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Villa AgrestoCastiglion del Bosco · 12 guests · 6 bedrooms
From €91,000 / week
On the Rosewood resort estate: spa, restaurants and private golf on site
Spa · Heated pool
Rooms: 6 bedrooms · 6 bathrooms
Tuscany villas for 12 guests
Twelve is the threshold where a Tuscan villa becomes a small estate: six or more bedrooms, usually more than one building, and often more than one pool.
29 villas in our Tuscany collection sleep 12 or more, and 28 of them have a private pool. 11 list a heated pool. The largest, Dimora Ghirlandaio Estate, sleeps 37. A private chef can be arranged at every villa.
29 villas
Historic Estate02
Villa San BartolomeoMontepulciano · 12 guests · 6 bedrooms
From €13,125 / week
Spa · Infinity pool
Rooms: 6 bedrooms · 6 bathrooms
Countryside Classic03
Villa OddiCastiglion del Bosco · 12 guests · 6 bedrooms
From €91,000 / week
On the Rosewood resort estate: spa, restaurants and private golf on site
Heated pool · Tennis court
Rooms: 6 bedrooms · 6 bathrooms
Historic Estate04
Casale di Sant'AndreaCortona · 12 guests · 7 bedrooms
From €20,700 / week
Infinity pool · Heated pool
Rooms: 7 bedrooms · 6 bathrooms · Private chef
Wellness Estate05
Villa FornacellaChianti · 12 guests · 6 bedrooms
From €9,500 / week
Spa · Heated pool
Rooms: 6 bedrooms · 5 bathrooms
Historic Estate06
Villa Il ColtoArezzo · 12 guests · 6 bedrooms
From €4,570 / week
Heated pool · Panoramic view
Rooms: 6 bedrooms · 5 bathrooms
Countryside Classic07
Podere PianoroChianti · 12 guests · 6 bedrooms
From €8,000 / week
Gym · Panoramic view
Rooms: 6 bedrooms · 6 bathrooms
Countryside Classic08
Villa VetrichinaVal d'Orcia · 12 guests · 6 bedrooms
From €7,875 / week
Infinity pool · Pizza oven
Rooms: 6 bedrooms · 6 bathrooms
Countryside Classic09
Villa delle SorelleVal d'Orcia · 12 guests · 6 bedrooms
From €14,150 / week
Heated pool · Gym
Rooms: 6 bedrooms · 6 bathrooms
Historic Estate10
Villa CastellaroChianti · 13 guests · 7 bedrooms
From €8,500 / week
Heated pool · Wine cellar
Rooms: 7 bedrooms · 7 bathrooms · Private chef
Historic Estate11
Villa LenkaLucca & Garfagnana · 14 guests · 7 bedrooms
From €15,000 / week
Private chef · Frescoed interiors
Rooms: 7 bedrooms · 7 bathrooms · Fully staffed
Countryside Classic12
Casa dell'ErtaChianti · 14 guests · 7 bedrooms
From €7,810 / week
Spa · Infinity pool
Rooms: 7 bedrooms · 7 bathrooms
Contemporary Masterwork13
Villa FarfallaLucca & Garfagnana · 14 guests · 6 bedrooms
From €19,000 / week
Panoramic view · Olive grove
Rooms: 6 bedrooms · 6 bathrooms · Private chef
Countryside Classic14
Villa MatteucciLucca & Garfagnana · 14 guests · 7 bedrooms
From €12,000 / week
Private chef · Olive grove
Rooms: 7 bedrooms · 7 bathrooms · Fully staffed
Countryside Classic15
Villa del FattoreLucca & Garfagnana · 15 guests · 8 bedrooms
From €15,000 / week
Frescoed interiors · Olive grove
Rooms: 8 bedrooms · 8 bathrooms · Private chef
Historic Estate16
Argentaia EstateMaremma · 18 guests · 9 bedrooms
Price on enquiry
Private chef · Spa
Rooms: 9 bedrooms · 10 bathrooms · Fully staffed
Historic Estate17
Casale GherardiChianti · 18 guests · 9 bedrooms
From €20,300 / week
Infinity pool · Working vineyard
Rooms: 9 bedrooms · 9 bathrooms
Historic Estate18
Villa della CappellaCortona · 18 guests · 9 bedrooms
From €10,150 / week
Private chapel · Frescoed interiors
Rooms: 9 bedrooms · 10 bathrooms
Historic Estate19
Villa ErbavoglioChianti · 18 guests · 9 bedrooms
From €17,400 / week
Working vineyard · Olive grove
Rooms: 9 bedrooms · 9 bathrooms
Wellness Estate20
Villa Il CelleseChianti · 19 guests · 10 bedrooms
From €59,500 / week
Spa · Heated pool
Rooms: 10 bedrooms · 11 bathrooms · Private chef
Wellness Estate21
Solare del ChiantiChianti · 20 guests · 10 bedrooms
From €13,500 / week
Spa · Gym
Rooms: 10 bedrooms · 9 bathrooms
Historic Estate22
Borgo delle VigneChianti · 22 guests · 9 bedrooms
From €11,160 / week
Heated pool · Cinema room
Rooms: 9 bedrooms · 9 bathrooms
Restored Borgo23
Borgo BernardiniLucca & Garfagnana · 24 guests · 12 bedrooms
From €23,200 / week
Private chef · Wine cellar
Rooms: 12 bedrooms · 12 bathrooms · Fully staffed
Historic Estate24
Villa Poggio d'OroMontalcino · 24 guests · 12 bedrooms
From €30,730 / week
Panoramic view
Rooms: 12 bedrooms · 14 bathrooms
Historic Estate25
Villa ControniLucca & Garfagnana · 24 guests · 12 bedrooms
From €22,000 / week
Private chef · Private chapel
Rooms: 12 bedrooms · 12 bathrooms · Fully staffed
Countryside Classic26
Villa ElleSiena · 24 guests · 12 bedrooms
From €13,503 / week
Panoramic view · Pizza oven
Rooms: 12 bedrooms · 12 bathrooms
Wellness Estate27
Tenuta La BarricaiaVal d'Orcia · 26 guests · 13 bedrooms
From €22,344 / week
Spa · Infinity pool
Rooms: 13 bedrooms · 13 bathrooms
Wellness Estate28
Tenuta Belvedere EstateChianti · 26 guests · 13 bedrooms
From €67,900 / week
Spa · Working vineyard
Rooms: 13 bedrooms · 13 bathrooms · Private chef
Historic Estate29
Dimora Ghirlandaio EstateDimora Ghirlandaio · 37 guests · 20 bedrooms
From €91,000 / week
Private chef · Spa
Rooms: 20 bedrooms · 17 bathrooms · Fully staffed
Choosing the right villa
It is the most requested size we handle, because it fits three families or a significant birthday. Weekly rates start around €15,000 in the shoulder season and reach €45,000 or more in peak summer.
Choosing for twelve, rather than the largest villa
This selection includes villas sleeping at least twelve, so some villas have considerably more capacity than your party needs. Compare the rooms you will actually use, their bathroom arrangements and the total quote. A larger villa can provide useful separation, but extra bedrooms alone are not a reason to pay more.
If you are still deciding the group size or combining several families, use our large-villa comparison. If twelve is confirmed, a rooming plan and one table for the whole party will make the shortlist more useful than capacity alone.
What changes at twelve
Below twelve you are renting a villa. At twelve and above you are renting a property, and the things that decide the week change accordingly: whether there is a second sitting room, whether the pool is far enough from the bedrooms that late swimmers do not wake early sleepers, whether the kitchen can actually produce dinner for twelve without a professional behind it. The villas on this page were chosen with those questions asked.
Staffing scales too. A group of twelve typically extends housekeeping hours, adds a chef for two or three evenings, and sometimes a waiter for the served nights. None of it is compulsory, and we quote it itemised rather than bundled.
When one villa is not enough
If the party is thirteen or fourteen and the villa you love sleeps twelve, the answer is rarely a compromise villa: it is a neighbouring villa. Several of our estates hold two or three properties within walking distance of each other, which keeps a large group together without forcing everyone into one building. Castiglion del Bosco and Castelfalfi both work this way, and the wedding estates are built for it.
Frequently asked
- Which villas in Tuscany sleep 12 with a private pool?
- 28 villas in our collection sleep 12 or more and have a private pool: Villa Agresto, Villa Oddi, Villa San Bartolomeo, Casale di Sant'Andrea, Villa Fornacella, Podere Pianoro, Villa Il Colto, Villa Vetrichina, Villa delle Sorelle, Villa Castellaro and 18 more. Tell us your dates and we will confirm which are free.
- How much does a villa for 12 cost in Tuscany?
- Roughly €15,000 to €30,000 a week outside high summer, and €30,000 to €60,000 in July and August, for a staffed estate at this size. The full breakdown of what is in the rate and what is added on is in our pricing guide.
- Do villas for 12 have more than one pool?
- Some do, and at this size it is worth asking. Several of the larger estates have a main pool and a quieter second one, which matters when the party spans toddlers and people who want to read.
- Can a villa for 12 host a wedding?
- Sleeping twelve and hosting a wedding are different questions. Confirm the permitted ceremony and reception arrangements with the property, including event attendance, overnight accommodation and any additional charges.
See also
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