Casa Irma is a lovely country house located on a large estate where a nobile house once stood. Today the nobile's house is gone and left behind is Irma, a coat of arms on the door that showed the old nobile claims, a quiet hamlet and cooking traditions of this wee village where families have passed recipes down through the centuries...more on that later. Casa Irma is located near a village with trattoria and cafe.
Casa Irma has been fully restored and offers all the modern comfort. The owner (shall we call her Irma?) took great pains in making sure the old atmosphere and charm of the farmhouse was maintained during the renovation. Her decorations reflect this with a nice collection of folk art like iron farming tools, terracotta pots and jugs, handwoven fabrics that you can find all over the house. All the rooms are decorated with fabrics and old country furniture. The result? An atmosphere both warm and cozy
There are loads of lovely features to Casa Irma...a large stone fireplace that cheers you in the winter, very comfortable furnishings, lots of tools for entertaining, cooking and dining, (the owner loves to entertain), all the ground floor rooms open to the outside garden where a vast space of flowers, fruits trees, olive trees and vineyards beckon. "More," you say? Outstanding Points: BBQ, pizza oven. children's playground, pool and tennis court on property. Screens on windows!!!
Perfect for: Families with kids. Great off season rental too.
The Details:
Ground floor:
Ground floor: Living room with large Tuscan fireplace, dining room (table sitting 14 people) opening onto the garden via French door, fully equipped kitchen opening onto the outside loggia-dining area. There is a WC on this floor. Screens on the windows! Mama mia! I must be dreamin'!
First floor: 2 queen size bedrooms (both convertible into twin ), 1 twin bedroom (convertible into a queen!), 1 twin bedroom, 2 bathrooms - one with tub/shower and the other with a shower. Screens on the windows here too!
Services, Features, Amenities:
Central Heating, Fireplace, Al Fresco Dining, Grill, Satellite TV, CD Player, Washing Machine, Dishwasher, Tennis Court, Stereo, Grill / BBQ, Satellite TV, Microwave, Screens on Windows, W/C(s) as well as full bathrooms, Walk To Restaurant, Private Parking, Private Pool, Refridgerator, Fans, Chef Can Be Arranged
Weekly Rate Per Seasons*
Low Season (April 5 through May, October): 2375€ / WEEK
Mid Season (June, September): 2740€ / WEEK
High Season (July and August): 2990€ / WEEK
Rates include our Lucca Concierge.
Additional costs payable on the spot:
Security deposit: 500€, Final Cleaning: included + mid week 2 hour cleaning, Heat: metered and payable when used, Gas: included, Electricity: included, Telephone: metered and payable when used, Maid: 10€ / hour, Chef: 70€ plus food and wine. 1 crib available. No pets.
*Reservations are always Saturday to Saturday, except for the lowest season when it is flexible. Rates are current and based on when the majority of the week is within the price range stated above. All of our rentals include linens and towels. One set per reservation unless otherwise stated. Request for change/cleaning may incur a charge.
What Guests Have To Say
Lovely villa. Very comfortable and clean. There are two eating areas outside. Lots of fun in the pool (there was a lovely inflatable octopus). Situated in nice little village. Easy access to many places from villa. Although the property was adjoined by another it was fenced off and very secluded. There was loads of land for out use. Irma is really nice. She rang me on my birthday and sent a bottle of iced champagne with flowers tied around it.
We had a wonderful happy holiday. There were five of us and we all enjoyed Casa Irma. We did not eat out as we had everything we needed at the villa. Antonio and Nila (who look after the villa) came to cook for us on the night of my birthday. The meal was fantastic and they waited on us and cleared up. It was so good we asked them to come again on our last night and Antonio again cooked a wonderful meal. Can definately recommend that anyone does that. He has a huge menu to choose from so no-one should be disappointed. Antonio and Nila helped make the holiday special.
-- Gill, 2003
It was the perfect place for us size wise. Antonio's meal was wonderful and I would highly recommend others plan for that as it is a welcome and relaxing way to arrive.
I would also suggest to others that they do some minimal grocery shopping on the Saturday they arrive as there is nothing open on Sunday other than a Rotisserie/pizza place that has good food to go, but might be difficult to find.
-- Leslie, CA, 2004
