Beautiful converted barn with private pool, in peaceful setting.
- Barn80 m²
- Sleeps: 5
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Separate Toilets: 1
- Min. Stay: 6 nights
2 bedrms, 1 bathrm, 1 cloakrm, sleeps 6 inc 1 infant in a cot in main bedroom
Bedrooms
Amenities
Featured
- Swimming pool
- Internet
- Fireplace
- TV
- Satellite or Cable
- Children Welcome
- Parking
- No Smoking
- Heater
Bathrooms
- Bathrooms: 1, Separate Toilets: 1
Safety features
- Smoke detector
- Exterior lighting
Location Type
- Rural
- village
General
- Heatingelectric radiators
- Linens providedBedclothes and bath towels
- Washing machineyes, in downstairs cloakroom
- FireplaceEnclosed wood burner
- ParkingOn gravel drive inside main gates
- InternetYes, Wifi
- Towels availableYes, but not for taking to the beach.
- Wireless Internet'Orange' router on TV stand
- Wood stoveEnclosed wood burner
- Iron & board
- Basic soaps
- Toilet paper
- Living Roomone two seat, one three seat sofa
Kitchen
- DishwasherYes
- FridgeTwo under counter fridges
- HobGas hob
- OvenElectric
- MicrowaveYes
- BBQ
- Coffee makerCafe Tiere
- Toaster
- Dishes & utensilsFull selection
- KitchenFull range of appliances and equipment
- Kettle
Dining
- Dining area
- Child's highchair
- DiningRefectory style oak table, seats up to 10.
Entertainment
- Television
- Satellite / CableSome Freesat UK channels
- Stereo2x cd players with aux in
- DVD playerTwo DVD players, one attached to the TV, one on a small trolley.
- BooksSmall random selection
- Video gamesSome playstation 3, some Wii.
Outside
- Garden
- BicyclesA selection of two adult and variously sized children's bikes
- Outdoor Furniture
Pool / Spa
- Outdoor pool
- Private poolEnclosed within the walls of a roofless barn, accessed directly from the site
Notes
- The pool is completely enclosed with direct access through French doors from the living area of the barn, and is also protected by a pool alarm in line with new French Government regulations. (However due to the risks involved, families with children under 5 who cannot swim must take full responsibility for them, this age group deemed to be high risk by the French Authorities.) There is a hot shower facility within the pool area. When in residence, the owners will maintain the pool when convenient for their guests, (access is through a separate entrance from the garden). There is off street parking for several cars inside the gates. ELECTRICITY used during your stay is included. CLEANING is not included. We ask that the barn is left in the state in which you would wish to find it. If there is any extra cleaning required before our next guests arrive it will be charged at €15 per hour and deducted from the security deposit.
Policies
Cancellation Policy
- 100% refund if you cancel at least 14 days before check-in.
- 50% refund (minus the service fee) if you cancel at least 7 days before check-in.
- No refund if you cancel less than 7 days before check-in.
Damage and Incidentals
You will be responsible for any damage to the rental property that is caused by you or your party during your stay.
House Rules
Children allowed
No pets
No parties/events
No smoking
Max guests: 5 (sleeps up to 4 adults)
- Cleaning is not included in the rental fee. We simply ask guests to leave the barn in the state that they would wish to find it.
- If additional cleaning should be required at the end of your stay, it will be charged at €15 per hour and deducted from the security deposit.
Cleaning practices
All towels and bedding washed in hot water that’s at least 60ºC
Check in and check out with no person-to-person contact
High-touch surfaces cleaned with disinfectant (e.g. countertops, light switches, handles and taps)
Enhanced cleaning practices
Cleaned with disinfectant
Map
Round about it's all vines and sunflowers, in an undulating landscape interlaced with woodland. The area is immersed in history, the nearby town of Saintes no exception with its ruined Roman amphitheatre. Saintes is also the place to go for fashionable shops, restaurants and bars, and electric riverboats on which to cruise the river Charente. Nearby St Jean d'Angely has a medieval clock tower and the two towers of the 18thC. Abbey Church, as well as gorgeous markets on Wednesdays and Saturdays, boating lake, and modern municipal pool complex (not that you'll need it!). The distillery tours at Cognac are a must, as is the local speciality, a fortified aperitif named Pineau. The stunning coastal town of La Rochelle is to the north west, with it's seafood restaurants clustered round the port, and south of there are the beautiful, sandy, Atlantic beaches of the Cote Sauvage. Royan and the Palmyre Zoo are worth a visit, as are the islands of Re and Oleron, not forgetting Bordeaux.
Owner
Nick Scott
- Languages:
- english
About Nick Scott
I bought the property jointly with my mum and dad, with a view to renovating it and the accompanying ruined barns. Over the years the house has been restored as a home for my parents and the barns turned into a Gite with enclosed swimming pool, used by me and my young family occasionally during the year, and rented out for a few weeks each summer to cover costs!
Nick Scott purchased this Barn in 1998
Why Nick Scott chose Authon-Ébéon
As you will see from the photos the barn is decorated in a contemporary manner, within a very traditional stone built shell. It is in an extensive tree filled garden of just under an acre. The pool is in a private courtyard directly off the living area protected from wind and falling leaves, and providing privacy for the tenants. The place is quiet and peaceful, and has the benefit of the friendly and welcoming owners living in a separate house alongside, who can be on hand to answer any questions or help with any issues during your stay.
What makes this Barn unique
Fantastic views down the length of the garden and of the trees from the tall windows in the double height atrium/sitting room area.