Formerly a hunting lodge Villa Cerretto is a superb Tuscan country villa with a perfect, secluded, hill top location. A winding, tree-lined, private country road leads to the property, which is situated within its own gated grounds and gardens. Overlooking the full estate of Santo Stefano, Cerretto boasts views full circle while the neighbouring hill towns of Montaione, Gambassi and Castelfiorentino are visible on the horizon.

A privately owned family home, totally restored for personal use, Villa Cerretto is a highly comfortable, luxury property.

The extremely spacious ground floor living area opens out through a series of original Tuscan brick archways. On the one side a cosy sitting/reading room offers Sat tv and VCR facilities, then around the corner the superb main lounge area is dominated by a great old Tuscan fireplace. The magnificent double-dining area features a beautiful heavy antique main table that opens up to seat more than 25 guests quite easily.

The villa offers 10 bedrooms, comprising 6 elegant double rooms and 2 spacious suites, all with ensuite or private bathrooms and can therefore accommodate generously up to 20 guests. All bedrooms and the two first floor suites are fully air-conditioned.

The large, highly functional and very pretty country kitchen is fully equipped to keep happy any chef, catering for large groups of family and friends.

The furnishings are in an elegant, Tuscan country style with a select number of restored antique pieces.
The fittings and finishings are of the highest quality: exposed beam ceilings, old Tuscan terracotta floors, specially aged parquet flooring in all bedrooms, grès and terracotta tiled bathrooms with marble and antique wood fittings.
The colour washed walls in light pastel tones create a relaxing comfortable country feel.

The focal point of the property is the spectacular infinity pool. Strategically placed, this excellent pool enjoys superb exposure literally from sunrise to sunset and from the crystal clear water your only view is the sweeping Tuscan panorama. The pool is shaded by a beautiful loggia, which is an open Tuscan brickwork, terracotta tiled, veranda. Furnished with the most sumptuous, teak, colonial style furniture, the loggia overlooks and leads directly down onto the poolside sun terrace. Adjacent to the loggia is a larger than large open barbecue and grill, with roasting spit, large stone washbasin and work area.

The beautifully landscaped garden offers extensive Mediterranean shrub and herbaceous borders, rose and lavender gardens, pine and cypress trees, an olive grove and a large flat lawn area which is an ideal play area for children. Both the pool and gardens are lit at night.

Villa Cerretto is highly spacious and offers total comfort. An ideal location for family reunions, gatherings or groups of friends. While enjoying together the atmosphere of this beautiful Tuscan villa whether it be poolside or around the superb main dining table for long Italian evening dinners, all guests enjoy the highest degree of privacy in the extremely well appointed, elegant rooms and suites that the villa has to offer.

Villa Cerretto - Details

Total 10 bedrooms 10 bathrooms sleeps 20/21.

Ground floor reception rooms: very spacious double dining area (main table opens up to seat 26 comfortably, 2 further smaller dining tables for breakfast or children's meals), great fireplace lounge area with phone, sitting/reading room with sat tv/video and open fireplace, large country kitchen (dishwasher, microwave, large American fridge/freezer, coffee maker etc., ).

Ground floor - 3 bedrooms: double bedroom with shower room en-suite, French door looks onto pool; spacious double room with private hallway and shower room, French door onto garden; 1 twin bedroom with large private shower room, double French windows look onto lawn and olive grove. Bedrooms air conditioned.
All bedrooms with private access to/from exterior (no need to pass through main house).

First floor 3 wings total 6 bedrooms: each wing with original Tuscan stone private entrance by an external staircase (a feature of old Tuscan villas);

North east wing: private Tuscan stone staircase access, entrance hall, 1 double room with shower room en-suite; 2nd double room with private entrance and private shower room. Bedrooms air conditioned.

Central wing Master suite: private Tuscan stone staircase access, covered balcony, large lounge with open fire place, dining area with kitchen corner, double bedroom with shower room en-suite, very spacious twin room with shower room en-suite. Air conditioned throughout.

South wing - Pool Facing suite: private Tuscan stone staircase access, pool facing balcony. Lounge with dining area and kitchen corner, small sitting/reading room (sofa bed); double bedroom with private shower room, twin bedroom with private bathroom. Air conditioned throughout.

Poolside Granary suite: large double bedroom with open fireplace, small en-suite shower room, large French doors onto private sun terrace, direct private steps onto poolside. Air conditioned.

Furnishings and Finishings Interiors: All rooms are decorated and furnished with their own individual colour schemes and all have excellent views.

Furnishings:
- luxury coordinated fabrics throughout
- solid, elegant Tuscan country style furniture
- decorated wooden bed heads, slatted beds, good orthopaedic mattresses.
- bathrooms: cotto floors; grés tiled walls; old fashioned heavy wood and marble topped vanity units; luxury bathroom accessories.
- luxury lamps (wrought iron, glass, terracotta) and light fittings throughout

Finishings:
- original Tuscan restoration work carried out throughout.
- floors: reception rooms old original Tuscan 'cotto'; bedrooms specially aged parquet flooring.
- open beamed ceilings throughout.
- twist and turn windows throughout (fully soundproofed).

Exterior:
- vast, tastefully furnished loggia with cushioned teak furniture and terracotta flooring for relaxing and outside dining; steps leading down to pool solarium on one side and onto flat lawn area on the other.
- private, panoramic pool 7.5m x 15m; shallow end 1.2m - deep end 2.5m.
- large outside barbecue, roasting spit and grill area, old stone basin, worktop area
- vast garden with lawns, olive groves, rose and lavender gardens, flowered terraces.
The pool, loggia and garden are all lit up at night.