New Private Estates
Il Cellese 2025
8 days from $90,000 per week
10 Bedrooms | Sleeps 19
A&K Advantages
- A wine-tasting session at the house, led by a seasoned cellar master
- The heated indoor-outdoor pool and its accompanying spa with sauna
- Party-perfect outdoor dining space, complete with pizza oven, that seats 30
- A yoga platform in the olive, lavender and cypress-lined gardens
- A terrace overlooking Chianti's hills and rows of vines
The Villa
With interiors of terracotta tiles and exposed beams and bold abstract art on the stone walls, Il Cellese fuses quintessential Tuscan charm with state-of-the-art modernity. Headline acts include the indoor and outdoor pools, an open-air yoga studio and indoor wellness area with gym and sauna. The estate’s nearby winery offers a private restaurant space that invites oenophiles to sample wine produced by the villa’s own vineyard, where custom barrels are painted by artists Santiago Ydáñez and Miki Leal. (Take home your favorite bottles in the villa’s custom-made crocodile leather trunk.) In the beautifully landscaped gardens is a wood-fired pizza oven and barbecue for those who love to cook, with a terrace for under-the-stars suppers overlooking Chianti’s hills and Il Cellese’s rows of vines.
The Location
The cute Tuscan town of Castellina is a 10-minute drive from Il Cellese. Those interested in architecture and history will be curious to learn about its connections to Filippo Brunelleschi, founding father of Renaissance architecture. This authentically Italian neighborhood is home to a handful of low-key, family-run trattorias serving delicious, simple, Mediterranean flavors and time-honored recipes alongside fabulous homegrown wine. Castellina’s hilltop position provides a fresh perspective on the vine-lined countryside that rolls out like a green carpet in every direction towards Siena and Florence.
Features
Main Villa – Ground Floor
- Pergola with electric roof, large table and vineyard views
- 270-square-foot sitting room with two-story ceiling, sofa, fireplace and wine cellar, access to the pergola
- 50-foot-long long room comprising a fully equipped modern kitchen, dining area with table seating 20 people, living room with smart TV and sofa seating seven; access to the garden and pergola from each section
- Spa area: indoor/ outdoor heated pool (25 feet long) with automatic cover, sauna, bathroom with shower
- Professionally equipped kitchen with separate access
Main Villa – First Floor
- Eleven steps up from the ground floor sitting room lead to bedroom 1 (also accessible from outside), two windows that look out over the courtyard and parking area, en suite bathroom with shower; bed 55 x 65 ft, room 180 sq. ft.
- Six steps up lead to the office space with computer, TV and PlayStation
- Two steps up lead to bedroom 2 with two windows overlooking the property’s vineyards, en suite bathroom with shower and double vanity, walk-in wardrobe; bed 6 x 625 ft, room 245 sq. ft.
- Three steps down lead to a lounge with day bed and bedroom 3 with single bed (also accessible from the parking area), en suite bathroom; bed 325 x 625 ft; room 165 sq. ft.
- Two steps up lead to bedroom 4 with beds that can be made up as a double or two twins (also accessible from outside), en suite bathroom with shower; bed 6 x 65 ft, room 240 sq. ft.
- Three steps up lead to bedroom 5, two windows with vineyard views, en suite bathroom with shower; bed 6 x 65 ft, room 240 sq. ft.
- Steps down to the garden
- Bedroom 6 with views over the vineyards, en suite bathroom with shower and double vanity; bed 5.5 x 6.5 ft, room 242 sq. ft.
- Bedroom 7, also accessible from the courtyard and parking area, sitting area, en suite bathroom with shower; bed 5.9 x 6.5 ft, room 375 sq. ft.
Main Villa – Second Floor (only accessible from outside)
- 375-square-foot living room with TV and vineyard views
- Bedroom 8 with beds that can be made up as a double or two twins, vineyard views, en suite bathroom with shower and double vanity; beds 325 x 65 ft, room 290 sq. ft.
- Bedroom 9 with beds that can be made up as a double or two twins, pool views, en suite bathroom with shower and double vanity; beds 325 x 65 ft, room 320 sq. ft.
- Please note that these two bedrooms do not have TVs, but rather direct access to the living room with TV
Annex 1 (wheelchair accessible)
- Sitting room with TV
- Bedroom 10 with double bed and en suite bathroom (shower); bed 6 x 6.25 ft
Annex 2
- Gym with French doors that open to the garden
- Laundry room with washing machine and dryer
- Staff bedroom
- Bathroom with shower
Inclusions
- A case of Tuscan wine and a welcome hamper of specialty cheeses, breads and other local treats.
- Welcome and farewell dinners at the villa, prepared by an esteemed local chef.
- Wine tasting at the villa or in the winery on your estate, with an expert from a leading vineyard.
- A cooking lesson with a local Italian chef, who tailors the class to your party’s tastes and skills.
- A session at the villa with a professional photographer, who captures the best holiday photos you’ve ever had.
- Exclusive goodie bags of gifts for children and adults.
- A dedicated local host and concierge with round-the-clock availability.
- Pre-arrival grocery shopping service.
- A meet-and-greet at the airport.
- Private arrival and departure airport transfers.
- A lavishly presented continental breakfast every day at a time of your choosing.
- Daily housekeeping.
Facilities
- Air conditioning
- Barbecue facilities
- Bathrobes, slippers and toiletries
- Bathroom (en suite)
- Central heating
- Flexible changeover day
- Chef/cook on request
- Coffee machine (espresso)
- Game console
- Dishwasher
- Fireplace (private)
- Ground-floor bedroom(s)
- Gym equipment
- Hair dryer
- Helipad
- Wireless Internet access
- Local airport within 50 miles
- Local amenities within four miles
- Microwave
- Music/sound system
- Outdoor kitchen
- Pizza oven
- Pool/billiards table
- Restaurant within four miles
- Safe
- Sauna
- Shorter stay available
- Suitable for weddings
- Swimming pool (heated)
- Swimming pool (indoor)
- TV (streaming media player)
- TV room
- Washing machine and dryer
- Wheelchair access
- Wine cellar