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Friday 8th August 2008

La Serena Luxury Italian Country Guest House

Castiglione Della Valle
Perugia
Umbria
06072
ITALY

Tel: 01772 814 555
Fax: 0845 890 2119
Email: Click here

Summary: Italian country guest house offering bed & breakfast (and optional evening meals) with 6 guest rooms (1 with wheelchair access) and sleeping a maximum of 14 people. In an imposing detached villa in peaceful rural surroundings. 15 mins drive from Perugia and Lake Trasimeno. Set amongst old hillside towns and villages, the area around La Serena is typical of the beautiful varying countryside of Umbria. (NOTE: photos of the bathroom are prior to the grab bars being fitted (early Feb 07))

Services Available

Rooms

  • B&B has 6 Rooms
  • Level Access Shower
  • Air Conditioning
  • Manual Shower Chair
  • Room Alarm

Exterior

  • Disabled Parking
  • Pool with Standard Access

Communications

  • Static Phone
  • Internet Connection via PC

Property

  • Alternative Meals
  • Non Smoking
  • Assitant Animals Welcome
Entrance Description
  • Entrance Doorway Width: 120cm
  • The wheelchair accessible accommodation (the Ciliega Suite) has seperate access from the main terrace, which has a vehicle driving ramp. Cars can be stopped right outside the room entrance.
  • Alternative Entrance - Recommended for wheelchair access
Numbers of Rooms
  • Number of Accessible Bedrooms (with En-suite): 1
  • Number of Accessible Bathrooms: 1
Accessible Room Facts
  • Family Rooms Available
  • Bedroom doorway width: 88cm
  • Bed height (Floor to top of mattress): 63cm
  • Height of space under bed: 40cm
  • Room lights can be switched off from bed
  • Lower hanging clothes rail
  • Bathroom Doorway Width: 88cm
  • Height of lowest toilet (from floor to seat): 48cm
  • Height of highest toilet (from floor to seat): 48cm
  • Toilets with Left Transfer Available
  • Toilet grab rails on both sides
  • Shower has grab rails
  • Shower has a drop down chair
  • Bathroom Alarm
Exterior Description
  • Enjoy a barbecue or home made pizza on the terrace, fresh from the outdoor oven or simply relax with a good book from our guest library - the choice is yours. La Serena is surrounded by private gardens for your relaxation, most are wheelchair accessible. There are areas to sit and relax, a lawned games area, a herb and vegetable garden producing fresh produce for use in the kitchen. We also keep ducks and chickens
Location
  • Distance to nearest Town: 2 miles
  • A car is essential to get around. Small town with bar, bank, pharmacy, small supermarket, vineyard (cantina), post office. There are two restaurants within 1 mile.
Additional Services
  • All ground floor areas have been constructed to be wheelchair friendly. Corridors 125cm, Doorways 90cm, vehicle ramp to terrace for unloading. The disabled guest needs to be accompanied by a partner or carer. La Serena is ideally situated to explore Umbria, the Green Heart of Italy & Tuscany. Umbria is famous for it's local feste - festivals. Umbria Jazz in Perugia and Orvieto, Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto,one of Europe's longest running arts and music festivals.Culture of another sort is celebrated each Autumn at Perugia's chocolate festival. Almost every Umbrian village stages its own festival.
Flight Details
  • Nearest Airport to the accommodation: Perugia (30 min drive)
  • Aproximate flight time from London to Perugia (30 min drive) = 2 hours

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Avg. Customer Review: 5 stars



5 stars = We would give La Serena our unqualified recommendation.

Reviewer: Bill Mcculloch from Glasgow, Scotland

Review

We enjoyed our holiday at La Serena very much. It is well situated with pleasant views over fields and hills . Lake Trasimeno , Perugia and Assissi are well within reach by car (20 minutes – 1 hour) , but there are magical scenes and villages at every turn on every road we drove on . One of us is a wheelchair user (MS) , and the very large room we stayed in was very suitable for us . Access is directly from the front of the house through large doors into the room, which is beautifully furnished but uncluttered. The shower-room is great, with a shower wheelchair and correctly placed grab rails, and well designed wash hnd basins . The dining room is fully accessible , with similar direct access from the front verandah. The house stayed amazingly cool and pleasant although the temperature was often over 30 when we were there . During our stay , dinner was available on alternate nights . The food was lovely , and it was a good opportunity to chat with the other guests , while allowing us freedom to explore the other excellent and accessible restaurants in the vicinity. We appreciated the privacy we were given . The hosts were very friendly and helpful , but never forced information on us – we really felt that they were pleased to help us with our special and peculiar needs , rather than being burdened by them. The result was that we felt , possibly for the first time on holiday , as relaxed as we do at home. We would give La Serena our unqualified recommendation.

21st June 2007


 


 
 

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