Italian Villa Vacations — Local services in Melbourne

I cannot recommend Italian Villa Vacations enough. We have had some of our best holidays staying in their beautiful villas. Our recent stay in Villa Brillate near Ostuni in Puglia would be difficult to beat. We stayed for a week at the end of May, perfect weather helped our stay, not too hot. The villa was amazing, contained by its own tall white walls in a middle of an olive grove, it was idyllic. We had our friends, totally 12 people stay in the luxury 6 bedrooms, all with their own beautiful ensuites. There are 3 bedrooms upstairs with their own sun deck, 2 bedrooms downstairs in the main building and a separate bedroom, sitting room and gym in a separate building. Everything was perfect, lovely dining areas, both inside and out, beautifully fitted kitchen and an amazing pool area. We could not fault a thing. Note to consider, you will need a car to drive to all the wonderful sites, there is plenty of parking at the villa. Our concierge was extremely helpful and was available at all times for any questions. You do need bottled water as the water is artesian, fine for cooking and clothes washing. We all loved our stay and would highly recommend the villa to share with your family...

We have had two Italian holidays with Italian Villa Vcations, the first was Torre Fantini, in Tredozio, Emilia Romagna. What a beautiful location right on the edge of Tuscany and adjacent to a lovely village full of friendly people. The local area is marvellous to explore, and naturally the food is good. Jane’s organisation is superb, she has chosen some lovely places to be. The second was in Palazzo Castiglione in Mantua, an old palace full of history, right on the city square. Every room different and beautiful. Mine host was friendly, helpful, and could not have done more for me. Jane had organised a guide, Giuliana, for the week who was able to take me around and explain the history of the city, she accompanied me to local restaurants and showed me a part of the Italian culture that your ordinary tourist seldom experiences. On the whole I could not have asked for a better introduction to Italy than through this company. I will be returning to Italy next year to yet another area at Jane’s recommendation and am confident that the experience will be as enlightening and...

We stayed in this beautiful villa on Lake Como for one week. The villa could sleep 16 but we had 11 of us - three generations of family and had an amazing stay. Being right on the lake meant we could easily access boats to commute on the lake. The grandchildren, children and we (the grandparents) swam in the lake for fun (in addition to swimming in the beautiful pool). The location was perfect to trip into Como if we wanted. There were lovely restaurants and facilities nearby. The house facilities were great and we were able to use a well-equipped kitchen for cooking. The grounds/garden were delightful and the view to the lake and beyond divine. The owners of the property who live in the adjacent house were very welcoming and extremely helpful. Jane from Italian Villa's who we booked through was very helpful and made the arrangements very...