“Umbria's best kept secret- thousands of hectares of pristine woodland dotted with lovingly restored luxury villas. Simple elegant interiors, professional level kitchens, private pools and lovely gardens. The communal areas include a fabulous restaurant, farm shop and a chic bar. Heaven.”
“Umbria's best kept secret- thousands of hectares of pristine woodland dotted with lovingly restored luxury villas. Simple elegant interiors, professional level kitchens, private pools and lovely gardens. The communal areas include a fabulous restaurant, farm shop and a chic bar. Heaven.”
Hotel Review
La Tenuta di Murlo is a secluded and privately owned estate in an idyllic Renaissance landscape, with limitless unbroken views and ideally positioned for excursions to the finest cultural highlights in Europe. There are five villas for rent - Caminata, Torre, San Savino, Santa Croce and Subtillia, all reached via several kilometres (in some cases) of dirt track, so hiring a car is essential, though Perugia airport is only 25 minutes away. Each villa has its own unique character, decorated in individual style under owner Carlottas’ careful eye, with plush sofas, cool sitting rooms, thick masonry walls against the summer hear, huge master bedrooms, and fabulous gardens and terraces with views for miles, and pools to die for. A couple of the villas can be split up into apartments for smaller family groups. They have daily maid service, plus breakfast in a box delivered from the estate restaurant, and meals can also be cooked by the restaurant's chefs in situ, if required. The restaurant is at the entrance to the estate, next to the 18 hole Robert Trent Jones Jr designed golf course, so for golfers this is a paradise, though for non-golfers it’s far enough away from the villas for this not to feel like a golfing resort, which it certainly isn’t. It serves a mix of good local dishes. To relieve the seclusion - this would be an ideal place for a novel writer, for example - the position of the estate makes it a near perfect base for exploring the cultural gems of central Italy - Todi, Assisi, Cortona, Florence and Rome, as well as charming local hill villages you will never have heard of, such as Montone. In short, La Tenuta di Murlo has a perfect combination of total but relaxed comfort, restful seclusion, stunning landscape and gardens, fabulous food, and easy to reach culture when you want it. The only thing they are lacking is an estate spa, though they do offer in villa treatments, yoga and guided meditation. But they are working on the spa. Watch this space!
Written by James Dunford Wood
Recommended For
- Cooking classes
- Take the very best of Umbrian cooking home with you and take part in the fantastic cookery courses available on site.
- Foodies
- Relax in your villa with a private chef cooking up a storm, or sip on an aperitivo at the glamorous Orangerie bar
- Hideaway
- Take the Old Mill villa, complete with hot spring spa, for an exclusive two room wellness getaway.
- Great walks
- This is a nature lovers heaven with thousands of hectares of pristine forested hills to explore.
- Wine tasting
- Glean all the knowledge you can from the esates in house expert sommeliers.
- Local markets
- The old farmhouse holds a charming farm shop as well as a restaurant.
- Good wine list
- Sit-out Terrace
- Outstanding location
- Quiet
- Secluded setting
- Free wifi
- Charming
- Exclusive use
- Child friendly
- Antiques
- Self catering
- Self catering to rent
- Restaurant
- Hills & mountains
Facilities
- Views
- Bicycle hire
- Sit-out Terrace
- Internet
- Outdoor dining
- In room DVD
- Airport transfer
- Private chef / butler
- Parking
- Good wine list
- Wifi
- Free wifi
- Air conditioning
- Satellite / Cable TV
- Private villas
- Child friendly
- Garden
- Swimming Pool
- Self catering to rent
- Restaurant
Activities
- Cooking classes
- Take the very best of Umbrian cooking home with you and take part in the fantastic cookery courses available on site.
- Great walks
- This is a nature lovers heaven with thousands of hectares of pristine forested hills to explore.
- Wine tasting
- Glean all the knowledge you can from the esates in house expert sommeliers.
- Local markets
- The old farmhouse holds a charming farm shop as well as a restaurant.
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Other Reviews
A hideaway in Umbria
Originally published by Hotel Guru blog (view article)
Tenuta di Murlo
"This clutch of five-star villas and suites scattered across the vast wooded expanse of the Murlo estate in the heart of Umbria takes the “slow travel” ethos to new heights. Check into one of these chic boltholes—each with private pool, staff and idyllic views—to check out of the relentless pace of modern life"
Originally published by The Telegraph (view article)
The Umbrian Estate With Ambitious Plans
"Now you’ll see the buildings’ original stone, vaulted ceilings and wooden beams paired with reclaimed terra cotta floors, swathes of marble, gleaming glass and stylish furnishings created by local artisans and international designers."
Originally published by Forbes (view article)
Tranquility in the Umbrian hills
"Each of the villas has a feeling and identity all its own. In fact, many of the regulars have a favourite they stay in every year, so if you do fall in love with a certain villa it might be worth booking it out at least a year in advance."
Originally published by The Week (view article)
