Cottage Gite

Ground floor

Open plan kitchen/lounge. The kitchen is equipped with double sink, gas hob, electric oven/grill, toaster, microwave, large upright fridge-freezer, 8 place dishwasher, washing machine and good quality cutlery, crockery, glassware and cooking utensils.

Lounge with sofa, armchairs, TV (satellite), DVD player and fold-away dining table.

Shower room with wash hand-basin, WC, large mirror, power points and storage units.

First floor

Large bedroom with a double and single bed (option for guests requiring a bed each), bedside tables and lights, chest of drawers and small wardrobe.
Air conditioning unit.

The bedroom has less than usual head height.

A pair of French doors lead out onto the raised balcony giving magnificent uninterrupted views over Anjou vineyards and farmland with the hill top village of Le Puy Notre Dame in the distance.

Outside

At the side of, and behind the Cottage is a small, private garden with an umbrella washing line. From here you have your own entrance onto the main back garden and the swimming pool.

At the front of the Cottage is a courtyard type garden with table and chairs.

There is an indoor games room attached to the farmhouse with table tennis, darts board and basketball net, also contains outdoor games such as junior cricket, badminton, swingball, and boules. Indoor games such as; Monopoly, Scrabble, Articulate, Trivial Pursuits, cards and jigsaws. There are also many interesting books about the locality, its history and natural history.

Heated outdoor swimming pool - 10m x 5m with roman steps. Depths from 1m - 1.7m. The pool heated to 28° Celsius from May to September.

Garden and pool furniture, picnic tables, a sun lounger for each person, sun umbrellas, lounger side tables, swing chair and a charcoal barbecue.

Tennis court - free unlimited use of the court (shared with any other guests and the owners).

Farmhouse Bed and Breakfast

Sitting room / dining room - guests have their own area with Satellite TV, for relaxing and eating. A dresser is full of books, maps and local information, as well as indoor games. Separate stairways lead to the two upstairs bedrooms.

Bedroom 1 - with en-suite shower and separate WC and wash hand basin.

Bedroom 2 - with en-suite shower, WC and wash hand basin.

Both bedrooms have twin beds or zip-linked super king double, small wardrobe, chest of drawers, and bedside lights.

Air-conditioning in the summer and heated towel rails in winter, tea/coffee making facility and mini-fridges.

Facilities Available

There is an indoor games room attached to the farmhouse with table tennis, darts board and basketball net, also contains outdoor games such as junior cricket, badminton, swingball, and boules. Indoor games such as; Monopoly, Scrabble, Articulate, Trivial Pursuits, cards and jigsaws. There are also many interesting books about the locality, its history and natural history.

Heated outdoor swimming pool - 10m x 5m with roman steps. Depths from 1m - 1.7m. Pool heated to 28° Celsius from May to September.

Garden and pool furniture, picnic tables, a sun lounger for each person, sun umbrellas, lounger side tables and a swing chair; charcoal barbecue.

Tennis court - free unlimited use of the court (shared with any other guests and the owners).

Local area and activities

The property is set amongst countryside and vineyards in a tiny hamlet between the town of Doue la Fontaine (7 miles) and the village of Bouille-Loretz (1.5 miles).

Local Attractions include walking, cycling, wine-tasting, chateaux, golf, Puy du Fou and Futuroscope.

There are several golf courses between 30 - 55 minutes drive away - Saumur, Brissac-Quince; Bauge; Loudon (near Fontevraud) and Cholet. All are open to the public, in good condition, and bookings can usually be done a day or so in advance.

The National Riding School is near Saumur. You can visit and see the horses being trained for the military as well as dressage and 'shows' put on for public.

There are local lakes and rivers for fishing. Also Pescalis, an international fishing centre for all kinds of fishing is about 45 minutes.

Troglodyte caves and underground dwellings to visit particularly around Doue la Fontaine and Saumur.

The beaches of the Vandee - Les Sables d'Olonne and La Rochelle are about 2 hours drive.

Other attractions Include a silkworm farm, watermills / windmills. local markets, military tank museum, museum of satellite communication and the home of Cointreau.

Pricing structure

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Rates include cotton bed linen, large shower towels, shower footmats, hand towels and t-towels.

A discount of 10% is given on the 2nd week of a two week booking.

Minimum 3 day booking except whole week bookings only during UK school summer holidays.

A 6 day booking: 10% off whole week
A 5 day booking: 20% off whole week
A 4 day booking: 30% off whole week
A 3 day booking: 35% off whole week

Sorry, no children under 5 years of age.

Optional evening meals are available some of the time, at 25 euros per meal, including local wine/French beer.
The meals are 'Table d'hôte' style, which means that normally there is not a choice of menu.

English breakfast available at an extra charge upon request - charge is dependent on what is required.

Optional evening meals are available some of the time, at 25 euros per meal, including local wine/French beer.
The meals are 'Table d'hôte' style, which means that normally there is not a choice of menu.

For availability and booking enquiries please contact:
Vivienne or David
Tel / fax: (Fr) 00 33 5 49 66 21 77
[contact owners]

owners’ website

Please quote reference 7933 hhf when making enquiries.

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