Farmhouse Near Royan

Farmhouse near Royan 6 Bedrooms, 4 bat/shower rooms, sleeps up to 14 Property Ref: FR147

This beautiful 250 year old farmhouse has been converted to the highest standards and is set in a small hamlet in South West France, surrounded by sunflower fields and vineyards yet only 25 minutes from Royan with its wonderful beaches. Cognac is also 25 minutes drive. Features include a private swimming pool (10m x 5m) with security cover and CCTV camera for added security, 2 conservatories, 6 bedrooms, 4 bath/shower rooms, 2 kitchens, 2 acres of lovely gardens and woodlands, table tennis...

The property can be closed off upstairs and let as a 3 bedroomed holiday home sleeping up to 7, if preferred

GUESTS HAVE EXCLUSIVE USE OF ALL FACILITIES ON SITE.

ACCOMMODATION

On entering the driveway you enter a totally secluded world, which consists of an acre of beautiful lawns, trees, bushes, flower beds and a large wood full of poplar trees. There is a lovely 10 metre by 5 metre swimming pool with a special wind on cover which complies with the new French government standard NF P90-308 and a pool shower.
Next to the pool is the excellent barbecue, and a dining table seating twelve. The pool conservatory, which is shaded all day, has glass sliding doors which open the room 66%. Inside there is a drinks fridge, and an ice-cube making machine churning out cubes to your requirements! Facing the pool is a CCTV camera transmitting photo and sound to a 21" monitor in the kitchen, bringing peace of mind for parents!. The main conservatory is at the front of the house, and beautifully furnished as a dining area, with large plants.
The Main Kitchen has ceramic hobs, eye level oven, dishwasher, microwave, large toaster, electric kettle, coffee perculator, electric whisk, bar-style wine opener and a large fridge-freezer. There is a beautiful oak dining table that seats 10+ people, with inbuilt seating around the wall side. Washing machine and tumble can be found in the garage. One the first floor there is a kitchenette which has an electric hob, grill, fridge and sink unit.
The Main Lounge has a huge sofa that can seat 6 adults or 8 children. We have Sky television, a DVD player, a Video player and a Stereo/CD player. There is also a glass fronted, wood burning fire, dimmer lights, beautiful custom made wall units and high quality Charentaise furniture. The 2nd lounge is on the first floor with sofa bed and table.
Bedrooms - The Ground Floor has one bedroom with a large king size bed plus TV/DVD/CD player, huge custom made wardrobe, the second bedroom has a large double bed and a single bed and ensuite power shower and washbasin, There are double doors onto the terrace. Also a door into the pool conservatory, which has a drinks fridge. The third bedroom has two single beds. The First Floor apartment has one huge bedroom which has two single beds and a double sofa bed. The second bedroom has two single beds, the open plan bedroom has a large single bed, and the apartment lounge has a double sofa bed.

The main bathroom is a large bathroom with bath and attachment shower, twin wash basins with huge lighted mirror. Separate large walk in shower room with power shower. Separate toilet with vanity units with wash basin, and a further separate toilet. Separate bathroom. The first floor has a bathroom with toilet, wash basin and power shower.
The Front Conservatory is an ideal place to have breakfast and to relax in before the Sun makes the temperature a little uncomfortable. By contrast, the Pool Conservatory is shaded all day and remains cool. This is helped by the drinks fridge and ice-cube making machine. You can relax here and watch your children enjoying the pool.
Travel Cot available.
Wi-fi coverage throughout the house, garden, and pool area.

By closing off the upstairs part of this property we can let as a 3 bedroom configuration sleeping up to 7

This property is completely private and you will have exclusive use of all facilities.

OUTSIDE LEISURE

Beautiful well kept gardens include many varieties of fruit trees including apricot, fig and cherry. Gardens have security lights for nightime. Large woodland area for country walks. River Seudre is near the end of the garden for fishing.

The 10 x 5 metre walk-in swimming pool has a cover that complies with French NF P90-308 safety regulations. The shallow end starts at 3ft and goes up to 6ft at its deepest. There is CCTV in the kitchen overlooking the entire pool area for piece of mind for parents whilst cooking.

There is also a shower attached to the pool house and a large stone barbecue adjacent to the pool. The pool has underwater lighting and spotlights that overlook the entire pool area and garden. The pool area is totally secluded, not overlooked from any direction.

The dining table adjoining the pool seats 12 people and there are several loungers around the pool. There is a smaller dining table in the shade in the front garden.

Portable full size Table Tennis

2 Childs Bicycles (8-14 yrs) and 4 Adult Bicycles

Boules

PRICES 2016

3 Bedrooms OR 6 Bedrooms
01 May - 27 May    £1,050    £1,650
27 May - 24 June £1,250 £2,095
24 June - 09 July £1,450 £2,295
10 July - 01 Sept    £2,700 £2,700
02 Sept - 08 Sept £1,650 £1,800
08 Sept - 30 Sept £1,350    £1,580

Prices are per week in sterling.

Hire of bed linen and house towels included. You will need to bring pool/beach towels.
Changeover day - Saturday arriving after 3pm, leaving 10am. Rental dates can be flexible out of the main holiday season, and could commence on any weekday
A non-returnable booking deposit of 25% required.
Security/accident deposit of £300 will also be required - fully refundable if no damage to property and left in a clean and tidy condition.

GUESTS HAVE EXCLUSIVE USE OF ALL FACILITIES AT THIS PRIVATE PROPERTY

CUSTOMER REVIEWS

Just got back from a 2 week holiday. 13 of us stayed there and I was slightly concerned we might get under each others feet - but no risk of that! The place is huge and we had loads of space.
The property was exactly as described in the details on the website and actually exceeded expectations in many ways. I had a minds eye image of sitting reading under the trees in the garden with a good book and a beer, with the kids (young adults actually) messing about in the pool and everyone chilled. Fully achieved many times!
Ther location is great - 25 mins from the beach, 30 mins from Royan and Cognac and 60 mins from La Rochelle - all visited during our stay and recommended.
We also visited the restaurant at Etang da Brousse, recommended by Stephen and had a great meal up there - 4 courses for 18 euro. Food was lovely!
The wine tasting evening arranged by Martin/Wendy (friends of Stephen) is also a fun way to spend a couple of hours - we bought loads of wine from them at great prices.
All in all we had a great holiday and would thoroughly recommend it if you want a laid back gite type holiday in France in the French countryside, but close to lots of things to do.
The local 'patisserie' in Cravans sells fresh bread etc and is walkable if you fancy an early morning stroll or is a 5 min drive. The local supermarket is 10 mins drive away (Super U) in Gemozac and is large and reasonable value (10L of red wine for 15euro is not to be sniffed at!)

A great place to holiday.

We were so pleased to see your website advertising Farmhouse near Royan, and fell in love with it instantly. We were certainly not disappointed with the reality!
Immaculately clean and tidy, and very well decorated. It certainly is the ideal place for a dream holiday, let alone a dream honeymoon!
We wanted for nothing whilst we were there, the house being very well equipped. We both loved the efficient power showers which were very refreshing after a day lazing in the garden or travelling around in our hire car.
Evenings we would go for a dip in the pool whilst crevettes and steaks sizzled on the barbie, and sit there until dusk when we would go to the very comfy bed provided by you, and sleep very well.

Your neighbours, Fernand and Evelyn were such nice people, nothing was too much trouble for them.
We were so impressed with the house that we have recommended it to all our friends. We had such a lovely relaxing time, that we cannot imagine anybody not thoroughly enjoying it there.
Thanks very much again, we hope we can book again next year, unless all our friends have bagged all available dates!!!

Well what can I say!!
We returned after 7 years and had a great time, the house is just as we remembered it to be with the improvements that have been done are outstanding, great new oven and state of the art hob.
The whole place very clean with beautiful gardens & lovely pool, everything was great and as remembered including nice furniture, friendly horses, great local restaurants etc.
Highly recommended this as a peaceful holiday for us and our family with lots to do or not do.
We'll be back.

Just returned from this beautiful house in a lovely setting.So peaceful and very comfortable.Wonderful kitchen equipment, and the swimming pool!! We will return. The Jones's & the Lakins. Wrexham-North Wales 24 Sept 2013

Our holiday - August 2013 -- At a beautifully restored and extended farmhouse, Peaceful Chez Bouquet could hardly be better situated. The sandy beaches of Royan and St Palais Sur Mer are 25 minutes drive away, the Roman city of Saintes is a similar distance. "There's plenty of room in the house for two families, and the swimming pool is a delight. A well equipped and modern kitchen (persevere with the hob, you'll get there in the end), comfortable beds and English channels and sports on satellite TV. "An impressive and very large hypermarket is 10 minutes drive away at Gemozac, and don't forget to check out the boulangerie and patisserie in Cravans (home made chocolates a speciality)." Mr Dale 4 Sept 2013

LOCATION

The local village, Cravans has an excellent restaurant/bar and a baker's. St Andre de Lidon (5 minutes) has a general store, bakers, post office, and an excellent bistro/bar with menus at (approx)9.50 euros. At Gemozac (8 minutes) there is a large supermarket, a Lidl, five restaurants and a Friday market.
Visit the Ile d'Oleron and the Ile de Re, and the beautiful La Rochelle(1 hour).
There is an excellent zoo at Palmyre -This 33-acre zoo is set in the magnificent forests and dunes of La Palmyre. A marked trail, dotted with lakes and ponds, takes visitors past some 1 600 animals from every corner of the globe. Carnivores live next to small pandas and suricates. Parrots and other birds of multicoloured plumage lead the way to hoofed animals and mastodons. The polar-bear pond is most impressive as is the reptile vivarium. Fascinating variety of monkeys.
Les Antilles at Jonzac - An indoor water park 35 minutes from our house. Even in the sunny Charente-Maritime it can get chilly in the winter. That's perhaps why the huge Les Antilles water park at Jonzac is so popular. This indoor aquatic centre is one of the largest of its type in Europe, offering not just all-year-round swimming but slides, water toboggans, indoor beaches, beauty and fitness centres, tropical surroundings and great eating too.
The warmth of the water is provided by geothermic heating which ensures that there is a great temperature here all year round. So it’s a great place to splash out and enjoy yourselves whatever the weather!

So, you have surfing and sailing at Royan and St George de Didonne, horse riding at Epagnes and Cozes (ten minutes) and golf at Cognac and Saintes, and good eating everywhere!
Only 25 minutes from Royan on the coast with its wonderful beaches, or 20 minutes from the smaller resort of St-Georges-de-Didonne. Also close to the picturesque port of Mortagne-sur-Gironde with its three good and reasonably priced restaurants. Cognac is only about twenty five miles away, and its significance is self explanatory! The ancient town of Saintes is about twenty minutes. There are many Roman churches in the immediate vicinity. Take the ferry from Royan across to the Medoc, and visit the famous wine châteaux such as Lafite, Latour, Mouton Rothschild, Margaux and Petrus etc. Beautiful botanical garden with more than 3 hectares and over 1500 varieties of plants, with picnic tables is only 5 minutes away from the house.
A lovely fishing lake lEtang des Brousses with bar and restaurant is 5 minutes from the house. Fishing is 7 euros a half day. They will cook fish you catch. Trout, carp etc
There are good golf courses at Royan,Cognac,and Saintes.

Travel from the ferry ports of St.Malo 4hrs, Cherbourg 7hrs, Boulogne (Sea Ferries) 7 hrs, Calais 8hrs.
The Airports of La Rochelle 1hr, Bordeaux 1hr 30mins and Angouleme 1hr 10mins.