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Relais & Chateaux Hotel Locanda l'Elisa, Via Nuova per Pisa 1952, I-55050 Massa Pisana / Lucca.
Locanda l'Elisa, a villa with a pretty deep lavander facade, is just ten minutes drive away from the walled-medioeval town of Lucca away and ...
... it offers excellent hospitality as well as a warm family atmosphere.
Soft Tuscan light floods through windows of elegant suites decorated with marble fireplaces, luxurious damask fabrics, canopy beds and beautiful antique furniture. A sumptous mauve and white villa was restored for one of Princess Elisa's, duchess of the town and sister of Napoleon III, civil servants.
From the five-star Hotel Locanda l'Elisa it is easy to reach the historical, natural and artistic patrimony of Tuscany:
- Lucca and Pisa, with their unmatchable architectural treasures dating from Medieval and Renaissance periods are only a few minutes away,
- Florence can be reached in 30 minutes, but you should not miss a few special itineraries:
- The villas and country churches of the hills around Lucca, Barga, Bagni di Lucca and the green Garfagnana Mountains in the footsteps of past travellers and the marble of Michelangelo in the quarries of the Versilia. Within one day comfortable excursions can be made to
- Siena, Volterra, Arezzo, the Chianti, the Valdelsa or the Valdarno. You can enjoy the treasurs of such small and precious towns as
- San Miniato, San Gimignano and Certaldo, the very heart of genuine Tuscan landscape, art and gastronomy.
Indeed traces of this operation of the early 1800's were visible in the colours and the decorations of the front, partially discovered under white wash and in the remaining decorations, found in the garden.
In trasforming the premises to and hotel, or rather to an elegant countryhouse, these previous devorations have been considered to obtain the ten suites, the hall and sitting room: Indeed furniture of the 1800's has been used, fine antiques and paintings, draperies and walls covered in damask fabrics create a elegant residence, the wooden parts and internal fittings as per the decorations discovered in the area, carried out by specialized artisans.
The transformation of the poor area around the villa into a flourishing garden full of trees, bushes, flowers and aquatic plants has been the most expensive operation of the entire restoration. The rich vegetation and the many colours of the garden today certainly recompensate the fatigue. Of the previous garden after years of abandonment, only five big trees remained.
Accommodation features: In Locanda l'Elisa's conversion to a hotel, though one should prefer to say House, account was taken of the precedent decoration, creating 10 suites and the salons with eighteenth century furniture, fabrics and carpets designed on the basis of illustrations from the period, and the doors and woodwork taken from the motif found on site.
Locanda l'ELisa is composed of eight Juniorsuites, plus one Double Room and one Single Room. Furniture of the 1800's, fine antiques and paintings, draperies and walls covered in damask fabrics create an elegant residence. Some of the Suites have a four poster bed and all the rooms are equipped with all comforts: air conditioning/heating system, IDD phones, Tv sat, modem access, radio, safe box with personal code, minibar, hairdryer. The rooms are sound proof and high quality technical equipment means that the villa is perfectly air-conditioned.
Dining: Enjoy a romantic dinner on the Gazebo "Belle Epoque" verandah overlooking the park and savour one of the exceptional local vintages. The restaurant is situated in a victorian style winter garden surrounded by a luxuriant garden of bushes, flowers and acquatic plants, crossed by a burbling brook. Here you can have lunch and dinner, here you'll find a refined service and high standard local cuisine accompanied by excellent wines. Enjoy your apéritif or after dinner drink at the cozy hotel bar.
Sports and Wellness: The garden is crossed by a burbling brook. And there is an irregular shaped green painted refreshing swimming pool, which fits perfectly into the scenary, giving the impression of a small lake surrounded by grass and plants.
In the surroundings you can enjoy horse back riding, fishing, golf, tennis, cycling, skiing, surfing, sailing, walking.
Within one day comfortable excursions can be made: To Siena, Volterra, Arezzo, the Chianti, the Valdelsa, the Valdarno.
Additional features: Room service. Car park. Baby sitting. Small pets allowed on request.
Room rates: Approximate EUR:
- Single Room Standard: From 180 (low season-ls) to 200 (high season-hs)
- Double Room Standard: From 240 (ls) to 285 (hs)
- Junior Suites Standard: From 285 (ls) to 450 (hs)
Rates per room and night inclusive of breakfast.
Ask for our special packages like "3 days stay", "Lucca and its Villas", "Food & Wine", "Honeymoon", "Lucca and Pisa", "Puccini - famous composer" and "Spa-Stay".
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