Villa Controni
Luxury villa for rent in lucca, tuscany
Villa Controni, nestled below Monte Pisano on the southern outskirts of Lucca, is an historic 18th century Lucchese villa set on a stunning estate of hill terraced olive groves, elegant Italian gardens and pine forest hilltops with castle ruins. Panoramic views reach out across Lucca and Nottolini’s acquaduct and a pretty walled garden provides a peaceful and relaxing setting for the swimming pool and summerhouse with workout room. In keeping with the villa’s gentle and enchanting atmosphere, the unique interiors are elegantly furnished with style and charm and offer 11 frescoed guestrooms all with en-suite facilities for up to 22 guests. With three living rooms, a study area, a billiard room, a grand banquet room and the shady retreat of an arched loggia, the villa offers larger groups plenty of opportunity to relax in each others company or enjoy moments of escape and privacy.
Historyof Villa Controni
Monte Pisano is historically noted as being one of the main battlefields in the many wars between Pisa and Lucca which started in 1000 and continued for over 400 years. The villa itself was built as the summer residence of the Controni family; noble merchants who, in 1680, took over what is now Palazzo Pfanner in the centre of Lucca. In 1692 Carlo Controni invited prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway as a guest whilst he was visiting Lucca during his Grand Tour of Italy. For many years the fertile estate which provided housing for workers, a chapel, stables and an olive oil press, was used for the cultivation of rare flowers. The estate is famous because it was the residence of Mr. Felice Matteucci, the father of the combustion engine, who invented it in 1853.
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Prices
Prices per week starting from 22.000€
Staff &
Services
Included:
- Daily Chef service for preparation of breakfast and one meal (lunch or dinner) 6 days a week (wednesday day off)
- Daily maid service in the morning 6 days a week (sunday day off)
- Concierge service on call and on site
- Gardener
- Pool attendant
- Porter service
- Heating/air-conditioning, electricity (up to 2000 KW, over this amount client will be charged accordingly to usage), water, gas
- Linen change on Saturday and Wednesday
- Internet wireless connection 30MB available in every room
- Access to the Tennis / Football / Volleyball Fields + balls and rackets
Excluded (price on request):
- Additional chef, maid and staff service
- Activities and excursions
- Driver service
- Event fee
- Personal grocery shopping
- Crib
- Customers will be charged 15€ per breakfast per person and 45/55€ (depending on the menu) per meal per person to cover the cost of food and beverages.
- Extra beds
- Extra rollaway bed
Features &
Amenities
- 11 indiviadually styled double bedrooms with en-suit bathrooms
- Fully-equipped Tuscan style kitchen
- Grand banquet hall
- Indoor and outdoor dining area
- Satellite television
- DVD player
- DVD and video library
- Centralized music system
- Wine cellar and wine tasting room
- Study area
- Wi-Fi 30MB
- Fitness room
- Safe in each room
- Fireplace
- Billiard room
- Air conditioned / heated bedrooms
Outdoor
features
- Floodlit pool (18m x 8m x 1,8 m)
- Loggia with alfresco dining
- Barbecue
- Italian garden with water features
- Private chapel
- Private parking
Bedrooms &
Bathrooms
- Verdi: double bed (170cm x 200cm); en-suit bathroom with bathtub and shower
- Leonardo: double bed (170cm x 200cm); en-suit bathroom with bathtub and shower
- Raffaello: twin beds (80cm x 200cm) that can be converted into double; en-suit bathroom with shower
- Michelangelo: twin beds (80cm x 200cm) double bed (170cm x 200cm); en-suit bathroom with shower
- Boccaccio: double bed (170cm x 200cm); en-suit bathroom with bathtub and shower
- Caravaggio: double bed (170cm x 200cm); en-suit bathroom with shower
- Galileo: double bed (170cm x 200cm); en-suit bathroom with shower
- Giotto: double bed (170cm x 200cm); en-suit bathroom with shower
- Dante: double bed (170cm x 200cm); en-suit bathroom with shower
- Lippi: double bed (170cm x 200cm); en-suit bathroom with shower
- Botticelli: double bed (170cm x 200cm); en-suit bathroom with shower
