tuscany - what villa to stay at for 7 nights?

I am very opinionated about this one. Have been there 12 plus times and each time was better than the last. Is a villa, has great breakfast, quite, pool and about 2 miles into town. I is just outside of Montepulciano and the name is Villa Poggiano. Here is the link to their web site: https://www.villapoggiano.com/

One of the best places I have ever stayed at in Europe.

Enjoy!

PS. Make sure that your room has air conditioning unless you are VERY heat tolerant. Years ago I was in Tuscany and it was 104 F with high relative humidity. Very uncomfortable.

I suspect you're quite late to be looking for a week in Tuscany for July-August. You may need to start with an aggregator to find some places that have space available at a time that works for you. I'd take a look at booking.com for starters, though it doesn't list all lodging options or all rooms available in the places it does list. You may well be able to beat the prices on booking.com by contacting lodgings directly, but it should give you some idea of what may be available at this point. A lot of people book that sort of spot nearly a year in advance, so I'm afraid the best-value places will be booked up.

I also wonder about the wisdom of visiting hill towns by car in high season. I did that for 9 days in late March-early April 2022. There were few tourists because (1) it was off-season and (2) Italy was just beginning to reopen to tourism post-Covid. It was the most difficult driving I've had in Europe, after Sicily, France, Spain, Portugal and even the Amalfi Coast. I expect the roads will often be crowded but the worst part will be finding parking. Here's my posting during that trip. My time with the car starts with my post on March 28 and includes some other posters' experiences.

thank you everyone
wondering if anyone has other suggestions? :)
i am going!

We just spent 5 nights at an Agriturismo in Tuscany, just outside of San Gimignano. Il Segretto di Pietrafitta. Our room was wonderful and the included breakfast and dinner were the best food we ate overall during our 12 night trip. They make there own Olive Oil, have a pool, and I think they can arrange a cooking class. We had a car, and other than when leaving the car rental place in Siena, we had no issues driving. I highly recommend them.

We stayed at Villa Ciccolina right outside of Montepulciano in July a few years ago. The Villa is beautiful with an infinity pool, excellent breakfasts and a lovely outdoor venue for delicious dinners in you choose to have dinner on site.
We had a rental car and did not find the roads to be crowded at all. Parking was not a problem in any of the towns, we drove to Montepulciano (a 5 minute drive from the Villa), Pienza, Montacilno, Cortona, Sienna and Orvieto and easily found parking in paid lots. Of course you need to be aware of the ZTL zones.
I highly recommend the Villa Ciccolina for the location and the excellent accommodations.

I gave away my RS Italy book, so can't check his recommendations, but i know he talks more about Agriturismo's then I remember him talking about Villas.
I just randomly typed in agriturismo italy and got this site, which seems to have lots still available in July. I am not endorsing this site, I've never used it, but it is encouraging that there appears to be lots available:

https://www.agriturismo.it/en/farmhouse/tuscany

I would suggest checking your RS book for what he recommends.