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Gigliola Farmhouses - Tuscany
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The owner of the Villa Gigliola
has now restored a series of lovely farmhouse accommodations
lodged in a completely independent structure on the property.
In addition, she has fixed up two fully free-standing farmhouses
on her estate, one of which, Il Fienile, has its own swimming
pool. None of these farmhouse accommodations interferes with
the villa; nor does the villa interfere with the farmhouses.
Furnishings are mostly tasteful
new pieces, with extremely comfortable beds and brand-new
baths. Every bedroom has its own bathroom, unusual in accommodations
of this sort. All kitchens have dishwashers, and there is
a clothes washer in a common laundry room. (Fienile and Casa
Gialla have their own washers.) Each accommodation has its
own private phone line which allows for an accurate, computerized
accounting at the end of your stay. In fact, the Gigliola
farmhouse accommodations are, in our opinion, first-rate in
every way, at good prices.
Read over all of the introductory
material on Villa La Gigliola. It applies as well to the farmhouses.
The tennis court, however, is not available for farmhouse
guests; it is reserved for the villa. As mentioned, Il Fienile
has its own swimming pool. All of the other units use yet
another large swimming pool located below the pool reserved
for the villa. Adjacent to the estate office is a computer
with a high-speed internet connection for guests' use at their
convenience."
Torre
Accommodates 6 — 3 Bedrooms
— 3.5 Baths
It is a shame to call this fully
independent accommodation a “flat” or “apartment”,
but that is what it is, though it is fully independent and
has no sense whatsoever of “apartmentiness”. As
its name suggests, it occupies the tower of the farmhouse.
A set of exterior stairs leads to the first floor of the Torre
where you’ll find two bedrooms, each with joinable twins,
each with its own bath (one shower over tub; the other shower
only). On a “mezzanine” level is the third bedroom
with an indivisible matrimonial bed and its own (small) bath
with shower only. Upstairs again are a large living room with
fireplace, a guest half-bath, and an open-plan kitchen/dining
room giving out onto a spectacular terrace enjoying lovely
views over the surroundings. The terrace is plenty big enough
for outdoor dining.
Terrazza
Accommodates 6 — 3 Bedrooms
— 3 Baths
Terrazza is the same size as
Torre, but it is all on one level, namely, the American second
floor, accessed completely independently from an outside staircase.
(By simply opening a door, by the way, Torre and Terrazza
can become one large place for 12.) You enter into a capacious
living room with fireplace, and then into the dining room
and separate kitchen, which gives out onto a charming terrace
ideal for dining and lounging outdoors. One bedroom with indivisible
matrimonial bed has a bath with both a tub and separate shower
stall. The second bedroom has joinable twins and a bath with
shower over tub. The third bedroom has an indivisible matrimonial
bed with shower only.
Fattore
Accommodates 6 — 3 Bedrooms
— 3 Baths
A tiny bit smaller than Torre
and Terrazza, Fattore has the big advantage of immediate access
to the grounds, being partly on the ground floor. And yet
it’s by no means dark. On the ground floor you’ll
find the living/dining room with fireplace, kitchen, and bath
with shower over tub. Upstairs are one matrimonial bedroom
with en-suite bath (shower over tub) plus two other bedrooms,
one matrimonial and one twin, sharing a hall bath with shower
only. Nice garden area equipped for outdoor lounging and dining.
Limonaia
Accommodates 4 — 2 Bedrooms
— 2 Baths
Limonaia is the end flat in
the farmhouse building and quite removed from the other units.
It has a particularly pleasant open-plan living/dining/kitchen
with good light provided by unusually large windows. It has
a “summerhouse” feeling. Two bedrooms, one an indivisible
matrimonial and one with joinable twins, complete the accommodation,
along with two baths, one with shower over tub, the other
with shower only. Delightful outdoor space immediately in
front. An excellent, reasonably priced accommodation for two
couples or for a small family.
Frantoio
Accommodates 2 — 1 Bedroom
— 1 Bath
One of the nicest accommodations
for two people which we have seen. Big open-plan living/ dining/kitchen
with fireplace, plus matrimonial bedroom with en-suite bath
(shower over tub). Immediate access to outdoor garden.
Il
Fienile
Accommodates 4 — 2 Bedrooms
— 2 Baths
Il Fienile means “hayloft”
and this is what it one was. The owner of Gigliola has recently
transformed Il Fienile into a particularly attractive holiday
home ideal for a small family or for two couples. The biggest
plus of Il Fienile is its completely private swimming pool
overlooking charming countryside. The cottage contains a nice
living/dining room with fireplace and good seating; a small
kitchen; and on the ground floor a bedroom with indivisible
matrimonial bed and bath with tub and hand-held shower. Upstairs,
in what was the true hayloft, is a second bedroom with joinable
twins and a bathroom identical to the one below. The cottage
has some drawbacks: the baths are a bit awkward to use; and
there is some noise from the little-trafficked adjacent road.
Fienile does, however, have its own phone and washing machine.
We highly recommend Il Fienile; it must be one of the most
reasonably priced such accommodations left in Tuscany.
Casa
Gialla
Accommodates 6 — 3 Bedrooms
— 3 Baths
We loved Casa Gialla when we
finally saw it for the first time in October 2000. The exterior
woodwork on this fully-free cottage plus the multiplicity
of windows lends Casa Gialla something of the flavor of an
early 20th- century country cottage, though the yellow stucco
marks it as unmistakably Italian. The site is delightful,
overlooking the double swimming pools of Villa Gigliola and
of the Gigliola farmhouses, in addition to delightful surrounding
countryside. (In summer, you’ll undoubtedly hear the
sounds of children in the pools nearby, though obviously not
after dark.) The location on the estate is quite private,
as it is situated below the villa among a small grove of trees,
making it particularly pleasant in summer. Developing over
two floors, Casa Gialla is composed of a glass-enclosed L-shaped
living/dining room, separate kitchen, two matrimonial bedrooms
and one twin, plus three baths, two with shower only and one
with shower over tub. Telephone, washing machine, independent
heating, use of farmhouse swimming pool. We don’t know
of a more pleasant, more reasonably priced accommodation for
three couples or two small families in all of Tuscany.
| Tentative rates: |
June 16 - Sept 1
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Mar 31-Apr 14;
May 19-June 16;
Sept 1-29;
Xmas/New Year's
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Other
periods |
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Torre
|
2,100
euros
per week |
1,890
euros
per week |
1,500
euros
per week |
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Terrazza
|
2,100
euros
per week |
1,890
euros
per week |
1,500
euros
per week |
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Fattore
|
2,050
euros
per week |
1,850
euros
per week |
1,450
euros
per week |
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Limonaia
|
1,430
euros
per week |
1,300
euros
per week |
1,100
euros
per week |
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Frantoio
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1,150
euros
per week |
1,020
euros
per week |
850
euros
per week |
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Il Fienile
|
2,150
euros
per week |
2,050
euros
per week |
1,400
euros
per week |
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Casa Gialla
|
2,250
euros
per week |
1,950
euros
per week |
1,450
euros
per week |
| Extras: |
Final cleaning 10 euros per person
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| Arrival: |
Saturday
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Minimum stay:
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1 week
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| Pool open: |
May-September |
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