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Holiday homes in Tuscany. Large swimming pool and gardens. Tennis, BBQ - 1A - sleeps 6
- Apartment
- Sleeps: 6
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Min Stay: 3 nights
1A - sleeps 6
Castello di Pastine
Bedrooms
Prince
Marquis
Master
Baby cots and high chairs available upon request.
Amenities
Featured
- Children Welcome
- Heater
- Internet
- TV
- Washer & Dryer
- No Smoking
- Parking
- Swimming pool
- Hot Tub
Bathrooms
- Bathrooms: 2
- MarquisToilet, combination tub/shower, bidet
- MasterToilet, shower, bidet
- small baby plastic tub available upon request.
Location Type
- Rural
General
- Heating
- Linens ProvidedWe provide all the linen (for the bed and bathroom) and the furniture for living (pots, pans, forks and knives, glasses...etc.); all the other consumables are self catering.
- Washing MachineCentralized laundry and ironing facilities in dedicated area located underneath the panoramic terrace (on share with other units). Coin-operated.
- Clothes DryerCentralized laundry and ironing facilities in dedicated area located underneath the panoramic terrace (on share with other units). Coin-operated.
- Parking
- InternetWe offer free Wi-Fi (inside the unit and on the outdoors: terrace, swimming pool and gardens).
- Towels ProvidedWe provide all the linen (for the bed and bathroom). The only towels which are extras, are the ones for the swimming pool, which we rent upon request and are then given for the entire period of stay.
- Wireless Internet
- Iron & Board
- Living Room
Kitchen
- Dishwasher
- Refrigerator
- Stove4 rings (gas).
- Oven
- Grill
- Coffee MakerThere is a traditional Italian moka-maker (water under pressure to be put on fire), and a french-press (also know as a press pot, or coffee press, or coffee plunger).
- Toaster
- Ice Maker
- Dishes & Utensils
- Kitchenkitchen area equipped with 4 rings gas hob, electrical oven, fridge with freezer, dishwasher, and large fireplace.
Dining
- Seating for 6 people
- Dining Area
- Childs Highchair
- Dining
Entertainment
- Television
- DVD Player
- BooksLeave one, pick one up ;-) (help us increasing the units' collection with your international favorite books, please)
- Ping Pong Table
- Video LibraryWe offer a small collection of dvds, to be borrowed for free (from the laundry room).
Outside
- Lawn/Garden
- Deck/PatioPrivate area on the large terrace equipped for lunching in the open air. More than 180° view on the surrounding hills, towards the sunset.....stunning!
- TennisOn share with other units. Free of charge. Closed only at night.
Suitability
- wheelchair inaccessible
- Long-term Renters Welcome
Pool / Spa
- Outdoor Pool
- Communal PoolThe 9 x 18 m swimming pool has areas reserved for each apartment and fully equipped with private wooden pergola, deck chairs and sun beds.
- Spa Whirlpool
Notes
- Usually weekly rented with arrival/departure day on Saturdays - other combinations upon request. Baby cots , child's highchair and baby plastic Tub may be provided upon request. Large washing and ironing room equipped with washing machine, drying machine, iron and ironing table--besides a washing basin and a toilet with shower-- in dedicated building in share with other apartments. All bedrooms have rolling anti-mosquitoes nets at the windows.
Policies
Cancellation Policy
- Bookings at this property are non-refundable.
Damage and Incidentals
You will be responsible for any damage to the rental property caused by you or your party during your stay.
House Rules
Children allowed
No pets
No events
No smoking
Max guests: 6
Map
Hosted by Mr. Guido
Ask a questionAbout Mr. Guido
Ciao! I am Guido, the manager 'factotum' here at Castello di Pastine. I was born in Florence on 1975. I spent all my childhood in Firenze, growing up with my brother Nicola, who is now a priest. After High-school, I had the opportunity to go abroad and study in Boston, at Boston University, School of Communication, where I got my bachelor on 2001. Back in Florence, I felt in love with an Italian girl, who is now my wife. We got married on 2005, in a beautiful Church, near by Pastine. Now we have 4 marvelous children, who are our joy. Among my greatest passions/hobbies are: board games and theater (I am an impro-actor, and I have an amateur theater company). *** I am behind Castello di Pastine since 2004/2005. And I love my job.
Mr. Guido purchased this Apartment in 1989
Why Mr. Guido chose Barberino Val d'Elsa
Castello di Pastine is like an island. Being on top of an hill, and surrounded by its private park, our estate offers breathtaking views that can not be described in words, and can not get in their entirety in a single photo. You need to come to understand what I mean. The atmosphere is particular. The estate is surrounded by a forest that works as a big lung, offering fresh air every day. The main building is very old, and dates back to 1500. But there is the evidence of Etruscan architecture (700 b.C.), as well as many prehistoric fossils (shells), that reminds us that millions of years ago, Pastine was about 15-30 meters underneath the sea level. *** Castello di Pastine was an investment made by the old company of my father, back in the late 80s. At first it looked like the 'sleeping beauty' castle, since it was was surrounded by brambles and ivy-covered. It took many years to restore it. It was open to holiday rentals starting from the mid 90s.
What makes this Apartment unique
When you get to Pastine you cry two times: when you arrive, and when you depart. You cry when you arrive, because things are different here...we are not perfect, I have to be honest; there are many things here that could work better (in Pastine, and in Italy), or that could be treated in a different way, with a different system. But this is part of the discovery, I guess...of the beauty of traveling, and knowing something different from your home. Then you will cry when you depart...because after a while you get used to all these little differences and imperfections ... and you begin to love them, since they are the very ones to make this place unique.
- Languages:
- english, italian