Another Italy

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

	Another Italy
1st Floor, 30 High Street, Thatcham, Berkshire RG19 3JD			MAP
tel: (01635) 863 030

Part of the Travel a la Carte operation, a small, family-owned company started in the late ‘70s, focusing initially on the Greek Islands.

Where

Mainly to southern Tuscany including Montepulciano, Maremma, Val d'Orcia, plus Le Marche.

Style

Single villas plus self-catering agriturismi (farmhouses, often with farm activity nearby, plus the option to buy farm produce), all renovated rural. Two places are within 6km of Florence but even they are in countryside. Few are within walking distance of a village or town so a car is essential. Around three quarters have the use of a pool. Around a third (larger properties) have their own washing machine and/or dishwasher. At others there may be a laundry room or communal washing machine.

Season

Generally April to October though properties are keen to take people year-round, all having central heating and often giant traditional Tuscan fireplaces. Heating payable extra.

Facilities

Cots and high chairs should be available everywhere by prior arrangement, charges varying according to the property, generally £25 per cot and £15 per high chair per week. Babysitting can be organised occasionally.

Extras

Maid service is not generally offered apart from weekly cleaning or in some cases one cleaning per holiday, handing over clean linen at the end of the first week. There are exceptions to this but few. Occasionally the housekeepers will do some cooking but this is not common.

Sample Price

A two-bedroom apartment with shared pool for a week in high season would be £680 in the southern Marche, or in Tuscany £750. Flights and car hire are usually arranged independently.