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What do you get when a successful young couple from Florence decides to buy a country property and restore it from top to toe, sparing no expense? Well, when you start out with a sadly neglected but venerable old patrician country home, you definitely have the necessary "good bones." Then if you add elegant Tuscan furniture and fabrics, plus modern technology, you get a delightful air-conditioned retreat that looks like a charming farmhouse.
Located just outside Ginestra Fiorentina, halfway between the Florentine and Sienese Chianti regions, and convenient to Pisa and Lucca, this property is perfected situated for day trips. Two restaurants are about 800 yards away, and all shops and services are less than 2 km from the house, which is reached via a 300-yard-long paved driveway. Two other country houses are located on either side of the yard, but they are not continuously occupied and do not disturb the privacy of Villa Graziosa's guests as they sun in the large garden or by the refreshing in-ground swimming pool, or dine al fresco on one of the two patios, furnished with teak tables and chairs.
From the front patio you enter into the 375-square-foot living room, which has terracotta floors and wood-beamed ceilings, four windows overlooking the countryside, a large table, and two sofas, one of which can convert into a double bed. A wood-burning fireplace makes this a great place to congregate on cool evenings. Next door is the 485-square-foot dining room, with a love seat, table and chairs, and a California-style kitchen featuring a dishwasher, full fridge/freezer, oven, cooktop, microwave oven, toaster oven, toaster, juicer, blender, cappuccino machine, American coffeemaker, ceiling fan, and dishes for 24 people. You can also enter the kitchen directly from the garden.
From the dining room, one goes upstairs (about 20 steps) to the sleeping quarters, which include a 215-square-foot room with king or twin beds, terracotta floors, wardrobe and two windows; a 190-square-foot room with terracotta floors, queen bed, single bed, wardrobe and window; and a 270-square-foot master bedroom with queen bed, terracotta floors, wardrobe and windows. The first two bedrooms share a hall bathroom with bathtub, separate massage/sauna shower, and large sink. The second bathroom, which opens off the hall and also off the master bedroom, has a Turkish bathtub and a Scotch shower (which massages you with alternating jets of hot and cold water). All these bedrooms are air conditioned and all the bathrooms are lined in marble.
An interesting feature of the house is that its garden side can either be a part of the villa or can be considered a second apartment for one couple in your group. It can be accessed through the main kitchen of the villa, or separately from the garden. It shares the main living room described above, and it has a second eat-in kitchen with dishwasher, full fridge, cooktop, oven and most of the same appliances as the larger kitchen, and a dining patio with teak table and chairs. Completing the accommodations on this side of the villa are a romantic double bedroom with ceramic floors, a canopy bed, wardrobe, and picture window, and a huge bathroom with whirlpool bathtub and separate tiled shower, double sinks and hair dryer. This part of the villa is always included in the villa rental price and is never rented to separate parties.
As we said before, this property truly offers it all: a great location; a beautifully landscaped garden; a furnished swimming pool; teak outdoor dining sets; air-conditioned bedrooms; two dishwashers; two washing machines; safe in each bedroom; outdoor work-out gym; hair dryers; screens on the windows; iron and board; security system; and parking for five cars.
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| Weekly Rates for 2008 (for the villa) |
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| Jan. 5-March 15 Oct. 11-Dec. 20 |
2040.00 EURO |
| March 15-June 21 Aug. 23-Oct. 11 |
2303.00 EURO |
| June 21-Aug. 23 Dec. 20-Jan. 4, 2009 |
2671.00 EURO |
| Weekly Rates for 2009 (for the villa) |
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| Jan. 5-March 14 Oct. 10-Dec. 19 |
2040.00 EURO |
| March 14-June 20 Aug. 22-Oct. 10 |
2303.00 EURO |
| June 20-Aug. 22 Dec. 19-Jan. 2, 2010 |
2671.00 EURO |
Prices include: all taxes, services, water, gas, two sets of linens per person per week
Mandatory extras: 150 Euro for weekly cleaning, metered electricity
Optional extras: metered heating and air conditioning; daily cleaning (15 Euro/hour); Internet access
(2 Euro/hour, please note that reception may be slower than in cities); babysitting; winery visits
Please note that only one room in this villa can have twin beds. All the others have one queen bed.
No cook is available to prepare meals for you at Villa Graziosa, but the two nearby restaurants both offer home-cooked Tuscan meals to take away. Please note that it is possible to walk to these restaurants during the day, but at night you will need to drive (for two minutes), as it is an unlit country road.
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Please note that you need a car to stay here.
Please note that it is not possible to guarantee Internet access at any property, because the property
does not generate the service, it merely provides access from a server. If the server experiences any kind
of problem at all, the property regrets it cannot be responsible for any inconvenience caused by subsequent
lack of service.
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