La Vallata

Decorated in elegant country style and within easy reach of the atmospheric hill town of Todi, La Vallata has magnificent views from its hill side position. A wonderfully welcoming home, suitable for a family holiday or for a group of friends.

Set in a secluded hillside location just 9 km from Todi, La Vallata is furnished in comfortable, classic country style with antique pieces and interesting prints and drawings. All bedrooms are of a good size with en suite or private facilities. Most ground floor rooms open to terraces that extend the full length of the villa with shady furnished pergolas covereed in climbing roses and wisteria.

The gardens are laid to lawn with fragrant rosemary, aromatic lavender, roses and irises in spring. The views are simply magnificent, an idyllic panorama of Todi, distant farmhouses, towers and castles, forest and cornfields. The conservatory is an ideal spot to enjoy the view in cooler weather. Steps lead down through the terraced gardens to the pool with new gazebo and guest annexe. With churches, medieval civic buildings, piazza and classical music, Todi is one of central Italy's loveliest towns.

Room Description

Ground Floor: Dining room • Kitchen with french windows to outside dining area • Two sitting rooms one of which has doors through to a conservatory • Twin bedroom with shower room en suite • WC

First Floor: Master Double bedroom with bathroom en suite • Double bedroom with bathroom en suite • Twin bedroom with bathroom en suite.

Guest Annexe: Double bedroom • Sitting room • Shower room

Rental Conditions: 2 dogs belonging to the owner are kept in an enclosed area beyond the garden, and are looked after by the house staff. The final approach to the villa is steep and unsurfaced. It should be taken slowly and steadily.

Facilities

Washing Machine, Dryer, Dishwasher, Basic Italian Sky Satellite TV, DVD Player, CD Player, Ceiling Fans (3 bedrooms on First floor), Insect Screens (all bedrooms), Heating (payable locally), WiFi Internet Access (payable locally), Telephone (payable locally), Built in fireplace for barbecue in the kitchen.

Children's Facilities

A travel cot with cot sheets is available on request.

Private Swimming Pool

12m x 6m, 1.2m - 2.5m deep with built-in steps. Pool Towels. The pool is open from mid May to mid September. Outside these dates, the pool can be opened on request for an extra charge.

Welcome Provisions included

A welcome gesture to offer you a drink after your journey; tea or coffee and biscuits, wine or juice and a snack. They are not sufficient for an entire meal. Owners will also generally leave a few other items to get you going such as some salt, sugar, oil, bin bags and toilet paper.

Food Hamper

Can be arranged for an additional cost and €30 service charge payable locally. For guests who are arriving late or who recognize they may be delayed and arrive with no time to do shopping. Shops are shut on Sundays, so the aim of the Food Hampers is to provide two light meals and two breakfasts, to allow guests to go out for one meal, then do more shopping on Monday. We can adapt these hampers to take into account allergies, dislikes and dietary requirements, or according to whether there are children in the party. For a list of possible ingredients, please see the CV Travel Directory.

Cook Service

The housekeeper, Maria, at La Vallata is also a good local cook, and you may book her services by filling in the cook questionnaire  She usually cooks in the afternoon/early evenings, (except on Sundays or Italian public holidays).  Maria is unable to work late so she will prepare meals at her home, in advance, for guests simply to heat up.   Under particular circumstances or by local arrangement, she may cook lunch instead of an evening meal.   She will shop for the meals she cooks.

Possible Options

a)  Three meals per week – Cost: €15 per hour per cook plus the cost of food, to be paid locally to the cook. 

b)   One evening per week (eg. Saturday arrival meal, to be left for you)  -  Cost: €15 per hour per cook plus the cost of food, to be paid locally to the cook.

Please note that Maria can only cook for a maximum of four nights per week.

Prices and Booking

The cost of the cook service is €15 per hour per cook, to include time spent shopping, cooking and travelling.

We charge a one-off booking fee payable in advance of departure directly to CV Travel London.

If you are happy with these arrangements, we need to know very soon if you would like the cook’s services, to book her well ahead of time.  We would therefore be grateful if you could ask for and complete the cook questionnaire and return it to us as soon as possible so that she is informed well in time that you would like her to cook for your party. Please note that the cook service is not available on Sundays or on Public Holidays.

Shopping

We suggest you stop on the way to La Vallata and shop for ‘basics’ and food for breakfasts on Sunday and Monday morning.  Most shops will be closed on Sunday but there is one fair sized supermarket in Orvieto (Super Conti) which is open all day Sunday.  However, if you are arriving late (planes can be delayed), you may wish to a order a Food Hamper (enough for two light meals, 2 breakfasts, plus ‘basics’ - see the Travel Directory in the CV Italy brochure).

Note

This is a goodwill service on the part of CV Travel, and that the arrangements outlined cannot be conditional on the booking either prior to or during the holiday.  However should your cook become unavailable, you will be re-imbursed CV’s booking fee.

CV Representative

An English speaking CV representative in Italy will be available by phone during your stay. Contact details will be sent with your travel documents).

Linen Change

Linen and towels are provided once per week on Saturday. Extra changes are available on request for an additional charge).

Maid Service

4 hours, 6 days a week

Tenancy Times

Tenancies commence at 16:00hours on the day of arrival and villas are to be vacated at 10:00hours on the day of departure.

Your Location

Airports

Rome 140km, Florence 170km, Pisa 280km

Amenities

Small shop 3km, Larger shops, restaurants, tennis, hospital in Todi 9km

Places of Interest

Todi 9km, Perugia/Assisi 49km, Siena 150km

CV Representative • Available All Year