Self-Catering Italy

Specialist Reports Holiday by Accommodation Self-Catering Self-Catering Italy Cuendet 

	Cuendet
Strada di Strove 17, 53035 Monteriggioni (Siena) Italy
tel: +39 (0577) 576 330; UK (0800) 085 7732

An Italo-Swiss company operating since the mid ‘70s, offering around 1,700 holiday homes details available on the internet site or in a 300-page brochure which costs £4.

Where

Tuscany, Umbria, the Marches, Rome, the Veneto, the Amalfi coast and Sicily.

Style

Describes properties as ‘always marked by tranquillity, quality and comfort'. They are classified into five standards and for 2001 added Les Manoirs Cuendet marked with a red crown indicating those offering special services. Symbols indicate the peacefulness of the location, its views, the equipment in the bathrooms, kitchen, living room, bedrooms and in the garden, and whether pets are welcome. All properties provide linen plus supplies like matches for the cooker and any open fires. More than 60% have a swimming pool. There is the option of seeking particular requirements on the web site or via the booking office. Properties are reported to be checked periodically by a quality control department.

Season

Generally mid April to mid October.

Facilities

No details are offered.

Extras

Les Manoirs properties (the best in the programme, in Tuscany and Umbria) may offer a cook or maid service on request.

Sample Price

From €413 per week in high season for a property without pool sleeping four in Chianti.