We have just upgraded this lovely holiday home by adding reversible warm air heating/air conditioning in addition to the wood burning stove. We have also added a TV for those long winter evenings. The gite is in a wonderful location with great views, very quiet and ideal for chilling out, walking and birdwatching. It is great for Autumn, Winter and early Spring holidays as it has double glazing, a wood burning stove that keeps the whole house warm and cosy. and reversible warm air/air conditioning system. It is only 30 mins away from the F1 circuit and 18 hole golf course of Magny-Cours. We have converted this gite from part of a barn, retaining all the original features and as far as possible using traditional materials. It is set in 2 hectares (5 acres) of meadow with only the owners on the same site. The owners’ house is on the opposite side of the large courtyard making the gite very secluded and private. Access is from a lane leading off a quiet road and you can walk for miles without having to do more than cross a metaled road. The accommodation comprises a large open plan living room of 50m2 with corner kitchen, and a huge bedroom of 48m2 with en-suite bathroom.
There is WiFi, a large selection of board games, library, petanque, table tennis table, a Canadian type canoe, 2 ponds with frogs, newts, fish, and water lilies, 180 metre golf practise range. You can bring your own clubs and balls, or we can provide them.
We do all the cleaning ourselves and take pride in doing a thorough job including the sanitizing of surfaces you are likey to touch during the Covid 19 crisis.
There is a cleaning charge of 50€ and a refundable deposit of 50€ both payable in cash on arrival. We also charge for electricity used at cost, but this rarely amounts to more than 10-12 euros per week, and for the wood for the insert wood burner should you need it. The gaz used for cooking is free of charge.
The things you will love about our property:
- the seclusion, the silence, the beautiful sunsets and sunrises, the birds, the walks along peaceful lanes humming with insects, the sightings of deer, hares, wild boars and their families, cows in the meadows, the wild flowers, the many oak forests in the area most of them public, the forest of troncais - the largest oak forest in Europe, the furnishings and furniture in the house, many of them brought back from our travels all over the world, the beautiful local towns like Bourbon l'Archambault, Vichy, Herisson, Souvigny and many others.
The mod cons in the house include:
- washing machine
- dish washer
- oven
- microwave
- coffee machine
- gas hob
- TV
- free WiFi
- hair drier
- large terrace
- gaz barbecue
- charcoal barbecue
- flexible lounging chairs
- 5 acres of meadow to wander in
- 2 large ponds to sit by
- comfortable sitting area in the bedroom with superb views
- spray bidet in the toilet
- wood burning fire
- warm air heating in the living room and bedroom
- air conditioning in the bedroom and the living room.