Ostuni holiday villa: Ceglie Messapica

Southern Italy near Ostuni delightful villa with pool & panoramic views

Description Villa, 80 m²,
3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 6, 2 Bathrooms
Facilities rural, pool, garden, terrace, internet access
Rates per property (GBP)
£130 - £150/night 
£650 - £1,200/week 
Peter Hawkins
+44 (0)7836-266328
+39 329-4911811
Speaks: English

Photos and Description of this Ostuni holiday villa Self-catering rental with pool sleeps 4/6 rural location 25 min to beach.

Villa Bellavista is located in southern Italy (the heel bit) on a hilltop between Ostuni and Ceglie with a panorama that takes in 3 ancient hilltop towns & far reaching views away to Brindisi & the sea. On the neighbouring hill is a typical masseria (farmhouse) & peeping through the surrounding sea of olive trees are the cones of several trulli, a type of rustic conical stone building unique to this region. The 2/3 bedroom, 2 bathroom villa, set in a 2.5 acres of olive, fruit & nut trees and furnished in a cool, comfortable and contemporary style. The villa is adjacent to the owner’s house and guests have full exclusive use of the roof terrace, solar heated swimming pool, secluded plunge pool, BBQ wood-fired pizza oven & volleyball/badminton court. The slope of the hill is terraced and the upper terraces have been left semi-wild and have several strategically placed, secluded seating areas with splendid views.. Other facilities include free wifi internet connection and laundry.
Ostuni villa rental - pool & campo sportivo

pool & campo sportivo

Ostuni villa rental - View from upper terrace

View from upper terrace

Ostuni villa rental - Villa terrace

Villa terrace

Ostuni villa rental - One of the bedrooms

One of the bedrooms

Ostuni villa rental - Trullo terrace with fire-pit & wood pizza oven

Trullo terrace with fire-pit & wood pizza oven

Ostuni villa rental - Kitchen area

Kitchen area

Ostuni villa rental - Plunge pool

Plunge pool

Ostuni villa rental - Shady olive tree

Shady olive tree

Ostuni villa rental - Moroccan roof terrace by day

Moroccan roof terrace by day

Ostuni villa rental - pools from top terrace

pools from top terrace

Location: Ostuni in Italy

Nearest Airport: Brindisi at 50 Kilometres
Nearest Ferry: Brindisi at 50 Kilometres
Nearest Train: Ostini at 15 Kilometres
Nearest Motorway: Villanova at 20 Kilometres
Nearest Beach: beach at 25.0 Kilometres
Car: necessary
Only 10 min away is Ostuni, also known as the White City, a classic ancient Italian hill town with narrow cobblestone streets curved stairways and spectacular views over the Adriatic coastline. A great selection of restaurants, bars, antique shops and a 15th-century Gothic cathedral. The heel is only 30km wide making it easy to explore both coastlines of the Ionian and the Adriatic seas. The transparent sea with sandy beaches and rocky coves and the hillsides sweeping down in a glorious green spectrum create a cloak of olive groves and vineyards. Also within easy reach is Alberobello, the spectacularly bizarre Trulli Town, historic hilltop towns of Locorotondo and Martina Franca with its excellent shopping. Slightly further a field is Lecce, the ‘Florence of the south’ and the picturesque fishing harbour of Monopoli with it excellent seafood, Matera with its cave dwellings, Grotte di Castellana Italy’s largest cave system and romantic Polignano al Mare on the Adriatic cliffs.

Availability for this holiday villa rental in Ostuni, Italy

Updated:
Nov 28, 2009
Changeover Day: negotiable
November 2009
m t w t f s s
- - - - - - 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 - - - - - -
December 2009
m t w t f s s
- 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31 - - -
- - - - - - -
January 2010
m t w t f s s
- - - - 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
- - - - - - -
February 2010
m t w t f s s
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
March 2010
m t w t f s s
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31 - - - -
- - - - - - -
April 2010
m t w t f s s
- - - 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 - -
- - - - - - -
May 2010
m t w t f s s
- - - - - 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 - - - - - -
June 2010
m t w t f s s
- 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 - - - -
- - - - - - -
July 2010
m t w t f s s
- - - 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31 -
- - - - - - -
August 2010
m t w t f s s
- - - - - - 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31 - - - - -
September 2010
m t w t f s s
- - 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 - - -
- - - - - - -
October 2010
m t w t f s s
- - - - 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
- - - - - - -
Available
  
Unavailable
Special Offer

Rental Rates for this holiday villa in Ostuni, Italy

Rental Basis:
per property
Rental rates quoted in:
British Pounds
Convert Currency
Rental Rates
Dates Rates
Name of Period Begins Ends Weekly Week
Night
Weekend
Night
Minimum Stay
01 April 2010 - 30 April 2010 £650 £130 £130 3 Nights
01 May 2010 - 02 July 2010 £850 £150 £150 3 Nights
03 July 2010 - 03 September 2010 £1,200 - - 1 Week
04 September 2010 - 24 September 2010 £950 - - 1 Week
25 September 2010 - 29 October 2010 £650 £130 £130 3 Nights

Additional information about rental rates

  • Rates for November and December 2009 are negotiable.

Accommodation and facilities for this holiday villa rental in Ostuni, Italy

Property Type:
  • villa (detached)

Accommodation Type:
  • self-catering

Floor Area:
  • 80 m²

Location Type:
  • rural

Theme:
  • activity
  • away from it all

General:
  • filtered water
  • local activities guide
  • ceiling fans
  • hair dryer
  • local maps
  • local restaurant guide
  • toilet paper
  • activities guide
  • sunbed
  • central heating
  • linen provided
  • towels provided

Kitchen:
  • iron & board
  • clothes dryer
  • 4 ring stove
  • cooking utensils
  • toaster
  • grill
  • fridge
  • freezer
  • hob
  • oven
  • washing machine

Dining:
  • dining area
  • seating for 6 people

Bathrooms:
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Bathroom 1 - Toilet, Bath with Shower, The bath is a sit-up hip bath
    Bathroom 2 - Toilet, Shower Enclosure
  • The pool also has an outdoor shower with hot & cold water

Bedrooms:
  • 3 bedrooms, sleeps maximum of 6 people
  • Bedroom 1 - 1 Double Bed, wash basin
    Bedroom 2 - 1 Double Bed, wash basin
    Bedroom 3 - 2 Single Bed, doubles as indoor lounge area
  • The bedrooms have fans, fly screens, external Persian shutters & UK plug boards. The Persian screens allow good night-time ventilation. 2 of the bedrooms have wash hand basins.
Entertainment:
  • DVD
  • TV
  • radio
  • stereo system
  • CD
  • video library
  • books
  • books - fiction/non-fiction
  • games - all ages
  • games - kids
  • music library

Internet Access:
  • internet access
  • wireless broadband

Outside:
  • garden
  • terrace
  • barbecue
  • patio
  • veranda
  • bike
  • parking off street
  • conservatory
  • parking
  • child's swing
  • 6 garden chairs
  • 6 deck chairs
  • 5 bicycles

Swimming Pools:
  • private pool
  • outdoor pool
  • heated pool

Suitability:
  • suitable for elderly or infirm
  • children welcome
  • non smoking only
  • long term rentals available
  • pets not allowed

Local Activities:
  • swimming
  • walking
  • cycling

Onsite Equipment:
  • deck chairs

Attractions:
  • ATM/bank
  • caves
  • churches
  • fitness centre
  • groceries
  • library
  • museums
  • theme parks
  • water parks

Leisure Activities:
  • beachcombing
  • bird watching
  • live theatre
  • sight seeing
  • snorkelling

Nearby Attraction / Facility:
  • restaurants
  • winery tours
  • zoo

Nearby Services:
  • massage therapist

Notes: The villa is decorated in a cool & contemporary style with ceramic floors throughout. It is well equipped in all areas. Outside there is a BBQ, wood fired pizza oven & dining areas by the villa veranda, by the pool & on the trullo terrace which also has a fire pit. There is a variety of seating areas around the land for relaxing and enjoying the views. The pool has 6 sun loungers with 2 more by the plunge pool. Libraries of books, CDs and DVDs plus cards & a selection of board games. Free wireless broadband & use of the laundry room. On a safety note the pool is unfenced but has an even depth of 1.2 metres also the drystone terraces are unfenced. The land on which the property stands is gated and surrounded by hedges & drystone walls. The pool uses an electrolytic device which allows chemical levels to be kept safely at a low level. Meals available at an additional charge if you want eat at home without having to shop, cook & wash up. The 5 bicycles are used at guest's own risk.

Further details for this holiday villa rental in Ostuni, Italy

Activities: There is good walking and cycling on the country lanes around the villa. There are 5 bicycles that can be used free of charge (at guest's own risk). The sports court is suitable for badminton and volleyball and all the necessary equipment is provided free. The pool has an even depth of about 1.2metres and is good for water polo or volleyball. Croquet and boules are also available.

Food & Drink: The farm across the road sells cheese and eggs. There is another farm 15 mins cycle away that has a larger selection of local farm-made cheeses. Within 10 minutes drive there are other farms selling their own meat. There is a fabulous selection of local wines available from cantinas and enotecas in Ostuni and Ceglie. Being close to the coast fish is excellent and can be bought from fish shops and supermarkets or from the fishing ports of Villanova or Savelletri. For dining out there are 2 excellent restaurants 20 mins walk away that have no menus. They just cook what is of good quality , in season and often grown on their own land. The price is fixed for a meal and you need to book in advance and state any preferences you might. Ostuni and Ceglie have a good selection of excellent restaurants offering a wide range of Italian cuisine. Should you want to try cooking a pizza in our outdoor wood-fired oven wood can be bought locally or we can do it for you.

Meet & Greet: We can meet you and guide you in if you have any concerns about finding us. We can also arrange a pre-arrival shop to make sure you have essentials waiting for you at the villa. If we are in at home we can provide meals if you want to stay in but not cook.

Other Activities: Badminton, volleyball, croquet, boules

Learn more about this holiday rental at the owner's website:

Reviews for this holiday villa rental in Ostuni, Italy

Rating
5 out of 5

'Way, way better than we expected.'

steve & marjolein Amsterdam, Netherlands
Review Submitted: October 2, 2009 Date of Stay: July 2009
After the drive from Amsterdam our pains started to ease the minute we drove up the impressive tree-lined drive to Bella Vista. And three minutes later, when we saw the inviting pool and the spacious grounds basking in the warm evening sun, the cramp in both my legs melted away. It looked as if the biggest worry for the next week would be deciding which of the many hammocks to have a siesta in.
The villa itself is neat and clean and tidy and has every comfort you probably have at home, as well as kitchen utensils you probably didn't even know existed. But apart from sleeping and cooking pasta we spent virtually no time indoors. On our first night Jenny and Pete Hawkins, the owners, fired up the forno and made pizzas. Other nights we barbecued livestock and interesting local produce. We ate every meal outside, and the kids took outdoor living to the extreme by preferring to spend their nights out under the stars, sleeping on futons on the huge roof terrace.During the day everyone sought out their own favourite spots – in hammocks on the top of the hill some distance from the pool, in hammocks at the bottom of the hill nearer the pool, on sun loungers under the large shady tree overlooking the pool, on the volleyball/badminton court next to the pool, on sunbeds around the pool, on airbeds on top the pool, in the pool. The pool is perfect for doing 100 lengths before breakfast (25mins), synchronised airbed surfing, or just as something to focus on while you drink cheap wine and vegetate.
It was tough but we did manage to force ourselves off this Puglian pleasuredome to do some sightseeing. Southern Puglia is famous for its trulli – odd, pixie-hatted dry stone dwellings which the boys from UNESCO have designated a World Heritage Site. The concial turrets of the spectacular trulli town of Alberobello looks like a scrum of nuns, overrun, it has to be said, by a scrum of tourists. One evening we wandered around the mazy lanes of Ostuni old town walking off a few kilos of excess pizza and ice cream. We also made it to the perfectly fine beach at Pilone. The high spot of our excursions was to Matera, which has such an ancient, biblical feel that it regularly acts as a body double for Jerusalem in films. We ate a packed lunch in the shade of Golgotha, as depicted in Mel Gibson's film 'The Passion of the Christ'.
But, as usual, kids are the best critics. We asked them what they thought of Puglia and Bella Vista: 'Way, way better than we expected. Yeh. Cool.'
Did you find this review helpful? Yes No Helpful votes: 1/1
 

Reviews are the subjective opinions of HomeAway Holiday-Rentals travellers and not of HomeAway UK Ltd.

Make an enquiry now

Contact Details
*
*
*
*
*
When are you travelling?
How many are in your party?
Your message to the owner

Speaks: English

(Maximum 500 Characters.  characters remaining.)
 
* Required

Peter Hawkins

Telephone: +44 (0)7836 266328

Alt. Phone: +39 329 4911811

International: +44 (0)7836 266328
Help dialing internationally

Speaks: English

This advertiser has been with HomeAway Holiday-Rentals since 2007


The contents of this form will be sent direct by email to the advertiser and will only to be used to enquire about booking this property. Any other use constitutes an abuse of HomeAway Holiday-Rentals systems. You may also receive our email newsletters targeted to your interests by HomeAway Holiday-Rentals. You can reference our privacy statement for more information.

Privacy Statement
This email goes direct to the advertiser. You should be notified within 30 seconds that it has been sent. HomeAway Holiday-Rentals also keeps an archive copy as a back-up for advertisers. HomeAway Holiday-Rentals will also add your email address to its mailing list. This list is used exclusively by us for newsletters and notification of special offers. The HomeAway Holiday-Rentals mailing list is not given, sold, or lent to any third party. If you wish to have your email address removed from the HomeAway Holiday-Rentals list, please click remove. See our privacy policy for more information.

Sending your request....

Other Holiday Rentals in Ostuni, Brindisi

Ostuni house holiday rental

 - Property 85806
, 1 Bathroom, Sleeps 2
  • Ostuni the white city
  • house
  • beach, city centre
  • garden
Rates per property (GBP)
£63/night
£441/week

Ostuni villa holiday rental

 - Property 630185a
2 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, 2 Separate Toilets, Sleeps 5
  • Terra Sessana. Prestigious complex with Trulli and private pool
  • villa
Rates per property (GBP)
£811 - £1,351/week

Ostuni villa holiday rental

 - Property 589776a
2 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, 2 Separate Toilets, Sleeps 8
  • villa
Rates per property (GBP)
£811 - £1,171/week

See More Holiday Accommodation in Ostuni