Achuzat Terracotta Terracotta Estates

About B&Bs, horses, a swimming pool and two wonderful hosts...

When you arrive at the compound of the Terra Cotta Estate, you cannot miss the professional and well-kept horse farm on site.

The couple bought eight dunams of land not long ago. Both a Mexican and a Tuscan dream containing an active horse farm (for western-style riding and including therapeutic riding), a heated and designed swimming pool, a spa complex that includes a huge spa jacuzzi, a dry sauna room, a wet sauna, and of course pampering spa treatments that can be ordered on site.

Ten guest suites are located in small private houses scattered among winding stone paths and landscaped vegetation. I thought that only abroad there were such things, it turns out not. The spaces here are huge compared to the spaces in other B&B complexes.

The Tuscan feeling given by the place is not accidental. The couple - experienced world travelers - followed their dream to the end and did not compromise on anything in personally importing many items from both Italy and Mexico: Terra Cotta tiles, window and door items, carpentry accessories, ceramic tiles for the special kitchens, kitchens and bathrooms, large flower pots, and much more. Even the wooden ceiling was imported from Italy.

With a touch of magic, with the help of designers Marcello and Limor Moran landscape and interior design), turned the place into what it is today: a designed gem. The first thing that stands out to those who enter the romantic and pampering suites is white. Bright white of cleanliness and clean white of design. The details of the furniture - all painted in one or another shade of white - from cream to black: the wardrobes, the white linens made of full cotton, the ironwork details, the towels, the caressing bathrobes, the cosmetics in one white or another.
There are also points of color, but they are all planned in advance: the decorations on the furniture are suitable for orchids, the terra cotta tiles that range from turquoise to sea blue in the kitchen surfaces are suitable for the various design items.
Everything is bright, everything is carefully planned, everything is surrounded by rustic walls built with a special plastering method of manual mineral plaster.

The suites are superbly equipped, down to the last detail: from the candles that spread a pleasant scent, through nets on the windows to two LCD screens in each suite, a DVD and a home theater system.

Each suite has a private balcony with an interesting sculptured sitting area overlooking the garden.

The designed garden shows the success in maintaining the original quality of the local Israeli vegetation, while combining it with a Tuscan San Miguel approach. The result is beautiful: California walnut trees next to ancient olive trees, fruit trees next to green meadows and rattan hammocks scattered over them. Shasak, pomegranate, avocado and strawberry trees, illuminated at night with special lighting, next to flower pots hanging on the walls.

As mentioned, there is a heated, clear, large and blue swimming pool. Here it is important for us to note an important point: the farm takes an ecological approach, for example: the water from the jacuzzi is used to irrigate the garden. Just so you know.

It was the love for animals and hospitality that brought Shimon ben Hamu to action. He fulfilled his old dream which combines two dreams: purchasing a property and turning it into a hospitality complex and fulfilling the family's love for animals which led to the establishment of the horse farm on the spot. The horse farm offers its services first and foremost to the guests of the suites, but those interested in looking for attractions in the area will also find ATV tours, and a hiking trail with a view of the nearby Mount Tabah.

To the attention of vacationers: in the summer months - July and August, the complex occasionally also receives families in some of the accommodation units suitable for this. Please check with the owner at the time of booking.

In summary: Terra Cotta Estate offers a unique farm that is spaciously built on eight dunams and indulges in a wide variety of services such as: a high-class pool, horse farms and unique vacation homes. Definitely a rather rare place that went with the theme of design, diversity and the human experience as a hospitality concept.

• The area of the estate is particularly large (8 dunams) and contains lawns, gardens and vegetation in the Tuscan and Mexican style
• The accommodation units are built in Spanish style with the use of terra cotta stones with walls in manual mineral plastering
• The design combines imported items from Italy and Mexico: window and door items, carpentry accessories, ceramic tiles, flower pots and even the wooden ceiling
• Each suite has a private balcony
• In the complex there is an active horse farm, which offers riding services to the guests of the place
• A loft was built in the mansion for events and bachelor/bachelorette parties
• A pampering spa complex that includes: a spa jacuzzi, a dry sauna and a wet sauna. Intended for guests only.
• Tomkar tours can be held at the estate