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La Tour
Marcilly La Guerce,
Saône-et-Loire
Bed & Breakfast
+33 (0)6 87 59 78 29
Visit owner's website
€100 - €120
1 room
Rooms sleep 3
Children welcome
Pets welcome
Babies welcome
Artists, poets, nature lovers, walkers and dreamers will be happy in this simple, airy suite surrounded by a fecund garden and much peace
€100 - €120
Visit the owner's site and book direct with them. No fees or fuss from us.
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The Experience
The terraced garden is brimful of stepping stones and flowers, roses ramble, and bucolic views stretch across undulating pastures: this is a deeply rural ensemble. June, widely travelled, kind, attentive, a great reader and lover of art in all its forms, lives in a long stone farmhouse in a cluster of outbuildings that go back to 1740.
Up the stone steps to a charmingly old-fashioned two-bedroom suite in its own wing with interesting art, comfy sofas, bookshelves and a perfectly adequate kitchen area. The double bedroom is on a mezzanine level and has steps down to a second, smaller bedroom, then the bathroom with a proper bath.
June’s breakfasts are a real treat – full of local produce and very relaxed. She’ll also cook you traditional French dinners with a bit of notice, using vegetables and fruits from her garden along with fine regional fare – especially Charolais beef. Come to escape the banal and revel in a bit of soul.
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We think you'll love
- Having interesting and lively conversation around the breakfast or dinner table and enjoying delicious French food
- Being in such a peaceful garden with much birdsong and setting off to explore the surrounding countryside on foot
- Visiting Charolles, the closest town, with its charming old buildings and canals
You should know
- It's not the ideal choice for anybody with limited mobility – there are outdoor and indoor steps
- The beautiful old stone fireplace in the living room isn't for lighting at the moment – a wood-burner is planned, but this is more of a summer place
- Parking is easy against the house – don't carry on up the lane or you'll have to reverse down again
Essentials
- EV charger
- 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
- Fire guard
- 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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Pricing
- Nightly price
- from €100
- Surcharges
- Extra bed €15.
- 1 Family room for 3
- From €100
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Information
Booking information
- Closed
- Rarely.
- No smoking
- Smoking not permitted anywhere in the property.
- Owner has pets
- Animals living on the property
- Meals
- Dinner with wine, €29. Vegetarian meals available. Restaurants 7km.
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Reviews
Peter & Carolyn
Sawday's Inspector
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June was the most wonderful host. She cooked a fabulous, filling meal for us which was brilliant as we were so weary from driving. She was a funny and interesting host. The little house we stayed in was adorable and comfortable. Great bath too! Loved the addition of the cats to entertain. Views were great too. All round thumbs up!
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Location
The neighbourhood
Charolles is just 7km and has plenty of bars and shops, a food market on Wednesdays and a Michelin-starred restaurant. For history lovers the area is rich in small Romanesque churches and Paray-le-Monial, 15km away, has the finest remaining example of Cluniac architecture. Visit châteaux, enjoy wine tastings, discover some charming villages or head to Lyon (90 minutes) on a small local train.
Local points of interest from June Bibby
- Romanesque churches
- Local markets
- Michelin-starred restaurant
- Châteaux
- Long walks!
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Introducing
June Bibby
It is June, a veritable polymath, who makes this place special. Born in Quebec, schooled in Chelsea, attended McGill University in Montreal, horticultural college in Sydney and ran a restaurant in the Caribbean – she is now settled here. Her first degree was in philosophy, her second in horticulture – if you revel in interesting conversation then come and be charmed here.
Never was there a more peaceful old remote place, nor more sensitively, tastefully renovated, with little old farm buildings crammed in a lovingly designed rambling garden of flowers. Very comfortable accommodation with secret terrace high above the rest. Great conversation with welcoming Quebecoise hostess June on politics and much else. As experienced Sawday travellers, this was really one of the best.