Price	From € 1600 per week (more information)	Price on request.
Sleeps	6
Bedrooms	3
Bathrooms	3
Accessibility	This is a ground-floor apartment.
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Pozza

Pozza, with its pool, hot tub and spacious garden, is a property where top-notch form and function combine in unequivocal style.

Pozza is one of four apartments in a country house close to Lake Trasimeno. The property looks out towards Montepulciano and the hills beyond, and is built in a traditional style, with modern design.

The house sleeps six in three bedrooms and is ideal for a family or group of friends. It has its own big, private garden while the stunning pool is shared with Mazzo, the apartment above. The two apartments can be booked at the same time to create a private villa and pool for 12 guests, in six bedrooms and five bathrooms. The apartments are connected by external stairs, only.

The property has been cleverly styled – it is a haven of insta-worthy colour and design, while retaining top levels of comfort and homeliness. Reclaimed wood and antique market finds are mixed with industrial lighting and Missoni textiles. The high-spec kitchen has top-brand appliances as well as interesting collections of glassware and ceramics, while the bedrooms are breezy and inviting.

With a dining table on a covered terrace, an outdoor sofa and armchairs, a hot tub and the pool, Pozza is a house where the living is easy – whether inside or out.

Rooms description

Bedrooms

There are three bedrooms: two doubles and a twin. Against a traditional background of cotto floors and whitewashed beams, the rooms are beautifully styled with colourful Missoni home pieces, industrial-style lighting and crisp cotton bed linen.

Bathrooms

All the bedrooms have en suite shower rooms where the understated resin shower walls and floors are complemented by high-performance fixtures and fittings, and individually styled with artisanal tiles as basin splashbacks.

Kitchen

The spacious kitchen is made in a local style, with reclaimed wooden cupboard fronts and shelving. The large central island is a repurposed wooden butcher’s block with a marble counter-top. Industrial lighting, a unique tiled splashback, antique mirror and interesting collections of glassware and woodware complete the room. Expertly equipped, there is large Smeg oven with five-burner gas hob, a dishwasher and coloured Smeg fridge. With ample workspace, this is an inviting kitchen where cooking for pleasure is easy.

Living rooms

The large sitting area has a traditional cotto floor and whitewashed beamed ceiling, offset by colourful, comfortable sofas and armchairs with bold Missoni cushions. Richly textured fabrics, carefully curated brocante finds, industrial lighting and a woodburning stove for the cooler months, complete the room. In the dining room, old and new, natural and industrial, sit comfortably together.

Other rooms

There is a separate utility room with a washing machine and tumble dryer.

Facilities

Cleaning

Bed linen and towels (including ones for pool use) are changed weekly when the house is cleaned. A cleaner also comes, briefly, mid-week. The pool and garden are maintained throughout the year.

Amenities

pool heating, hob/stove, oven, fridge with freezer, dishwasher, washing machine, tumble dryer, iron+board, satellite TV, television, wifi, central heating, room fans, cot, high chair, barbeque, shared pool

Accessibility

This is a ground-floor apartment.

Outside

The heated (6mx12m) pool is shared with Mazzo, the upstairs apartment that can be rented jointly with Pozza. The pool, which has a safety cover, is beautifully sited below the house and overlooks a large vineyard with views over the rolling Tuscan hills and villages beyond. There are plenty of sunloungers, a spacious lawned garden, a shaded hot tub, a comfortable seating area and a dining table under the pergola.

Notes

During the summer, the baker makes deliveries to the property twice a week. There is a Playstation 3 available on request and there is Apple TV connection. The original build of this property in 2011 was project managed by Special Umbria and redecorated by the team in 2017. The house is under exclusive Special Umbria property management.

Availability & Pricing

weekly prices

from 26 September 2020 to 19 December 2020	€ 1600
from 19 December 2020 to 2 January 2021	€ 2400
from 2 January 2021 to 22 May 2021	€ 1600
from 22 May 2021 to 12 June 2021	€ 2400
from 12 June 2021 to 11 September 2021	€ 2600
from 11 September 2021 to 25 September 2021	€ 2400
from 25 September 2021 to 18 December 2021	€ 1600
from 18 December 2021 to 8 January 2022	€ 2400

Weekly cleaning: EUR 150,00 (including mid week cleaning)
Baby cot: EUR 75,00 per week
Dog: EUR 100,00 per stay
Pool heating: EUR 150 per week (on request)
Hot tub is included in the rental price.
Wood (for the stove) per m3: EUR 75
Security deposit: EUR 500,00 to be paid to SU before arrival as specified in the booking confirmation.

Deposit: 30% upon booking; full balance due 30 working days before arrival.

Arrival & Departure

Saturdays (depending on other bookings) arrival from 4 PM and departure latest 10 AM. Other arrival and departures days upon request.

Leisure & Activities

Activities

There are long walks directly from the property, while beach and water-sport facilities are a short drive away at Lake Trasimeno (25 km). For keen golfers there is a choice of a nine-hole course at the Lamborghini Golf Course in nearby Panicarola (16 km) or 18 holes at Golf Club Perugia in Ellera Umbra (28 km). Tennis is available 2km from the property and horseriding 8km away at Montegabbione.

Specials

Special Umbria is happy to tailor-make itineraries for our guests, including guided tours of national parks, city culture tours or other activities. We are able to organise cooking lessons, a private chef for your entire stay or someone who can prepare a special lunch, dinner or BBQ when required. Please contact us directly for rates and availability.

Happenings

The world-famous, annual Umbria Jazz festival takes place in the first two weeks of July. Previous artists include Diana Krall, John Legend and Lady Gaga. A high-quality Palio [Medieval festival] brings Città della Pieve to life in August every year with a variety of activities. Please ask for more details.

Surroundings

Location

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Surroundings

Piegaro is a sleepy Medieval town with a small collection of restaurants and shops – a bank, butcher, baker and green grocer, a couple of bars, a pharmacy and a church. Tavernelle de Panicale (9km) on the way to Perugia is a little larger with a greater choice, or you could head to Città della Pieve (13km) or Paciano (18km).

Travel

Air The nearest airports are: Perugia [PEG] (45km) with direct flights from Rotterdam [Transavia], Brussels [Ryanair] and London [BA and Ryanair]; Florence [FLR] (165km); Rome Ciampino [CIA] (175km); and Rome Fiumicino [FCO] (190km). Train The train station at Chiusi [22km] is ideal for direct journeys to Rome and Florence. There is car rental available at the station. Road The A1 motorway exits closest to the property are at Fabro (20km) for Rome and at Chiusi (25km) for Florence.

Distances

Pozza is close to several towns and cities in both Umbria and Tuscany, including, Castiglione del Lago (26km); Perugia (35km); Cortona (45km); Montepulciano, which is famed for its wine (45km); Deruta (50km); Orvieto (50km); Assisi (55km); Todi (60km); Gubbio (80km); Montefalco/Bevagna (85km); Spoleto (95km); Siena (105km); Florence (145km); and Rome (170km).

Your villa and Covid-19

To prevent any possible spread of Covid-19 and to enable you to enjoy a safe and relaxing holiday, all our villas are cleaned to the highest standard possible, and according to the latest Italian health and safety regulations.

Perfect hygiene: to ensure an exceptional level of hygiene in all our villas, we’ve worked with our owners to create a Covid-19 villa management protocol. Based on recommendations from the World Health Organisation, and in compliance with current Italian national law, this protocol goes above and beyond our usual rigorous cleaning standards.

Prior to arrival, your villa will have been fully sanitised, including all surfaces, objects, kitchen items, curtains, sofas, throws, pillows, toys, and in and around the pool. You are welcome to ask for a detailed list of the entire cleaning procedure we do after each departure and before welcoming new guests to the property.

The owner of this house has complied with the following standards:

To ensure the necessary information concerning social distancing and the use of masks is available to all guests
To guarantee availability of and accessibility to hand hygiene systems with hydro-alcoholic solutions and soaps in all inside areas of, and pertaining to, the villa
To guarantee cleaning and disinfection of all areas according to national authority guidelines. Further information is available on request
For the swimming pool: to guarantee the efficacy of the water treatments, while respecting legal limits (the parameter for free active chlorine in the pool is between 1.0 – 1.5 mg/l; combined chlorine ≤ 0.40 mg/l; pH 6.5 – 7.5 or equivalent oxygen)
For air conditioning systems: to guarantee the air re-circulation function is switched off and, according to the manufacturer’s instructions, with the plant in off-mode, to clean the air filters of the heating/cooling plants that use heat pumps, fan coils and convectors, at the end of each stay