Tuscany holiday apartments
| country: | Italy |
| location: | Malva, Tuscany |
| price: | From €500 - €1700 per week per apartment (sleeps 2-6) inc linen, water, gas, electricity, firewood, BBQ, pool & final cleaning. Heating extra. Deposit required. Full details below. |
| offers: | We are offering a massive 20% off all apartment bookings taken before 31 December 2009! |
| vouchers: | Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday |
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description
Country resort located in the hills between Florence and Arezzo at 600m above sea level with amazing views onto the Arno valley below – perfect for those who seek peace and quiet. We have 4 Tuscany holiday apartments sleeping between 2 and 6 people, each with a private grass area with garden furniture and with the exception of one, they all have a cosy fireplace. Special care is given to the gardens which surround the large swimming pool where lavender, rosemary and other Mediterranean herbs and plants are grown. Once a week a guided tour through the herb garden is offered, followed by snacks cooked with herbs.
We also have a second house - read about our holiday villa here.
special things to do and see here
travellers' tales
Loved eating figs off the tree just outside our door and harvesting herbs and organic veg from the garden. Really lovely self catering apartment. (more)
rooms, food and facilities
There are 4 Tuscany holiday apartments, each with fireplace in living room (except one): 
Extra services: 
Maid service: Even though the houses are self catering, you might not want to clean during your holidays, in which case, our cleaning staff would be happy to do it for you. 
Internet point: you can either bring your own pc and use it in your house, or use the computer at disposal of our guests at reception or in your apartment with a wireless connection. Family friendly: Parents can feel safe leaving their children playing in the gardens since there are no dangers and it is possible to hire a local babysitter.
Walking & cycling friendly: The area is ideal for ramblers and hill walkers being surrounded by some of the country’s most scenic countryside.
Tuscany holiday apartments room rates
| Room type | 05 Jan - 26 Apr & 18 Oct - 20 Dec | 26 Apr - 05 Jul & 23 Aug - 18 Oct | 05 Jul 23 Aug & 20 Dec - 03 Jan |
| Edera (2 person) | €500 | €700 | €900 |
| Margherita (4 person) | €750 | €1050 | €1350 |
| Vigneto (5 person) | €900 | €1300 | €1700 |
| Glicine (4 + 2 person) | €900 | €1300 | €1700 |
The prices are in Euro and are meant for weekly stays from Saturday to Saturday and include linen, use of water, gas, electricity, firewood, barbecue, swimming pool (from mid May to the end of September), final cleaning.
how to find our Tuscany holiday apartments
By air: The nearest airports are Firenze Peretola (60 km away)and Pisa (120km).By train: The nearest train station is San Giovanni Valdarno (approx 15 km away).
By car: Take the A1 Milan-Rome, exit at Valdarno, turn right and follow to Loro Ciuffenna, at the roundabout, turn left towards Castelfranco di Sopra, after about 6km,drive through the small village of Malva, after 1km signposted turning on right.
how this holiday makes a difference
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The ancient houses at our Tuscany holiday apartments have been restored using natural materials only, such as stones, wood and terracotta tiles. Recycling bins are at disposal of our guests for organic waste, paper, glass and plastic. We use energy saving lamps at our Tuscany holiday apartments and the lighting of the gardens goes automatically off after a few hours. We are working on a project to use biomass for the production of energy in the heating system. In each bathroom we have a list of suggestions for our guests on how to avoid water wastage.
The olives, which are processed into our extra virgin olive oil, are grown biologically as well as our herbs and saffron. We have a composter for our organic waste and our garden is organic. When we mow the lawns we use the “mulching system” that is, we leave most of the cut grass on the lawn in order to provide natural fertilizing. The plants chosen are local and in perfect harmony with the environment. In wintertime we feed birds with seeds. We give schools the opportunity to come and visit the herb garden at our Tuscany holiday apartments and learn about the magic of herbs: their therapeutic as well as culinary use. We provide our guests with a booklet containing lots of information about the area, and discuss this with them when they come to see us in the office. What we do locally for the community is cleaning up the neighbouring woods from rubbish, such as plastic, tins etc. We support a village in Burkina Faso by organizing charity dinners in the garden. We employ local people. Our staff consists of two gardeners, one cleaning lady (two in high season) and myself. At our Tuscany holiday apartments we do our shopping done locally and suggestions are given to our guests to go and buy things in the neighbouring little villages. |
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