Routine property checks
Scheduled visits to the property to check its general condition.
- Checking the interior spaces
- Checking doors and windows
- Checking water and power supply
- Checking for leaks or anomalies
Perugia · Lake Trasimeno · Assisi · Umbertide
Your villa in Umbria.
Our presence, all year round.
We look after your property all year round, especially when you are not there: checks, maintenance, tradespeople, guests. You get an update. We deal with the problems.
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One point of contact
Always the same person, who knows your villa. No call centre, nothing to explain twice.
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You always know what happened
We report back after every job, with photos and a clear account of what we did and why.
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Vetted professionals
Local craftspeople and firms we know personally and have worked with for years.
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Italian and English
We speak with you and welcome your guests in both languages, with no middlemen.
What we do
One point of contact.
Everything your villa needs.
A house lived in for a few weeks a year never stops needing attention: damp rising in winter, a garden that keeps growing, a storm that lifts the roof tiles, a boiler that fails in December.
From routine property checks to pool care, from the garden to welcoming your guests, we coordinate everything needed to keep the property well cared for, efficient and ready to use.
When a specialist is needed, we pick the right professional, oversee the work from start to finish, and tell you how it went.
Our job is simple: we deal with problems before they become something you have to think about.
Services
What we handle directly
Eight areas we manage in-house with our own team, with the same attention to detail on every visit.
Pool
Complete pool management throughout the season.
- Seasonal opening
- Seasonal closing
- Routine checks
- Maintenance coordination
You shouldn’t have to find the right technician yourself. We coordinate the work and follow the issue through to resolution.
Garden
Routine care and coordination of seasonal needs.
- Routine maintenance
- Pruning
- Small tidying jobs
- Checking the condition of plants
Guest welcome
A professional, personal and discreet welcome — also available in English.
- Welcome at the villa
- Introduction to the property
- Explaining how the house works
- Attention to guests’ needs
The goal isn’t simply handing over the keys: guests should arrive and immediately feel at home.
Cleaning & linen
Managing and coordinating the cleaning of the villa.
- Routine cleaning
- Pre-arrival cleaning
- Post-stay cleaning
- Linen management
Particular attention to quality and final checks, not just to the execution of the service.
Private driver & transfers
Travel arranged around you, with drivers who know the roads and the timings here.
- Private driver on request
- Transfers to and from airports and stations
- Private tours and excursions around the area
- Trips out to dinners, wineries and events
We agree the timings with the driver ourselves: guests simply come downstairs and find the car waiting at the villa.
Experiences
To enjoy at the villa and around the area
Unlike our villa management services, experiences are built around free time — activities for guests and owners to enjoy at the villa or nearby, arranged on request.
Cooking classes at your villa
A chef comes to the villa for a hands-on Umbrian cooking class, tailored to the group.
Horseback riding
Guided horseback rides through the Umbrian countryside, suitable for first-timers too.
Food & wine tours
Visits to local wineries and olive mills, exploring wine, oil and local produce.
Tastings
Guided tastings of wine, oil and local produce, at the villa or with the producers.
Watercolour course
A watercolour painting lesson overlooking the Umbrian landscape, at the villa or outdoors.
Ceramics course
An introduction to ceramics with a local craftsperson.
Our method
How we work
Five steps that keep villa management simple, transparent and free of surprises.
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We check
Regular visits let us catch problems before they become emergencies.
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We report
When something needs attention, we let you know clearly: photos, a description of the issue, and a suggested course of action when useful.
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We coordinate
If a professional is needed, we find the right person for the job and organise the work.
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We follow through
We don’t leave things half-done. We stay on the job and check the result.
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We keep you informed
You always know what was done, why, and — when relevant — what it cost.
You own the villa.
We take care of everything around it.
Our network
When a specialist is needed, we take care of it.
Not every job can be handled by our team directly. That’s why we’ve built a network of selected local professionals and businesses.
Some of the trades we work with
- Plumbers
- Electricians
- Heating & air conditioning technicians
- Pool technicians
- Locksmiths
- Carpenters
- Painters
- Gardeners & arborists
- Roofing specialists
- Pest control
- Gate & home automation
- Olive harvest & land management
and many more, depending on what the property needs.
We don’t just call a technician. We follow the problem through, coordinate the work, and keep you informed until it is resolved.
The area
We know the area. We know who to call.
We work across Umbria, in the areas we know first-hand: Perugia and its countryside, Lake Trasimeno, Assisi and its valley, Umbertide and the upper Tiber valley.
Our network comes from relationships built locally, and from knowing the people and businesses who actually do the work.
That means we can respond quickly, and choose the right professional for each situation.
- Perugia
- Lake Trasimeno
- Assisi
- Umbertide
A closer look
A year of villa life, in a few photographs
These are not stock images. They are the properties we look after, the area we work in, and the days we arrange for the people staying there.
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The pool, open and ready at the start of the season -
An olive tree after the late-winter pruning -
Roses and terracotta urns, in June -
Torta al testo, the everyday bread here -
A stone arch, with the cypress behind it -
The fruit stall, on market morning -
Assisi: one of the trips we suggest most often
In depth
Two things we do, told at length
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Dining at the villa
A private chef, cooking classes, the wood oven lit at the right moment, and shopping done with producers we work with all year.
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Garden & olive grove
Pruning, irrigation, flowering and the olive harvest: how we look after the grounds of a property, month by month.
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Let’s talk about your villa.
Every property has different needs. Tell us about yours: we’ll put together a tailored proposal and reply to you personally.
Contact us