Looking for holiday villas in Tuscany? This accommodation in Chianti, Italy sleeps 14+2, with seven bedrooms and seven bathrooms.
Antico Podere is in the Chianti Classico area, half way between Florence and Siena.This spacious house measures 350 square metres and has a living room, dining room and kitchen. All the seven bedrooms have their own, en-suite bathrooms.
[ View on Google Map | map of region ]Facilities include fireplace, satellite TV, CD stereo, telephone, dishwasher, six-ring gas hob, oven, large fridge, dishwasher, electric carving knife, toaster, American filter coffee machine, mini safe in the bedrooms, fly screens on the bedroom windows, garden, loggia, terrace, barbecue, pool, two mountain bikes, parking. Upon request (this must be arranged when you book, at least two months before you arrive) you can have a breakfast buffet (between 8:30 and 10am), dinners, a first shopping, extra maid service, cooking classes and babysitter – this service is payable on site.
This is a traditional farmhouse finely restored in the most coveted region of Tuscany, and there’s loads to see nearby. Distances to important towns are as follows: San Donato 7km, Poggibonsi 10km, Barberino Val d'Elsa 15km, Radda in Chianti 15km, Greve in Chianti 25km, San Gimignano 25km, Siena 40km, Florence 50km, Pisa 100km, Grosseto (coast) 70km, Rome 335km, Milan 340km. The house has a pool and nearby sports facilities include a tennis court 10km, riding stable 20km, golf course 25km.
Rent includes bed, bath and kitchen linen, bed linen and bath towels changed on Wednesdays and Saturdays, water, electricity, gas, house cleaning of the living areas for two hours on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, pool cleaning service, garden maintenance. Rent doesn’t include telephone, final cleaning, additional beds, heating, security deposit.
This house is perfect for seven couples or a large family or a group of friends. There is a telephone in each bedroom, suitable for external calls and communication between the bedrooms. Incoming calls have to pass through the phone of the property owner, who will relay them to your phone. Internet connection is not available.
Antico Podere is located in the renowned Gallo Nero Chianti region, in Tuscany, right between Siena and Florence. It stands in the largest safeguarded cypress grove in Europe, surrounded by the typical hilly landscape which makes for a feeling of peace and tranquillity. During the day and throughout all seasons, guests can admire a continuous colour variation upon the landscape. Antico Podere is situated 400 metres above sea level and from here you can enjoy a unique view onto the Val d'Elsa area and San Gimignano An unpaved road of 1.6km leads to the property. This is a traditional rural Chianti farmhouse, which has been carefully restored, retaining its original features. The restoration work and interior design project were entrusted to a well-known local interior designer, who carefully selected colours, styles and decor to infuse the rural house with a refined yet comfortable atmosphere.
Seven double rooms have been created within the house, some of them with independent entrances from the garden, all finely furnished with a stylish and comfortable interior decor. Each bedroom offers guests all the modern conveniences such as satellite TV, telephone, mini safe and a spacious en-suite bathroom. Three bedrooms have a little private terrace equipped with table and chairs, one has its private little garden in front of the room. One bedroom has an additional sofa bed, suitable for a single person or two children. Another bedroom is large enough to place a single bed within. A maximum of 16 people can be accommodated. Each bedroom window (not the glass doors) has fly screens.
All materials used to restore the building, as well as those chosen to furnish both the inside and the outside of the house, are of the highest quality available. The rooms are furnished with double beds with wrought-iron bed frames (some are canopied double beds), antique wardrobes or wall closets, and a small lounge area with sofa bed or armchair. Main colour schemes: beige, antique rose pink, and sand. All curtains were painted by hand and go perfectly with the quilts.
Each bedroom has its own private bathroom. All bathrooms were restored using special materials and the walls have been treated by specialists with a particular technique which was in use by the Romans in ancient history. All bathrooms are furnished with a marble table with integrated basin. Five have shower enclosure, two have an old style bathtub.
On the ground floor there is a living room with cosy fireplace, a bar, a sofa and several armchairs. The fully professional and high-tech kitchen is equipped with a six-ring gas hob, oven, large fridge, dishwasher, electric carving knife, toaster, American coffee machine and a large stainless steel table for preparing meals in the centre of the room. In the dining room you can join together around one large oval table or you can divide your group as there are seven smaller tables as well.
