June 2020:
Please note:
We follow Airbnb’s enhanced cleaning protocol:
- We sanitize high-touch surfaces, down to the doorknob.
- We use cleaners and disinfectants approved by global health agencies, and we wear protective gear to help prevent cross-contamination.
- We clean each room using extensive cleaning checklists.
- We provide extra cleaning supplies, so you can clean as you stay.
- We comply with local laws, including any additional safety or cleaning guidelines.
Further:
In the interest of everybody's health (in light of the current ongoing Pandemic), we ask that guests put their used bedding, towels, tea-towels, etc. on the laundry floor prior to departing.
Gite :
n. A simple, usually inexpensive rural vacation retreat especially in France.
French gîte, lodging, lair, from Old French giste, from feminine past participle of gesir, to lie
Self catering holiday rental
Gite Rural :
n. Cottage
This would make a perfect
Writer's Retreat
The village sports NO shops or cafes ! (Nearest garage: 8 mins drive, Nearest shops: 12 mins... 7 miles)
The gite/cottage shares a large property with we English-speaking Kiwi owners who live in the adjacent "grande maison" with our five cats.
Stand-alone, 2-floored cottage in a small, quiet “village that time forgot”, nestled in the picturesque Seven Valleys, overlooking a stream and pasture-land... cows, ducks, geese, pheasants, doves, chaffinches, owls, wood-peckers, bats... and a clowder of cats.
Indoors :
As of March 2013, basic UK/English SKY TV is available! (30-odd channels, via a dish)
And there's a PAL-format TV set which can be used in conjunction with UK-Zoned DVD and Video players.
And, as of January 2014, there is full
Wi-Fi Internet access!
While there IS an internal fireplace, we ask that it not be used due to chimney-cleaning difficulties which translate to Insurance issues.
Board Games are available on request.
There is an internal staircase that is NOT baby-friendly.
Outdoors :
The gite has it's own, independent patio area, outdoor furniture and basic BBQ equipment. Parking is off-road, in a large, shared driveway. There is no driveway gate, and immediately across the narrow lane is a small river.
The village lends itself to leisurely walks, as does the forest that's "just up the hill". There are many places of historical interest within 35 mins drive in most directions. Or, a little further afield, you might be interested in some of the nearby Battlefields.
Telephones :
There is no telephone in the gite but the "main house" phone can be used, by arrangement. There is also no mobile-phone reception in either house, although signal is usually restored a block away. Of course, with W-Fi, you can always use Skype!
Conditions :
Whilst smokers are welcome, we ask them not to smoke IN the gite.
We LOVE animals but some might not be compatible with our OWN pets (4x cats... some very timid).
