Exclusive Tuscany
Est. MMXXV
A stone villa in Chianti at the end of September, with vineyards in the foreground and the hills of the Pesa valley beyond.

A private collection · Tuscany only

Luxury villa rentals in Tuscany.

Some of the finest private villas, personally chosen.

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Thirty-something villas. Each here for a specific reason. From €20,000 a week.

A note from the founders

Every villa rental company in the world includes Tuscany. We made it the entire world. The collection is small on purpose, and the criteria for inclusion are narrow on purpose. There is no second tier, no “view 247 more villas,” no algorithm. Each house is in this collection because we have a sentence to write about why.

The founders

From the collection

A first look

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The Val d'Orcia at the end of September, with the Cipressi di San Quirico in the middle distance.

On Tuscany

Eight sub-regions.
One specialism.

We do not write destination filler. The Tuscany section of the site is what we wish existed when we started planning our own time here, proper editorial on the eight sub-regions, the towns worth knowing and the months in which each comes into its own.

Read the region notes

The collection

Eight reasons
a villa might be in.

Rather than filter by features, we publish, on each villa page, the specific reason that house is in the collection. Over time these become shared shorthand: a guest asks for a Restored Borgo for fourteen, or a Winemaker’s House in Chianti, and we know exactly what they mean.

From a guest

“The third house we have stayed in through them. They have not yet recommended a property we did not love, and they have, twice, talked us out of one we had picked ourselves.”

. H. & C. Whitfield · London · returning guest

Frequently asked

About a villa
rental in Tuscany.

The questions travellers most often ask before they enquire. If yours is not here, please write to us.

What does it cost to rent a luxury villa in Tuscany?
Weekly rates in our collection start at around €20,000 in the shoulder season and rise into the six figures for the largest historic estates in peak summer. Most houses fall between €25,000 and €70,000 per week. Each villa page lists its full season grid.
When is the best time to visit Tuscany for a villa stay?
Late April through May and September into mid-October are the editorially recommended windows: warm enough for the pool, harvest or first colour in progress, and significantly quieter and cheaper than July and August. July and August are the swimming-pool months and the highest-priced. The coastal villas open from June and the inland ones from late March.
How do you compare to listing marketplaces like Airbnb?
Marketplaces list thousands of properties they do not know. We represent fewer than thirty houses, each of which the founders or a colleague has stayed in or visited. The conversation, the contract and the service on the ground are all direct. The cost to the guest is the same as booking elsewhere; the difference is that we will tell you when one of our houses is wrong for you.
What is included in a private villa rental?
Every villa in the collection includes housekeeping, fresh linen and towels, a welcome provision on arrival, a property manager on call, and Wi-Fi throughout. Most include a gardener, a pool technician and basic essentials. Chef, sommelier, in-villa wellness, airport transfers and tours are arranged separately and priced honestly.
How do you handle large groups, families and weddings?
Our largest villas sleep up to twenty-two in private bedrooms; we pair properties for groups beyond that. Children are welcome at every villa and most stock travel cots and pool fencing on request. Several historic estates host weddings of sixty to one hundred and twenty guests subject to their individual licence.
Which sub-region of Tuscany is right for me?
Chianti Classico is the wine country between Florence and Siena and the most common first choice. Val d'Orcia is the UNESCO landscape south of Siena, grander and quieter. Maremma is the wild south with cowboy country and the sea. The Argentario peninsula is for summer sailors. Lucca and the Garfagnana are the cooler northwest. Each sub-region has its own hub page on the site with the villas, the towns, and field notes on when to come.
Can you arrange a private chef and other services?
Yes, at every villa. We work with a small roster of resident and travelling chefs covering Tuscan classics, refined contemporary tasting menus and several specialists in wine pairings from the region. Beyond food, we arrange sommeliers, airport transfers, day boats on the coast, vintage car hires, in-villa massage and yoga, vineyard visits, and cooking classes.
How does the booking process work?
Every enquiry is answered personally by one of the founders or a colleague who knows the house in question, usually within a working day. We respond with availability, full rates, and a considered recommendation. Once the right villa is chosen, the contract is issued directly from the owner; the deposit is 30% at booking, with the balance due 60 days before arrival.

Enquire

Every enquiry is answered personally.

There is no instant booking. There is no algorithm matching you to a villa. There is a small team in London who answer enquiries in person, usually within a working day, and who will tell you the truth about which house is right for the trip you are describing, including, on occasion, that none of ours is.