everywhere.

September brings softer heat and the harvest in the vineyards, at the summer rate. It is also wetter, so book a marquee you like and you will be fine.

April and October are for couples who love the price and are happy to plan dinner under cover from the start.

Winter is a different wedding altogether: a small group, two nights and long candlelit dinners indoors.

Three nights fit a Friday-to-Monday wedding neatly.

Friday. The house party arrives. Pizza at the Tree Lounge Bar and an early night.

Saturday. A slow morning by the pool and lunch for the residents. Ceremony at 6, aperitivo by the water, dinner in the garden, dancing until late.

Sunday. Brunch by the pool, then nothing at all. This is the day guests remember.

Monday. Breakfast together, and away by 11.

For guests with an extra day

• The resort's own experiences. A barrel-to-bottle tasting with the winemaker, horse riding in the forest and on the beach, truffle hunting, a garden-to-plate cooking class and a picnic in the olive grove. Book a couple for the house party on Sunday.
• Rocca di Frassinello. The Renzo Piano-designed winery nearby in Gavorrano, and the resort can arrange the tour.
• Massa Marittima. A medieval hill town 20 minutes north, with its cathedral and a remarkable main square. Go for the late-afternoon passeggiata.
• The coast. Follonica and Castiglione della Pescaia have the nearest beaches, and Punta Ala has the smart beach clubs.
• Elba. The resort can organise a private sailing day to the island.
• Bolgheri and Montalcino. Full-day wine trips to the home of the Super Tuscans and of Brunello.

Best for

• Weddings of 60 to 100 guests
• Couples who care about food and wine
• A three-night weekend with your closest 24 in residence
• Couples who would rather not hire a caterer
• A party that runs until 3 a.m.
• Small winter weddings

Things to consider

• The resort sleeps 24, so most guests at a larger wedding stay elsewhere
• Catering is in-house only
• The marquee belongs in the budget for most weddings
• The rental is the same at 40 guests as at 130
• Pisa airport is about an hour and a half away
• Hilltop paths mean gravel, grass and steps

These are the questions a good planner would put to the resort before you sign. The answers shape the contract more than anything on the price list.

• How many nights apply to our dates, and which arrival days work?
• Which year's rates apply to our wedding?
• Which indoor rooms seat 70, and how does a wet day run inside, from the ceremony to the dancing?
• At what guest count do you recommend the marquee, and where exactly does it stand?
• How is the 10% marquee deposit calculated, and when do we need to decide?
• Can we hold the Tuscan Townhouse for the same nights, and on what terms?
• Which events suit the White Terrace and the Vineyard Terrace, and for how many?
• How does your coordination service work alongside our planner?
• What does the civil-ceremony service include, and what does the Comune charge on top?
• Can resident guests dine in the restaurant on nights without a hosted event?
• What size of coach can reach the resort, and where do shuttles load?
• Is there a step-free route between the rooms, the ceremony, dinner and the restrooms?
• What are the rules on candles, fireworks and drones?
• Which wine upgrades are available, and at what price?
• What are the payment schedule, the damage deposit and the cancellation terms?

Castello di Vicarello. The other Maremma estate to see: a private castle with ten suites and a two-bedroom villa. Choose it if you want a castle rather than a wine resort, for a smaller group and a more remote, romantic weekend.

Villa La Selva. Choose it if keeping more guests together matters most. It sleeps up to 50 on the estate with exclusive use, which means far fewer shuttles.

Villa Cetinale. Choose it for a landmark villa and formal gardens near Siena. It takes 100 guests and sleeps 48 across the villa and three estate houses.

L'Andana. Choose it for full hotel service in the Maremma: 33 rooms and suites in La Villa and 14 more in La Casa, with restaurants and a spa. It feels like a country hotel, where Conti feels like a farmhouse with a MICHELIN Key.

The RoamRecs Tuscany wedding venue collection maps wine estates, villas, castles and hotels across Tuscany, with rental cost, beds on site, dinner capacity and rain plan for each. Save Conti, add two or three alternatives and compare them side by side.

The question to carry through your shortlist: how much do the food, the wine and a weekend with your closest people under one roof matter to you? If they are the wedding you have been picturing, the shuttles and the marquee are a fair price for them.