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Flamingo View apartment or Residenza Santa Maria In Borraccia?

Two accommodations compared criterion by criterion with the editorial rating, the recorded price and the amenities. Verdict written by the code, based on the editorial team's justifications.

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Flamingo View apartment

Porto Ercole · Apartment

7,4
GoodHidden Tuscany Rating
reliability medium

9,6/10 travellers · 34 reviews

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Residenza Santa Maria In Borraccia

Albinia · €€€€ · More than €400/night

7,7
GoodHidden Tuscany Rating
reliability medium

from 598 € / night

9,7/10 travellers · 66 reviews

The verdict

Residenza Santa Maria In Borraccia and Flamingo View apartment neck and neck

7,7 versus 7,4: the gap is too small to separate them on the overall rating. The choice comes down to the criteria that matter to you, below.

Choose Flamingo View apartment if…

  • you prioritise emplacement (8,1 vs 7,4) : 200 m from the center of Orbetello and a 5-minute walk, on the lakeside promenade; Monte Argentario 11 km away, Feniglia dune 3 km away.
  • you prioritise confort & équipements (7,9 vs 7,6) : 50 m² apartment for 4 people with equipped kitchen (dishwasher, oven), air conditioning, heating, wifi, parking and breakfast as an option.
  • you care about climatisation: the only listing in the head-to-head to mention it

Its weak point in this head-to-head: intégration dans l'environnement (5,9). Character of the building not specified; only the location on the lakeside promenade is documented, with no indication of local architecture.

Choose Residenza Santa Maria In Borraccia if…

  • you prioritise intégration dans l'environnement (8,1 vs 5,9) : Restored period residence in the hills and vineyards, small property with five rooms: traditional building well integrated into the rural landscape.
  • you care about piscine, vue mer et vue sur les collines: amenities that only this listing mentions
  • you trust travellers: 9,7/10 from 66 reviews, the best rating in the head-to-head

Its weak point in this head-to-head: emplacement (7,4). Peaceful countryside 1.5-2 km from the center of Magliano in Toscana, with an Etruscan necropolis and Morellino vineyards in the immediate vicinity.

Reliability medium : ratings based on the file of each listing and 34 to 66 traveller reviews, not on a stay by our team · Ratings of the 20 October 2026 · Our rating method

Tosco's word

On price, Residenza Santa Maria In Borraccia starts at €598 a night, with no air conditioning specified, but it earns a Toscane Cachée score of 7.7 and a landscape integration score of 8.1, ideal if you want a true period residence with a pool and vineyards around you. Flamingo View apartment, in Porto Ercole, has no price listed but offers 50 m², air conditioning, a equipped kitchen and a location 200 m from the center of Orbetello, perfect for 4 people who want to be on foot for everything. The choice therefore depends on what you want: rural charm and a pool, or the town and the coolness of air conditioning.

Tosco only cites facts from this head-to-head: ratings, criteria, prices, amenities. Text calculated once, checked by the code.

Criterion by criterion

The 5 criteria of the score

Flamingo View apartmentSanta Maria In Borraccia
ComfortLocationValueIntegrationGuest reviews
Comfort & amenities25 %editorial
7,9
7,6
Why these ratings?

Flamingo View apartment50 m² apartment for 4 people with equipped kitchen (dishwasher, oven), air conditioning, heating, wifi, parking and breakfast as an option.

Santa Maria In BorracciaApartment with kitchen, garden, outdoor pool, wifi, parking and breakfast included: the essentials are mentioned, air conditioning is not specified.

Location20 %editorial
8,1
7,4
Why these ratings?

Flamingo View apartment200 m from the center of Orbetello and a 5-minute walk, on the lakeside promenade; Monte Argentario 11 km away, Feniglia dune 3 km away.

Santa Maria In BorracciaPeaceful countryside 1.5-2 km from the center of Magliano in Toscana, with an Etruscan necropolis and Morellino vineyards in the immediate vicinity.

Value for money20 %editorial
6,1
6,1
Why these ratings?

Flamingo View apartmentPrice not specified: impossible to judge the value for money despite complete amenities (equipped kitchen, air conditioning, parking).

Santa Maria In BorracciaAt €598 per night, the offer (pool, breakfast, parking, wifi) remains expensive for an apartment with no air conditioning specified.

Integration into the environment15 %editorial
5,9
8,1
Why these ratings?

Flamingo View apartmentCharacter of the building not specified; only the location on the lakeside promenade is documented, with no indication of local architecture.

Santa Maria In BorracciaRestored period residence in the hills and vineyards, small property with five rooms: traditional building well integrated into the rural landscape.

Guest reviews20 %calculated
8,6
9,3
Why these ratings?

Flamingo View apartmentTraveler rating 9.6/10 based on 34 reviews: in the top 20 % of the catalog.

Santa Maria In BorracciaTraveler rating 9.7/10 based on 66 reviews: in the top 5 % of the catalog.

Features

Price, village, amenities

What is written on the listing. “Not specified” is not “no”.

CriterionFlamingo View apartmentSanta Maria In Borraccia
Recorded pricenot specifiedfrom 598 € / night
VillagePorto ErcoleAlbinia
Traveller rating9,6/10 · 34 reviews9,7/10 · 66 reviews
Reliability of our scoremediummedium
TypeApartmentApartment
Budgetnot specified€€€€ · More than €400/night
Breakfast Yes Yes
Parking Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Yes Yes
Air conditioning Yesnot specified
Swimming poolnot specified Yes
Sea viewnot specified Yes
View over the hillsnot specified Yes
7,4
Flamingo View apartment
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7,7
Residenza Santa Maria In Borracciafrom €598 / night
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