Once the home of a marquis, now a splendid B&B with walled gardens, pool, hot tub and mountain views
5 rooms
Rooms sleep 2
Children welcome
Babies welcome
The Experience
Find peace here on the edge of a village in the Livradois-Forez regional park. The house is up at 600m, with woods, pond and pool inside its high-walled grounds. Dutch owners Charles and Tarcies speak excellent English and love sharing their home with guests, advising on walks, bike rides, car tours and local sites. Breakfast is served individually, while home-cooked dinners are sociable affairs around a large table. Living room and corridors have modern paintings and quirky touches; bedrooms on three floors have lovely views, good mattresses, simple shower rooms (one also has an elegant bath) and calming colours.
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Essentials
- Swimming pool
- Hot tub
- Garden
- Open fire / woodburner
- Breakfast included
- Breakfast available
- Meals available
- Vegetarian meals
- Oven
- Parking on premises
- Free parking nearby
- Accessible by public transport
- WiFi
- Television
- Spa
- Central heating
- Limited mobility
- Wheelchair access
- Mobile reception
- Hob
- Bar
- Barbecue
- Licensed premises
- Paid parking nearby
- Air conditioning
- Relaxation areas
- Washing machine
- Tennis court
- Microwave oven
- No smoking
- Credit cards
- Working farm
- Owner has pets
- Dishwasher
- Pets welcome
Family friendly
- Baby monitor
- Books and toys
- Children welcome
- Babies welcome
- Stair gates
- High chair
- Cot available
Nearby
- Pub/bar within 3 miles
- Restaurant within 3 miles
- Shop within 3 miles
Activities
- Bikes available
- Food courses
- Kayaking
- Other courses
- Sailing
- Surfing
- Wild swimming
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Information
& pricing
Booking information
- Check in
- From 4pm
- Check out
- 10.30am
- Booking restrictions
- Pets by arrangement.
- Closed
- Rarely.
- No smoking
- Smoking not permitted anywhere in the property.
- Owner has pets
- Animals living on the property
- Meals
- Dinner, 4 courses, €28.50. Child €10.
Pricing
- Nightly price
- from €89
- Surcharges
- Extra bed/sofabed available €30 per person per night.
- 5 Doubles
- From €89
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Accommodation
Reviews
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We stayed with Charles and Tercies for 2 nights in late July. Their house is in a quiet idyllic spot and they are excellent hosts who have thought of everything to make your stay just perfect. The house is lovely, the pool gorgeous and the gardens quiet and restful. Dinner on the first evening was a sociable affair, 9 guests and the hosts round a huge outdoor table on a warm evening. On the second during a storm night a lovely quiet dinner with just my husband and I eating with the owners, excellent food and wine on both occasions. We arrived tired left refreshed, and hope to go back soon!
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Location
The neighbourhood
Local points of interest from Charles Engelen
- A visit of Le Puy en Velay, with it's wonderful buildings on top of rock piles. Just travelling to Le Puy is already worthwhile thanks to beautiful views at the vulcanic scenery.
- La Chaise Dieu's cathedral and monastry, with it's famous tapestries
- Chateau Lafayette (the homecastle of the famous General Lafayette), Chateau Polignac (the chateau of Prince Reinier de Monaco's mother), the ruins of Chateau Allegre
- Le Chaulme waterfalls, Vulcanic Lake Montpeloux
- Chalmazel, the little ski-area next to Ambert
- Local week markets in Arlanc, Ambert, Craponne, La Chaise Dieu
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A lovely place to stay with charming hosts in a very beautiful and unspoilt part of France. Generous breakfasts each morning and delicious meals eaten with the other guests plus Charles and Tarcies.