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Siena
A landscape-architect garden on the edge of Siena, with a private wellness floor and an annex cinema.
Villa Hortus sits ten minutes outside Siena's medieval walls, in a manicured garden designed by a serious landscape architect — three storeys of original Tuscan structure, restored to keep the original bones while upgrading every system. The ground floor carries late 18th-century boiserie lifted from a Parisian hotel, 17th-century still-life paintings, and whimsical decor the owner has collected from travels around the world. The professional stainless-steel kitchen looks contemporary; the elevator connecting all three floors is the rarest amenity in a Tuscan villa we know.
Five en-suite bedrooms across the main villa and a separate annex accommodate ten guests. The second floor is given over to a private wellness room: Technogym equipment, a Pilates Reformer, yoga mats, a massage bed. The annex doubles as a home cinema with an XXL screen. Outside: a 12-metre heated white-stone pool, a pergola that seats eighteen for dinner, a working pizza oven, a private orchard and vegetable garden you are encouraged to pick from, and a canopy of holm oaks. A two-person staff lives on the property year-round.
Main Villa, first floor: Queen bedroom with working fireplace, en-suite bathroom with tub and separate shower, A/C, safe
Main Villa, first floor: Queen bedroom with working fireplace, en-suite bathroom with tub and separate shower, A/C, safe
Main Villa, first floor: Queen bedroom, en-suite shower bathroom (spacious), A/C, safe
Main Villa, first floor: Twin bedroom, en-suite shower bathroom, A/C, safe
Annex: Queen-suite bedroom, en-suite shower bathroom (spacious)
Property
Three-storey villa on the outskirts of Siena, surrounded by a manicured garden designed by a renowned landscape architect, with a private orchard and vegetable garden. The estate produces its own olive oil. Electronic gate, ample private parking, and a canopy of holm oaks across the grounds.
Main Villa — Ground Floor
Two living rooms and two dining rooms, set against late 18th-century boiserie lifted from a Parisian hotel, 17th-century still-life paintings, and a curated mix of antique and contemporary pieces. Professional, uber-modern stainless-steel kitchen. Guest bathroom. An interior elevator connects all three floors.
Main Villa — First Floor
Four en-suite bedrooms (see Rooms), all with air conditioning and safes. Two of them have working fireplaces.
Main Villa — Second Floor
Private wellness room: Technogym equipment, Pilates Reformer, yoga mats, and a massage bed. Laundry room. Staff quarters (a two-person staff lives on the property year-round).
Annex
A separate building with one Queen-suite bedroom and en-suite shower bathroom, a spacious living room with picture window, an XXL screen for private screenings and a small complete kitchen.
Outdoors
Private heated swimming pool, 12 m × 4 m, white-stone construction, holds sun until late afternoon. Pergola that seats eighteen for dinner. Outdoor BBQ and wood-fired pizza oven.
Throughout
Air conditioning, central heating with heated floors, fireplaces, unlimited indoor and outdoor Wi-Fi, satellite TV, computer and printer, dishwasher, washing machine and dryer, hair dryers throughout. Safes in every bedroom.
All utilities (A/C, heating, electricity up to 500 kWh/week); final cleaning
Resident staff of two on the property year-round
Daily housekeeping: 4 hours a day, 6 days a week
Daily continental breakfast: 2 hours a day, groceries included
Welcome pack on arrival
Garden and pool maintenance
Unlimited Wi-Fi indoor and outdoor
On request: private cook (through villa management), pre-arrival grocery provisioning, airport transfers
A two-person staff lives on the property year-round (their quarters are on the second floor)
Children welcome
No pets
No smoking inside
Elevator serves all three floors (suitable for guests with mobility considerations)
7-night minimum stay
Check-in: 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm · check-out: by 10:00 am
Italian tourist tax: approximately €1.50–€6.00 per person per night for the first 10 nights (paid locally in Euro cash)
Electricity over 500 kWh/week is €0.50/kWh
Your concierge can help arrange unforgettable experiences tailored to your stay.
Siena
The Palio runs July 2 and August 16. If you're not in town those days, the trial runs in the days before — and the contrada dinners in the streets — are spectacular and far more accessible.
Siena
The cathedral floor uncovered (mid-August through mid-October), the Piccolomini Library frescoes, the Pisano pulpit — all to yourself with a guide.
Siena
Forty-five minutes south. Pienza for pecorino, Montalcino for Brunello, the cypress-lined road to Monticchiello — the postcard image of Tuscany.
Siena
Pici hand-rolled one by one, pappardelle al cinghiale, panforte, the long lunch.
Siena
Forty-five minutes south to Montalcino. The Brunello producers that defined the style — Biondi-Santi, Casanova di Neri, Soldera, Argiano.
Siena
Monte Oliveto Maggiore for the Sodoma and Signorelli frescoes, Sant'Antimo for the Gregorian chant.
Pricing is per week, Saturday to Saturday. Diagonal cells mark changeover Saturdays — morning departure / afternoon arrival.
Available Booked Changeover (Saturday)
Villa Hortus sits on the outskirts of Siena, in a landscape-architect garden — 10 minutes to Siena's historic centre, 5 minutes to the nearest serviced town, and 1 hour 8 minutes from Florence Peretola airport.
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