Last minute Offer! Big Villa in Tuscany (north of Lucca),big pool and garden.
Tuscan villa located in a small lively village of approximately 300 people. It is located about 8km from Castelnuovo di Garfagnana in the Province of Lucca. The villa has 6 bedrooms in total ( 5 main bedrooms and 1 extra bedroom). There are 3 bedrooms, lounge room and a bathroom on the top floor. There are 2 bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen and a dining room room on the first floor and on the bottom/garden level there is an extra 1 bedroom and bathroom. The villa has a large private garden, 11x 6 metre swimming pool, BBQ and a free WIFI internet connection.
The house is old but beautiful, however the cleaning standard is not ok. A lot of dusty furniture and spiderwebs in all rooms. The pool area is great, but the rest of the garden is not very useable, there is only one table and chairs, and not a lot of other places to hang out as a family. There are also main roads on both sides of the house, which are quite busy with traffic around the clock.
Our stay was the most disappointing weâve had in all our years going away. There was only half a roll of toilet paper, and no soap when we arrived- for a group of 10 people arriving mid evening. The downstairs shower was completely broken. The boiler directly above that bathroom hand basin had a leak, and it was stopped by a plastic bag shoved into it. The light fittings in the bathrooms were hanging loose off the wall. The drain in the shower upstairs wasnât stuck down, and so there was an open hole down into the floor & drain pipes. We werenât able to close the downstairs bedroom door because the handle was falling off, as was another bedroom door handle upstairs. Most of the door handles that worked were so squeaky it would wake people up if used in the night. The pool was dirty, and still had toys in it from the previous guests. The âlawnâ wasnât mowed, and was long and very scrappy. Some of the outdoor lights didnât work. There wasnât any information about the house & the area left for us at the house. The parking we were told was for the house was full most of the time. We were told we could park in a different spot near the house, only to be given a parking fine for parking there. A general waste bin wasnât provided. We used plastic bags, which meant it was strewn in the road by animals. We spent the first 3 days having to message the property manager and owner trying to get some of the worst issues fixed.
We waren met een groep van 7 en hebben een goede week gehad in deze karakteristieke woning. Schoon, prettig zwembad en ruim voorzien van keukengerei. De woning staat naast een geweldige coffeebar met de aardigste mensen, een uitstekend restaurant om de hoek en prachtig uitzicht. Echter om het gebied uit te komen duurt wel enige tijd ivm bergachtige omgeving.
Trevligt stort hus med mĂ„nga stentrappor. Inga barngrindar för dessa. Ganska svalt hus. Sovrummet pĂ„ nedersta plan sĂ„ kallt sĂ„ dĂ€r ville ingen sova men det rummet behövde vi inte. Listan över utrustningen som finns i huset stĂ€mmer inte. Varken microvĂ„gsugn eller brödrost fanns ej heller barnstolen. Efter kontakt med the property management company (Tamara) fick vi veta att barnstol och micro skulle levereras. Stolen kom men ingen micro. Vid kontakt igen blev svaret att micron de kom med inte fungerade. Vi hade behövt den till barnen. TrĂ€dgĂ„rden kunde gjorts mysigare. TrĂ€dgĂ„rdsmöblerna kunde varit avtorkade detta fick vi sjĂ€lva göra för att kunna sitta i dem. Poolen var populĂ€r och den anvĂ€ndes flitigt. Bilderna som beskriver boendet Ă€r nĂ„got förskönande. Ăverlag ett bra boende.
Nice house but old and needed some work. Poor window quality made it hard to keep insects out. Had to remove 6 scorpions from the house. Stove only had 3 out of 4 pits working. Kitchen was worn and dated. Overall still had a good holiday, but as said house should be done up a bit more to fully enjoy the place.
Kontakten med Jukka var mycket enkel och smidig. Han var tillmötesgÄende och med kort varsel köpte in nya solstolar och husgerÄd nÀr detta saknades samt bjöd pÄ en extra stÀdning mitt i vistelsen som kompensation.
Huset Àr vackert och har stora rum samt sköna sÀngar. Köket Àr lite underdimensionerat för 10 personer och spisen fungerade inte optimalt. Det finns plats för alla att bÄde umgÄs ihop eller egna platser att dra sig undan pÄ. En favoritplats var den lilla terrassen utanför sovrummen. Utsikten frÄn sovrummen gÄr inte att se sig mÀtt pÄ. Drömbilden av Toskana. TrÀdgÄrden var nÄgot vildvuxen och kanske var det pandemin som resulterat i detta. Poolen var fantastisk och mycket uppskattad av alla Äldrar. Bra att kÀnna till Àr att vÀgen Àr precis utanför och dÀr man ogÀrna gÄr med barn. I nÀrheten finns fantastiska stÀllen att besöka, bÄde restauranger och badplatser. Garfagnana Àr en plats vi gÀrna ÄtervÀnder till.
Tl;dr good choice for an Italian holiday.
We (a group of 11 friends) had a great time. The historical looking but modern villa is huge. The bedrooms are really big and there was always one of the three toilet available. Cooking for a big group is no problem at all and there is planty of equipment. You can hang out inside, have a snack in the shady garden or relax at the pool. No worries, the pool is in the sun from morning until the beautiful sunset you can enjoy every day.
Jukka is a great host. The communication was flawless. Im sure he is a great guy to have one or two beers.
The road from the North East (sp72 sp71) is a windy mountain road. If you're not used to it, come from the south.
We (6 adults, 5 kids) had a great stay in this well-renovated villa which is located in a small picturesque village. Good size pool and the garden is really nice to hang out in. Perfect spot for families to relax and many nice things to check out in the area. Thanks again Jukka!
Classic old style Italian villa in a beautiful part of Tuscany
Lovely holiday over a week in a beautiful part of Tuscany. Bedrooms were large and high ceilings, bathrooms were new and had wet room style showers. Kitchen was fine for six food lovers who cooked in most nights. Loads and loads of room with a good size dining room and living room with tv etc on the second floor. Also there is a massive garden and a large pool - children would adore this. Plenty of parking (car essential in my view) next door to the house adjacent to a cafe/shop which stocks a good amount of essentials as well as amazing croissant style pastries. Brilliant start to the day looking out over the mountains and valleys with a cappuccino and one of these. There is also a good butcher 200m up the road and a baker and a small quirky pizzeria 400 m away. Il Merendero looks like it is in a small industrial estate but ta fine. No menu just fabulous pizzas!! Villetta village is a five min drive along the main road from which you can catch the train to Lucca and Pisa. Brush up your Italian coz thereâs not a lot of English spoken around here ( which was great!). Excellent time all round
Stunning views, wonderful spacious villa, great pool, large walled and hedged private garden with both sunny and shaded areas. Local shops and restaurants, an excellent supermarket 25 minutes away, what more do you need!
We spent a lovely week here - it was well furnished and the garden was beautiful. There are loads of towns nearby to explore, and the views from the garden are stunning. Couldn't have wished for a better time :)
We spent a relaxing holiday in this lovely house in the Italian countryside.
The house has 5 very good sized bedrooms and 2 modern bathrooms. There is also a big garden to relax in, which has a pool and some tables which are lovely to eat breakfast and dinner outside on. The house was very clean, had free wifi and everything you could need. There is a bakery, butchers and shop very close by which you can stock up on most things from.
It was very easy to spend lots of time just relaxing at the house and in the garden however we also explored the area. I would recommend having a hire car to get around. I would especially recommend Chinque Terre, 5 beautiful costal villages, you can drive to La Spezia then get the train or ferry to the towns. If you get the train there is a car park at the station that you can use and you can get a daily train ticket fairly cheaply. Then you can either walk between the villages, get the ferry or get the train. We did one walk and I would highly recommend doing at least one as the scenery was beautiful, it took around 2 hours and did have a lot of steps but was definitely worth it. We also spent a day in Lucca, a beautiful town that you can hire bikes and cycle around, there are pretty much no cars in Lucca so it is very safe.
With a party of 8, we spend one week in this great property.It was an ideal spot to ewplore the unspoiled and beautifull region of the Garfagnana. We loved the spacious 5 bedrooms, the well-equiped 3 bathrooms and kitchen, , the shady garden and sunny swimming pool. The contact with the owner Jukka and the housekeeper went smoothless. We would advice this clean and confortable house to every group or family, who want to relax in a quiet environment, and visit this unknown but very nice part of Tuscany,
We spent a wonderful week in this lovely spacious Villa. There were five good sized bedrooms, a beautiful garden and pool and a pretty breakfast terrace.
The village was very friendly and had a very good butcher, bakery and small shop/bar which seemed to sell everything.
The region was beautiful and was wonderful for walking with hills and spectacular mountains. There were plenty of places to visit, especially Lucca which we visited by a small local train.
Jukka was very helpful and directed us to an excellent nearby supermarket.
All in all, a great holiday. Hope to return.
We spent a week in this lovely Villa in September. The villa was spacious and there were five attractive good sized bedrooms. The views were lovely and the garden was large with a wonderful pool, outside table and chairs, barbecue and a pretty breakfast terrace.
The small village was very pretty and had an excellent Butcher, Baker and shop which seemed to sell everything! The little bar was very welcoming. The area was great for walking with amazing hills and mountains and there was plenty of places to visit - a small fort nearly, Castelnuovo and the beautiful town of Lucca.
A good time was had by all!
Stayed at tis beautiful villa for a week in May with one other family and 4 children between us. The house is really nice, spacious and with plenty of room for a couple of families (especially as it had 4 bathrooms). The garden where we spent most of our time is very nice and private, and the pool is of course its centerpiece. Although the small village is on the doorstep, it felt very private and secluded.
The house was prepared for us by the housekeeper who also met us with the keys, it was very nice and clean, and good quality bedlinen and towels. The towns nearby are truly beautiful and very Tuscan. Would have loved to stay longer to enjoy th house, views and great foods.
Lisa and family
What a lovely villa in an idyllic and scenic setting! We greatly appreciated its homey, clean interior and its beautiful garden where it was very relaxing to sit back by the pool under the Tuscan sun soaking up the view of the mountains in the background. Our stay at this charming, very well maintained property offered us a perfect getaway together with the opportunity of visiting picturesque, historic places like the towns of Lucca and Castelnuovo. We will certainly not hesitate to go back for another great vacation!
Otto C., Luxembourg
Our group of nine people spent nine wonderful days in this charming villa. The place was spotless and very well kept, and the location of the villa in the center of a tiny, unspoiled village was optimal to our needs. There was a small bar and minimarket next to the villa where the kids could go and buy ice creams, a bakery within 200 m distance where we could buy fresh bread every morning (even Sundays), a butcher shop nearby for meat, plus a local wine producer and excellent pizzeria within 5 minutes walk. Although in the center of the village, the large garden of the villa was very private. The pool was large and exceptionally well maintained, with magnificent views to the valley. The kitchen of the villa was well equipped and the gas barbecue was huge and very efficient.
There were many good destinations for day trips nearby. Our trips extended from Portovenere in the Ligurian coast to Pisa, Lucca and Viareggio. There were also many charming places to visit nearby, including neighboring villages and towns, fortresses and an impressive cave, Grotta del Vento. Needless to say, the views were stunning whichever direction we took.
The owner and the local housekeepers were very helpful and responded to all our questions without any delay. There were no problems in communication with the housekeepers even in absence of a common language. They very discreetly took care of the garden and the pool during our stay.
The villagers were all very friendly and after our teenagers had made friends with local teenagers, we were even invited to a village party and to watch soccer together with the villagers. This feeling of belonging certainly made our vacation even more memorable.
Tiina K.
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We are a Finnish/Australian family currently living in Australia.
We fell in love with this beautiful old villa in 2006 and have renovated it back towards it's original charm, so we feel ( and know from feedback) that holiday makers feel the same way whilst staying at our property. It is located in a beautiful authentic part of Tuscany with amazing scenery, food and people.
We searched through over 30 properties and fell in love with this property/villa immediately we walked in. There were many factors that instantly made us want to buy it. The well kept traditional Tuscan village the villa is located in, the beautiful villa itself, fantastic views, the large garden with a wall around it, big pool. There is nothing better than enjoying a long lunch in the garden under the big tree and then plunging into the pool for a refreshing dip.