Stay at Monty Banks’ Private Estate today
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2026 4:12 am
Buster Keaton’s Italian Villa and Harold Lloyd’s Greenacres may be off limits to vacationers, but Monty Banks’ private estate in Cesena, Italy, is an available alternative!
"Villa Monty Banks is a rare 1939 Art Deco villa in Cesena, built by a Hollywood silent-film star and designed with British architectural influences, now beautifully restored as an 11-room boutique hotel with restaurant and spa. Villa Monty Banks produces its own olive oil, wine, fruits and vegetables on the adjacent farm, all of which feature in the acclaimed a la carte breakfasts and restaurant menus. Villa Monty Banks offers a heated pool with countryside views, a Turkish bath, sauna and personal training facilities — all within one kilometre of Cesena's town centre. Returning to the villa from the town restaurants requires a small uphill climb. Guests seeking the beach should note that the nearest ones are around 20 minutes' drive away.”
Nightly rates start at 335 euro (about $389 or 288 pounds). Pricey, yes, but check out the photos.
There are several sites online, this is one of the best:
https://www.villamontybanks.it/en/
"Villa Monty Banks is a rare 1939 Art Deco villa in Cesena, built by a Hollywood silent-film star and designed with British architectural influences, now beautifully restored as an 11-room boutique hotel with restaurant and spa. Villa Monty Banks produces its own olive oil, wine, fruits and vegetables on the adjacent farm, all of which feature in the acclaimed a la carte breakfasts and restaurant menus. Villa Monty Banks offers a heated pool with countryside views, a Turkish bath, sauna and personal training facilities — all within one kilometre of Cesena's town centre. Returning to the villa from the town restaurants requires a small uphill climb. Guests seeking the beach should note that the nearest ones are around 20 minutes' drive away.”
Nightly rates start at 335 euro (about $389 or 288 pounds). Pricey, yes, but check out the photos.
There are several sites online, this is one of the best:
https://www.villamontybanks.it/en/