villa arancia, Sicily

 
 

villa arancia, Sicily

The epitome and quintessence of Sicilian charm…

  • Sleeps 16 - 20 guests

  • Main house 8 bedrooms

  • The Old Boat House 2 bedrooms + living room 4-6 persons 4.500 € (optional)

  • From 17.500 € - 20.000 € per week (fully staffed)

  • Family friendly

This beautiful Sicilian Manor House has 8 bedrooms which is suitable for 16-20 guests plus some babies.  All the bedrooms are furnished with extraordinary antiques and art and provide private balconies or direct access to the gardens surrounding the villa. Feel the fresh appeal in the privacy, independence and characterful experience when sleeping in a grand-family's well-appointed home. The villa is rented fully staffed, with its main House, the Orangery and the entire park, pool, sauna and tennis court for one week minimum and exclusively to guarantee maximum privacy, exclusivity and relaxing holiday.

The Old Boat House is an optional extra for rent and it has 2 bedrooms and 1 convertible living-room, 3 bathrooms and 1 very large covered terrace and is suitable for 4-6 guests and some children.

The property is situated in middle of our 120 hectacre organic orange grove, and surrounded by untouched hills with some archeological ruins from the Siculi population (5000 BC). Walking and jogging inside the property and on the hills around us is a must-experience of the place. We offer guided farm-tours with the owner or farm-manager. Within a few hours drive you can visit all important historical and naturalistic places of eastern Sicily: the volcano Mount Etna, touristy Taormina, Catania, greek Siracusa, the roman Villa at Piazza Armerina, ceramics of Caltagirone, baroque towns of Noto, Ragusa, Modica, Necropolis of Pantalica, Nature-reserve of Vendicari.... We can organize guided visits to some beautiful private gardens and palaces closed to the general public, vineries, boat-or-guided Mount Etna tours 

There are 4 golf courses in the distance of 30 minutes to 1ó hours: Il Picciolo on Mount Etna (18 holes), IMonasteri (18 holes), Donna Fugata (2x 18 holes) and Le Saie Golf Club (18 holes). The nearest beaches are 15 miles east of the estate Agnone Bagni or the organized Lidi at the Plaja di Catania.

 
 

Accommodation:

  • A stunning Sicilian Manor House with has 8 bedrooms of which 3 double bedrooms (including a suite with a large sofa bed) and 5 twin bedrooms (transformable in double bedrooms on request)

  • The Old Boat House is an optional extra has 2 bedrooms and 1 convertible living-room, 3 bathrooms and 1 very large covered terrace and is suitable for 4-6 guests + some campbeds (4) for children

  • All rooms furnished with extraordinary antiques and provide private balconies or direct access to the gardens surrounding the villa

  • All rooms have ensuite bathrooms, A/C heating and cooling; ceiling fans

General:

  • 25 minutes from Catania Aiport and 45 minutes from Siracusa

  • The nearest sandy beaches just 15 miles east of the estate Agnone Bagni or the organized Lidi at the Plaja di Catania.

  • Nearest golf course 30 minutes

  • We offer guided farm-tours with the owner or farm-manager

  • We can organised a fishing-boat for a swimming or fishing tour

  •  Airport transfer, babysitting, massages, tennis lessons, Pilates/Yoga lessons, cooking lessons, bike rent can be organised upon early request and extra cost

Facilities:

  • Private Pool and Tennis Courts

  • There are two TV-sets,(Sky-TV, Sat-TV) DVD and one CD player with a good choice of music and films, Wi-Fi, I-pod dock,

  • Table tennis, table soccer, badminton, games, electric pianoforte

  • BBQ and wood oven for bread-and-pizza-cooking.

  • Sauna

  • Air-conditioning in all bedrooms

  • 2 cot beds, 2 aditional beds and 2 high chairs can be made available on request

Service:

  • Rental price includes all taxes, one airport welcome, car parking, all staff (1 cook, 1 butler, 2 maids, 1 pool boy) for 7 hours per day, cooking 3 times a day, daily cleaning, linen change once a week, bath and pool towels twice a week, Wi-Fi, Pool, tennis court and sauna use.

  • Excluded: food and beverages, grocery shopping service (30 €/hour), extra cooking service (25 €/hour), extra and personal laundry (20 €/ hour), extra housekeeping or waiter service (20 €/hour), 

  • Optional package: Flat rate for food at 70 € per person per day including three meals, shopping service, non alcoholic beverage, house wine and beer (or 50 € half-day)