Authentic Alsatian house, classified ****, ideal couples / families, quiet sauna

Rouge Eglantine is a 100m2 half-timbered Alsatian farm that its owners saved from demolition and transplanted to the village in which they live themselves. The cottage is located in a quiet village of 220 inhabitants with an ideal location for both leisure and tourist activities or access to local services: hypermarket, various shops, restaurants are located 5 minutes from the rental.
Animals (cat / dog) are accepted there at an additional cost and after consultation with the owners and deposit of a deposit.
The cottage has a neat and harmonious decoration made from furniture and old objects collected from flea markets in the region. The materials chosen for its realization are natural: wood, lime, earth as well as the products used for the finishes: hard wax oil Biofa or Mauler ...

The comfort of the tenants is assured: dishwasher, washing machine and dryer, small household appliances (toaster, kettle, traditional or piston or Senseo coffee maker, mixer, blender, food processor ...) ceramic, extractor hood ... as well as baby equipment (deckchair, high chair, babycook, bottle warmer, folding bed ...) on request.

The ground floor is completely open and includes a spacious hallway in which to store luggage on arrival, a fitted kitchen (old stoneware sink, Niderviller dishes ...) and a dining area, a lounge / relaxation / dining room old woodwork (an excellent quality sofa bed can easily accommodate two beds). Journals, Alsatian books, various readings, flat screen TV and DVD player available.
A bathroom with walk-in shower, free-standing bathtub and WC is also present.
All the floors on the ground floor are old tiles. Floor heating is provided by a pellet boiler. A wood stove comes in addition to enjoy winter evenings by the fireside: the first basket of wood is offered and the following billed at 5 euros.

Access to the upper floor is via a splendid 'quarter-turn' staircase; its configuration can possibly pose a problem for people with reduced mobility.
The first floor opens onto a relaxation area for children (old 3-seater desk with folding folding seats), an independent WC and 2 bedrooms: 'The Lodge' located on the South side is a master suite with refined decoration which includes a double bed people, a wardrobe and additional storage spaces, a table but also an adjoining bathroom / sink area. Possibility of accessing from this room a room located under the eaves 'La cabane' which can accommodate a bed for a child up to 8/10 years.
'The attic' is the second bedroom which is located to the North; it accommodates two brass beds and has a more mountain and rustic decoration: wardrobe, storage spaces and a table await you. The floors upstairs are old coffered floors.
Heating is provided by radiators connected to the pellet boiler.
Towels and household linen are provided and beds made on arrival. The bedding is of very good quality and the bed linen chosen harmoniously with the two bedrooms which contributes to giving them their own identity.

The comfort of the cottage includes a relaxation area outside: bucolic terrace accessible from a French window located in the kitchen, barbecue, garden furniture, green spaces, bench and deckchairs.
A second relaxation area in the basement hosts table football, a sauna and a shower as well as the laundry room (washing machine and dryer) and the technical room.
Possibility to park a medium-sized vehicle in front of the gîte (parking not covered), additional parking spaces 20m away.
The owners live within - 100m and themselves provide accommodation for holidaymakers (unless previously informed). They make their knowledge and love of their region available to their guests and also offer to visit their animals (donkey, rabbits, chickens, dogs, cats ...)