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Villa Balbiano, one of the highlights of the recently released film House of Gucci, is available to rent on Airbnb, an American rental company that offers lodging and homestays rentals to travellers.

Located on the picturesque Lake Como in Italy, the 16th century Villa Balbiano served as the home of Aldo Gucci — the eldest son of founder Guccio Gucci, who played a key role in making the fashion house internationally renowned.

Here’s what we know about Villa Balbiano and how you can book it

The villa

Villa Balbiano was built by Cardinal Tolomeo Gallio and was later occupied by Cardinal Angelo Maria Durini.

The building, which is located on the western shore of the lake, has six suites and marbled bathrooms. Each suite has a stunningly glamourous individual personality designed by interior decorator Jacques Garcia.

Its walls are adorned with 17th-century frescoes painted by the Recchi brothers and Agostino Silva. The villa has a boathouse, a private pier besides a swimming pool. The house also has artworks and furniture that were obtained from Sotheby’s and Christie’s auctions.

The villa looks like a gem along the lake surrounded by lush green mountains of northern Italy.

When can it be booked?

Only a fortunate few can book this luxurious Italian residence.

Villa Balbiano can be booked for a one-night stay — on 30 March, 2022 — only. To do so, those eager will have to wait till 6 December when bookings open at 12 pm ET.

The film

House of Gucci, one of the most anticipated films of 2021, is about a dark chapter in the otherwise illustrious history of the family.

The film is based on the book The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour and Greed by journalist Sara Gay Forden.

It revolves around the murder of Maurizio Gucci, former head of the fashion house, on the orders of his wife, Patrizia Reggiani.

Adam Driver plays Maurizio and singer-songwriter-actress Lady Gaga portrays Patrizia in the film. Others in the cast include Jared Leto as Paolo Gucci, Jeremy Irons as Rodolfo Gucci and Al Pacino as Aldo Gucci.

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House of Gucci is set to take Hollywood by storm with its high-octane plot, charismatic stars, intrigue, glamour, and a whole lot of fabulous fashion courtesy of the namesake fashion house. Fans have long been lapping up the various period-appropriate couture pieces that have been released thus far, but the first trailer has given us a wider look into the world of Gucci, elaborate costumes and jewellery abound.

There's already Oscar buzz surrounding the movie, which centres around Patrizia Reggiani, the ex-wife of Maurizio Gucci who's convicted of hiring a hitman to murder her husband, played by Lady Gaga. Janty Yates is the costume designer, and the production has been granted full access to the Gucci archives — be prepared to see Gaga, Adam Driver, Salma Hayek, Jared Leto and Al Pacino don the most outrageously glamorous ensembles through the 1970s to 1990s.

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But Gucci isn't the only designer or brand featured in the film. There are fabulous jewels to be seen everywhere. Bvlgari is prominently featured in a few key scenes from the trailer. In one, Lady Gaga opted for a high jewellery necklace from the new Le Magnifiche collection in platinum with 11 oval rubies, 77 round brilliant-cut diamonds and pavé-set diamonds, paired with earrings in platinum with 2 oval rubies, round brilliant-cut diamonds and pavé-set diamonds.

In another major moment, the actress wears a jewellery set from the Heritage collection: a necklace in gold with amethysts, vitrines, pink tourmalines, emeralds, sapphires and diamonds from 1991, which is paired with earrings in gold with amethysts, vitrines, emeralds and diamonds from 1989, a Serpenti Tubogas Heritage collection bracelet in gold with amethysts and diamonds circa 1972 and a Serpenti Tubogas Heritage collection bracelet in gold, amethysts, rutilated quartzes and diamonds circa 1977.

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House of Gucci opens in theatres in the United States on November 24, 2021.

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