Rental country home in Charente-Maritime with pool & garden

Introduction

Les Boissières is a beautiful Charentaise house which has been professionally restored by French craftsmen.

In a tiny hamlet nr St Thomas de Conac and the Gironde Estuary with its award-winning beaches, Les Boissières is situated in a protected nature area and has glorious views towards the Gironde, with its own wooded land and huge barn detached from the house.

Les Boissières is close to 3 delightful small ports with a range of restaurants and bars.

The property has many original features such as wooden floors and exposed beams. Three bedrooms to sleep 7. Two bathrooms, 1 ensuite. UK satellite TV, large lawned garden and private pool 10.5 x 5m with roman steps and safety ledge. Table tennis and private parking.

Great area with many activities for adults and children.

Accommodation

Kitchen / dining room with dining table and chairs. Oven and hob, fridge freezer, dishwasher and microwave. Wood-burning stove

Laundry room with washing machine

Breakfast room with dining table and chairs. French windows to garden

Living room. French armoire with TV with UK satellite TV channels. DVD, video and CD player. Books and games etc

Stairs to 1st floor:

Bedroom 1, double & single bed

Bedroom 2, double with ornate carved wooden bed with matching side tables

Bedroom 3, double with ensuite shower, WC, and hand basin

Separate bathroom with shower, WC, and hand basin

EXTERIOR:

Large, lawned garden of 2,400m²

Floodlit, private pool 10.5m x 5m (1.1m to 2.1m deep) with roman steps and safety ledge. Solar shower

Terrace with dining table and chairs. BBQ and sun loungers

Barn with table tennis

Parking 2/3 cars off road

Map showing: St Thomas de Conac

Map & local information

The property is situated in rolling countryside in a hamlet of 4 homes, 2 km from St-Thomas-de-Conac with its café, butcher, baker, shop and post office.

St. Thomas is located near the pretty fishing villages of Port Maubert and Vitrezay, on the longest, widest estuary in Europe, the majestic Gironde. Bordeaux is 1 hour away. The nearest large supermarket is in Mirambeau, about 6 kilometres away.

The award winning, beautiful sandy beaches and coves of Meschers, Saint Georges de Didonne and Royan are less than 25 min away.

A short drive will take you to the wonderfully interesting towns of Cognac, Saintes and Pons.

Within an hour you can be in the ancient port of La Rochelle with its airport and Ryanair and Flybe flights.

There is so much more to do and see in this area than just playing on the beach all day, from Cognac and Pineau des Charentes tastings, visits to the Roman amphitheatre or troglodyte caves, or a visit to the new Dinosaur Park. The area is teeming with wildlife and there are a number of nature reserves, with a new one close by at Vitrezay of over 175 acres.

Within a 15 minute drive there is a huge variety of restaurants, ranging from an exclusive Château, harbour side pizzerias and local sea food specialty restaurants.

Golf at Royan, Saintes and Cognac, tennis, horse riding in St Thomas, cycling with special tracks for mountain bikes, sailing, windsurfing, bird watching and fishing.

Visit La Palmyre Zoo , Europe’s largest private zoo; also in Royan there is the Les Jardins du Monde which has one of the largest orchid greenhouses in the world.

The famous cognac houses of Remy Martin, Martell, Hennessy, Otard etc all have guided tours and tastings.

Airports: 1 hour to Bordeaux, 1 ¼ hours to La Rochelle.

Prices & booking

Terms & Conditions

• * Sterling & Dollar rates are provided ONLY as a guide - all rentals are payable in EUROS.
• Prices are for the rental of the entire property above, per week.
• Bookings run from Saturday 4pm to Saturday 10am and include electricity, water, linen and towels, (not pool towels).
• Pool open May 1st - end of September. Extended periods by request.
• No smoking in the property.

Client comments

"Home from Home, would recommend this property. Very relaxing 2 weeks away from everything. Surrounding area beautiful; would recommend all your guests to eat at Le Cheval Blanc. Beach at St George de Didonne a must."
P & J L Hook Hants

"Thank you so much for our visit. We have really enjoyed our stay. The personal touches have not gone unnoticed and we loved the entries in your guest book. The locals are very friendly and we enjoyed the birds. Lovely pool - wonderful every day! We would love to be back some day."
M & T W. Amersham, Bucks; K L & J T and E L - UK.

"We had a fantastic time and very much enjoyed the villa - which I must say has been the best holiday villa we have ever stayed in! The kids loved the pool and we had a thoroughly relaxing time - I would without doubt recommend your villa to anyone interested in staying in the south of France."
M G -Battersea, London

"Have had a lovely holiday in this beautiful house which is so well equipped - it has been a pleasure to stay here, ...best beaches at La Palmyre & Côte Sauvage."
D & L T. Berwick on Tweed

"A Beautiful old house, lovingly presented, in a location that is just about perfect. Everything about this place is just a little bit better than we had expected. The pool is really big and so pristine & inviting. The house has so many original features and yet is so well adapted to modern living. Everything works! What a joy to be able to shower after shower with oodles of hot water! On top of this, such a perfect location: plenty of garden grounds for the kids to run safely wild, lots of nature study courtesy of the neighbouring wood and easy access to pretty villages among vineyards and sunflowers! Thank You! "
3 generations of family R. Edinburgh & London

"Everything about this holiday has been perfect. The house is amazing and very well equipped. We have two small babies and we have felt this place is home from home. I would recommend this house to everyone and we are looking forward to coming back in a few years when the children can appreciate the best place we have ever been."
J, C & C E, Saffron Walden; D, G & A T

"We have had a superb holiday and really enjoyed your beautiful house and would recommend to our friends and family, we had a ball. House is just amazing; really safe for kids. Thanks again for the use of your house."
Mrs L.C. Bath, UK

"we loved the house... not to mention the location, so we were able to spend a very quiet, relaxing time in warm, comfortable surroundings. We were lucky so early in the season and the best sound of all was, lying in bed, hearing the owl. Thank You!"
S & A K, Jersey

"Thanks for a great place to work from - all the others I see were on holiday, and I hope when I come back next year I will be too! We wrote some new songs - the best one called Carpe Diem - we hope it will be famous in the next year or so - who knows?"
James T Paris, France

"Lovely house, lovely area, thank you so much, we hope to return one day."
T H, New Zealand

"A very beautiful house, tastefully decorated. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay, the weather was glorious. There is lots to do and see around the area."
P & B D, Selby & R, B & F E, Gainsborough

"We have had the most fantastic holiday here. We have stayed in many houses in France but this is by far the best."
Mrs J R, Leeds, W. Yorks

"Thank you for the attention to detail - we have appreciated it so much!"
Ms AC, San Diego, USA

'Les Boissières' photo gallery

Charente-Maritime rental country home near St-Thomas-de-Conac in south west France with private pool and 2,400m² lawned garden...

'Les Boissières'

Charente-Maritime rental country home near St-Thomas-de-Conac in south west France with private pool and 2,400m² lawned garden.

Please contact us for any queries.