Villa Albani luxury

Villa Albani luxury

Description

Villa Albani is a hallowed destination like no other, combining the beauty and history of Tuscany in a tranquil setting where people from all over the world can gather today and plan for tomorrow.
The villa is the manor house in an ancient 800-year-old farming village, Albani Estate, located directly on the historic Via Francigena, the medieval pilgrimage route from Canterbury to Rome.
This route specifically connected the monastic stopovers of Monte Oliveto and most likely hosted scores of pilgrims, merchants and adventurers.
Through centuries past the farming village has stood steadfast and strong as a resting and meeting point for travelers. Abandoned by its most recent inhabitants in the 1960s, it has since been revived to create a place where great thinkers and leaders of the next generation can join together to exchange ideas and reset their compasses for the future.
During the restoration, wherever possible, the structures were left untouched. One can still see the historic wood-burning oven, which is more than 500 years old, and the soft grooves in the brick staircase made by thousands of passing feet.
The Estate encompasses 22 suites in the manor house and four Tuscan farmhouses, arranged around a central piazza functioning as its own village community:
villa Ginevra
villa Federici
villa Solarini
villa Colletti
It can be rented totally up to 44 guests for special events like weddings or corporate meetings..

Guests who want to confirm Villa Albani, the manor house, will have all the estate in exclusive right.

Getting about

Villa Albani is nestled in the province of Siena in the world famous and much beloved region of Tuscany. It is just a few more kilometers north of the much revered wine capital of Montalcino.
Siena is just thirty minutes away. Florence is an hour’s drive and Rome is reachable in two and a half hours.

MAIN DISTANCES

200 Brunello Producers within a 15 Mile Radius

15 minutes from Montalcino

30 minutes from Siena

1 hour from Florence

2.5 hours from both Rome and Pisa

details

locality Montalcino
zone countryside
sleeps 18
bathrooms 9
ideal for who loves relaxing holidays and own luxury habits

The manor house of the medieval village, Villa Albani 's foundations date to the fourteenth century. Recent renovations have taken the historic house to a level of great comfort without compromising the original integrity of its design or spirit of its old stone walls and rustic ceiling beams.

INSIDE

Downstairs is a carefully stocked library and reading room with a fireplace and chess table for indoor entertainment. Our collection includes selections chosen to satiate your curiosity of Italian history, archaeology, art, music, and literature. Next door to the library is a state-of-the-art media room with a large screen HD television and surround sound system. We are pleased to offer the Criterion classic film collection and a large selection of Italian interest materials from The Teaching Company, as well as a Playstation and Nintendo Wii with your choice of games.

Also downstairs is the estate's barrel vaulted, historic cantina next door to our wine tasting room with an antique grape press. Our collection of crystal from Colle Val d'Elsa is specifically chosen to enhance Tuscan wines.

In the northern wing of the manor house is the 1,000 sq ft conference facility and ballroom for fifty. The modular furniture can be adjusted to suit any group's needs, whether the aim is to enhance informal discussion or to best facilitate presentations by individuals from the stage at front. The room is wired to provide power connections for individual notebooks, etc. Technological features are designed to accommodate any group with state-of-the-art sound, lighting, and projectors for a variety of interactive presentations and displays.

The main staircase connecting the front entrance to the first floor gathering spaces is one of the oldest parts of the house. For hundreds of years, a steady stream of traffic has shaped grooves in the red bricks of the historic steps. At their top, a stone-carved Borghese crest greets visitors as they enter the formal dining room, emphasizing the high origins of the manor house.

The space inside is painted in formal Sienese style, from cues left on the wall prior to the restoration. Large, banquet style tables with fabulously intricate wooden inlay adjust to multiple configurations for approximately forty-four guests or fewer and will be tailored specifically to your group.

To the right is the family dining room, an elegant but cozy space. The beautiful highly detailed space is wonderful for more intimate gatherings and promotes comfortable discourse among small groups of up to ten.

Next to the dining rooms is the kitchen complex. Villa's state-of-the-art teaching kitchen is designed to prep meals for large groups and accommodate up to fifteen observers for cooking lessons. The attached family kitchen is for guest convenience.

OUTSIDE
Outside two sets of French doors from the dining room is the dining terrace, which seats an additional twenty to thirty guests. the space offers shade in the morning for a pleasant breakfast, as well as the perfect sunset view and lantern-lit ambiance in the evenings.

The manor house includes accommodations for up to eighteen guests in 9 elegant suites.

Nine bedroom suites

master suite with sauna, steam shower, fireplace, wet bar and third floor loggia
central music system with individual room controls
formal, family, and outdoor dining areas
professional teaching kitchen
family kitchen with dining and fireplace
bar, wine tasting room and cantina
library with fireplace
media room
conference facility and ballroom (accommodates 50) with stage and wet bar
living room with fireplace and piano
study with wet bar and fireplace
interior arcaded courtyard

Facilities

• Extensive Lawn and Garden Spaces

• Bocce Ball Court

• 60 foot Oval Swimming Pool

• State-of-the-Art Fitness Center

• Tennis and Basketball Court

• Full Spa: Whirlpool, Sauna, Cold Plunge,

Changing Rooms and Therapy Room

• Fully Staffed: General Manager, Concierge,

Executive Chef, Service, Housekeeping, etc.

VILLA ALBANI IN EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OPTION

INCLUDED SERVICES
Daily breakfast buffet, full staff consisting of General Manager/Concierge, wait staff, private chef, daily housekeeping and evening turndown,

and exclusive use of all common areas.

Common areas consist of
tennis court,
basketball court,
bocce court,
croquet with all equipment provided,
satellite TV room,
use of conference room for meetings,
movie screenings,
gaming room,
dance hall, and dining.

Use of our fully stocked library.

Use of the 60 foot oval pool (May through October).

Use of the spa and fully equipped professional gym with 17 Cybex machines, bench, exercise mats, medicine balls, free weights, elliptical machines, treadmill, Jacuzzi tub, steam bath, dry sauna, cold plunge with full use of all towels and bottled water stocked and replenished daily.

Gym and spa area attendant.

Mini bars stocked daily in all suites (villa Albani), and in all villa refrigerators.

Daily stocked snacks in all suites (villa Albani) and in all villa pantries.

In suite iPods (villa Albani) and iPods in individual villa common seating areas, gym and spa.

Use of gaming systems – Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3, and Xbox.

High speed internet, wireless connectivity (property wide), business center, fax, intra room calling, personal phone number with messaging feature (all bedrooms and suites).

Individual a/c and radiant heat control in each bedroom and suite.

Full bath amenities, slippers, safe, and guest book in each bedroom and suite.

What is not included:
Food and beverage plans including wines not on villa's house wine list, airport transfers, extra transportation requirements done internally with Albani Estate vehicles. All cancellation fees and/or expenses for transferring funds will be charged to the client.