il Saliceto
Up to 12 guests
8 bedrooms
Priced From : $7,000 per week

Old-world style and comfortable living in a garden setting

Il Saliceto means "weeping willow", the trees that grace these well-tended grounds. The main house combined with 2 guest houses affords perfect flexibility for large groups. Use the independent kitchens and terraces for either private breakfasts or drinks, but gather for communal dinners around the long harvest dining table in the main house. Families will enjoy the surrounding lawns, walkers the tranquil hills. Easy access to town, to the train station and the autostrada (for major centers) is also a plus. Features include the extra-large pool and a basketball net for the kids.

Sleeps up to 8 adults and 4 young people in up to 8 bedrooms. Main house: 3 large adult double bedrooms (two 71" wide, one separable; one 67" separable; one 59"), sharing two large bathrooms (1 with tub and shower, 1 with tub). Guest house 1: two young peoples' small double bedrooms (one has 2x35" beds the other a 63" double) sharing a shower-room. Guest house 2: two small bedrooms, one with double bed (61"), one with twin beds (32"), each with small private shower room.

Main house: 2 large living rooms, large dining room (for 14), and bright, well-equipped eat-in kitchen (for 8). Guest house 1: living area, dining area, kitchenette and terrace. Guest house 2: open living room, dining area, kitchenette and terrace.

Outdoor eating area. Pool (20'x40'). Well-tended gardens; basketball net, games table, ping-pong table.

Satellite TV (w/CNN), 3 clothes washers (1 each house), 2 dishwashers (1 in main house, 1 for the two guest houses), fax, central heating); piano.

• Well-tended gardens and lawn.
• Flexibility for large groups.
• Privacy of guest houses.
• Proximity to town, restaurants and services.

Good but challenging cycling and country walking.

Restaurants, sites, cafés and shops of Cetona, Chiusi, Città della Pieve; sites and thermal spa of San Casciano dei Bagni; Siena (40 mins), Orvieto (30 mins); winery and historical visits at Montepulciano, Pienza, Montalcino, Lago Trasimeno, Perugia. Easy train access to either Rome or Florence.