Giant Luxury Apartment in Quiet Area Near Centre

White Villa is in an exclusive location in Baden near Vienna, and is a self-contained luxury entire ground floor apartment with private garden and two terraces. Massive, spacious and luxuriously appointed it is 144 square metres (1400 sq ft) and set in a beautiful neighbourhood. Baden is only around half an hour from Vienna by train (every 15 mins) but is set amongst sunny and highly productive vineyards. White Villa is set in the Baden hills (Baden Mitterberg) among very large luxury villas and is a short distance by rail or car from Vienna and in the heart of a major wine producing region with a vast selection of wine gardens provided by local vintners where you can sit on summer evenings and enjoy their produce. If you like walks, views and dramatic scenery whilst being only 1 km from the centre of the cultural spa town, this area is for you. White Villa is presented with cleanliness an obsession. We would like to say a special thank you to all our kind Airbnb guests from the last years, both one-off and returning. Contrary to stories you may have heard in the press, we have been lucky enough to have almost all very respecting guests who have left the place undamaged and in a good shape. Thank you again to these wonderful people and we hope to see you again. The accommodation has three double bedrooms, extra large sitting room/bedroom 4, kitchen/dining room, new luxury bathroom, door from bedroom onto large balcony/terrace. It also has its own access, an extra large covered terrace, and use of an outdoor garden area leading to a super sized wooden deck with sun sail. At White Villa you will find special supportive mattressing, spacious bedrooms with design touches and obsessively clean corners! The standard of the fittings is also first class. Furnishings include spacious wardrobes and clothes-hanging spaces, make-up tables, mirrors and mood lighting. We ensure bed linen is crisp and white, high-temperature laundered and very clean. All corners and surfaces are cleaned before each check in. Basins, baths, showers, sinks and taps are polished during the preparation process. I'm afraid we do not provide meals or concierge/butler/valet service, we do not live on site, this is a vacation apartment rental and it's completely self contained. We do provide lots of fresh towels, all freshly made and clean bed linen, various toiletries and a fully equipped kitchen. Some people do prefer a "full service" vacation but we do not offer this. There are hotels in Baden, Gumpoldskirchen or Vienna which do offer this. If there's anything further you need though, don't hesitate to contact us. We're on the end of the phone and we check our email regularly. Will be only too happy to help. The neighbourhood is the premier location of Baden, a highly exclusive wooded and HILLY residential area. Footpaths into the Baden Town woods (also hilly) are just five minutes walk from the house. There's great public transport. Vienna is 25 minutes away by train from Baden. The town is a 10 minute downhill walk away. The uphill return back to the house is a only recommended for the active and those with cars. Don't worry though, a taxi ride if preferred is only around €4! Baden bei Wien, is just around 30 mins from Vienna by half-hourly train service. Whether you're a family of between two to seven members, (children under 5 sharing parent's bedroom are free) or a group of wine lovers, (or even a solo business person), White Villa offers spacious, high-ceilinged and newly re-furbished top class self-catering boutique accommodation aimed to provide your every comfort and convenience. Situated in this fascinating thermal spa town with great summers, and very cosy winters, surprises include a glamorous casino, over three thermally heated luxury swimming baths, a huge choice of outdoor and indoor restaurants and wine taverns (with food), invigorating walks on well-maintained pathways, either high in the forested hills or down on the valley floors (directly from the front door). Around 40 minutes drive away is a UNESCO world heritage site in the form of one of Europe's biggest and most unusual "plain lake" (Steppensee) being entirely spring fed and therefore having a fascinating feel to it. Many small resorts line this lake's shoreline including a large outdoor water theatre and a notable outdoor classical music sound stage built in the cliffs of a vast Roman settlement. The apartment itself occupies the main part of an architect-designed 1960s luxury villa, and spans the entire ground floor which extends over the integral garages due to its split-level layout. The rooms are very large and comprise three double bedrooms, spacious kitchen-dining room, XXL sitting room with grand piano plus flat screen TV and a luxury bath/shower room. With the only other apartment in the building being situated above on the the attic level, guests can be assured that thick concrete floors separate the two residences meaning ambient sound cannot pass through. The property, like most properties of the region, is built with one foot thick walls meaning the house stays cool in summer and cosy warm in winter. The accommodation is laid out as follows: + Completely private entrance from outside + Large farmhouse style kitchen / dining room with French windows onto twenty foot fully furnished breakfast verandah + Ultra-large living room with grand piano and log burning stove + Master bedroom with glazed french door onto twenty-foot covered verandah + Family bathroom / shower room + Two further double bedrooms (twin at request) + Spacious inner hall / further sitting area + Sauna available for bookings (complete with power shower and drying area Tea and coffee is provided although there is an option to order box of provisions (vegetarian option) including fresh meat, veg, pasta, fruit, bread, milk, cereal, and butter for first evening meal after a long journey. Price €25 please request this at least a week before arrival. THE LOCATION For those who enjoy outdoor living, Baden has a lot to offer. From miles of riverside cycle paths along the Helenental valley floor to steep walks from the doorstep through scented pine forests to ancient castles and ruins, there's no shortage of eye-opening things to do. The high spot for many is the culture of the thermal wine-growing region. IN BADEN DISTRICT ITSELF: + Casino Baden + Christmas markets including punch and mulled wine through December + Traditional coffee-culture cafe houses + Arnulf Rainer Museum and Gallery + Roman Thermal (Roemertherme) indoor spa baths + Thermal Strand Bath (Thermenstrandbad) lido spa complex with two restaurants + Sooss award winning wine region and wine outlet taverns (Heurige) + Rauhenstein Castle and Ruin + Rudolfhof forest restaurant and cafe (summer) + Emperor Franz Joseph forest museum + Landscaped town park and cafes and start of forest walks (Kurpark) + Two Town Theatres +Hamam Turkish Steam Rooms +Many Excellent Bars and Restaurants + High grade municipal tennis complex + Second park, cafe, rosarium and boating lake + Multiple Italian 'gellati' ice cream cafes (outdoor seating) + Helenental valley walk and woodland restaurant PROXIMITY OF BADEN TO: + Vienna Central Station around 23 mins (train) + Neusiedlersee lake and resorts 40 mins (car) The Neusiedlersee is a UNESCO World Heritage site and acclaimed as an unusual and fascinating phenomenon. Having one of the largest surface areas in Europe, it is popular for yachting, wind-surfing and family visits to the small resorts around its shores to cool off on hot summer days. There are several leisure parks for children as well as ancient towns where stalks arrive in springtime from Africa and inhabit big nests atop the village chimney stacks. The area has a special feel to it and the standard of food, wine and other beverage is second to none with the county's wines having a unique and distinctive purity and having won awards the world over. With a large ancient Roman settlement in the hills overlooking the panorama of the lake on the approach from Eisenstadt this region has attracted visitors for over 20 centuries. + Skiing at the Semmering Mountain range (until March) 60 mins (car) 90 mins (train) + Snow mountain (Schneeberg) with cable cars all year round 60 mins by car. + Heiligenkreutz Monastery, home of the world famous Cistercian Monks of Stift Heiligenkreuz who oddly in 2008 released the million selling 'Chant: Music for the Soul' (Universal Records) which brought them world notoriety and a perhaps unexpected financial windfall. This is 15 minutes from White Villa by car. + Vienna Airport 60 minutes by train 40 minutes by car SOOSS Within walking distance of the town of Baden lies the start of the Sooss wine-producing region, an absolute mecca for not only wine lovers, but lovers of great social evenings full of chat, humour and good food. Sooss village is in the heart of the vineyards, consisting of around 40 individual wine outlets which serve their own wine together with a broad choice of home produced hot and cold food, direct to the public at wholesale prices. Nick Dobson, independent wine expert and founder of Wines of the World writes about Austria: 'Austria is quite simply one of the most fascinating wine producing countries in Europe today. Steeped in culture and history, it has a wine growing heritage stretching back over three millennia. Austria produces some of the best wines in the world, of unparalleled quality, from grape varieties not grown elsewhere. Yet remarkably, her wines remain relatively unknown and under-represented in the UK.' Note: The apartment lies approximately 15 minutes walk downhill to Baden town centre. To avoid an uphill walk back, a taxi or rental car is recommended. There are plenty of taxi ranks in the town centre and the short journey costs around £3-£4. Facilities Property type: Apartment Bedrooms: 3 double bedrooms, one has a large double bed, the others have separate singles fixed together to make doubles. These have individual bedding and can be pulled 30cm apart if desired. Bed linen and towels provided. Living room: Space for 8 in the living room Kitchen Dining Room: Space for up to 8 people Decorative wood-burning fire Bathrooms: 1 bathroom/shower room(s) in main apartment, one en-suite wash hand basin and shaving mirror 1 Shower in Sauna area (sauna bookable upon request) 1 WC(s) Central heating Kitchen: Cooker, Oven, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Kettle, Toaster, Dishwasher, Clothes drier, Iron, Cutlery, Crockery, Glassware and cooking utensils. Entertainment & facilities: Television, DVD, Satellite / Cable (UK / US Channels), CD player/Radio, Internet, WiFi, Outside: Balcony, Use of Garden and Grass Area, Beautiful views, Private parking, External lighting Suitability: Not suitable for infants due to no stair gates Not suitable for pets Not suitable for wheelchairs This is a non–smoking property. This means no smoking anywhere on the premises. We have been forced to control this with the use of smoke sensors and a €500 penalty. This is essential to keep the property clean and free from contamination for our other guests, many of whom have children therefore this will be very strictly enforced. Located up an exclusive residential hillside Local activities & attractions: Swimming, Sailing, Boat hire, Wind surfing, Walking, Cycling with several bike hire shops, Mountain biking, Horse riding, Golf Tennis, Sports centre, Historic Museum, Cinema / Theatre, Shopping, Theme park, Restaurant, Food shops and supermarkets.