French Properties, Property in France, Gites, Gite Complexes, for Sale

The property is situated in a hamlet at the end of a no through road, with a superb position overlooking a valley and on clear days the Pyrénées beyond. This is a very attractive property, with the house and gites being arranged in well planted and private gardens which offer the opportunity both to mix with other guests and to find privacy when required.

THE MAIN HOUSE – most rooms with white rough plaster walls and exposed beams
Ground floor

- lovely living room 4.7m x 6m with lots of character, exposed beams, working inglenook fireplace, old stone sink, wall cupboards with antique doors, fine old wooden staircase to first floor

- kitchen 3.3m x 4.3m, base worktops with pine doors, double sink, window to garden

- dining room 5.5m x 4.3m with glazed door to courtyard and rear of property

- office 4m x 4.3m with window onto courtyard

- bedroom 1 (3m x 3m) attached to house with door to garden, suitable for summer use/overflow guests.

First floor

- bedroom 2 (4.15 x 5m) with double aspect windows, exposed beams and antique wall cupboard.

- bedroom 3 (5.5m x 4.3m) with window to side and two built-in cupboards with antique doors.

- bathroom with bath and basin, separate WC.

Attic

- converted to create a spacious and light bedroom 4/study (4.3m x 9m) with two velux windows and antique polished floorboards.

THE GITES
All the gites are simply but well furnished and equipped, all kitchens have an electric hob and dishwasher. The properties are well kept and attractive, with many exposed beams and lots of rustic character.

GITE 1 – located at first floor level off a covered balcony, with a part-glazed door to kitchen/dining room 20m², off which are a shower room and a double bedroom 10m².

GITE 2 – adjacent to gite 1, antique door to spacious kitchen/dining room 25m², and bedroom 1 (13m²) with en-suite shower room. Upstairs to attic bedroom 2 (30m²) with ensuite WC and basin. There is an unconverted section of the attic above the bedroom suitable for conversion.

GITE 3 – situated off the front garden, adjacent to the main house, with kitchen/dining room 20m², two bedrooms (11m² and 7m²) and a shower room.

GITE 4 – located in a detached cottage in the garden, with part-glazed door to a kitchen/dining room 21m2, open doorway leading to an attractive living room 20m², with fireplace and double French doors leading to a dining terrace. Bedroom 1 (13m²) is off the kitchen, with en-suite shower room and separate en-suite WC. Upstairs is dormitory-style attic bedroom 2 with en-suite WC and basin.

OUTBUILDINGS

- indoor games room (8.4m x 6.5m) on two floors with photographic darkroom.

- several storerooms

- old stone cabin

SWIMMING POOLS

There are two swimming pools, one circular and 1.5m deep, the other more recent, rectangular, 10m x 5m with a salt water system and steps leading down to the shallow end, with a paved terrace surround with lovely views.

LAND

The property sits in 9 hectares (about 22 acres, or about 88,000m²) of land. The gardens are of about 1 hectare and have been imaginatively planted with shrubs, trees and flowering plants.

The driveway and the courtyard

AMENITIES - Mains water, electricity and telephone, double-glazing in main house, drainage to septic tank, oil fired central heating to main house and gites 1, 2 & 3, electric heating in gite 4.

THE BUSINESS - The vendors bought the property in 1990, and carried out a very thorough renovation/reconstruction (with photos to prove it !). Good reviews, lots of repeat business and nicely appointed gites in a beautiful location, with good recreational facilities, have made this a successful and profitable business, always full in July and August.

TAXES - Taxes d’habitation 145 € p.a. (2003), Taxes fonciere 1300 € (2003).

FURTHER PRICE REDUCTION
Price was 599,000 € (including agency fees)
Price now 580,000 € (including agency fees)

REF: DH/2167