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Above: Owner Cioffi loves luxurious bathrooms and made it Miani's mandate that no two look anything alike, and thateach offer sinks and showers with views. Shown here, Suite Sant'Andrea's stone sink original to the structure and cleverhanging accessories caddy. The toiletries are made with ingredients from small farms by La Saponaria.

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Above: The star feature of the Il Pozzo Suite is an 18th-century copper bathtub under the original beams.

Above: The Tuscan-farmhouse-inspired La Pieve Suite has a wood-burning fireplace and a king-size bed (Cioffi is tall anddecided that king-size should be the norm).

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Above: Suite del Bosco is intended to conjure "a walk in the forest." The sculptures are Ilaria's "nod to the village farmerswho used similar structures to dry grains." All the linens in the hotel and villas are supplied by venerable Italian companyC&C Milano.

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Above: The honeymoon-ready Val D'Orcia Suite offers an en suite bathtub and sink for two, and heated towel bars.

Above: With its rock walls, the hotel restaurant, Oreade, has a cozy subterranean feel (though it's on the first floor).

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Above: A shady terrace extends off the in-house wine bar.

Above: A terraced garden wraps around the back of the hotel.

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Above: There's also an infinity pool.

Rental Villas

Above: There are three rentals that range from two bedrooms to six, and each has its own terrace and outdoor sittingarea. They start at €6,500 ($6,860) per week.

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Above: The six-bedroom Villa Muri Antichi comes with a library in pale greens with original archways.

Above: The smallest of the villas, the San Pietro, has a compact kitchen. And did we mention that cooking classes areavailable?

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Above: One of the San Pietro's two bedrooms.

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Above: Most of the stone structures are now part of Monteverdi, but the restoration has avoided a Disneyfied feeling.

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Above: The 12th-century chapel, formerly a near ruin, has been fully restored inside and out and now has first-rateacoustics. In addition to church services and weddings, concerts, talks, and performances regularly take place here.