Italian Idyll

Booking through Italian Idyll

Italian Idyll established in 2004 is small, select booking agency based in southern Le marche.
David and Fiona Sheppard, a husband and wife team set up the business renting out their houses and
friends houses in the local area.
It steadily grew as the popularity the  beautiful region Le Marche  has spread and there is an ever
growing demand for high quality family holiday accommodation: farmhouses in rural locations with
pools to suit all budgets, old town  houses in medieval Hill towns available full of original character ,
beautiful  holiday apartments in centro storico in ancient Palazzi or monastery's  and luxurious family
safe  villas with pools all available for to rent  for  holidays in Le Marche.
Long Term letting is also available from one month to one year or more.
See our list of Property for Sal in Le Marche also.

We live locally and know the owners and the houses on our list personally. WE take our own photos and
try to remember each detail of the houses so as to give an exact a description as possible.

We recommend each of the houses on our list and only accept new properties if we feel they fit our
exacting standards.

The majority are country houses with pools, mostly old, restored farmhouses and some more
contemporary villas all with pools unless other wise stated.

Many of the properties on our books will not be found advertised elsewhere and we do not normally add
on any agency percentage to the weekly rate of the houses. It is generally assumed to book direct with a
house owner is the cheapest option but is not the case with Italian Idyll. The houses are not marked up
higher and often we can negotiate a lower  weekly rate for you. Therefore it is advantage to book
through us in order to achieve the best possible rate for a chosen house and the added peace of mind of
booking through an established local agent who knows both the house and owner personally.

We also ask only a small initial booking percentage of 1/5th of the total rent  on confirmation of booking.

Although our business is growing and expanding outside southern Le Marche now the vast majority of
the houses are in southern Le marche close to the Sibillini mountains and within an hour of the
Adriatic coast.

To book a house through us please search our site and send an enquiry or call. We will then check
availability and confirm prices and answer any other questions you have relating to your chosen
property. We can also advise you which one to go for when we now your requirements. We help negotiate
prices and dates where possible and deal with the booking process.

We ask for 1/4 or 1/5th  of the total rental to be paid as a confirmation at the point of booking. We send
you our a booking form and any information you require. We then confirm again when the payment has
been received. The remainder will be due 9 weeks before arrival either to us or to the actual owner of
the house. We will advise you regarding all these details.
Directions and terms of the owner will be sent to you along with any other information you need.

We set high standards with  the houses .We insist on a high level of cleanliness, quality linen and towels
, all relevant information to be at the house for your safety and ease. We also arrange a welcome pack of
goodies and essentials to be there to greet you. You will have been given all relevant  contact numbers,
info of key collection etc. We try to ensure you have all this well before you set out.

We will send you our own terms and conditions when we receive your booking but you can read a copy if
you wish.

Extra Services: More reasons to rent with Italian idyll.

Receive a restaurant Guide to the area.

We also offer a comprehensive list of services to enhance your holiday in marche even further.
Although we are not always involved in the daily management of the houses on our books ( we do deal
with some) we offer these services to our clients. IE. When you book through Italian idyll you are able to
take advantage of the following:

Baby sitting by English Speaking Couple 100%  Recommended,Reliable and Trustworthy.
Taxi Service: To and From Restaurants, Airport, Etc.

Baby Sitting and Taxi:
Be driven to your evening or day time destination and collected while your children are being looked
after.

Dinner parties, Special Events including Weddings, 70th birthdays etc etc.
Whether you require a one off dinner or lunch cooked by a professional cook who although is English has
6 years experience with Italian Cooking as well as 20 years running a catering company in the UK.
I have a comprehensive repertoire of Marchigianan dishes , Italian dishes etc.

Wine Tasting in the Holiday House: David Sheppard offers Marche wine tastings in your villa and also
operates day wine tours to various wine producers in the local region.
David is a wine expert and before coming to live here worked for the wine company Justerini & Brooks in
St. James Street in London for 10 years.

Pre Cooked Dishes: Freshly prepared dishes chosen from a list I will send  you that can be put in the
freezer in your villa or in the fridge. Maybe  a dinner all prepared and awaiting you on arrival or a few
or a lot of dishes to see you through the holiday.
These are provided by the trained chef as described above .

Shopping: Email a shopping list of your requirements for your weeks hopping and it will be delivered to
your villa to be there on your arrival.

Order your macerata tickets or other tickets for the various events that happen in the holiday season in
Le Marche . They will be delivered to your villa along with prepared hampers to take to the opera with
you.

Trouble Shooting: An emergency number to call if you need help in a critical situation and the house
managers dont speak English. We can help in a situation where you need people with experience o
fItalian lif and able to speak the local Italain.





Cooking Demos and daily courses at a local hotel or restaurant.
Art Guides
Daily language courses.









Click here to the link to view: Terms and conditions to guests

We understand it can be  stressful booking a property which you have not  actually seen and we try to
ease the stress by being as helpful and communicative as possible.

Our aim is to ensure you have a thoroughly enjoyable time in your chosen property and will book again
through Italian Idyll and tell your friends about us.
Terms and conditions to renting clients


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