Price	Starting from € 2850 per week (more information)	Price on request.
Sleeps	5
Bedrooms	2
Bathrooms	2
Accessibility	The house is suitable for guests with reduced mobility, as there are bedrooms on the ground floor.
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Vascanera Loft

A place for artists, for dreamers, for people with an open mind. For people who like to leave the beaten track…

Vascanera Loft is a true unique and different private escape! An industrial setting against the idyllic Tuscan hills. In the well known Val d’Orcia near Pienza, Montepulciano and Siena this holiday home guarantees a different experience. One large open space area with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and an amazing park style garden full of art and completed by an amazing 20 meters pool. Originally designed by the Austrian artist Reinhold Traxl, the current owners renovated the hangar and converted the former work studio into a 250 square meter holiday home for 4-6 guests. The centerpiece of the loft is the large living space, with large windows that can be closed with transparent iron curtains. In the middle of this room a large open fireplace, designed by the Australian artist David McKee gives warmth during colder days. There is a modern kitchen unit and wine cellar, which can be accessed via a glass door integrated in the concrete floor.

There are many outside private terraces, including a hide away garden house container with terrace, which can also be converted into a kids room.

Vascanera Loft strongly appeals to the ones who love Art and Design and on the other hand love to wander through the traditional Tuscan Countryside.

Rooms description

Bedrooms

2 double bedrooms with bathroom. Possibility to add 2 extra beds.

Bathrooms

2 en-suite bathrooms. Both bathrooms have access to a large bathtub (200x100) which is positioned between the 2 bedrooms. There is also an outside shower.

Kitchen

A fully equipped kitchen

Living rooms

The central open fireplace, made by Australian artist David Mc Kee, is definitely an eye catcher in the living room.

Other rooms

Vascanera Loft has his own wine cellar which can be used by the guests.

Facilities

Cleaning

Daily cleaning service included.

Amenities

private pool, air conditioning, dogs allowed, hob/stove, oven, fridge with freezer, dishwasher, washing machine, tumble dryer, iron+board, satellite TV, television, wifi, central heating, cot, high chair, barbeque, wine cellar, hairdryer

Accessibility

The house is suitable for guests with reduced mobility, as there are bedrooms on the ground floor.

Outside

The 20 meters (!) lap pool is a real piece of art, positioned in the landscape as a space ship which landed in the garden. From the pool you have a splendid view on the abandoned fairytale town of Montelifre. There is in industrial container converted into a garden house, where one can relax, study/work or do meditation. All around the house, but also inside you will find unique art pieces. Some of them are huge and really impressive.

Notes

The 2 owners run another hospitality property in the area and have access to one backside part of the loft as well. There is a 200sqm empty space between the 2 units. There is a maximum of privacy and they won't use the property all the time mainly only for sleeping. They only need to pass with the car and will be in that other part of the property. Two extra beds can be added on request. The 2 owners have 2 very well behaved dogs. Please note that the A/C is only available in the bedrooms.

Availability & Pricing

weekly prices

from 14 September 2024 to 9 November 2024	€ 4450
from 9 November 2024 to 21 December 2024	€ 2850
from 21 December 2024 to 1 January 2025	€ 4155
from 1 January 2025 to 26 April 2025	€ 3780
from 26 April 2025 to 20 September 2025	€ 4550
from 20 September 2025 to 20 December 2025	€ 3780
from 20 December 2025 to 1 January 2026	€ 4550

Cleanings are included within the rental price.

Security deposit: EUR 500 to be paid to SU before arrival as specified in the booking confirmation.

Deposit: 30% upon booking, balance 6 weeks before arrival;

TOURIST TAX: 5,00 EUR per night per person to be paid upon receipt at the property.

CIN: IT052037C26XN8QZEK

Sustainability

For every booking we make on this property, we will plant a tree through our charitable partner, Trees for All.

Arrival & Departure

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

Leisure & Activities

Activities

The coast line will be a 1 hours drive from the house. The area is ideal for hiking, walking our biking.

Specials

Extra services available and really recommended: Daily breakfast, Private chef for lunch or dinner, Private cooking classes, Private wine tastings, Massages, Private yoga teacher, Private driver and Babysitter.

Happenings

From End October - Until mid November every year in San Giovanni d'Asso the well known white truffle festival is a must! In Summer a high quality classical baroque musical festival will be organized in different locations in the area: www.accedemiadellecrete.com. Conductor Philippe Herreweghe.

Surroundings

Location

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Surroundings

The village Montisi is a 5 minutes drive from the Loft. The Loft is half an hour’s drive south from the city of Siena, in a lesser known but particularly captivating part of Tuscany, called the Crete Senesi. Montalcino, famous for its wines, and Pienza, famous for its cheeses and Renaissance architecture, are a 15 minutes drive. Shopping you will do in San Giovanni d'Asso, 5 minutes away. First shops you will find 5-10 min away from Vascanera Loft. You are surrounded by many wineries as well.

Travel

Nearest international airports are at Florence (114 km), Umbria - Sant'Egidio near Perugia (100 km), Rome Fiumicino (230 km) and Rome Ciampino (210 km), Pisa (157 km).

Distances

The most important cities in Tuscany and also in Umbria with all facilities for shopping, culture and art are within reach: Montepulciano (69 km), Montalcino (14 km), Siena (43 km), Pienza (22 km), Castiglione del Lago (60 km), Arezzo (70 km), Florence (116 km), Orvieto (95 km).

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