Fabulous Drôme gîtes: contemporary in old stone buildings, uncluttered, fresh. Take all 5 for a party, laze by pool, doze in lavender
5 places
Sleeping from 4 – 8
Children welcome
Pets welcome
Babies welcome
The Experience
Once a silkworm factory, tannery and pottery, now a special self-catering spot to which fresh bread and croissants are delivered each morning. Against a pastoral collage of lavender, thyme, river and canal, discover a constellation of sandy stone gîtes around a sturdy bastide. This is the home of lovely Françoise, Belgian-born, who, in high season, does a weekly table d’hôtes at a lively long table. It took her a year to convert the gîtes so beautifully; each is spacious, fresh and uncluttered, naked stone walls contrasting with rich colours. There are open-plan sitting rooms with corner kitchens and coffee machines, terraces, barbecues and snow-white linen. Each has something special: Le Billiard gets three terraces; L’Atelier (over a little stone bridge) is wheelchair-friendly; La Voûte has a vaulted sitting room and a scarlet sofa. Saunter past the old mill wheel to a pale, pale pool framed by lawns and heaps of loungers. How to keep busy? The list is long: hilltop forts, Roman ruins, wine-tasting, tennis, hiking and biking and, come autumn, truffle-hunting with Françoise. A gorgeous hostess, a gem of a place.
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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
- Central heating
- Limited mobility
- Wheelchair access
- Mobile reception
- Hob
- Barbecue
- Paid parking nearby
- Air conditioning
- Relaxation areas
- Washing machine
- Tennis court
- Microwave oven
- No smoking
- Credit cards
- Working farm
- Owner has pets
- Electricity included
- 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
- 4pm
- Check out
- 10am
- Booking restrictions
- Towels not included. July & August Saturday changeover.
- Closed
- Never.
- No smoking
- Smoking not permitted anywhere in the property.
- Owner has pets
- Animals living on the property
Pricing
- Nightly price
- from €71
- Weekly price
- from €500
- Surcharges
- Singles €150-€975.
- 1 Cottage for 5
- From €862 bedrooms
- 1 Cottage for 4
- From €1072 bedrooms
- 1 Cottage for 7
- From €1293 bedrooms
- 1 Cottage for 8
- From €1293 bedrooms
- 1 Cottage for 4
- From €712 bedrooms
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Accommodation
Reviews
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We are regular annual visitors to France and the 2 weeks we have just spent at La Moutiere will rate as one of the best places we have found. We stayed in the L'Atelier gite and it was everything we wanted. Large airy rooms, private outside area with own BBQ, plenty of shade, close to the very good swimming pool, again with shade if required, gite very well maintained and clean. Plenty of good local restaurants and markets. The English speaking resident owner Francoise is everything a discerning guest could ask for with good local knowledge of restaurants & the area. She is an excellent cook!
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Location
The neighbourhood
Local points of interest from Françoise Lefebvre
- There is a 16 x 5 m swimming pool at guests’ disposal on the property, and an old tennis court. There is a playground for children, ping-pong table, swings, badminton area etc.
- Bicycles are available for adults and children for rides in the surrounding countryside.In the village, there are two tennis courts which can be used at any time by La Moutière guests.
- Guests will enjoy this region of national heritage, art and culture with its many attractions such as fine castles (in Grignan, Suze la Rousse), its Templar fortress in Richerenches, the picturesque & typical villages (La Garde Adhémar, Séguret)...
- Discovery of the surrounding countryside, with walks through the riverside Provençal scrubland, and cycling along the numerous small lanes, as well as mountain biking in steeper cross-country patches.
- We can provide guided trekking itineraries and detailed maps. Come and enjoy diversity of this colourful region, and fall into the Provencal rhythm of life.
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This is such a lovely place in the heart of a beautiful region. The rooms were spacious, comfortable and very clean. Bathrooms were also large with lovely smellies from Provence. Breakfast is a feast with home-made yogurts, fruit compotes, jams, delicious cakes (special mention to the lemon drizzle) and of course fresh bread and pastries. Our hostess, Françoise, was a wonderful guest, extremely welcoming. Our children loved the swimming pool, tennis court, table tennis and bikes to borrow. And the two gorgeous and friendly beagles. We absolutely loved our stay and will return next year.