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Manoir Desiderata -  Property Ref: tr4703   Manoir Desiderata

Property Ref: tr4703

A magnificent 300 year old manoir with large pool.

Sleeps 14 + cot

Location - Nr Casteljaloux, Lot et Garonne in the Aquitaine region

 
 
Property Details
    Located in Lot et Garonne, Aquitaine, SW France

Manoir Desiderata is situated in a small hamlet some 8 km from the thermal town of Casteljaloux, the hamlet is peaceful and very typical of French countryside living. The property sleeps 14 and is made up of 7 ensuite double bedrooms with period and antique furnishings throughout. There is a large heated swimming pool, with a covered terrace attached to the house overlooking the well kept and secluded gardens.

Situated near the town of Casteljaloux the property benefits from good auto-route connections and the airports of Bordeaux and Toulouse.

There are many peaceful and quaint villages with markets and good restaurants in the area along with many activities such as horse riding, golf and an aqua park for the more energetic.

See below for further information on activities.

 
 
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Property Description
 
Manoir Desiderata - A magnificent 300 year old manoir with large pool.
 
Manoir Desiderata is 300 years old, full of character and beautifully presented. A two year detailed restoration has taken this house to a very high standard. The entrance to the property is through electric entrance gates, the sweeping drive skirts around the woods, arriving at a flowered roundabout facing the large open veranda in front of the house.
 
 
Ground Floor:

Kitchen / Utility room - A spacious, well equipped and fully fitted kitchen. Facilities include microwave, fridge freezer and dishwasher. The washing machine is in the utility room next door. All utensils including cutlery and pots and pans are of good quality.

Lounge - A large open plan lounge with large table seating 14 people. At the very far end is a pool table, exercise machine, darts and several others games. The rest of the lounge is well furnished, with period furniture, cosy sofa's, rugs throughout.

Quiet Room - Small and intimate room very well presented with comfy sofa's, timber beams, wood stove and rugs over earth fired colour tiled floor.

Bedrooms 5-7 - Spacious bedrooms with ensuite facilities accessed from the large lounge area. Two of these rooms look out over the rear meadow and the woods. The other one opens onto the pool and woods.

 
First Floor:

Mezzanine - Overlooking the large lounge area and provides access to three of the bedrooms.

Bedrooms 1-4 - Accessed from the mezzanine walkway these four bedrooms are all beautifully furnished with lots of old beams and sand coloured "pierre apparentes" stone walls. All have ensuite facilities.

 
Outside:

Swimming Pool - Within a few strides of the house, the heated pool is floodlit at night along with several other lights placed around the surrounding ground. Comfortable loungers and outside furniture are all around the pool.

Terrace - Large covered outside terrace attached to the house with large table, comfy seating and built in BBQ.

 
 
Manoir Desiderata - Floor Plan
 
Additional Information
 

*Ample power points in all rooms* *Smoke detectors throughout the property* *High chair and cot available* *Full central heating*

 
Local Area
 

Manoir Desiderata is situated in a small hamlet some 8 km from the thermal town of Casteljaloux, the hamlet is peaceful and very typical of French countryside living, just outside Casteljaloux is a huge lake with sandy beaches, boating, fishing, swimming and a restaurant built out over the waters edge. Opposite the lake is a golf course and riding centre. Tennis courts available opposite the sports stade. Several others lakes around the area offer trout fishing by the day. (not expensive). Being in the countryside it all looks so peaceful with nothing going on, but there is if you want to do things, Marmande about 20 mins away has another golf course and an airport if someone wishes to take flying lesson or just go for a flight around the countryside or take a glider up for an hour. This much larger town holds many festivals and music evenings throughout the summer

 
 
Things to do
 

The region is full of places to visit and activities to partake in. With casteljaloux sitting on the edge of the La Foret Des Landes De Gascogne there are forests that go all the way to the coast and the roads running through are a delight to drive along as you pass through old villages.

Please see below for a short list of places to visit.

-Casteljaloux boasts a wonderful ' Bains ' if you feel like having massages to mud baths look up their web-site on, www.casteljaloux.com the entrance fee is very modest at around 18€.

-Nerac: A village steeped in medieval history and offering boat trips on the river winding through the countryside.

-Arachon: A very elegant town from the 1920's with a huge enclosed bay and sandy beaches. Further along is Pyla with it's very famous Dunes and then along to Biscarrosse with Europe's largest inland fresh water lake.

-Medoc / Bordeaux: A short drive away and is home to some 240 chateaux's including the famous Mouton Rothchild, Chateaux Margaux and Chateaux Latour.

Outside evening entertainment can also be found in a variety of villages over the summer period where the streets get closed off, tables get laid out and music and alfresco eating till late.

 
Rental Tariff
 

*Rental Season - All year* *All Prices are in GBP £ per week*

Date Cost per Week £
May 2007 - 30 June 2007 £1850.00
30 June 2007 - 14 July 2007 £2000.00
14 July 2007 - 1 September2007 £2895.00
1 Septembert 2007 - 6 October 2007 £1850.00
   
Booking Deposit 35%
Balance to be paid prior to holiday 8 weeks
Refundable damage deposit £400.00
 
Prices includes - Pool heating, Gas, Electricity and Bed Linen. A welcome pack of wine, fruit and fresh flowers provided with our compliments. Central heating Fuel excluded.
 
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