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| Rental options |
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Podere Celli is available for larger parties. For details see Podere Celli (House and Guest House x 22 people).
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| Rental options notes |
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The guest house is not available and closed for this rental option. Note that it shall not be used by anyone.
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| Location |
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Set 2km/1.5 miles from Barberino Val d’Elsa along a lovely road that winds through the Colli Fiorentini. Two of Tuscany’s best-known hill towns, San Gimignano and Certaldo, lie to the west. Siena and Florence are quickly reached by motorway, 40 minutes; a more interesting route is the Via Chiantigiana through the Chianti wine-producing area.
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| Accommodations |
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| Ground floor |
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Very large open plan room with sitting and dining areas defined by archways and two fireplaces. Extremely well-equipped kitchen with a marble sink, double stove, wood oven and a breakfast table. The kitchen opens onto a vast terrace with a dining loggia. Twin bedroom. Bathroom with shower. Under the terrace is a parking garage for 8 cars and a laundry room.
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| First floor |
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Small sitting room. Twin bedroom. Bathroom with shower [shared with ground floor bedroom]. Double bedroom with an ensuite bathroom with bath. Master double bedroom with a four-poster bed and an ensuite bathroom with jacuzzi bath. Double bedroom with an ensuite bathroom with jacuzzi bath. Twin bedroom with an ensuite bathroom with shower. Double bedroom with an ensuite bathroom with shower.
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| Tower |
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Double bedroom with an ensuite bathroom with shower.
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| Guest House/Ground floor |
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Open plan kitchen, dining and sitting room. Bathroom with shower.
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| First floor |
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Double bedroom with ensuite bathroom with bath. Twin bedroom with ensuite bathroom with Jacuzzi bath. Double bedroom and a single bedroom sharing a bathroom with shower
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| Grounds |
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A large garden with extensive lawns wraps around the house and sweeps gently downhill, approximately 30m/100 feet, to the swimming pool, 8 x 16m/26 x 52 feet. A pergola lies at one end of the pool enjoying wonderful views of the countryside, very comfortably furnished with sofas and sun loungers. A pool house with a changing room, showers, a fridge and a WC stands nearby. Surrounding the property are the lush, rolling hills for which Tuscany is justifiably famous.
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| Assistance |
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Assistance is provided locally by the property's offsite caretaker, who speaks English. Services included in the rental fee, and optional services available, are noted under Price and Availability.
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| Facilities |
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Two dishwashers. Washing machine. Double oven/stove. Wood oven. Two fireplaces. Nine satellite TVs [Sky channels], one with DVD/video. CD player. Air conditioning in bedrooms. Sauna. Ping-pong table. Central heating. Fixed telephone line. ADSL internet connection [computer not provided]. Fax. 3 bicycles.
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| Access |
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Airports: Florence, 48km/30 miles; Pisa, 90km/56 miles. Railway station at Certaldo, 16km/10 miles. Bus service to Florence from Barberino Val d’Elsa. Motorway exit at Tavarnelle, 12km/7.5 miles from the property along paved roads to the property’s white drive. Parking garage for five cars.
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| Activities |
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Tennis at Tavarnelle, 5km/3 miles. Horseback riding at Bagnano, 8km/5 miles. This is a wonderful area for walking and biking. A selection of biking itineraries in the area is available online at www.terresienainbici.it/index_eng.asp (in English).
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| Small appliances |
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8 Hairdryers (1 for each bathroom)
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| Pool details |
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The swimming pool, 8 x 16m/26 x 52 feet, has a depth of 0.70-2.40m/2-8 feet and, at one end, submerged seating with hydromassage jets.
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