Countryside vs city hotels | valledelmarta hotel agriturismo romantico Tarquinia

The difference between a city hotel and a country hotel

I vigneti della Valle del Marta a Tarquinia nel Lazio

In a country hotel, you’re unlikely to hear an ambulance siren, but you can often hear birds chirping even during quiet hours. At night, the owl dedicates its romantic yet methodical “cu cu cu” to the lucky ones, which some unsuspecting citizens mistake for the alarm of a parked car. In a country hotel, thanks to the large spaces, there’s always parking available, free of the rigid city rules like parking meters and multi-colored parking lots. Sometimes, even in the shade of large trees, which, while providing shade and a scenic view, are also convenient resting places for birds that, during a nap, aren’t above playing a few pranks, usually hitting the center of the windshield of cars parked below.

HOTEL TARQUINIA CON CENTRO BENESSERE A TARQUINIA NEL LAZIO

Of course, in a city hotel, all you have to do is step out the front door to find yourself on a main street where you can shop and eat at one of the many traditional restaurants that now brighten the streets with umbrellas and outdoor tables. In a country hotel, perhaps, to do this you first need to take a nice, healthy walk, or take the car and get around. It’s therefore obvious that the outdoor environment of a city hotel is filled with a thousand metallic clangs, the murmur of countless people, sirens, and car horns, while the rural environment is filled with noises that, however annoying, belong to the natural world that is best for us: the wind, animals, water, and rarely even a few maintenance workers, who, with the help of some mechanical tool, maintain the outdoor space, making it a garden accessible to all.

In essence, those who choose a countryside vacation must embrace it in all its facets, positive and negative, from the pleasure of the landscape, to the annoyance of a single insect, from the comforting silence, to the possibility of it being interrupted by a nocturnal bird. From the value of being hosted in an organic environment, to the possibility of a few ants or a harmless spider entering the room, to the sight of a snake, frog, or cute little hedgehog scurrying around the garden. All these little creatures are careful not to approach humans, but, if surprised, cannot turn invisible and flee.

A holiday in the countryside isn’t usually for those who imagine a fake, artificially constructed and controlled environment, but only for those who accept it as it is. Those of us who have chosen to live and work in the countryside do so because we believe it to be a positive resource and an opportunity for everyone. Because we offer hospitality, we do our best every day to make this environment accessible and safe, without disrupting it, yet enhancing it.

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