Airbnb Host Spotlight 2026 Award

Il Vichiaccio is Italy's best accommodation for families and groups

Il Vichiaccio Country House has been awarded by Airbnb Italy as part of the national Host Spotlight 2026 contest, part of the "Masters of Hospitality" program: in the families and groups category, our hamlet in Chianti ranked first among Italian hosts. The award ceremony took place in Verona, at Villa Brasavola de Massa.

Beatrice Pieralli celebrates the Airbnb Host Spotlight 2026 award The Airbnb Host Spotlight 2026 trophy The Airbnb Host Spotlight 2026 award ceremony on stage

The award recognizes Il Vichiaccio's twenty years of activity in non-hotel hospitality and a vision of inclusive hospitality, increasingly open and accessible.

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A selection of articles dedicated to the Airbnb recognition received by Il Vichiaccio.

Airbnb Newsroom

Meet Airbnb's 2026 Masters of Hospitality

Airbnb Italy's official announcement, featuring Beatrice and Il Vichiaccio among the five hosts awarded nationwide.

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Tgcom24

Chianti: Beatrice's farmhouse where families and friends reunite

The story of the transformation of a 16th-century farmhouse in San Casciano in Val di Pesa into a home designed for togetherness.

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Il Gazzettino del Chianti

Airbnb Italy: San Casciano property is the national top in the families and groups category

The recognition received in the Host Spotlight 2026 contest, with words from Beatrice Pieralli and San Casciano's mayor, Roberto Ciappi.

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Firenze Today

The Airbnb award to Il Vichiaccio, San Casciano Val di Pesa

Local news coverage dedicated to the recognition received by Il Vichiaccio Country House.

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Tgcom24 / Mediaset Infinity

Masters of Hospitality 2026: the five hosts awarded by Airbnb

Tgcom24's video report on the five hosts awarded by Airbnb as Masters of Hospitality 2026, including Beatrice and Il Vichiaccio.

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Quality Travel

Masters of Hospitality 2026: Airbnb rewards five Italian hosts – here's who they are

An introduction to the five award winners, including Beatrice's story and Vichiaccio Country House, Best accommodation for families and groups.

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iO Donna

Five stories of Italian hospitality: Airbnb's 2026 Masters of Hospitality

The full story of the five award-winning hosts, including Beatrice's profile and her 16th-century farmhouse among the Chianti vineyards.

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Fanpage

Italy's best Airbnb hosts of 2026: how their properties came to be

How the five winning properties came to be, including Beatrice Pieralli's Vichiaccio Country House in San Casciano in Val di Pesa.

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Adnkronos

Tourism: Airbnb's Masters of Hospitality, a pediatrician, a social worker and a 25-year-old Superhost

Adnkronos news agency's report on the five 2026 Masters of Hospitality, featuring Beatrice's story and Il Vichiaccio in the heart of Chianti.

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Cronache Turistiche

Airbnb's 2026 Masters of Hospitality awarded

Coverage of the award ceremony, with the Best accommodation for families and groups category awarded to Beatrice for Il Vichiaccio.

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La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno

Tourism, Airbnb's Masters of Hospitality: a pediatrician, a social worker and a 25-year-old Superhost

This Apulian regional outlet's republishing of the same Adnkronos report on the 2026 Masters of Hospitality, featuring Beatrice and Il Vichiaccio.

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