Ancy-le-Franc holiday home rental, Stigny with walking, log fire, internet access, rural retreat

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Sous Moncelot (house)

Home description

Ideal for wine/food, chateaux and history buffs; too tranquil for children or teenagers; one or two luxury twin-bedrooms, tariff varied accordingly; medieval round tower boasts original features, arrow-slit and stone carved coat-of-arms; many oak beams; on edge of small village, amidst almost traffic-free country roads;

Close to world-famous Chablis (40 kms); all small town shops 3kms (5 mins) away; within easy reach of picture postcard villages, which if in Dordogne would be swarming with tourists; ideal walking in rolling wooded countryside or along picturesque towpaths of Canal de Bourgogne; good restaurants within easy reach.

Sous Moncelot	House and Garden
Sous Moncelot across the ripening wheat

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The Burgundy / Yonne region

Burgundy is a world renowned brand name, synonymous with fine wines such as Cote-de-Beane, Cote-de-Nuits, Macon, Chablis and many others, available over a wide range of prices, often surprisingly cheap; The food is equally enticing, not just the famous Boeuf Bourguignon and coq-au-vin, but also foie-gras, escargots (snails) and the many game dishes, wild boar and venison, and cheese varieties by the dozen, not to mention local fresh fruit and vegetables, obtainable in delightful markets, or at the many restaurants, all usually at very reasonable prices.
The region is steeped in history, being in the Middle Ages a political powerhouse ruled by the independent Dukes of Burgundy, hence the many castles and fortified towns, as well as graceful abbeys and chateaux, You can drive to Beaune, Autun, Troyes, Auxerre, Dijon and many other historical towns on largely traffic-free roads, as well as dozens of small, picturesque villages set in rolling wooded countryside, untouched by tourists or commercialism, including Noyers-sur-Serein and Flavigny-sur-Ozerain, both so delightful they have been used as film locations.

Ancy-le-Franc / Stigny area

Stigny village is utterly untouched by the ravages of tourism, yet is within a few kilometers of magnificent chateaux such as Ancy-le-Franc and Tanlay, abbeys such as Fontenay and Pontigny, the Basilica of Vezelay (a World Heritage Site), the fortified town of Semur, the wine town/district of Chablis, the delightful Burgundy Canal with its pleasure craft and leafy towpaths ideal for gentle strolling. The local villages have occasional street markets where you might pick up a bargain, and village fetes in the summer months. On a quieter level, you can simply delight in walking the countryside, or driving the deserted country roads. There are numerous fine restaurants, ranging from small and intimate, to grand and prestigious, all at prices that non-locals will find remarkably reasonable.

How to get there

Flights to
Paris Charles de Gaulle - 4 hours away by car, taking BA flights
Lyon - 3 hours away by car, currently taking Ryanair budget flights from Stansted
Geneva - 5 hours away by car, currently taking Easyjet budget flights from Luton
All well known car hire companies have sites at these airports

By road
via Eurotunnel shuttle from UK to Calais, then A26 and A5 autoroutes south.
via sea ferries from UK to Calais or St Malo
From Paris via A5 autoroute

by rail
by TGV from Paris to Montbard, (1hr 15mins), then by car from Montbard (30 mins), where Hertz and Budget hire cars are available.

Activities near Ancy-le-Franc

Facilities

Further details indoors:
Newly installed luxury country kitchen
Newly installed bathroom and en-suite shower-room
Stone flagged medieval entrance hall, with new reception wash-basin and WC.
Sitting room has original stone open fireplace, with new log-burning stove installed
Bedroom 2 has polished wood floor and original 18th century fireplace
Fine views of countryside from each of five main rooms
Sunbathing towels not provided

Further details outdoors:
Secluded private garden with pear tree, lawned area and canopy for shade
garden table, parasol and chairs
BBQ available
gravel parking area within exclusive gated entrance

Further details

House can be rented either as one bedroom (2 persons) or 2 bedroom (4 persons) accommodation with the tariff adjusted accordingly - Bedroom 2 is linked to the Owner's adjoining premises by a short landing and lockable connecting door, and thus can be excluded from the letting if not required. See our website for details.
Basic ingredients and condiments provided on arrival
English owners have immediately adjacent property, which has completely separate access from the road, both on foot and for vehicles

Conditions

Property not suitable for children due to lack of holiday amenities or swimming facilities in the district.
Spiral stone staircase gives access to first and second floor rooms, so may not be suitable for the mobility impaired.
No pets, no smoking
Refundable breakages deposit of £100 requested, to be refunded following departure, subject to satisfactory inspection
Non-refundable deposit of 30% of total rental required on booking.
Balance rental and breakages deposit payable at least 28 days before arrival, or on booking if later.
All guests/occupiers to have full insurance for all usual holiday risks including personal injury.
Bookings to be weekly, Saturday to Saturday.

Rental rates

Prices for group size 4
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
LOW March to May 2009	28 Mar 09	29 May 09	350£ 350	0-	0-	1 Week
HIGH May to Sept 2009	29 May 09	5 Sep 09	475£ 475	0-	0-	1 Week
LOW Sept to Oct 2009	5 Sep 09	3 Oct 09	350£ 350	0-	0-	1 Week

Prices for group size 2
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
LOW March to May 2009	28 Mar 09	29 May 09	300£ 300	0-	0-	1 Week
HIGH May to Sept 2009	29 May 09	5 Sep 09	400£ 400	0-	0-	1 Week
LOW Sept to Oct 2009	5 Sep 09	3 Oct 09	300£ 300	0-	0-	1 Week

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

1. A reduced tariff is applicable, as above, if only one of our two bedrooms is required. The second bedroom will in that case be unlet. Our website gives further details.

2. Please contact us by e-mail to confirm availability of dates.

3. We will hold your dates provisionally while we e-mail you our Booking Form to be signed and returned to our address, together with non-returnable deposit.

4. When we receive the completed form and your deposit, we will send you a confirmation of your booking by e-mail, together with details of the balance payable in Sterling or Euros by no later than 28 days before your arrival date.

Guestbook for Sous Moncelot

1. "We have this minute returned from a wonderful holiday at Sous Moncelot and neither of us could recommend it highly enough. I've stayed in quite a lot of gites and self-catering cottages in France and England, and I thought it was amongst the best and charmingly restored....., and it's all so well kitted out,... spacious, but also so comfortable and cosy. .... I know I must sound like a tourist brochure, but we've just had the most blissful time and I want to recommend it to everyone." ELIZABETH DAY, of The Observer, 2008.

2. "H. and I talk of Sous Moncelot often, and so enjoyed our time there. It is such a beautiful part of France and a really lovely house. You are very generous in the way you have set it all up so well, and equipped it with all the basics and more. It makes such a difference, especially if coming from the other side of the world." C. W., of N.S.W., Australia, 2008.

Availability

See below for next 9 months' availability - to see the next 24 months click here

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To contact this advertiser please visit: http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/33897

Contact details for home 33897 Please mention Holiday Lettings
Name:	Graham Humphreys
Tel:	+44 (0)1254 883959
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Advertiser joined: Jul 2007 This Property added: Jul 2007