Villa Caruso is a contemporary 3 bedroom Italian Lakes villa with fantastic lake views just a short drive from the nearest restaurants and lakeside beaches. It has WIFI, a private terrace, three additional private balconies, Wii games console and small library of books for guests to enjoy.
This Italian Lakes villa is located within a short drive of the lakeside and only 3 miles north of the busy lakeside town of Luino with its good selection of shops, bars and restaurants. Less than 5 miles from the Swiss border, the villa also provides easy access to the Swiss towns of Lugano and Locarno. Lake Como is a one hour drive and trains run direct from Luino to Milan in an hour. All this makes this Italian Lakes villa a really convenient base to enjoy some sightseeing.
The villa is laid out over 3 levels. On the ground floor there is a large open plan living, dining and kitchen area leading out onto a teak decked terrace with superb lake views. Up some stairs, there is a bathroom and 2 bedrooms, one double bedroom with balcony with lake view and one twin bedroom with views to the countryside. Up another flight of stairs there is an extremely spacious master bedroom with kingsize bed. This has a large ensuite bathroom with shower, 'his and her' sinks and jacuzzi bath. There are two balconies for this room, one with lake views and one with views to the hills. The property is fully equipped with all the mod cons guests could want including flatscreen TV, DVD player and Wii games console. There is also a Nespresso coffee machine in the property.
The owners have also gone to great lengths to make this Italian Lakes villa family friendly, providing a travel cot, highchair and pushchair free of charge. There is also a selection of toys, board games and children's DVDs.
There is parking at the property. The villa shares 3 parking spaces with an adjacent villa. However, some guests may find the driveway to this Italian Lakes villa quite steep but if guests are nervous about the approach, then there is plenty of space to park on the main road at the top of the drive.
The Italian Lakes villa is located just outside the centre of Dumenza, a hillside village sitting above Lake Maggiore. Dumenza has a small supermarket as well as a small cafe / bar and restaurant. In the other direction at the bottom of the hill is Colmegna, a small but very pretty lakeside village. The nearest large town is Luino. Luino is a lakeside town that has seen massive improvements over the past 10 years. The lakefront has seen considerable investment. The lakeside shop facades have been restored and the old lakeside car park has been transformed into a beautiful lawned park area, the perfect setting to enjoy an evening passeggiata. Notably, Luino businesses don't shut down in the Winter due to its thriving local population. This is a stunning part of Italy, beautiful to enjoy all year round. There are a whole host of activities to enjoy from water sports and lake swimming in the Summer, to skiing in the Winter and with superb sightseeing opportunities on offer throughout the year. The villa is situated in a quiet, rural hamlet. The location is quiet and peaceful and guests are lucky enough to often enjoy the company of two wild peacocks who live in the nearby tree. A mountain stream runs down one side of the property. To the front are views of fields and trees with stunning lake views beyond. To the rear, there are views of the countryside.
CIR code 012065-CNI-00003
A note from Jo
Villa Caruso is such a family friendly Italian Lakes villa. We love what it offers families to make their stay that little bit more comfortable. From a practical perspective, there is a cot, highchair and stroller, whilst for entertainment, there are plenty of games as well as a wii games console with games. We also love its peaceful location. There are few properties in the world where you share the terrace with a couple of peacocks, or where you will sunbathe on the terrace listening to the sound of the cow bell in the nearby fields.
This was the second time, we enjoyed this lovely, spacious and clean house with our family! The view is amazing and the house has everything we need. Jo is a very helpful hostess, she responded very quickly to all our questions. We are hoping we can rent this house again next year!
Wundervolle Unterkunft, mit grandiosem Blick auf den See, über die Etagen, jeweils mit Balkonen/Terrasse! Modern und detailreich Ausgestattet, mit allem was man braucht. Gerade die Küche ist für eine Gruppe perfekt ausgestattet! Vor Ort hat alles super geklappt (Schlüsselübergabe, Wegbeschreibung…) Sehr zu empfehlen!
The views are amazing, the decor strikes a nice balance between modern and traditional, and it stays remarkably cool for a house without air conditioning. Jo was a fantastic host and responded to all of our queries quickly. The only two challenges were related to our Americanism: First, the driveway is VERY steep — even by Italian standards — so be ready to either park on the road above (it’s not too far), or get a car with some power. An Italian friend of ours burnt his clutch going up in his older car, but after some practice, we didn’t have any trouble in our new Audi A3. Second, the waste/recycling sorting process is rather complex and takes some getting used to, but we came to appreciate how conscientious it made us. We began to avoid things with too much packaging, which is the desired effect. We can’t recommend this place highly enough! Enjoy!
This is a wonderful property in a stunning location overlooking Lake Maggiore a short drive from Luino. The house is modern, with all the facilities necessary to have a comfortable stay and some nice touches for our arrival. We have stayed in this place twice now and we loved it again so would definitely recommend
Enjoyable stay with terrific view over the mountains and the lake in the background. Accommodation corresponded to description. Very responsive host after a small mishap. Only drawback is possibly the noise produced by the donkeys of a neighbouring farmer.
Nice apartment with full equipment and perfect size for a group of 6 to 7 people.
Nous avons passé un excellent séjour dans la villa Caruso qui est située dans un environnement très agréable et calme, la villa est propre et bien équipée. Un petit cadeau de bienvenu, que nous avons apprécié, nous attendais à la villa pour notre arrivée, merci Jo ! Nous avons aimé la très bonne organisation de Jo qui nous a envoyé un document détaillé pour accéder à la location, récupérer les clés de la villa et diverses autres choses… c’était parfait. La bonne situation géographique de la villa nous a permis de faire plusieurs visites dans différents lieux tous aussi magnifiques les uns que les autres, tout cela sous un soleil radieux ! La vue sur le lac depuis la villa est magnifique, se réveiller avec cette vue tous les matins était un vrai privilège …