Casa Cerralta

Location: Casa Cerralta

Location address: Montalcino - Siena

Private Pool

14 to 18 people - 5 Bathroom

Casa Cerralta, is set on a small hilltop surrounded by trees, within in the national park of Val D’Orcia a UNESCO world heritage site. The villa is in a fantastic position surrounded by brunello vineyards with wonderful views over farmland and the Tuscan countryside. This is the perfect getaway for large families or groups of friends wishing to holiday together in a peaceful location. With Casa Cerralta you have the best of both worlds, with a secluded position, yet the town of Torrenieri is only 5km away and here there is a variety of shops, banks, supermarkets, and a choice of restaurants.

The salt water swimming pool is located across the courtyard, down a flight of stone steps. This is a lovely private area, part walled and surrounded by mature hedging. There is plenty of poolside furniture to relax in, as well as a covered gazebo with table and chairs, should you wish to shelter from the sun. The swimming pool is rectangular in shape and is accessed via a ladder at one end.

The property is surrounded by mature trees and shrubs and has large attractive iron gates with a small drive leading to a courtyard. At the far end of the courtyard there is a covered area with a large dining table and chairs for eight people, guests also have use of a brick barbeque which is next to the outside staircase to the upper kitchen.

There is a further paved patio area with table and chairs. This spot has great views over the countryside as well as the pool area.

The main entrance leads from the courtyard into a large hallway with the traditional terracotta tiled floor and beamed and tiled ceilings.

To the left of the entrance door is the internal staircase to the first floor, directly ahead is the ground floor (2nd) kitchen, which has fitted cupboards, a large built in gas hob, microwave oven and free standing fridge/freezer, to one side is a wooden table and chairs. Next to the kitchen is the downstairs bathroom with shower, hand basin and WC.

To the right of the entrance hall is a large brick archway that leads into the lounge. This is a huge room with four brick columns in the centre. There are various seating areas with comfortable sofas and armchairs.

In one corner is a large wooden dining table with eight chairs, there is also a second smaller wooden table and chairs. The main feature of the room is the large brick built open fireplace; to the left of the fireplace are large arched double doors which open out onto the courtyard.

There are several ways of accessing the first floor; there is the internal staircase from the main entrance hall, also outside there are two sets of external stairs one leads directly into another kitchen and the second leads up to the balcony of the master bedroom. At the top of the internal stairs is a small area with a sofa, writing desk and chair, this is a good place to curl up with a book to escape the heat of the day.

From here you have access to a tiled and beamed corridor off of which a series of doors open into five of the seven bedrooms. There is one twin bedroom and four double bedded rooms, the Master bedroom has an ensuite shower room and a large balcony with fabulous views over the countryside.

There are two bathrooms with showers, one of which is an open shower. All the bedrooms have terracotta tiled floors, high beamed ceilings and windows with views of the countryside.

All are attractively furnished with matching wardrobes, chest of drawers and side tables. The twin bedded room and two of the double bedrooms also have single sofa beds, which is ideal for families with a younger child, wanting to share.

The upstairs kitchen is very well equipped with an oven, gas hobs, dishwasher and fridge/freezer. To the left of the kitchen is the flight of stairs leading up from the courtyard.

The lounge area is through a brick archway and has a large open fireplace with two armchairs in front of it. To the right of the fireplace is a large wooden dining table with eight chairs. There is also a TV with some satellite channels and a DVD player.

To the right of the fireplace a door leads to a further two bedrooms, both have double beds, and as with the other bedrooms, both these rooms have terracotta tiled floors, high beamed ceilings and windows with views of the countryside.

Both are well furnished with matching wardrobes, chest of drawers and side tables, one of the rooms also has a single sofa bed. In between the two bedrooms is a large modern bathroom with full sized bath and hand held shower.

This is a fantastic villa for large groups of family or friends wanting to holiday together.

Virtually every window has far reaching views across the surrounding farmland and the Tuscan hillside.

Details	Facilities
The size of the villa is 400 sqm Position Floor ground & 1st Bedrooms 7 Bathroom 5 Sofabed 4 single	Barbecue Safe Ironing board American coffee machine Microwave oven Oven Washing machine Furnished garden Video Hairdryer Fire place CD player Dishwasher NO SMOKING IN BEDROOMS NO PETS ALLOWED Iron Mosquito screens Stove top expresso machine DVD/MP3 player TV Sat (news only) Electric kettle

Location Information

Swimming pool - The salt water swimming pool is 12x6 metres, and has a depth of 1 metre increasing to 2.4 metres. The pool is open from mid May to end of September.

Babysitter - Available on request

Cook - Available on request – see FAQ for further info

House Maid - Available on request

Local Leisure - walking, biking, hotair ballooning, horse riding, wine tasting, olive oil tasting, skiing in Monte Amiata 45Km away.

Mountain-bike rental on site - 2 mountain bikes available on site

Relax Centre - Thermal baths in Bagno Vignoni 14Km away

Tennis - Tennis court in Montalcino 12km away and in San Quirico d’Orcia 10Kms away

Railways - The nearest railway station is in Buonconvento 12Km away

Other services - car hire service and tours in Siena and Sinalunga

Distances - Torrenieri 5Km, San Quirico D'Orcia 10Km, Montalcino 12Km, Bagno Vignoni 14Km, Pienza 18Km, Montepulciano 32Km, Siena 36Km, Monte Amiata 45Km, Grosseto 70Km, Firenze 100Km, Roma 200Km

Approach road - 2.4Km of unpaved road in good condition and 200mt of unpaved road not in very good condition when it rains

7 Night Villa Price for 2008 - in US Dollar - up to 18 people - NOT per head

Season	Weeks	Price
High	from 12.07 to 30.08.08	5724 US Dollar
Medium	from 31.05 to 12.07.08 from 30.08 to 27.09.08	4913 US Dollar
Med low	from 01.01 to 05.01.08 from 29.03 to 31.05.08 from 27.09 to 25.10.08 from 20.12 to 31.12.08	4532 US Dollar
Low	from 05.01 to 29.03.08 from 25.10 to 20.12.08	2624 US Dollar

Prices for 2009

Important booking info

Price: per accommodation per week

Arrival/Departure day: Saturday

Terms and conditions: please read the booking contract

Extras to pay at location

Weekly linen and bathroom towels: included

Central heating: by consumption

Final clean: included

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