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Belvedere - charming home with the most beautiful mountain views in Abruzzo
- Apartment775 sq. ft.
- Sleeps: 4
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 2
- Min Stay: 3 nights
Ideal for walkers, lovers of nature, good food, wine, and Italian country life.
Bedrooms
Bedroom 2
Bedroom 1
Both bedrooms have full length wardrobes and chests of drawers. For larger parties, and subject to availability, there are also three further bedrooms on request available in the house on its lower floors.
Amenities
Featured
- Internet
- Pets Welcome
- Washer & Dryer
- Children Welcome
- Parking
- No Smoking
- Heater
Bathrooms
- Bathrooms: 2
- Bathroom 2toilet, shower, bidetAlso available is a second bathroom on the ground floor
- Bathroom 1toilet, shower, bidet
Safety features
- Deadbolt lock
- First-aid kit
- Smoke detector
- Fire extinguisher
- Carbon-monoxide detector
- Exterior lighting
Location Type
- Mountain
- Rural
- Village
General
- coin laundry
- Heating
- Linens Provided
- Washing Machine
- Clothes Dryer
- Parkingon street parking in front of the house or in a small lot about 2 minutes walk from the house
- Internet
- Towels Provided
- Wireless Internet
- Wood Stove
- Iron & Board
- Hair Dryer
- Basic Soaps
- Toilet Paper
- Living RoomBig, deep sofa ideal for napping, two arm chairs, coffee table, stove, videos and player, books, unbelievable views
Kitchen
- Dishwasher
- Refrigerator
- Stove
- Oven
- Microwave
- Coffee Makercafetiera Bialetti, tea pot (and tea cozy)
- Pantry Itemseverything you need for a pasta and glass of wine on arrrival, as well as for an Italian breakfast next morning (espresso and a biscuit). We ask that you leave similar for the next guests. Thanks.
- Dishes & Utensils
- KitchenNew kitchen with a lots of pots, utensils, good knives, tableware and cutlery. Also many cook books and clear operating manuals for appliances. All rubbish and organic recycled. Great views too...
Dining
- Seating for 6 people
- Dining Area
- DiningFor larger dinner parties, guests are welcome to the taverna on the ground floor (see the photo). It seats 12 and there's a kitchen as well, if you want to cook down there for a special occasion.
Entertainment
- DVD Player
- Books
- Games
- Video Library
Outside
- Lawn / Gardenwild flower garden with stunning views and picnic table under a shady tree
- Balconybalconies at every window
- Bicyclestwo mountain bikes and road bikes
- Deck / PatioThe house has a large terrace (see photo) which is available for use upon request. It's a wonderful place for sundowners...made all the more wonderful (sorry to repeat myself) by an unbelievable view.
- Outdoor Furniture
- Ski & Snowboard110 km of piste and lift skiing about an hour away at Roccarasso
- Tennisvery well looked after, but little used, clay courts in Caramanico Terme 10 minutes drive away.
Suitability
- wheelchair inaccessible
Onsite Services
- Housekeeper Optional
Notes
- About ten minutes drive from the house is Caramanico Terme, one of Italy's oldest spa towns. The spa has baths, steam, mud, massage and many other well-being treatments. There is also a very pretty, clean and well maintained public pool in Caramanico.
Policies
Cancellation Policy
- 100% refund if you cancel at least 60 days before check-in.
- 50% refund (minus the service fee) if you cancel at least 30 days before check-in.
- No refund if you cancel less than 30 days before check-in.
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 - ...if your kids like nature and walking ...if your kids like nature and walking
Pets allowed
Parties/events allowed - the house is available for workshops and retreatsthe house is available for workshops and retreats
No smoking
Max guests: 4
Minimum age of primary renter:
Owner
Susanne Metzger
- Languages:
- english, french, italian
About Susanne Metzger
When I am not in Decontra, I work as a garden designer in London. My husband and I met in Italy in the '80s when we both worked in Milan. We always knew that once our children were grown, we would return to Italy. Because we both love walking in the mountains, Abruzzo, was a perfect choice.
Susanne Metzger purchased this Apartment in 2012
Why Susanne Metzger chose Caramanico Terme
We first saw this old abandoned farmhouse in 2006 (see our website Majella Mountain Escape for pictures of the original house), although, it took us five years to convince the owners (a brother and sister who'd emigrated to Australia in the late '50s) to sell it. We knew immediately that this was the place for us. The views were so beautiful from the terrace that we immediately saw the potential to let those views into the house by opening it out completely.
What makes this Apartment unique
The beauty of this house is, above all, its views, combined with the incredible serenity of Decontra, and its access to nature: you could spend a week walking many different routes from the house, through an incredible variety of landscapes, environments, flora and fauna, down through beautiful gorges and up through beautiful beech glades to high mountain meadows and the peaks of the Majella. And yet the real world is conveniently at hand - two hours by car to Rome, less than an hour to beautiful Adriatic beaches, and just 40 minutes to the Pescara airport or train station, with connections to all major European destinations.