Holiday Villa for maximum of 16 people.
Villa Fortezza
Fabulous historic luxury villa close to Florence. Villa - 6 bedrooms all with own bathrooms. Barn 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Modern kitchen, ground floor dining room with nset fireplace. Two up stairs dining rooms, huge lounge with beamed ceilings. Other lounge areas on other floors. Outdoor dinning area under a pergola, with BBQ and pizza oven. Aromatic garden to front, infinity pool to rear. Lovely views. Close to San Donato in Collina – (2/3 kms) and 20 mins to central Florence. Geothermic heating + cooling. Screens on all bedroom windows. Satellite TV WI FI internet. Private spa with sauna, Jacuzzi and gym equipment.
• Country location
• Pretty views
• Private garden
• Private pool
• Pergola on patio with outdoor dining & BBQ
• WI FI internet
• Flat screen satellite TVs
• Geothermic cooling + heating
• Private spa with sauna & Jacuzzi & gym equipment
• San Donato in Collina – 2 -3 kms
• Florence 20/25 mins
Villa Fortezza dates back to the 13th and 14th century when the oldest part of the building was used as a watch tower. Villa Fortezza has been restored with care in order to restore and keep many of the original features including a tiny internal courtyard. Villa Fortezza has an adjacent barn, which can be rented together with the main villa and provides additional accommodation for a further 4 guests. The installation of geothermic water heating, under floor cooling in summer and heating in winter provides an eco friendly, energy saving way of providing modern comforts with very low environmental impact. The location of Villa Fortezza is superb as it is a short drive into the local town of San Donato in Collina (2 -3kms) and within very easy reach of Florence (20 – 25 mins).
Main Villa
Ground floor
The main entrance leads in to a hallway and there are a few steps down into a truly enormous lounge area that can also double as a meeting room if required. There are sofas and a flat screen satellite TV. The room has stone wall features and an impressive beamed ceiling and tapestries decorate the walls. There is also a wood stove. There are a few steps down into a large dining room with modern inset fireplace. The dining room opens onto a patio where there is outdoor furniture for dining “al fresco”. The patio also has a stone BBQ area. Off the dining room is a modern, well equipped kitchen in stainless steel with a 5 ring electric hob and grill, dishwasher, microwave, large oven, US style large fridge, American coffee maker, Italian coffee maker, toaster etc. There is also a laundry room with a washing machine and ironing equipment and a bathroom with shower. Going up a few stairs and at the entrance level there is a small dining room with service hatch to the kitchen. Close by there is a further dining room, this time more formal and with a pretty open fireplace. The villa features a tiny original courtyard in the centre and the original well (covered). There is also a ground floor toilet. Up a few steps is a lovely suite with lounge area and flat screen satellite TV, which leads to a double bedroom and en suite bathroom with tub.
First floor
On the first floor there are 3 double bedrooms (can be made twins) and a single bedroom. All the double bedrooms have en suite bathrooms; 2 have bathtubs and the other has a walk in shower. The single bedroom has a bathroom with shower just long the hall. There is also a pretty lounge area with a wood stove and a flat screen TV.
Tower room
Steps lead up from the first floor lounge to a spacious master bedroom in the original tower. This bedroom has an en suite bathroom with walk in shower.
Barn – sleeps 4:
The pretty barn next door has a lounge with a flat screen TV and a wood stove. There is also a kitchen corner, which has a double sink, 2 ring electric hob, large fridge, dishwasher. There are 2 double bedrooms (one can be made a twin) Both rooms have their own bathroom (one has a bathtub, the other a shower), one has an en suite.
Garden
There are a variety of garden areas around the villa. At the main entrance there is an aromatic garden with an old olive tree and pretty willow circular seat around it. To the rear there is a patio equipped with a BBQ area that leads onto an olive grove and the pool. The private infinity pool (6 x 12 mts) is located on a terrace next to the villa. It comes equipped with a safety fence if there are toddlers in the group (please request on booking) . There are lovely views from the garden and pool.
Spa / Fitness
There is a private spa located in a building at a short distance from the villa. It has a relax area equipped with items for making drinks. There is a Jacuzzi, a sauna, marble bathroom with shower as well as an area equipped with fitness machines; cycling machine, running machineThe spa is shared with an adjacent villa but time is allocated to each so it can be used privately.
Prices include: Electricity, water, gas, under floor cooling in summer, under floor heating in Winter, WI FI internet, linen + bathroom towels + pool towels (changed weekly), 4 hours daily cleaning (2 cleaners x 2 hours) x 6 days per week, use of spa with Jacuzzi, sauna & gym equipment, local taxes.
Not included: Final cleaning – up to 9 guests - €300, 10 + guests - €400
Security deposit: €1,000 payable on arrival in Villa Fortezza in cash and refunded on departure.
Facilities:
Private infinity pool (6 x 12 mts) & outdoor shower
Safety fence available for pool on request
Spa/ fitness rooms with Jacuzzi, sauna, fitness equipment
Private garden
Pergola on patio with outdoor dining
Satellite flat screen TVs
BBQ
Pizza oven
Ping pong table
Washing machine & laundry room
WI FI internet
Under floor cooling
Under floor heating
Screens on bedroom windows
Notes: Check in between 5pm – 7pm
Check out by 12am
Small animals allowed