Villa Adonis - Italy Vacation Rentals
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Special Discounted Rates |
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Earn discounts for longer stays and enjoy more value for your money!
- Rent one week at our normally low rates.
- Rent two weeks and save 5% off both weeks.
- Save 10% on rentals of three weeks or more.
If you would like to book a rental for 2007, please call Parker Villas at:
United States or Canada: 800-280-2811
United Kingdom: 0800 032 1704
All other countries: +1-781-596-8282
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Rental Overview |
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Smoking : Yes |
Pets : No |
| 5 Bedroom(s) |
4 Bathroom(s) |
Sleeps 9 |
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Weekly Rates from 2845 to 4100 USD
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Property Information |
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Roman stars of stage and screen highly favor this area, 45 minutes
southeast of the Eternal City. With lush vegetation and calming views of
distant mountains, it’s no wonder. Two interesting ancient towns, both
within minutes by car, lie in either direction, and a convenient commuter
rail line to Rome is a mile away. Above all, the area is quiet, a bit seclusive
and quite pretty.
Villa Adonis sits astride a large amount of outdoor space and is
composed of the main villa for six and a cottage for three, 90 feet away.
Well maintained lawns are ringed by gardens, shrubs, and trees: shade
trees, palm trees, fig, apple, peach, apricot and cherry trees. Forgive me if
I’ve missed any. The pool features its own clubhouse equipped with a
shower and changing room.
The friendly owner, no stranger to the arts, designs costumes for Italy’s
theater set. When not traveling for work, as he often does, he resides in a
separate villa next door and may share the pool and gardens.
The front of Villa Adonis opens onto a large partly covered, furnished
patio equipped with a barbecue and built-in brick benches. The tasteful
interiors, furnished in a modern contemporary style, are balanced by
warm earth tones and soft lighting. Autographed pictures of some of
Italy’s top thespians along with a collection of sketches, paintings and
sculptures exalting the male form adorn the villa.
With the exception of the master bedroom, the main villa is mostly on
ground level with very few steps to contend with. The ground floor rooms
have large glass doors overlooking the garden and are flooded by natural
light. Exceptionally large and welcoming, the eat-in kitchen comes with a
wood burning oven and two dishwashers. The master bedroom boasts a
fireplace, a glassed-in veranda and an en suite bath. Screens are present
in all bedrooms, the small living room and the cottage living room. The
cottage is furnished on a simpler scale. Both a land line for incoming and
a cell phone for outgoing calls are provided. Maid and meal service may
be requested when booking. Firewood is included in the price.
A restaurant, a pizzeria and a shopping center, for all your basic needs,
are less than half a mile from the villa. Captivating Palestrina, a seven
minute drive from the house, dates back to 700 bc and was built over the
ruins of a vast Etruscan temple. Massive ancient walls, a museum filled
with Roman and Etruscan artifacts, wonderful views and a completely
undiscovered hill town await you.
Zagarolo, with even more dining choices, bears the same name as the
DOC wine it produces and lies within a five minute drive in the opposite
direction. Its commuter train station is just over a mile from Villa Adonis
and offers 35 minute service to Rome. Trains run every half hour during
peak times and hourly throughout the rest of the day.
Frascati, known for its wines is one of the famed Castelli Romani hill
towns and is a mere 30 minute drive away. Tivoli, the home of Villa d’Este
and Hadrian’s palace, hosts an open air market on Wednesday and a Jazz
festival the first week of July. It is reached in 35 minutes by car; L’Aquila:
70; Orvieto: 80; Caserta: 90; Gaeta: 100; Naples: 120.
If you are an old Boston cabbie like me, skip the train to Rome and drive.
You’ll be whipping around the Colosseum in less than 40 minutes.
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Property Rates -
Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
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Rates |
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Jan 6 - Apr 6 |
$ 2845 |
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Apr 14 - Apr 27 |
$ 2845 |
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Sep 29 - Dec 21 |
$ 2845 |
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Apr 7 - Apr 13 |
$ 3300 |
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Apr 28 - Jun 22 |
$ 3300 |
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Aug 25 - Sep 28 |
$ 3300 |
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Dec 22 - Jan 4, 08 |
$ 3300 |
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Jun 23 - Aug 24 |
$ 4095 |
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Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice. |
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Heating and phone calls are payable locally.
Firewood is included.
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Property Amenities |
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Other Unlisted Amenities |
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Ground floor: Entrance from furnished patio into living room with
fireplace. Small living room with TV and doors opening to the garden.
Large eat-in kitchen with stove top, oven, fridge, dishwasher, wood
burning oven and several doors opening to the garden. Two bedrooms
each with a queen size bed and doors to garden. Two bathrooms each
with shower. Laundry room with washing machine and dishwasher.
First floor: Master bedroom with a queen size bed, fireplace, furnished,
glassed-in veranda and en suite bathroom with shower.
Cottage: Entrance into small living room with fireplace. Kitchen with stove
top, oven, fridge and dishwasher. One bedroom with a queen size bed.
One bedroom with a single bed. One bathroom with shower.
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Property Activities |
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Nearest shopping and dining: Less than a half a mile from the villa on the
way to Palestrina, is a restaurant, a pizzeria and a shopping center for all
basic needs. Within a 5 minute drive is Zagarolo with a variety of dining
options.
Not to be missed: In Palestrina, a seven minute drive, visit the Palazzo
Colonna Barberini. This archaeological museum sits above the site of a
former 7th century Etruscan town and later a Roman temple whose
massive walls and terraces scaling the hilltop are still intact. The museum
houses Etruscan and Roman artifacts including the Nile Mosiac, from the
heart of the Roman temple, that shows Egyptian scenery of the flooding
of the Nile.
Spa treatments: Fiuggi, a 50 minute drive is known for its curative natural
springs that work wonders on kidney stones.
Public transporation: The closest commuter rail with service to Rome is in
Zagarolo, a five minute drive. Trains run every half hour during peak
times and hourly the rest of the day taking 35 minutes to reach Rome.
Tennis: Centro Colle Palazzola - Within a 5 minute drive. Open until 7pm.
Special Events - festivals: Tivoli, a 35 minute drive away, hosts activities
throughout the entire month of April in celebration of its founding and
also a jazz festival during the first week of July. Palestrina, a 7 minute
drive, hosts the San Apapito Tournament with a medieval costume parade
and a fair of regional and artisan products on August 17 - 19. On June
13th, St. Antonio feast day is celebrated at sunset with a candlelight
procession with single women following the saint through the town in the
hopes of soon meeting their future husbands!
Open air markets: On Wednesday in Tivoli; On Saturday in Palestrina. |
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Reservation Information |
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Parker Travel Advisor |
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Day Phone: 1-800-280-2811 |
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Evening Phone: 800-280-2811 |
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