Villa Castell is a stylish villa near Tavarnelle Val di Pesa, sleeps 13/17
Villa Castell is a historic villa that has been tastefully restored and conserves many originally features whilst providing lovely holiday accommodation. The villa is set on the edge of a quaint, little hamlet with a tiny 1,000 year old church. Villa Castell has very large grounds, which are set out as an olive grove. The location of this property is ideal as it is only a short drive into the local town of Tavarnelle Val di Pesa and within very easy reach of both San Gimignano (20 mins) and Florence (20 – 25 mins).
Low | Xmas & New Year | Mid | High |
Jan, Feb, March, Nov Rest of Dec |
20 Dec - 6 Jan'24 | April, May, Oct | June, July, Aug, Sept |
Villa - €6,000 Villa + cottage - €8,000 |
Villa - €7,500 N/A |
Villa - €9,500 Villa + cottage - €12,500 |
Villa - €12,500 Villa + cottage - €16,000 |
Rental: Weekly, Sat - Sat. Cottage not available at Xmas
Prices include: Welcome
dinner on arrival, electricity, water, gas, air con, WI FI internet,
linen (changed weekly), bathroom towels (changed mid week – on Tues),
pool towels (changed weekly), 2 hrs daily maid service (not available Sundays and
national holidays), use of tennis court (red blaise - own equipment
needed), final cleaning
Not included: Heating –
metered, extra maid service -
€20 per hour per maid, cook on request: breakfast €30 per person, dinner
from €50 - €70 per person (depends on menu, excludes wine - min 10 people required and may be subject to change), wedding/event fee - €2,000 - €4,000 payable in cash on arrival plus any fee for a civil wedding ceremony
Local Tourist Tax: €1.50 per person per day over 14 yrs for the first 7 days of your stay - payable in cash on arrival.
Security Deposit: €1,500 payable on arrival in cash and refunded on departure.
SLEEPS 13 or 17 with cottage
Villa Castell has a large arched door, which opens onto a spacious
entrance hall. Off the hall to the left is a dining room, which opens onto the
courtyard to one side of the villa.
Through from the dining room is a well equipped kitchen with a 6 ring
gas hob, oven, double sink and a professional dishwasher. There is a
door, which leads from the kitchen out into the courtyard with original
Tuscan flagstones and a pretty covered pergola.
To the rear of the kitchen there is a pantry and also a twin bedroom
with a bathroom with shower.
As this bedroom is close to the kitchen it is suitable for staff in the
group or 2 children.
There is a laundry room with washing machine and dryer.
Off the hall to the right is a downstairs
toilet and some stairs up to a twin bedroom with a bathroom with bathtub
and hand held shower attachment. There is also a stair up to a small
study area with a phone, computer, internet, printer and a fax.
There is a door, which leads down into a
cellar, which is stocked with local wine and olive oil. Guests can
select from the cellar and pay for what they have used.
Original stone stairs lead up to the first floor off the hall. On the
first floor there is a large double lounge area, which runs the whole
width of the villa and looks out over both the front and rear of the
villa.
To the front there is a large arched window plus 2 other windows, making
this floor lovely and bright.
On the first floor there are 5 bedrooms; 4 double bedrooms (1 can be
made a twin) and a single bedroom.
All bedrooms have air con and all also have their own bathrooms
with showers.
For larger groups there is an adjacent cottage, which sleeps 4. It is on
2 floors and has a kitchen, lounge/dining room, 2 bedrooms and one
bathroom with shower. No A/C but has ceiling fans in bedrooms and
screens on windows. It also has its own small garden. The villa plus
cottage sleep up to 17 guests.
The villa has an extremely large garden, which is set out as a lovely olive grove. It is fenced and hedged, making it very private. It has a large furnished veranda with sofas and chairs for relaxing outdoors or for enjoying a cocktail. The private pool (15 x 7 mts) is located at a short distance from the villa. At the pool area there is a pergola and a fridge. The villa has a private tennis court (own equipment needed). There is an outdoor Jacuzzi/hot tub for 4 - 5 people and a unique feature is an outdoor theatre, where the owners host various performances during the Summer.
Set in huge grounds
Private pool (15 x 7 mts)
Pergola + fridge at pool
Outdoor Jacuzzi/hot tub for 4 - 5 people
Private courtyard with pergola and outdoor dining area
Large outdoor furnished veranda
Satellite TV
DVD player
VHS player
BBQ
Washing machine & dryer
Study with computer, phone, printer, fax
WI FI internet
Air con in bedrooms, living rooms & dining room
Hairdryers in each bedroom
Private tennis court (own equipment needed)
Private outdoor amphitheatre with private performances in summer
Screens on most windows
Private helipad close by for excursions by helicopter
Check in between 4pm – 7pm
Vacate bedrooms by 8.30am, check out from villa by 10am
No animals allowed
Tavernelle Val di Pesa 1.5km
Certaldo 19km
San Gimignano 25km
Florence 30km
Siena 49km