The house
Martinozza di Sopra is beautiful - it was featured as a 'Dream Come True' in the Telegraph Property Section. It sits on top of a hill, with panoramic views. The house is constructed as a traditional Umbrian farmhouse, with thick stone walls, terracotta tiles and oak beams. The interior is spacious and luxurious, with designer contemporary fixtures and furniture.
Families with children, couples and groups of friends enjoy staying at Martinozza. There's plenty of room for everyone to have their own space - or for everyone to spend time together. In the Summer the house is bright and airy. In the Winter it is cosy and luxurious, with open fires and underfloor heating.
Downstairs
The main living room, which is more than ten metres long, has huge arched doors looking out over the garden and concertina doors opening out to the South of the house, onto a covered terrace. The furniture includes a beautiful designer sofa, a large oak dining table and an excellent music system. For the winter, there is also a lovely open fire. The terrace provides a cool place to eat or just to sit and enjoy the views.
The large kitchen is very well equipped with the latest stainless steel appliances - Gaggenau oven, microwave and hob and American-style fridge/freezer - as well as ice machine, juicer, bread machine, food processor and plenty of beautiful china, glasses and cutlery. The kichen is an impressive oak design with a stainless steel island and breakfast bar.
The second living room is equipped with DVD player and LCD TV screen, and computer with broadband access. And, for cosy winter evenings, a wood-burning stove.
Also downstairs is a separate loo and the fourth bathroom.
Upstairs
The large master bedroom - with an emperor-sized bed - has two sets of french doors onto its own balcony, as well as an ensuite dressing room and stunning bathroom. The bathroom features a large freestanding oval bath from which you can enjoy the views across the countryside, twin hand basins and a separate shower cubicle.
Bedrooms 2 and 3 are also very spacious, with en suite bath/shower rooms and both have direct access onto the gardens. They can be configured with king-sized double beds or twin beds, as required. Bedroom 4 is a small room, which shares the bathroom of bedroom 3. All the bedrooms are beautifully but simply furnished with good bed linen and plenty of storage. The floors are oak, to match the beams in the roof, except in bedroom 3 - the Terracotta Room - where the floor is lovely reclaimed terracotta tiles.
The layout of the bedrooms is quite flexible so that extra single beds/ a child's cot can be provided and, if necessary, a sofabed can be provided downstairs. All the bathrooms have good quality contemporary fittings, including excellent showers. The fourth bathroom is downstairs and has a mirrored double shower enclosure. Bed linen, bath and pool towels are provided.