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Servizio di qualità. Professionalità e discrezione!

“Servizio di qualità. Professionalità e discrezione.”

— Trusted Client

Superb Service

“Thank you My Private Villas for the outstanding service. Paolo Macchiaroli goes above and beyond to accommodate all our needs, making for an exquisite vacation.”

— Sir Anthony Hopkins

Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza, Creative Director of Lopud 1483.

“The primary conservation rule says that if one finds evidence that something existed, one should follow the same principles and/or materials to rebuild it. If a room has no floor but in certain parts there are remains of the former floor covering, the entire floor should be rebuilt using the same materials and techniques.”

— Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza, Creative Director of Lopud 1483.

Meraki

“To do something with soul, creativity or love; to put something of yourself into your work.”

— Meraki

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

“And the secret garden bloomed and bloomed and every morning revealed new miracles.”

— The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Frank Gehry

“Take your time restoring this magical place. Let the stones speak to you and the building inform you what it wants to become.”

— Frank Gehry

Adriano Pedrosa, Curator

“First of all, wherever you go and wherever you are, you will always encounter foreigners — they/we are everywhere. Secondly, no matter where you find yourself, you are always, truly, and deep down inside, a foreigner.”

— Adriano Pedrosa, Curator

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“Fake or AI-generated reviews often use vague, repetitive language with an unnatural tone, overused keywords, and lack personal details like dates or staff names. To spot them, look for similar writing styles across multiple reviews, suspicious reviewer profiles, sudden spikes in volume, and consider using AI detection tools such as GPTZero to help identify them.”

— TIP TO SPOT AI-GENERATED REVIEWS

Umberto Eco, The Island of the Day Before

“On sober reflection, I find that the term ’truly’ is very difficult to define.”

— Umberto Eco, The Island of the Day Before

Silvio Vettorello, General Manager of Villa Sola Cabiati

“Our motto at the Grand—and by extension at Villa Sola Cabiati—is ‘If you can dream it, you can do it,’ and we like to give our clients that same opportunity. Special requests are the rule rather than the exception at Villa Sola Cabiati, and we pride ourselves in making their dreams of a Lake Como holiday come true.”

— Silvio Vettorello, General Manager of Villa Sola Cabiati

First Class Service!

“Francesca went above and beyond to make our trip truly memorable.”

— Jennifer Centanni

Wonderful to work with!

“Best company to schedule a vacation with! My family and friends were celebrating my 50th birthday in the south of France. My Private Villas helped me with the villa selection (it was stunning!), the chef and dinner party at the house. It was all fabulous! Couldn’t have asked for a better celebration. We will definitely be using them again…possibly when our daughter graduates college in a few years!”

— Cristina March

BERT DI GRASSO, THE WHITE LOTUS

“Listen. You can’t come to Sicily and just sit in your room. It’s against the law.”

— BERT DI GRASSO, THE WHITE LOTUS

Service Standards

“One of our guests once commented that we work together like Swiss clockwork whilst providing a level of professionalism and flexibility that you won’t find in any other luxury villa in the Mediterranean.”

— Ulf Karow

Perfect!

“The villa was just as shown in photos and description. The villa manager, Anna was very professional and warm. Luana is very caring and definitely made a difference in our stay. From picking up food items to preparing at various times per our request, she did it all with a smile!  “

— TRUSTED CLIENT

What Guests Say About Villa Olous?

“This was one of the most magnificent vacations our family has ever taken! The villa is so gorgeous and the attentive staff were so thorough but never intrusive. They took care of all of our needs. I must make a special mention of the gorgeous Georgia who was responsible for everything! I also have a very special thank you to our wonderful nanny, Maria, in whose safe care we left the babies! These two women will stay in my heart. We will return! Many thanks to you all!”

— What Guests Say About Villa Olous?

Wonderful service for a memorable holiday.

“They were excellent at dealing with the holiday requirements. There were 11 people on the holiday and they were able to put everything in place, from extra bikes and paddle boarts advising on boat and hire car. Very good at responding on email. Exceptional villa for our family and guests (11 in total). Josipa our concierge was remarkable with helping us and always on hand with any queries. Such a beautiful villa in a wonderful location.”

— Trusted Client

Mary McCarthy

“The perennial wonder of Venice is to peer at herself in her canals and find that she exists – incredible as it seems. It is the same reassurance that a looking glass offers us: the guarantee that we are real.”

— Mary McCarthy

Helen Keller

“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.”

— Helen Keller

10/10 Company!

“Great service! They helped us throughout the whole process, even though it was very last minute. Francesca is wonderful, looking forward to working with her again: she made the whole experience 10 times better.”

— Trusted Client

Gabriel García Márquez, Love in the Time of Cholera (1985)

“The smell of the kitchens invaded the street, and under the midday sun, the frying of fish could be heard.”

— Gabriel García Márquez, Love in the Time of Cholera (1985)

Roger Scruton, The Face of God (2012)

“The sacred and the beautiful stand side by side. They have always stood side by side, and the one cannot survive without the other.”

— Roger Scruton, The Face of God (2012)

“I have always enjoyed working with my private villas and look forward to this year when we have a client in common. They respond well to emails and have a personal touch.”

— Victoria

Top agent!

“24/7 services, polite, friendly. In one word the best agent.”

— Trusted Client

“The best attitude.”

— Steven Raia

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— Trusted Client

Amazing

“Service was very excellent. Owners were very helpful and caring.”

— Trusted Client

“Služba super! vždy odpověď do 24 hodin, zajištění všech služeb na nejvyšší úrovni.”

— Pavel

Victor Hugo

“The landscape belongs to the person who looks at it.”

— Victor Hugo

Top professional and knowledgeable partner for villa rentals worldwide!

“We are working with My Private Villas as a travel agency as we are always looking for luxury villas to rent worldwide for our wealthy clients. The very customer orientated Team at My Private Villas is top professional and knowledgeable. They are always reachable and so fast in researching the best villa options and getting quotations and answers to all our questions. It’s a pleasure working with them!”

— Ulf Karow

“We enjoyed a wonderful vacation arranged by My Private Villas. The villa, location, facilities and staff were exceptional. The My Private Villa staff ensured that we had all that we required on our arrival at the villa and were helpful with any request or issue that we raised.”

— Philip Howell

Muito bom!

“Excelente acompanhamento e atenção aos detalhes. Vou voltar a utilizar e recomendo.”

— Sara

Simply the best villa rental company!

“We have rented villas thru many rental companies over the years, but our most recent experience renting 2 villas in Venice and Lake Como with My Private Villas was simply the best experience ever. From my first contact with Paulo and then with Francesca as our point person on both villa rentals, we found them all to be highly professional, knowledgeable, friendly and expert at what they do. As a result, we recommend them highly and for customers looking to rent a villa, My Private Villas is your best bet to assure you have the best experience possible.”

— Jim Long

“Whether a renter searching for the perfect place to stay, or an owner/mgr thinking of renting out a property MPV is the way to go. Perfection on all levels!!”

— Renee

F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.”

— F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza, Creative Director of Lopud 1483.

“You come to Lopud to be, not to do—to stop projecting and let yourself be inspired.”

— Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza, Creative Director of Lopud 1483.

Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza, Creative Director of Lopud 1483.

“Everyone who has ever worked on the restoration, in one capacity or another—to whom I am forever grateful—has been touched by this magical place. My biggest wish is that it be used by those who, like me, seek greater virtue, while honouring Saint Francis, patron saint of the natural world—all in the spirit of generosity, without which none of this would have been possible.”

— Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza, Creative Director of Lopud 1483.

“Excellent service by very attentive staff. No request was too much trouble for Paolo and the team!”

— Trusted Client

Top Notch!

“Excellent product! excellent support staff.”

— Greg Minch

Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza, Creative Director of Lopud 1483.

“I kept it because history matters.”

— Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza, Creative Director of Lopud 1483.

Memorable feedback from guest

“Dear Julio, A few inadequate words to express our thanks for the unique experience of the last seven days. The location is exquisite, of course, but the staff have been beyond exemplary and wonderfully considerate. We know we presented some unique challenges with our kid but were made to feel completely welcome and at ease. Without doubt, he enjoyed one of the very best weeks of his life. Although he cannot express himself in words, his joy and happiness were infectious. Thank you for everything.”

— Memorable feedback from guest

For peace of mind, My Private Villa’s is the company you want to work with.

“My Private Villa’s was there to support me from start to finish with all my 1000 questions as a first timer renting a villa for my family of ten. Francesca was a dream to work with, so helpful, reliable and so patient. The planning was flawless and everything worked out perfectly. Francesca even kept in touch with me during the week of our stay making sure I had the contacts for our daily excursions. I highly recommend My Private Villa’s. Villa Ardore was a dream come true, it exceeded our expectations. From the minute we arrived we were greeted by Francesco, an amazing man with the biggest heart and personality, and Prosecco! Its hard to describe the beauty of this place. The design details were above and beyond, every room was magical. Roberto the chef was amazing and was his personality. There is not one negative thing I can say about Villa Ardore, except that our week came to an end.”

— Roxanne Tobia

Dwight D. Eisenhower

“Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.”

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

Paolo Macchiaroli, CEO & Founder My Private Villas

“Luxury is defined by the quality of time spent; the place you spend it in; the people you spend it with”

— Paolo Macchiaroli, CEO & Founder My Private Villas

A Wonderful Week at Villa Fe

“The Villa Fe is beautiful and fully equipped with everything one could want for a week or more stay on the Tuscan coast. The on-site staff, Tatiana and her husband, were so charming and helpful with recommendations. They kept the property in tip top shape without being intrusive. We had eight people there (three couples and two singles) and no one had to share a bathroom. The view from the property is gorgeous and the pool is beautiful. During our seven day stay, we ate dinner at the villa four nights. It really was a bargain for the quality of the home, the amenities, service and location. It’s two and a half hours from Florence, but not a bad drive for a day trip that was wonderful, but crowded, and then we got to retreat to the solitude of Villa Fe. I recommend it highly and hope that you enjoy staying there as much as we all did.”

— Michael Meyers

Ralph Waldo Emerson

“What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Great help when booking and executed perfectly!

“This was the first time I hired a house of this nature – they got on the phone, talked through preferences, and came up with the ideal house and location for a long active stay with pre-teens and family visiting. Flexibility shown at a time of Covid uncertainty, and every request dealt with and all ready without a hitch on arrival.”

— Liam

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“We know more about what something is not than what something is.”

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

We Recommend My Private Villas

“Attentive and responsive service! Francesca was absolutely stellar!   We were extremely happy with the professionalism and service we received from My Private Villas!”

— Trusted Client

First class operation!

“The attention to detail and ease of booking process was excellent. The customer support was 1st class. The on-site team at the villa was superb, and arranged anything we needed.”

— Trusted Client

Servizio impeccabile, ci hanno organizzato la vacanza in ogni dettaglio.

“Cura del cliente ai massimi livelli. Assistenza h24, profonda conoscenza della proprietá e della destinazione. Hanno reso la vacanza indimenticabile. Saro’ sicuramente loro cliente a vita, assolutamente migliori di qualsiasi altro operatore di cui ho usufruito.”

— Francesco

Simon Sarris

“Love and effort create magnificent places. Genius inhabits them. People go to them because they know such places and landscapes offer consolation for the soul, and the soul is not fooled by substitutes. We let those places turn our moods; we want them to; they do so easily”

— Simon Sarris

Wonderful villa in spectacular surroundings!

“A very thorough approach to the process of advising on numerous points of detail raised by a 10 strong party whose ages ranged from 7 ti 69. Clear understanding of the facilities and services on offer and how they could be tailored to accommodate us all. Communications were clear and questions addressed promptly. Issue on arrival was dealt with promptly and to our satisfaction.”

— Dennis

ON WHY MARIA BOUGHT THE TEATRO DELLA COMETA

“This theatre is born from a great passion for Mimì’s art — the same passion that Rachele and I share, and everyone in the family. She truly followed her passions. Beyond restoring the theatre, there is also the desire to tell her story.”

— ON WHY MARIA BOUGHT THE THEATRE

Wonderful experience

“Villa Paradiso in the Maldives was pure magic. The private island, the staff, everything exceeded expectations. My Private Villas made it all seamless – we’ll be back!”

— The Beckham Family

Love working with My Private Villas — excellent service always!

“Excellent service and communication from the start to the finish of a booking. Dealing with Violetta and team is always a delight. They are responsive and clear with all of their answers. They also provide information well ahead of a guests’ stay at the villa, which is not always the case with other villa managers.”

— Quench Trip Design

Wonderful

“Wonderful service in the lead up to our stay.”

— Trusted Client

Shakespeare

“The earth has music for those who listen.”

— Shakespeare

Great villas, great service, great staff.

“The villa was great but the best was the friendly staff. They were always there for us to attend every need.”

— Manuel

Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza, Creative Director of Lopud 1483.

“I think the best compliment we received was that the new features feel like they have been here forever! It was our intention to make the new architecture complement the old and to be noninvasive.”

— Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza, Creative Director of Lopud 1483.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“The only effective judge of things is time.”

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Best holiday ever!

“The house was outstanding and exactly as described. Furthermore Francesca provided a very friendly, proactive and highly efficient follow-up on all the details we requested to make this our best family holiday ever.”

— Simon Coombe

Win-win collaboration!

“Very reactive and proactive team. Business relationship based on deep faithfulness.”

— Trusted Client

Jorge Luis Borges

“Nothing is built on stone; All is built on sand, but we must build as if the sand were stone.”

— Jorge Luis Borges

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— Lorem

Perfection!

“Everything about this villa is perfect. The phenomenal property itself, the staff who could not have been more welcoming or attentive, and the amazing chef, Marco.”

— Trusted Client

“It was simply fantastic.”

— Trusted Client

Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince

“I hold it to be true that Fortune is the arbiter of one-half of our actions,[*] but that she still leaves us to direct the other half, or perhaps a little less”

— Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince

Top villa rental company

“Best villa rental company we have ever used. We found them to be easy to communicate with, expert, friendly and cooperative, to assure that our stay was enjoyable.”

— Jim Long

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— Lauren Furmanski

Team makes it easy – helpful and kind!

“Great communication with Francesca – she was available and helpful in guiding communication for months. Super.”

— Trusted Client

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— Thomas Marchandise

“Great portfolio, very well experienced, professional and friendly team, excellent concierge! Highly recommended!”

— Maria

Alessia Peverelli, Maison MUSA Manager

“The location of the villa allows for breathtaking and panoramic views of Lake Como: you can admire from above the Balbianello peninsula, Bellagio, the other side of the lake, and Tremezzina.”

— Alessia Peverelli, Maison MUSA Manager

The best experience!

“MY PRIVATE VILLAS provide the most excellent portfolio, with proposals that address the needs of each stay in detail and attention to the guests! The best experience I have had, as their suggestions always include villas with impacable & high level of service, as well as bespoke services & activities.”

— Eleni

Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude

“There is always something left to love.”

— Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude

Dino Buzzati, The Colomber and Other Stories

“Reality is often much more fantastic than we can imagine.”

— Dino Buzzati, The Colomber and Other Stories

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— Benedetta

Gerd Gigerenzer, Risk Savvy: How to Make Good Decisions

“Knowledge is the antidote to fear.”

— Gerd Gigerenzer, Risk Savvy: How to Make Good Decisions

Gary Kallenbach

“Service excellent Everything needed was supplied I would definitely ise them again The villa used was in Tuscany A beautiful spot”

— Trusted Client

Villa Gaudia May 2024

“Amazing service!”

— Michelle

Wonderful vacation in an island paradise

“Excellent and very responsive service. They coordinated all aspects of our stay very efficiently. A great team to work with.”

— Lynette

Glamorous and stylish

“High standards are my norm, and My Private Villas delivers. The Aspen chalet was perfection – views, service, all impeccable. Highly recommend for luxury getaways.”

— Anna Wintour

Precious heartfelt experience!

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— Ronnnie Frank