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Le Balze
Superb independent house with A/C, private pool, WIFI, TV, terrace, panoramic view, near Viareggio
Property Description
Conveniently located 10 km (6 mi) from Camaiore, Italy and only 14 km (9 mi) from Viareggio. Holiday rental Le Balze is a beautiful property (200 sq m) that includes private pool, WiFi internet and air conditioning. The property can accommodate up to ten people comfortably in five bedrooms with three bathrooms. The Tuscan coast offers you and your guests a unique experience with many activities such as boating, scuba diving, beaches and beautiful sunsets and it's all nearby (12 km 7 mi). In nearby towns there are local shops where you can find fresh produce and other items, but if you need a larger shopping center there is one located only 18 km (11 mi) from the property where you can purchase groceries and essentials.
What to Expect
This comfortable house is located in a quiet and sunny position on the Versilian hills, at the foot of the Apuan Alps. It is at only 5 km from Camaiore and 12 km from Pietrasanta. The property is ideal for those looking for a seaside resort, being at only 12 km from the beaches, and at same time it is an ideal base for touring this part of Tuscany. On the lower floor, at the pool level, there are a spacious and cool sitting room and 2 bedrooms that can accommodate 4 more people. Being these two bedrooms less bright and not at the same standard of the others, we believe that the house is perfect for 6 but can be rented also for up to 10 people.
The last part of the road leading to the house is narrow and can be difficult for big vans.
Upon arrival at Le Balze you’ll find a nice clean well-maintained property with views of the hills ideal for a peaceful vacation in Tuscany. For your pleasure you will find a private pool where you can relax while enjoying a nice cold beverage after a busy day of visiting museums. If you enjoy cooking for family and friends there is a well-equipped kitchen including coffee machine, microwave, toaster and refrigerator, as well as, plenty of tableware and cutlery for up to ten people. If you prefer to dine 'al fresco', there is a fully furnished veranda where you can enjoy the weather while dining outdoors.
Visit the Area
Most people enjoy visiting close-by cities and towns while on holiday, so for your reference this is a list of popular places with distances (as the crow flies) from the property: Viareggio 14 km (9 mi), Forte Dei Marmi 18 km (11 mi), Lucca 35 km (22 mi), Pisa 46 km (29 mi) and La Spezia 65 km (40 mi). The highway is only 6 km (4 mi) from the villa and there is a train station 8 km (5 mi) away.
Some other major tourist destinations you should consider visiting are: Florence 105 km (65 mi), Viareggio 14 km (9 mi), Forte Dei Marmi 18 km (11 mi), Rome 382 km (237 mi), Venice 340 km (211 mi) and Milan 268 km (166 mi).
Additional Information
Pets Welcome - If your pet is travelling with you on vacation that is not a problem at Le Balze. If you have a large dog or multiple pets, please inquire for permission prior to booking.
Pool Open: 4 May - 28 September (If you'd like the pool open outside these dates, please make that request prior to booking)
Nearest Airports (distances as the crow flies): Pisa (Psa) 44 km (27 mi), Firenze Peretola (Flr) 104 km (65 mi), Genova (Goa) 159 km (99 mi), Bologna (Blq) 185 km (115 mi) and Milano (Lin) 265 km (165 mi).
Special Services
Maid Service - Upgrade your vacation with maid service. This service can be organized by the owner. Inquire for more details about the supplemental cost.
Interior Description
Ground Floor
Including: kitchen, living room, 2 bedrooms, bathroom.
Kitchen: well equipped kitchen, dining table (people: 6), dishwasher, fridge, freezer, microwave, stove top, oven, toaster, italian coffee machine, american coffee machine, WIFI internet.
Living room: sofa (people: 3), two armchairs, WIFI internet, satellite tv, vcr / dvd, stereo hifi, exit to the terrace.
Bedroom 1: double bed, WIFI internet, air conditioning, exit to the garden.
Bedroom 2: double bed, WIFI internet, air conditioning, exit to the veranda.
Bathroom: basin, toilet, bidet, shower, hairdryer.
Floor 1
Including: bedroom + ensuite bathroom, balcony.
Bedroom + Ensuite Bathroom: double bed, WIFI internet, air conditioning, basin, toilet, bidet, shower, hairdryer, exit to the balcony.
Balcony: WIFI internet.
Lower Floor 1
Including: living room, 2 bedrooms, bathroom.
Living room: two sofas (people: 9), dining table (people: 5), WIFI internet, exit to the garden.
Bedroom 1: double bed, WIFI internet.
Bedroom 2: double bed, single bed, WIFI internet.
Bathroom: basin, toilet, bidet, bathtub.
Additional Areas
Including: 2 gardens, veranda, terrace, parking space.
Garden 1: swimming pool (private, length: 10m, width: 6m, max. depth: 1.65m, min. depth: 1.2m, outdoor), shower, WIFI internet, garden furniture, five sunbeds.
Veranda: al fresco dining, dining table, WIFI internet, garden furniture.
Terrace: al fresco dining, dining table (people: 10), WIFI internet, terrace furniture.
Garden 2: WIFI internet, barbecue, garden furniture, enclosed property.
Parking space: inside the property, four car spaces.
IMPORTANT: The Ground Floor is reachable through a staircase.
Bedroom 1 and 2 on Lower Floor 1 are less bright and not at the same standard of the others, we therefore believe that the house is perfect for 6 but can be rented also for up to 10 people.
Location Camaiore, Tuscany, Italy
Places near the property(Distances as the crow flies)
- Airports
- Pisa (Psa), 44.0 Km
Guest Reviews for Le Balze
sehr schönes Haus mit viel Platz und sauberem Pool.
Ungewöhnlich viele Sitzgelegenheiten, sehr gut ausgestattete Küche.
Übergabe leider nur italienisch sprechend, aber überaus freundlich.
Aussicht sehr schön, da hoch über dem Ort, was aber auch bedeutet, dass man eine Anfahrt über teils sehr enge und kurvige Strasse nehmen muss.
in der Nachbarschaft nur kleine ländliche Häuser, keine Ruhestörung auch nicht durch Hundegebell.
Manchmal hupten tagsüber Autos an der etwas entfernten Straße. Dies war nicht wirklich störend.Would you recommend this property to a friend? Yes
La situation est idéale (proche de la mer et des grandes ville). La maison est bien équipée (surtout la cuisine) et les extérieurs sont très beaux cependant, il y a 2 problèmes qui ne sont pas des moindres:
- le chemin pour accéder à la maison est très étroit et très abîmé! Toutes nos voitures touchaient et il y en a même une qui a rayé son flanc tellement le passage était étroit.
- les lits et la literie sont à revoir. En effet, les matelas sont tellement fins que nous sentions les ressorts dans notre dos. Il n’y avait pas de couverture (qu’un drap de lit qu’il faisait office de couverture) et les cadres de lit en fer forgé faisaient du bruit des qu’on s’asseyait dessus ou que l’on bougeait un peu.
Malgré ces 2 pépins, nous avons passé un très bon séjour dans cette maison.Would you recommend this property to a friend? Yes
Excellent stay at this gorgeous villa located on the hills of Camaiore. Perfect location a short drive to local shops and also close enough to Viareggio. House was very well maintained, very clean, the pool was the best part of our stay we really enjoyed it . Highly recommended.
Would you recommend this property to a friend? Yes
Eine Woche lang Villa le Balze: wir kommen gerne wieder. Das Haus sowie die Gartenanlage mit Pool sind großartig. Das Haus ist mit drei Toilette und drei Duschen (eine davon außen am Pool) ausreichend ausgestattet, wie auch die Küche.
Die Betten waren allesamt in Ordnung, das Haus war Anfang Juni angenehm Kühl. Da es in Italien noch nicht viele Sonnenstunden dieses Jahr gab, war der Pool sehr kalt.
Die Besitzerin ist super - auch wenn Sie nur Italienisch spricht kommt man gut mit ihr klar. Wir hatten das Problem, dass der Warmwasser-Boiler im Haus defekt war, jedoch wurde dies umgehen durch Easyreserve und die Besitzerin geregelt, das war top.
Was wir störend fanden war die ständige Huperei der Autos auf den engen Bergstraßen von morgens bis Abends.
Verbesserung: wir haben im EG kenne zweiten Kühlschrank vermisst, da mit 6 bi 8 Personen ein einziger Kühlschrank nicht wirklich ausreicht und man zu einem größeren Supermarkt gute 18 Kilometer fährt.
Alles in allem ein super Haus das wir nur weiterempfehlen könnenan Gruppen, die es nicht stört, direkte Nachbarn zu haben.
Ach ja: Anfahrt mit SUVs oder größeren Autos nicht möglich.
[English translation courtesy of Easy Reserve] Villa le Balze for a week: we'll be back. The house as well as the garden with pool were great. The house is equipped with three toilets and three showers (one outside the pool), as well as the kitchen.
The beds were all ok, the house was cool in early June. As there were not many sunny hours in Italy this year, the pool was very cold.
The owner is great - even if you speak only Italian you get along well with her. We had the problem that the hot water boiler in the house was broken, but this was handled by Easy Reserve and the owner, that was great.
What we found disturbing was the constant honking of the cars on the narrow mountain roads from morning to evening.
Improvement: on the ground we missed a second fridge, since with 6 to 8 people a single fridge is not really enough and the drive to a larger supermarket is a good 18 km.
All in all, a great house that we can only recommend to groups that do not mind having direct neighbors.
Oh yes: Access with SUVs or larger cars is not possible.Would you recommend this property to a friend? Yes
Access poor
2 sun loungers broken
dishwasher very inefficient
shower rail in top bedroom dysfunctional
need to warn about mosquitosWould you recommend this property to a friend? Yes
Fabulous villa in the most glorious of settings. A plethora of space and equipment available and the privacy is wonderful. Views from villa are breathtaking too .
Would you recommend this property to a friend? Yes
Das Haus ist wunderschön gelegen, ruhig und idyllisch zwischen Olivenhain und Weinberg. Morgens kräht teilweise ein Hahn und es gibt eine automatische Bewässerungsanlage für den Garten, die ihre Geräusche macht, hierdurch können sehr hellhörige geweckt werden, aber die Zimmer sind bei geschlossenen Fenstern auch sehr dicht. Der Weg zum Haus ist mit großem Auto etwas beschwerlich, weil eng und uneben.
Dafür überzeugt das Haus aber mit ausreichend Parkmöglichkeiten und mit bestmöglicher Ausstattung, angefangen bei Bettwäsche und Handtüchern, auch Liegehandtücher für den Pool sind vorhanden. Ordentliche Matratzen, sehr gute Fliegengitter vor den Fenstern und kleine Pröbchen im Badezimmer. Daneben gibt es genügend Sonnenschirme, Holzkohlegrill und Pizzaofen (bei uns war alles für den Gebrauch der Geräte vorhanden). Die Küche beinhaltet neben Geschirr auch Weingläser und Öffner, sowie eine Filter-Kaffeemaschine und eine Dolce Gusto Padvariante.
Vorhanden sind auch eine kleine Waschküche mit Bügeleisen, Bügelbrett und Waschmaschine, sowie zweitem Kühlschrank, was bei der Zahl der Personen die untergebracht werden können viel wert ist. Wir waren insgesamt sehr begeistert von der Sauberkeit, der tollen Lage mit Meerblick und der super guten Ausstattung des Hauses. Die Besitzerin kümmert sich sehr herzlich, spricht aber nur Italienisch.
[English translation courtesy of Easy Reserve]
The house is beautifully situated, quiet and idyllic between olive grove and vineyard. In the morning a cock partly crows and there is an automatic irrigation system for the garden, which makes its noises that can awaken, but the rooms are also very good isolated with the closed windows. The way to the house is a bit difficult with a big car because it's narrow and uneven.
But the property is plenty of parking and with the best facilities one can wish, starting with bed linen and towels, towels for the pool are also available. Good mattresses, very good screens in front of the windows. There are plenty of umbrellas, charcoal for the grill and pizza oven (we had everything available for the use of the equipment ). The kitchen includes not only dishes, but also wine glasses and openers, as well as a filter coffee machine and a Dolce Gusto pad coffee machine.
There is also a small laundry room with iron, ironing board and washing machine, as well as a second fridge, which is worth the number of people who can be accommodated. Overall we were very impressed with the cleanliness, the great location with sea views and the super good facilities of the house. The owner cares very much, but speaks only Italian.Would you recommend this property to a friend? Yes
Das Haus ist wunderschön gelegen, ruhig und idyllisch zwischen Olivenhain und Weinberg. Morgens kräht teilweise ein Hahn und es gibt eine automatische Bewässerungsanlage für den Garten, die ihre Geräusche macht, hierdurch können sehr hellhörige geweckt werden, aber die Zimmer sind bei geschlossenen Fenstern auch sehr dicht. Der Weg zum Haus ist mit großem Auto etwas beschwerlich, weil eng und uneben.
Dafür überzeugt das Haus aber mit ausreichend Parkmöglichkeiten und mit bestmöglicher Ausstattung, angefangen bei Bettwäsche und Handtüchern, auch Liegehandtücher für den Pool sind vorhanden. Ordentliche Matratzen, sehr gute Fliegengitter vor den Fenstern und kleine Pröbchen im Badezimmer. Daneben gibt es genügend Sonnenschirme, Holzkohlegrill und Pizzaofen (bei uns war alles für den Gebrauch der Geräte vorhanden). Die Küche beinhaltet neben Geschirr auch Weingläser und Öffner, sowie eine Filter-Kaffeemaschine und eine Dolce Gusto Padvariante.
Vorhanden sind auch eine kleine Waschküche mit Bügeleisen, Bügelbrett und Waschmaschine, sowie zweitem Kühlschrank, was bei der Zahl der Personen die untergebracht werden können viel wert ist. Wir waren insgesamt sehr begeistert von der Sauberkeit, der tollen Lage mit Meerblick und der super guten Ausstattung des Hauses. Die Besitzerin kümmert sich sehr herzlich, spricht aber nur Italienisch.Would you recommend this property to a friend? Yes
This villa is excellent from a bedroom to pool to facilities perspective. However, please be cautious that the driveway into the villa is along a very narrow alley and with a few angles to navigate. We got our rental car scratched so, this holiday cost is 50% more than we intended to. I didn't read about this anywhere on the documents we were sent, nor from other reviews.
We stayed for a week in this beautiful, spacious villa, in a lovely elevated, peaceful location. We found the villa to be very clean. The weather was wonderful and we really appreciated the air conditioning in some of the bedrooms. The villa garden was well kept with a lovely large pool and poolside sun beds. We enjoyed the outside pizza oven and bbq. The views from the upstairs terrace were beautiful. Would definitely recommend a stay in this lovely villa.
Would you recommend this property to a friend? Yes
