La Gattaiola (or ‘catflap’ in English!) is set amongst the Renaissance
villas of south-west Lucca in one of the most beautiful and now the
most protected and exclusive areas of Lucca
La Gattaiola is a nineteenth-century Lucchesi casale or farmhouse in
the heart of Tuscany and its owners are pleased to offer high quality
accommodation in a spacious and newly-renovated section of a farmhouse
with breathtaking views from every window. The large 3-bedroom
accommodation at La Gattaiola may be rented throughout the year for
long holidays or for off-season breaks sleeping a maximum of 7+3 (10)
people - a further ground floor section will be available from Summer
to sleep 4+2 (max 6) - rent both sections for max 16 - email for
prices.

A brand new inground pool is being constructed in the sunny garden 10m
x 5m - photos are for illustrative purposes

The farmhouse provides light and airy accommodation has spectacular
views from every window. It sleeps up to 10 people and has been newly
renovated to a high tasteful standard with central heating. We have
aimed to create well-equipped accommodation providing a
‘home-from-home’ environment consisting of:

¨ 3 spacious bedrooms to sleep 6 (two double bedrooms and one
triple-bedded room)

¨ Large sitting-room with enormous picture window affording panoramic
views (see below). One of the sofas converts to a double bed if needed

¨ Study with writing desk and a sofa which converts to a single bed if
required

¨ Spacious shower room with WC, bidet and walk-in shower

¨ Spacious bathroom with WC, bidet and bathtub with shower attachment

¨ Kitchen and dining area to seat 10 people. Equipped with:

· Candy Dishwasher
· Smeg Washing Machine
· Smeg Fridge/Freezer
· Large 5-ring Professional Cooker/Oven
· Whirlpool Combination Microwave Oven
· Dualit Toaster
· Kenwood Kettle
· Cafetière and Stove-top Coffee Percolator plus Electric Dualit
Filter Coffee-Maker
· Tefal Iron
· Ironing Board
· Plenty of quality crockery, cutlery, cookware, etc
· Coolbox and picnic basket with crockery/cutlery for those essential
Tuscan picnics!
The property is equipped with smoke alarms and fire extinguishers
There is a seating area on the terrace and in the south-facing garden
for guests’ use with a barbeque on the terrace. The garden and
terrace are both south-facing and bask day-long in the Tuscan sun.
The pool will be located in the sunny garden and is due to be
installed for Summer use but there is an above-ground pool for
guests' should the installation be delayed
There is ADSL Broadband internet connection at the farmhouse which may
be used by guests on request although a charge may be made for this
service and only limited access may be available at certain times.
The apartment has SKY satellite TV and there is a wide selection of
DVDs for guests' use plus a collection of games and puzzles
A ‘lending library’ is located in the owners’ entrance hall and which
guests are free to use and to which guests are welcome to make
donations of any of their unwanted holiday reading to make room for
those extra souvenirs in their suitcases! There is also an extensive
collection of literature of suggestions on what to see and do—see also
Reasons to Visit
We occasionally have surpluses fruit, vegetables, herbs and nuts for
purchase along with homemade jams, marmalades and sun-dried produce
from our garden and orchard of almond, apple, cherry, fig, peach,
pear, persimmon, plum, pomegranate, quince and walnut trees.
Unfortunately, we only have 11 olive trees which do not produce enough
oil for any surplus and we can drink the wine produced by our 100
vines without any help…! We do though frequently have organic olive
oil for sale and some local wines for sale
*A baby's cot may also be provided on prior request

The English owners living in another section of the farmhouse and are
on hand to welcome you and assist guests if required