Borgo Bernadini
The Luxury Collection
Borgo Bernadini
Lucca TuscanyFrom €23,200 per week
Lucca Tuscany
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- 12
- From €23,200 per week
- Borgo Bernardini, a former hamlet tucked away among the gently folding Lucchese hills, provides a gracious and luxurious Tuscan retreat.
- Originally a hunting lodge, where noble guests of the Count Bernardini resided while engaged in the time-honored contest between man and beast, the borgo later was used as lodging for the count’s multitudinous staff.
- The attention paid to the renovation of Borgo Bernardini has rendered it truly magnificent — a magical oasis. Rambling old walls surround weeping willows, fountains and formal gardens. A gorgeous floodlit salt water swimming pool and ample area for outdoor barbecuing and dining promise many pleasant hours spent under the Tuscan sun. There are numerous sitting areas and a courtyard for dining al fresco, most notably the gracious table near the magnificent peschiera, a goldfish pond on grand scale complete with flowers in terra cotta pots, waterlilies, and fountains with lights at night.
- In the immediate area you will find tennis facilities, horseback riding stables and a golf driving range (with full golf courses located in nearby Montecatini or Versilia). The location is convenient to the beaches of the Versilian Riviera (1/2 hour), splendid hiking in the Cinqueterre (1 hour), and to nearby Lucca, as charming a medieval town as any in Italy, offering Romanesque churches, exquisite gardens, wonderful restaurants and elegant shops.
- It also draws music lovers, as Puccini was born here. Stroll, bike, or picnic on Lucca’s ramparts, a series of surrounding walls originally constructed in Roman times. From atop the walls on a clear day you can see the Apuan Alps.
Featured Amenities
- Fully air-conditioned and heated throughout, the villa has a central music system and many CDs are provided, but some guests may prefer to hear the tinkling of keys on the beautifully restored 1890 Steinway.
- Full staff is provided, including daily housekeeping and chef services for breakfast and your choice of lunch or dinner, gardener, pool attendant, concierge on call.
FEATURES
- Twelve uniquely decorated double bedrooms (8 have queen beds and 4 have twin beds that can be joined as queens), each with its own en suite bathroom (4 have Jacuzzi tubs), individual temperature control, music system and telephone.
- Many receptions rooms and living areas, including a domed music room, sun lounge with library, formal living room with satellite TV/DVD and doors leading out to the ornamental pond and fountains
- Banquet hall (seats 24), card and billiard room, wine tasting room with a private selection of Tuscan wines
- Fully equipped Tuscan kitchen
- Guest office with centralized music system, computer facilities, wireless internet access
- Security system
- Fitness room with cardiovascular and weight equipment
- Additional rooms: laundry room and four powder rooms.
- GROUNDS
- BBQ
- Floodlit swimming pool (8m wide x 16m long x 1-2m deep)
- Italian gardens (2,000 sq m) with gazebo, ornamental fish pond, fountains
- AMENITIES
FEATURES
- Terrace/BalconyStaff IncludedWine Cellar
LOCATION
- Near Beach Walk to village/services
- Closest store or village: 2.0 km
- CLOSEST VILLAGE/SERVICES
- 2.0km
- POOL/SPA
- Pool (unheated)
RECREATION
- TennisGolf (within 30 minutes)Gym/Workout AreaHorseback Riding (nearby)
- COMMUNICATIONS
- PhoneInternet/Wi-Fi
- ENTERTAINMENT
- TV (satellite)CD Player/StereoVideo Player
- CLIMATE CONTROL
- Air ConditioningCentral Heat
- KITCHEN
- Dishwasher
- LAUNDRY
- Washer
Amenities
24/7 Concierge
Air Conditioning
Billiard Table
Fireplace / Heating
Maid Service
Parking
Private Chef
Swimming Pool
Terrace / Alfresco Dining
View
Wifi
Experiences included
Villa Tour & Welcome Drinks
Extra Optional Services
Airport Transfer
Fresh Groceries
Guided Tours
Laundry service
Porter Service
Private Chef
Pricing and Availability
Dates | Guests | Price per week | |
High | June 30 – September 1 | 24 | €28,000.00 |
Mid | 7 14 April (Easter Holidays) April 28 June 30 September 1 – October 6 December 22 January 5 2013 (Christmas Holidays) |
24 | €26,100.00 |
Low | Rest of year | 24 | €23,200.00 |
* Prices are quoted in Euros and calculated according to the CBA selling rate. Prices are subject to change in AUD due to currency flucuations. (Currency converter)
The benefits of the Luxury Collection
Pricing Notes
INCLUDES
- Daily maid service in the morning 6 days a week (Sunday day off)
- Concierge service on call and on site
- Gardener
- Pool Attendant
- Grocery shopping service (guests pay food and beverage receipts)
- Daily Chef service for preparation of breakfast and one meal (lunch or dinner) 6 days a week (Wednesday day off)
EXTRAS
- Any local head tax due in cash in Euros upon arrival. There is none at this time.
- Additional services available upon request at an additional fee: activities and excursions, additional chef, maid and concierge services, driver service.
- Cost of food and beverages (guests will be charged 12 euro plus VAT tax per person for breakfast and 45 euro plus VAT tax per person for lunches or dinners, wine and spirits
- Telephone (metered & based on usage)
- Linen changes.
SECURITY DEPOSIT
- 5,000 Euros /Refunded
Toscana - Tuscany
Tuscany is the place we all dream of….The place we want to retire to, and it is that place that will echo in your heart for a life time once you have stayed there and felt the essence of the organic life that passes by there each day.
With fields of sunflowers as far as they eye can see, olive groves and vineyards lining every street corner make Tuscany’s country side a picture worth painting. With its abundance of  tiny medieval towns scattered around the hills, open air markets where locals gather each Saturday morning to offer their produce such as Truffle oil, olives, chianti wine, cured meats etc makes Tuscany the perfect place to visit for those that love food, wine and history.
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