the Scaletta apartment

Maccione FarmhouseScalettaLoggiatoSperonePortico

The Scaletta is a top floor apartment with a capacity of up to five people in its two bedrooms. It has a terrace with a view over the Montepulciano lake. Its fireplace can be used in the spring and the fall, while the 1777 features such as brick arches, wooden beams and original brick floors can be enjoyed all year round.

Amenities:

1 Double Bed|2 Single Beds|1 Bed Sofa| 1 Bathroom|Washing Machine|Fireplace|Lake View|Small Terrace

Prices

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High Season: April 11th – October 11th, Christmas, New Years and Easter included.
Low Season: October 12th – April 16th (2005).

Scaletta in Italian means a small flight of stairs… And obviously refers your daily exercise (needed to burn all the calories taken on from those ten-course Italian meals) taken whenever you enter or leave this apartment. The stairs, found on the western side of the house, lead to a small balcony on which you can have your meals or just read a book. It overlooks the sunflower fields and the Montepulciano Lake.

The main door leads you straight into the spacious and welcoming living room, divided in two by a red brick arch. The side closest to the entrance is the living room area, complete with chairs, bed sofa, and a fireplace. The other side is the kitchen area, equipped with a 4-hub stove, fridge and sink. If you miss the oven, ask at check in. They will lend you an electrical one. Your ten course meals can be eaten on the solid wood dining table, and invite guests, as it comfortably sits six. If the guests are boring, you can still stare out of the window and enjoy the sun setting over the lake.

The master bedroom is accesses from the kitchen. It is furnished with a hand cast iron double bed and a wardrobe. It still has the original 1777 red brick floors, and a little window probably used to create a draft for the chimney (The art of chimney making is still considered black magic, and draws with it lots of superstition). The larger window overlooks the fields and the trees.

The little hall, accessed from the living room gives access to the bathroom, fully tiled and equipped with a shower. It also leads to the second bedroom, in which two single beds have been placed. Clothes can be placed in an armoir. The window faces north, and overlooks the sunflower fields. In this bedroom, there is a second door, usually kept locked. It gives access to the Loggiato apartment, joining the two together when groups of six to ten people are travelling together. Just like the other apartments, it has its own independent water heater and thermostats in the rooms control the central heating.