Borgo Bernardini, Lucca
Borgo Bernardini
Bedrooms: 12 Bathrooms: 12 Sleeps: 24
Price: from € 23,200/ week
Borgo Bernardini, a former hamlet tucked away among the gently folding Lucchese hills, provides a gracious and luxurious Tuscan retreat.
The attention paid to the renovation of Borgo Bernardini has rendered it truly magnificent — a magical oasis. Rambling old walls surround weeping willows, fountains and formal gardens. A gorgeous floodlit salt water swimming pool and ample area for outdoor barbecuing and dining promise many pleasant hours spent under the Tuscan sun. There are numerous sitting areas and a courtyard for dining al fresco, most notably the gracious table near the magnificent peschiera, a goldfish pond on grand scale complete with flowers in terra cotta pots, waterlilies, and fountains with lights at night.
In the immediate area you will find tennis facilities, horseback riding stables and a golf driving range (with full golf courses located in nearby Montecatini or Versilia). The location is convenient to the beaches of the Versilian Riviera (1/2 hour), splendid hiking in the Cinqueterre (1 hour), and to nearby Lucca, as charming a medieval town as any in Italy, offering Romanesque churches, exquisite gardens, wonderful restaurants and elegant shops. It also draws music lovers, as Puccini was born here. Stroll, bike, or picnic on Lucca's ramparts, a series of surrounding walls originally constructed in Roman times. From atop the walls on a clear day you can see the Apuan Alps.
Details
FEATURES
Twelve uniquely decorated double bedrooms (8 have queen beds and 4 have twin beds that can be joined as queens), each with its own en suite bathroom (4 have Jacuzzi tubs), individual temperature control, music system and telephone.
Many receptions rooms and living areas, including a domed music room, sun lounge with library, formal living room with satellite TV/DVD and doors leading out to the ornamental pond and fountains
Banquet hall (seats 24), card and billiard room, wine tasting room with a private selection of Tuscan wines
Fully equipped Tuscan kitchen
Guest office with centralized music system, computer facilities, wireless internet access
Security system
Fitness room with cardiovascular and weight equipment
Additional rooms: laundry room and four powder rooms.
FEATURED AMENITIES
Fully air-conditioned and heated throughout
the villa has a central music system and many CDs are provided, but some guests may prefer to hear the tinkling of keys on the beautifully restored 1890 Steinway.
Full staff is provided, including daily housekeeping and chef services for breakfast and your choice of lunch or dinner, gardener, pool attendant, concierge on call.
GROUNDS
BBQ
Floodlit swimming pool (8m wide x 16m long x 1-2m deep)
Italian gardens (2,000 sq m) with gazebo, ornamental fish pond, fountains
2024 Rates & Availability
Lowest Season € 23,200
Jan 1 - Mar 29
Nov 2 - Dec 20
Low Season € 26,100
Apr 6 - May 31
Sep 28 - Nov 1
Mid Season € 30,000
Mar 30 - Apr 5
Jun 1 - Jun 28
Aug 3 - Sep 27
Dec 21 - Jan 3, 2025
High Season € 31,000
Jun 29 - Aug 2
Included
Daily maid service in the morning 6 days a week (Sunday day off)
Concierge service on call and on site
Gardener
Pool Attendant
Grocery shopping service (guests pay food and beverage receipts)
Daily Chef service for preparation of breakfast and one meal (lunch or dinner) 6 days a week (Wednesday day off)
Supplementary Options
Any local head tax due in cash in Euros upon arrival. There is none at this time.
Additional services available upon request at an additional fee: activities and excursions, additional chef, maid and concierge services, driver service.
Cost of food and beverages (guests will be charged 15 euro plus VAT tax per person for breakfast and 45-55 euro plus VAT tax per person for lunches or dinners, wine and spirits
Telephone (metered & based on usage)
Linen changes.
Security Deposit & Notes
$6,000 payable by check to Doorways, returned a month after your trip minus any damages or unpaid fees.
Distances
Versilian Riviera 30 min
Cinqueterre 1 hr