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Podere di Venezia

Authentic Italy - Green Vacations - Family Lodgings - Near the Airport

     
Character: Family home with a nice garden and three beautifully furnished apartments.
Advantages: Good logistics for day trips and grocery shopping; fenced-in yard is safe for kids; English-speaking owners.
Location: 1 km from Mira, half an hour's drive from Venice. Take the nearby train anywhere in the Veneto. Easy access to/from the airport. Click here to see a map.
Size: Five apartments. One is on the ground floor of the main home and has a living room, eat-in kitchen, one queen bedroom and one twin bedroom, and bathroom with tub. Two is upstairs in the former barn and has a living room with queen bed and kitchenette, and bathroom with shower. Three is on the ground floor of the barn and has a living room with fireplace, double sleep sofa and kitchenette, double bedroom and bathroom with shower. Four is on the ground floor of the main house and has a living room with sleep sofa and kitchenette, queen bedroom and bathroom with stall shower. It can be connected to Five, which is upstairs and features a living room, kitchenette, queen bedroom, twin bedroom, and a bathroom with bathtub. Each apartment has a private area in the garden.
Features: TV, swimming pool, window screens, ceiling fans, shared washing machine, ice machine, wireless Internet access throughout.
Minimum stay: Two nights (Saturday to Saturday in Peak Season).
Disadvantages: One large and two small dogs. All are very friendly.
Car needed: Yes.

This flowering paradise is just 10 miles from Venice and only slightly farther from Padua and the beaches of Jesolo. Its location makes it a perfect place to come home to after a long day of sightseeing, and its delightful young owners Fabienne and Giulio and their two children will make you feel at home the minute you drive through the automatic gates.

There are five guest apartments on the property. Your hosts live upstairs in the large brick house, which is typical of farm homes in the Veneto region. One (915 sq. ft.) is downstairs, comprised of two double bedrooms (one with twin beds and one with a queen bed), a bathroom with tub, eat-in kitchen and living room. Most of the furniture is antique, of the delicate Venetian variety. Two (320 sq. ft.) is an adorable studio upstairs; it offers a living room with queen bed and kitchenette, and bathroom with shower. Three (540 sq. ft.) has a living/dining room with fireplace, table for four, double sleep sofa and kitchenette (stove, 4 burners and mini-fridge), double bedroom with queen bed, and bathroom with shower. Four (450 sq. ft.) is on the ground floor and has a living room with sleep sofa and kitchenette, queen bedroom and bathroom with stall shower. It can be connected to Five (625 sq.ft.), which occupies the entire upstairs of the former barn just behind the main house. It has terracotta floors and eaved wood-beamed ceilings with skylights. There is a large living room with double sleep sofa and television, a modern eat-in kitchen with stove, range top and full fridge, a double bedroom with twin beds and en suite bathroom with shower and, secluded at the end of the hallway, a second bedroom with queen bed and bathroom with bathtub. Sunlight streams in through large screened windows in all the apartments, which have ceiling fans and look out onto the spacious garden. Here you are welcome to lounge in the sun, eat a lazy lunch or play a game of ping pong. There are three very friendly dogs to keep you company, and occasionally a chicken or two may stroll past. Parents can relax with a book or check their email, knowing their children can play unattended, as the entire property is encircled by a fence.

As relaxing as it all sounds, you're not liable to spend much time on the farm. After all, this is the famed Brenta River region! You'll want to set aside a day to tour the palatial villas that line the river banks (pack a picnic lunch to enjoy on one of the lawns). Or rent a mountain bike from your hosts: because this is one of the flatest regions in Italy, it's one of the easiest to tour by bicycle. On other days Venice is yours to explore, after an easy bus ride or quick drive to the municipal parking structure. Padova, Chioggia and Vicenza are all less than an hour away. And then there's Treviso, often called "Little Venice" because of its beautiful canals. Wrongly (but thankfully!) neglected by mass tourism, it is romantic and picturesque. If that's not enough for you, it's also the home of radicchio, which you can taste in myriad ways at a veritable bevy of world-class restaurants.

     


PLEASE CHECK THE CHARTS BELOW FOR THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER
OF DAYS AND PEOPLE FOR YOU

2010 Prices for Two Nights (per apartment)
  Jan. 9-March 27
April 10-May 1
Sept. 25-Dec. 18		 Dec. 19-Jan. 9, 2010
March 27-April 10
May 1-June 26
Aug. 28-Sept. 25
Dec. 18-Jan. 8, 2011 		June 26-July 3
Aug. 21-28		 July 3-Aug. 21
For Two People
Apartment Two 182.00 EURO 199.00 EURO 233.00 EURO N/A
Apartment Three 207.00 EURO 250.00 EURO N/A N/A
Apartment Four 207.00 EURO 250.00 EURO N/A N/A
For Three People
Apartment Two 182.00 EURO 199.00 EURO 233.00 EURO N/A
Apartment Three 224.50 EURO 267.00 EURO N/A N/A
Apartment Four 224.50 EURO 267.00 EURO N/A N/A
For Four People
Apartment One 275.50 EURO 305.50 EURO N/A N/A
Apartment Two 182.00 EURO 199.00 EURO 233.00 EURO N/A
Apartment Three 241.50 EURO 284.00 EURO N/A N/A
Apartment Four 241.50 EURO 284.00 EURO N/A N/A
Apartment Five 275.50 EURO 305.50 EURO N/A N/A
For Five People
Apartment One 292.50 EURO 322.50 EURO N/A N/A
Apartment Five 292.50 EURO 322.50 EURO N/A N/A



2010 Prices for Three Nights (per apartment)
  Jan. 9-March 27
April 10-May 1
Sept. 25-Dec. 18		 Dec. 19, 2009-Jan. 9, 2010
March 27-April 10
May 1-June 26
Aug. 28-Sept. 25
Dec. 18-Jan. 8, 2011 		June 26-July 3
Aug. 21-28		 July 3-Aug. 21
For Two People
Apartment Two 264.00 EURO 290.00 EURO 341.00 EURO N/A
Apartment Three 307.00 EURO 366.50 EURO N/A N/A
Apartment Four 307.00 EURO 366.50 EURO N/A N/A
For Three People
Apartment Two 264.00 EURO 290.00 EURO 341.00 EURO N/A
Apartment Three 332.50 EURO 392.00 EURO N/A N/A
Apartment Four 332.50 EURO 392.00 EURO N/A N/A
For Four People
Apartment One 392.00 EURO 439.00 EURO N/A N/A
Apartment Two 264.50 EURO 290.00 EURO 341.00 EURO N/A
Apartment Three 358.00 EURO 400.50 EURO N/A N/A
Apartment Four 358.00 EURO 400.50 EURO N/A N/A
Apartment Five 392.00 EURO 439.00 EURO N/A N/A
For Five People
Apartment One 417.50 EURO 464.50 EURO N/A N/A
Apartment Five 417.50 EURO 464.50 EURO N/A N/A



2010 Prices for Four Nights (per apartment)
  Jan. 9-March 27
April 10-May 1
Sept. 25-Dec. 18		 Dec. 19, 2009-Jan. 9, 2010
March 27-April 10
May 1-June 26
Aug. 28-Sept. 25
Dec. 18-Jan. 8, 2011 		June 26-July 3
Aug. 21-28		 July 3-Aug. 21
For Two People
Apartment Two 347.00 EURO 381.00 EURO 432.00 EURO N/A
Apartment Three 402.50 EURO 479.00 EURO N/A N/A
Apartment Four 402.50 EURO 479.00 EURO N/A N/A
For Three People
Apartment Two 347.00 EURO 381.00 EURO 432.00 EURO N/A
Apartment Three 428.00 EURO 513.00 EURO N/A N/A
Apartment Four 428.00 EURO 513.00 EURO N/A N/A
For Four People
Apartment One 508.50 EURO 572.50 EURO N/A N/A
Apartment Two 347.00 EURO 381.00 EURO 432.00 EURO N/A
Apartment Three 462.00 EURO 547.00 EURO N/A N/A
Apartment Four 462.00 EURO 547.00 EURO N/A N/A
Apartment Five 508.50 EURO 572.50 EURO N/A N/A
For Five People
Apartment One 542.50 EURO 606.50 EURO N/A N/A
Apartment Five 542.50 EURO 606.50 EURO N/A N/A



2010 Prices for Five Nights (per apartment)
  Jan. 9-March 27
April 10-May 1
Sept. 25-Dec. 18		 Dec. 19, 2009-Jan. 9, 2010
March 27-April 10
May 1-June 26
Aug. 28-Sept. 25
Dec. 18-Jan. 8, 2011 		June 26-July 3
Aug. 21-28		 July 3-Aug. 21
For Two People
Apartment Two 429.50 EURO 463.50 EURO 531.50 EURO N/A
Apartment Three 485.00 EURO 561.50 EURO N/A N/A
Apartment Four 485.00 EURO 561.50 EURO N/A N/A
For Three People
Apartment Two 429.50 EURO 463.50 EURO 531.50 EURO N/A
Apartment Three 523.00 EURO 625.00 EURO N/A N/A
Apartment Four 523.00 EURO 625.00 EURO N/A N/A
For Four People
Apartment One 608.00 EURO 689.00 EURO N/A N/A
Apartment Two 429.50 EURO 463.50 EURO 531.50 EURO N/A
Apartment Three 561.50 EURO 663.50 EURO N/A N/A
Apartment Four 561.50 EURO 663.50 EURO N/A N/A
Apartment Five 608.00 EURO 689.00 EURO N/A N/A
For Five People
Apartment One 650.500 EURO 731.50 EURO N/A N/A
Apartment Five 650.500 EURO 731.50 EURO N/A N/A



2010 Prices for Six Nights (per apartment)
  Jan. 9-March 27
April 10-May 1
Sept. 25-Dec. 18		 Dec. 19, 2009-Jan. 9, 2010
March 27-April 10
May 1-June 26
Aug. 28-Sept. 25
Dec. 18-Jan. 8, 2011 		June 26-July 3
Aug. 21-28		 July 3-Aug. 21
For Two People
Apartment Two 512.00 EURO 546.00 EURO 631.00 EURO N/A
Apartment Three 576.00 EURO 627.00 EURO N/A N/A
Apartment Four 576.00 EURO 627.00 EURO N/A N/A
For Three People
Apartment Two 512.00 EURO 546.00 EURO 631.00 EURO N/A
Apartment Three 605.50 EURO 729.00 EURO N/A N/A
Apartment Four 605.50 EURO 729.00 EURO N/A N/A
For Four People
Apartment One 707.50 EURO 805.50 EURO N/A N/A
Apartment Two 512.00 EURO 546.00 EURO 631.00 EURO N/A
Apartment Three 648.00 EURO 771.50 EURO N/A N/A
Apartment Four 648.00 EURO 771.50 EURO N/A N/A
Apartment Five 707.50 EURO 805.50 EURO N/A N/A
For Five People
Apartment One 754.50 EURO 843.50 EURO N/A N/A
Apartment Five 754.50 EURO 843.50 EURO N/A N/A



2010 Weekly Prices (per apartment)
  Jan. 9-March 27
April 10-May 1
Sept. 25-Dec. 18		 Dec. 19, 2009-Jan. 9, 2010
March 27-April 10
May 1-June 26
Aug. 28-Sept. 25
Dec. 18-Jan. 8, 2011 		June 26-July 3
Aug. 21-28		 July 3-Aug. 21
For Two People
Apartment Two 606.00 EURO 648.50 EURO 742.00 EURO 827.00 EURO
Apartment Three 678.50 EURO 789.00 EURO 916.50 EURO 1022.50 EURO
Apartment Four 678.50 EURO 789.00 EURO 916.50 EURO 1022.50 EURO
For Three People
Apartment Two 606.00 EURO 648.50 EURO 742.00 EURO 827.00 EURO
Apartment Three 712.50 EURO 835.50 EURO 976.00 EURO 1092.00 EURO
Apartment Four 712.50 EURO 835.50 EURO 976.00 EURO 1092.00 EURO
For Four People
Apartment One 818.50 EURO 933.50 EURO 1095.00 EURO 1218.00 EURO
Apartment Two 606.00 EURO 648.50 EURO 742.00 EURO 827.00 EURO
Apartment Three 750.50 EURO 882.50 EURO 1035.50 EURO 1141.50 EURO
Apartment Four 750.50 EURO 882.50 EURO 1035.50 EURO 1141.50 EURO
Apartment Five 818.50 EURO 933.50 EURO 1095.00 EURO 1218.00 EURO
For Five People
Apartment One 869.50 EURO 984.50 EURO 1158.50 EURO 1294.50 EURO
Apartment Five 869.50 EURO 984.50 EURO 1158.50 EURO 1294.50 EURO



THE FOLLOWING DATES ARE ALREADY BOOKED IN 2010:
Apartment One: July 10-23, July 31-Aug. 13, Aug. 21-27
Apartment Two: Feb. 13-15, April 3-9, Sept. 26-29
Apartment Three: Feb. 13-16, May 22-June 4, June 19-July 16, Aug. 21-27, Sept. 18-Oct. 1
Apartment Four: May 22-June 4, May 23-June 4, Sept. 4-10
Apartment Five: June 25-July 2, July 10-16, July 31-Aug. 28



For this property:
Prices include: taxes, services, one set of linens, utilities except telephone (only available at One)
Metered telephone and heating are paid separately to the owner; along with 2.50 Euro/hour to use the owner's computer and Internet access, or 15 Euro/week to use their wireless with your own laptop
Mandatory Weekly cleaning fee: 13 Euro/person (minimum 40 Euro/apartment for Four and Five)

The pool is open April 30-October 1, and the price includes pool towels. If weather permits the pool to be open before or after those dates, a one-time local fee of 20 Euro/person will be charged for anyone who wishes to use it

French, Italian, German and very good English spoken
Homemade dinner available upon request
Mountain bikes available for rent
Tennis courts are 2 km away

Check-in: 10 am-7pm (apartments are guaranteed ready by 3 pm; if you arrive earlier, you may leave your bags in the meantime)
Check-out: 8-10am
Refundable security deposit: 300 Euro/week

Click here for information about private transfers to the property.

Please note that you need a car to stay here.

It is not possible to guarantee Internet access at any property, because the property does not generate the service, it merely provides access from a server. If the server experiences any kind of problem at all, the property regrets it cannot be responsible for any inconvenience caused by subsequent lack of service.

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