VILLA ELSA 6

Toscana - Massa/Carrara - VILLAFRANCA IN LUNIGIANA

Description:

PRIVATE STRUCTURE (lease only). Set in the heart of Lunigiana, in the midst of green countryside surrounded by the Apuan Alps that envelop it as if protecting it, is Villa Elsa. A characteristic rural house in stone, skilfully restored in respect of the characteristics of the time, using typical materials such as stone, marble and terracotta without however renouncing modern comforts. The property includes a portico with a dining area and a swimming pool with relaxation areas. Its position, surrounded by greenery, in Filetto just a few minutes from the town of Villafranca in Lunigiana, guarantees maximum privacy but, at the same time, allows you to visit many towns such as Carrara, Cinque Terre, Pontremoli, Lucca, Pisa and Florence, all easily and quickly reachable.

Interior:

Villa Elsa is a typical, two-storey rural house in stone. The main entrance is through a glass door leading into a large, bright living room characterised by a corner bar, a snug dining area and a relaxation/TV area with ornamental fireplace. To the left of the living room is a beautiful well-equipped, semi built-in kitchen typical of these areas with marble sink and top, and with direct access out to the portico and dining area. Also leading off from the living room is an area used as a laundry room and the first large double bedroom with access to the pool area and a bathroom with whirlpool tub. From the living room, a large marble staircase leads up to the sleeping area composed of a double bedroom, a twin bedroom and a bathroom with shower.

Park:

The villa is surrounded by a level garden with fenced lawn of about 500 sq m and with chestnut trees planted here and there to create privacy and natural shady areas. In the front area of the villa is the brick-built portico with a nice dining area, connected directly to the two rooms of the main living area: the kitchen and the living room. Please notice that photos are taken in spring, therefore flower blossoming, and the colours of the gardens' grass could be different at the moment of your arrival at the villa.

Swimming Pool:

The pool is located at the back of the house and can also be reached directly from the ground floor bedroom. Rectangular, it measures 12 x 5 m with the depth varying from 1,50 to 2,5 m. Lined in light-blue PVC, the pool has chlorine purification and a ladder for access to the water. The border is in stone, as is the paving of the sunbathing area surrounding the pool which is equipped with sunbeds, deckchairs and umbrellas. The pool is available from the last Saturday of April to the first Saturday of October.

Pets: No
Handicap: No
Fenced-in property: Yes
Amenities and Features
  • Satellite TV
  • DVD player
  • air conditioning in the bedrooms
  • internet Wi-Fi connection
  • dishwasher
  • microwave
  • toaster
  • kettle
  • squeezer
  • coffee machine
  • washing machine
  • dryer
  • iron and ironing board
  • mobile barbecue
TO DO

Location and distances


Villa Elsa is located in "Filetto", a small hamlet of the little town of Villafranca in Lunigiana, in the centre of the Lunigiana, a historical region of Tuscany, divided between the provinces of Massa and La Spezia. This area, between the mountains and the sea, has been for millennia crossed by peoples from the North and the South and so is full of history and culture waiting to be revealed. From the pre-Roman era up to the 18th century 160 castles were built, of which more than 30 are still active and inhabited, the rest are ruins and remains whose traces can be seen everywhere throughout the area. The house is not far from the Tyrrhenian coast and Versilia and from the famous Apuan Alps and the Cinque Terre. From here you can organize many historical, cultural and naturalistic itineraries to visit ancient borghi (Pontremoli, Villafranca, Sarzana, Fosdinovo, the towns of Massa, Carrara, Lerici) and castles (Verrucola, Malaspina, dell'Aquila, di Terrarossa, di Pontebosio, di Bastia, etc.) or else you can decide for hiking trails, cycling or horse riding.

Airport: Pisa 88 km, Genova 110 km, Bologna 190 km, Milano 250 km
Train station: Villafranca in Lunigiana 2 km
Highways: Coming from South: Highway A15 exit Aulla 14 km; Coming from North: Highway A15 exit Pontremoli 12 km
Shops and services: Villafranca in Lunigiana 1,5 km
Beaches: Thyrrenian Sea 36 km
Access roads: Paved narrow road
Attractions within 100 km: Sarzana 25 km, La Spezia 33 km, Portovenere 45 km, 5 Terre 47 km, Forte dei Marmi 67 km, Viareggio 70 km, Pisa 88 km, Parma 100 km

Reviews

9.9 / 10

Rating based on received reviews

Average rating

10
Overall rating
10
General cleanliness
9.9
Quality of pool and park cleanliness
9.5
Quality of furnishing and amenities

Reviews

by Rene Wolf
Germany 9/3/2023
What do you think of the quality of the property?
10/10
Has the property matched your expectations?
Perfect match - great property and very clean.
How do you value the property accessories and furniture?
10/10
What value would you give for the cleanliness of the pool and park?
10/10
What do you think of the overall cleaner of the property?
10/10
How would you rate the price-quality relationship?
Excellent price-quality ratio.
Would you return to this property/or recommend it to your friends?
10/10
What suggestions do you have to improve the property?
none
What is your overall opinion of your vacation?
10/10
What rate would you give for the customer service (including check in/out)?
Excellent - 10
What factors made you decide to book with Emma Villas?
Repeat customer and good past experience.
What suggestions do you have to better the service provided by Emma Villas?
none
by Duccio Pirella
Italy 7/2/2023
What do you think of the quality of the property?
10/10
Has the property matched your expectations?
Sì in pieno
How do you value the property accessories and furniture?
8/10
What value would you give for the cleanliness of the pool and park?
10/10
What do you think of the overall cleaner of the property?
10/10
How would you rate the price-quality relationship?
Buono
Would you return to this property/or recommend it to your friends?
10/10
What suggestions do you have to improve the property?
Forse una siepe sulla’ parte frontale della proprietà per avere maggiore privacy
What is your overall opinion of your vacation?
10/10
What rate would you give for the customer service (including check in/out)?
Ottimo
What factors made you decide to book with Emma Villas?
Tranquillità, privacy, qualità della struttura
What suggestions do you have to better the service provided by Emma Villas?
No
by Anonimo
7/13/2022
What do you think of the quality of the property?
10/10
Has the property matched your expectations?
Yes. Super property.
How do you value the property accessories and furniture?
10/10
What value would you give for the cleanliness of the pool and park?
10/10
What do you think of the overall cleaner of the property?
10/10
Would you return to this property/or recommend it to your friends?
10/10
What is your overall opinion of your vacation?
10/10
What rate would you give for the customer service (including check in/out)?
10/10
What factors made you decide to book with Emma Villas?
Previously used Emma villas
What suggestions do you have to better the service provided by Emma Villas?
None
by Anonimo
7/2/2022
What do you think of the quality of the property?
8/10
Has the property matched your expectations?
Yes
What value would you give for the cleanliness of the pool and park?
9/10
What do you think of the overall cleaner of the property?
10/10
What is your overall opinion of your vacation?
9/10
What rate would you give for the customer service (including check in/out)?
Very good
What factors made you decide to book with Emma Villas?
Price, location, facilities
by Anonimo
7/6/2021
What do you think of the quality of the property?
9/10
Has the property matched your expectations?
Si le ha anche superate
How do you value the property accessories and furniture?
9/10
What value would you give for the cleanliness of the pool and park?
10/10
What do you think of the overall cleaner of the property?
10/10
How would you rate the price-quality relationship?
Ottimo
Would you return to this property/or recommend it to your friends?
10/10
Could you be interested in purchasing a property similar to the one you rented?
Si
What suggestions do you have to improve the property?
Nulla
What is your overall opinion of your vacation?
10/10
What rate would you give for the customer service (including check in/out)?
Ottimo
What factors made you decide to book with Emma Villas?
Avevamo già sperimentato lo scorso anno con grande soddisfazione
Do you agree to be contacted via email by potential Emma Villas clients regarding our service and the property?
Si
by Bram van genechten
Belgium 9/21/2020
How do you rate the quality of our structure?
10/10
Did the property meet your expectations?
Yes
How do you rate the quality of the amenities and the furnishing?
10/10
How do you rate the cleanliness of park and pool?
10/10
How do you rate the general cleanliness of the structure?
10/10
How do you rate the value for money of the property?
Good
Would you rent this villa again / recommend it to friends?
Yes
What are the aspects of the property that you appreciated the most?
Fence, Pool, alarm, a lot of space inside kitchen en living room, clean bathrooms
Do you have any suggestions to improve the property?
No
What is the overall rating of your holiday?
10/10
I give my permission to publish my feedback on your website.
Yes
by Tommaso Garavaglia
Italy 7/22/2020
How do you rate the quality of our structure?
10/10
Did the property meet your expectations?
Si
How do you rate the quality of the amenities and the furnishing?
10/10
How do you rate the cleanliness of park and pool?
10/10
How do you rate the general cleanliness of the structure?
10/10
How do you rate the value for money of the property?
Buono
Would you rent this villa again / recommend it to friends?
Si
What are the aspects of the property that you appreciated the most?
la casa è nuova e ben attrezzata , perfetta. il proprietario sempre molto disponibile
Do you have any suggestions to improve the property?
tende oscuranti camera piano terra ed una linea internet wifi più veloce.
What is the overall rating of your holiday?
10/10
How do you rate the customer service (check-in and check-out included)?
Ottimo

Minimum Stays

Period (from/to) Minimum stay Check-in and check-out
2/29/2024 - 6/29/2024 4 Nights Everyday
6/29/2024 - 8/31/2024 5 Nights Everyday
8/31/2024 - 1/4/2025 4 Nights Everyday
Period (from/to) Minimum stay Check-in and check-out
1/4/2025 - 6/28/2025 4 Nights Everyday
6/28/2025 - 8/30/2025 7 Nights Only Sat
8/30/2025 - 1/3/2026 4 Nights Everyday

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The price does not include:

  • electricity (on consumption up to date market prices), tourism tax (where applicable)

On Request:

Book your holiday in Italy with tranquillity and safety.
With Emma Villas, you now have the possibility to protect your holiday thanks to a wide choice of insurance coverages and guarantees.

STAY CANCELLATION INSURANCE POLICY - by EuropAssistance (Included in the price)
The final price of the reservation includes the Insurance Policy for Cancellation of Stay. You can cancel and be reimbursed in the event of:
  • objectively and unambiguously documentable motivations of health or work and not foreseeable at the time of booking
  • Covid-19 infections (new)
  • a terrorist attack that has struck the place of stay (new)

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STAY CANCELLATION GUARANTEE DUE TO LOCKDOWN - by Emma Villas (Included in the price) The final price of the reservation includes also the special coverage, guaranteed by Emma Villas, in the event that you are forced to cancel your stay in the 30 days prior to the scheduled check-in date, due to the occurrence of at least one of the following Covid-19 epidemic containment measures officially imposed by the competent authorities:
  • national lockdown in Italy;
  • local lockdown in Italy regarding the area in which the booked villa is located ("red" area or impossible to reach due to official restrictions on free circulation);
  • national lockdown in your country of residence;
  • Italian local lockdown in the Client's Municipality or area of residence..

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HEALTH ASSISTANCE INSURANCE POLICY - by EuropAssistance (Optional) +1,5% of the rental price Not only cancellation policies, but also protection during your stay. You can choose to purchase this policy in the event you should, for the duration of your stay, want coverage for:
  • Healthcare with Operations Centre 24/7;
  • Vehicle Assistance to and from the place of stay and for the entire duration of your holiday; (zona "rossa" o impossibile da raggiungere a causa di restrizioni ufficiali alla libera circolazione);
  • Healthcare for family members left at home;
  • Reimbursement of medical expenses;
  • Repeat Trip Guarantee that reimburses the unused portion without deductible in the case of medical return home or early return home.

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COVID-19 EXTRA POLICY - by EuropAssistance (Optional) 40€ each reservation To protect against any risks caused by the Covid-19 emergency, you can purchase the Covid-19 Extra Policy which protects you in the event that you or one of your travel companions are forced to extend your stay or are unable to complete it. In the event of consequences related to the pandemic that occur during your stay, if you sign up to this policy, you can request the following services:
  • Return home;
  • Advance for expenses for basic necessities;
  • Guarantee for extra medical expenses;
  • Extended stay guarantee;
  • Hospitalisation allowance;
  • Travel fee reimbursement.

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And to protect you in the case of damage caused to the property?

ZER0DEP COVER - by EuropAssistance (Mandatory) 49€ each reservation The new "Zer0Dep" guarantee protects you and allows you to have a tranquil holiday. Zer0Dep stands for "Zero deposit"; it is an insurance coverage developed in partnership with EuropAssistance which replaces the security deposit and which is therefore mandatory. The benefits of this guarantee are: you do not pay the security deposit on arrival: neither in cash nor by immobilising a substantial amount on your credit card limit;
  • you are protected in the case of eventual damage to the property caused accidentally during your stay (up to the maximum limit of 1500 euro);
  • you avoid any dispute on the responsibility of the damage and its quantification during check-out;
  • you can enjoy your villa holiday in greater tranquillity.

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"EMMA", OUR NEW APP FOR SMART SERVICE Furthermore, from spring 2021, all our properties will be supported by Emma, a multifunctional Web-App, developed in partnership with Vikey s.r.l., that will allow you to implement:
  • online check-in (entering the required details that you did not enter when booking);
  • payment of tourist tax (where due) and eventual flat-rate payments requested (eg electricity, heating, extra cleaning for animals, etc.);
  • the purchase of additional services, hospitality (extra cleaning, in-house chef, first grocery shopping, etc.) and experiences (food and wine tours, guided tours, etc.)


Live your holiday in tranquillity and safety, thanks to our project "Safety Reception" (click here to download)