La maison d'anneli
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About the home
Whether you are a family, friends or a couple wanting to take time out or in need of adventure, our maison is perfect for exploring this beautiful part of France. With easy access to all amenities, historical Carcassonne, wineries, beautiful walking country, swimming lakes, beaches, mountains, golf courses, historical sites and fantastic roads for motor biking; there is something for everyone. If you decide to stay in and cook a delicious meal, get fresh ingredients from one of the many markets, accompanied with a sumptuous bottle of wine from the local winery, and eat alfresco in the beautiful courtyard. With large rooms, wood floors and exposed beams throughout, and its original staircase, the house has been sympathetically decorated with the all the comforts of a modern home.
Our house is your home away from home; with fully equipped kitchen, iPod player, WiFi, sat TV and much more.
| Size: | Sleeps up to 7, 2 bedrooms |
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| Nearest beach: | Lake Cavayère, 9.4km |
| Will consider: | Corporate lets Long lets Short breaks |
| Access: | Car advised Nearest amenities: 100m |
| Family friendly? | Suitable for children of all ages Unsuitable for people with restricted mobility |
| Notes: | Pets welcome No smoking at this property Self-catering |
Facilities
| Luxuries: | Internet access, DVD player |
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| General: | Central heating, CD player, Satellite TV, Wi-fi available |
| Standard: | Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer |
| Utilities: | Clothes dryer, Dishwasher, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine |
| Rooms: | 2 Bedrooms, 2 bathrooms of which 2 en suites |
| Furniture: | Sofabeds (1), Single beds (2), Double beds (2), Cots (1), Dining seating for 6, Lounge seating for 5 |
| Other: | Linen and towels provided Highchair available |
| Outdoors: | Private garden, BBQ |
| Access: | Parking space |
Further details indoors:
• Sleeps 6 + 1 child in cot.
• First floor room has a king size bed and a small baby room with cot and changing table.
• Second floor room has two single beds (which can be put together to make one king size) + a bed sofa that
sleeps two.
• Flat screen TV, Sat TV and iPod docking station.
• Board games, DVDs and books.
• Fully equipped kitchen with everything you need for cooking including oyster knife and forks, coffee maker and electric hand blender.
• Children’s cutlery and place settings.
• Changing table, baby bath and stairgate.
• Separate laundry and downstairs toilet.
• Large baths for long soaks.
• Make-up mirrors in each en-suite.
• In addition to central heating there are gas stoves to keep you warm and cosy.
• Freestanding fans and ceiling fan to keep you cool.
• Please note you need to bring your own beach towels.
Further details outdoors:
• Across from the courtyard you will find a secure barn where you can park a couple of motorbikes and bicycles.
• You can drive your car straight up to the front door to unload and then there is ample street parking around the
maison.
• The courtyard has a gas barbecue with wooden garden furniture and with seating for 6 adults.
• Retractable clothes line in the courtyard.
Further details
• We provide you with a few things to get you started; tea, coffee, coffee filters, sugar, UHT milk, dish washing liquid, dishwasher tablets, salt, black pepper, balsamic vinegar, garbage bags and olive oil. There are also hand wash in all the bathrooms.
• A bottle of local wine upon arrival.
• Check-in after 4pm and check-out 10am.
• English and French-speaking representative on hand to answer any questions.
• We also speak Swedish.
Conditions
• Well-behaved dogs are allowed but sorry, no cats.
• Strictly no smoking in the house except for in the courtyard.
• Changeover for weekly rentals is Sat to Sat, but we can be flexible (except for August).
• Property not suitable for guests with mobility issues, as all bedrooms are accessible via stairs.
• We offer special rates for long-term winter lets and longer holidays. Please contact us for details.
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The Languedoc-Roussillon / Aude region
With its Mediterranean climate, mountains, lakes, long open stretches of sandy beaches, fairytale villages, vineyards, golf, fishing, skiing, canoeing, good food & wine, markets, lots of history and friendly laid back atmosphere, Languedoc has something to offer for everyone. It is the new Provence, but without the crowds. And whilst you are here, why not take a relaxing drive into Spain, after all it is only a day trip away. Languedoc is the biggest wine region in the world with vineyards as far as the eye can see so spend some time sampling the local wines.
The Carcassonne / Conques-sur-Orbiel area
The village
Conques-sur-Orbiel is located just outside Carcassonne - 10 minutes drive. The village has a post office, cashpoint, food store (with cheese and meat counter), newsagent, a bakery, public swimming pool & tennis court, a pizzeria, a restaurant and a cafe all within walking distance. A large supermarket is only five minutes drive and the village gets once a week visits from the dairy farmer, butcher and fish monger. There is also a stream for fishing.
To see and do
Visit the medieval citadel of Carcassonne. Explore Cathar castles - Chateau de Peyreperteuse perhaps the most impressive. Visit one of the many lovely historical villages - Minerve, Mirepoix, Rennes-le-Château. Take a trip to Collioure - an old beautiful fishing port with a castle, art galleries, shops and good restaurants
For everything from food to jewellery, visit one of the many local markets - Carcassonne, Limoux, Narbonne, Mirepoix. The are many good restaurants in the area. For a reasonable priced meal, we can recommend La Courtine located at 4 Place Marcou, La Cité, Carcassonne and for something special Domaine Gayda 11300 Brugairolles and A la Prise d’Alzeau near Lacombe.
Swim in the thermal swimming pool at Rennes-les-Bain or head off to Lake Cavayere or Lac du Montagne. Bring a picnic, rent a canoe and gently paddle on Canal-du-Midi. Build sand castles at one of the many beautiful beaches in the area.
For the children and the young at heart - Go gokarting, visit Australia Park, Meze Dinosaur Park and Réserve Africaine de Sigean - one of Europe's largest wild animal parks.
Play golf at nearby course in Carcassonne, explore Canal du Midi by renting a bike, strolling along its banks, by taking a guided boat trip or why not go fishing. If you like walking and hiking, there are many lovely tracks in the area. In winter, go for a day trip to the nearby ski slopes.
There are a number of events throughout the year in Carcassonne: April - Jazz week . July - Festival of the Cité and Festival of the Bastide - opera, dance, theatre and music events. The Cité set ablaze – Fireworks on the night of 14 July. August - Spanish Week. December - the Magic of Christmas.
How to get there
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| Nearest Travel Links | |
| Airport: | Carcassonne: 11 km |
| Railway: | Carcassonne: 8.5 km |
| Ferry: | Bilbao: 538 km |
• Fly to Carcassonne – la maison d’anneli is just 15 minutes from the airport.
• Cheap flights available from www.ryanair.com from London, East Midlands, Liverpool, Bournemouth, Shannon, Cork, Dublin, Edinburgh, Brussels and Franfurt-Hahn to Carcassonne airport
• Local taxis are also available from airport.
• Fly to Toulouse – we are 1 hour and 10 minutes from airport - Cheap flights available from www. easyjet.com from London, Bristol, Madrid, Paris, Lyon and www. flybe.com from Belfast City, Birmingham, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow intl.
• Fly to Perpignan – we are 1 hour and 18 minutes from airport - ryanair flies here from London, Birmingham, Bristol and Brussels and Flybe from Belfast City, Glasgow intl, Edinburgh, Dublin, Birmingham, Guernsey, Jersey, Newcastle, Southampton, Manchester.
• Fly to Bezier - 1 hour 10 minutes - ryanair flies here from the London and Bristol.
• Fly to Montpellier - 1 hour, 40 minutes.
• Fly to Barcelona/Girona Airport - 2 hours 10 min or to Barcelona - 3 hours
• Car hire available from www.autoeurope.co.uk, www.easyjet.com, www.ryanair.com
• Train to Gare de Carcassonne - 10 minutes from la maison d'anneli
Activities near Carcassonne
Tennis in town
Golf within 30 mins drive
Fishing
Walking holidays
Beach or lakeside relaxation
Cycling holidays
Reviews
 21 Sep 2011 |
We booked a week in France last minute and were extremely lucky to find the hidden gem that is maison d'annelli. The house is very well equipped and conveniently located to allow exploration of the wonderful region. La cite is less than 15 minutes away as is the airport. We spent the week travelling around and found some beautiful villages in the area. On our last day we found lac de cavayere which is only around 5 minutes from La Cite - a perfect location for enjoying a good book and a picnic. We will definitely be recommending the house to our friends and family! |
19 Sep 2011 |
Our family of two adults and two teenage girls stayed at La maison d'anneli for a week in August. Our booking was made through the holidaylettings website. Carina, the owner, was a pleasure to deal with, she was friendly and she responded quickly to all queries. She provided lots of local information via email before we traveled and there is an extensive information pack in the house for use by guests. The house is on three levels. Living area/utility/toilet on the ground floor with a en-suite bedroom on each of the upper floors. It is spotlessly clean with plenty of towels. Carina and James have equipped this house as you would your own home. The kitchen has everything you need. The furnishings are comfortable and of good quality with lots of nice decorative touches throughout. All the necessities are here plus many extras. There is satellite TV with all the English channels, DVD player with movies, wifi, picnic accouterments etc. If you are traveling with a baby or toddler this house has all you need including a small nursery off the first floor bedroom. The bedrooms are very spacious and bright with large en-suite bathrooms. The bedrooms sleep up to seven people (sofa bed and cot) comfortably. The living area is not so large and is perfect for four. The weather was very hot 35C+ during our stay and the house did tend to heat up during the day. There are free standing fans in all the rooms, with the fans on and open windows we could cool the house at night, as the temperature drops significantly. The courtyard is a lovely place to sit on a summer's evening. The Cite in Carcassonne is a great place for dinner at night, it is very atmospheric and overflowing with restaurants. Carcassonne plage is a great place for kids, good safe swimming, climbing center with zip-lining, crazy golf and more. The square in Mirepoix is a nice spot for a coffee or a drink. |
25 Jul 2011 |
What a wonderful experience, to live in a French village so close to everyday life. Maison d'Anneli had everything and even more, clean and tidy, well equipped and a fantastic place. In the... more |
Guestbook for La maison d'anneli
• "We had a lovely week staying in the maison d'anneli. Thank you for all your help with the booking and all the useful information you provided (particularly the tip about heading out to the motorway service stations for basic provisions on the Sunday). The house is located in a really beautiful area - we'd never been in rural France so late in the year before, and the vineyards look really stunning with all of their autumn colours. The house is beautifully furnished and also very well equipped, in particular in the kitchen." - Sarah, Steve and Abigail, England (2 adults, 1 child)
• “We enjoyed your house, from viewing it on the internet I had been looking forward excitedly to the experience and it certainly didn't disappoint. We loved our bedrooms and your artistic touches were to be seen all round. All four of us revelled in the comfortable luxury of your home in Conques and we look forward to revisiting it again. There was a touch of ‘a day in Provence’. The local community couldn't have been more hospitable and answered any questions we had with vigour and enthusiasm. We have been waxing lyrically about the house to many friends and would hope some of them will visit.”- Mary and Patrick Flynn, Ireland (4 adults)
• “We had a very pleasant stay at la maison d’anneli. The house is very well equipped and nicely decorated. We felt like at home. All was perfect! We particularly appreciated buying our croissants each morning at the boulangerie next corner of the house! We surely recommend your house to our friends and family.” - Francine et Jacques , Montreal, Canada (2 adults)
• “We just wanted to let you know that we had a great time this week in Conques. We have stayed in many gites and holiday houses over the years, but yours was definitely one of the best equipped, a real home away from home”.- Catherine Roberts, Paris (2 adults)
“We had a great time staying at the maison. It really is a lovely place and very well equipped. I have already recommended it to several friends.” - Terry Beard, Australia (5 adults, 1 child)
“Dear Carina, Thank you for the beautiful card and bottle of wine. We had a wonderful time. The entire week was a wonderful celebration with our children. Your beautiful house was the perfect place to relax and enjoy our time together. Thank you again.” - Marianne and Keith Power, Florida, USA (2 adults, 3 grown-up children – celebrated their 30th Wedding Anniversary)
“We had a lovely stay at your house and it was gorgeous, very clean and we enjoyed going back to it, after our days out. The locals were friendly and the information about the area really very helpful. We used the swimming pool and tennis court in the village most days at some point.” - Valerie McGrogan, Scotland (2 adults, 3 children)
Rental prices
| Rental prices originally quoted in: British £ | Convert to: |
| Prices for group size 2 | ||||||
| Period | From | To | Weekly | Nightly rate | Minimum stay | |
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| High Season | 18 Jul 11 | 3 Sep 11 | £ 630 | - | - | 1 Week |
| Mid Season | 3 Sep 11 | 1 Oct 11 | £ 520 | 90 | 90 | 3 Nights |
| Low Season | 1 Oct 11 | 29 Oct 11 | £ 420 | 80 | 80 | 3 Nights |
| Low Season | 29 Oct 11 | 17 Dec 11 | £ 320 | 80 | 80 | 3 Nights |
| Christmas and New Year | 17 Dec 11 | 3 Jan 12 | £ 520 | 90 | 90 | 3 Nights |
| Low Season | 3 Jan 12 | 31 Mar 12 | £ 330 | 85 | 85 | 3 Nights |
| Mid Season | 31 Mar 12 | 30 Jun 12 | £ 520 | 90 | 90 | 3 Nights |
| High Season | 30 Jun 12 | 1 Sep 12 | £ 640 | - | - | 1 Week |
| Mid Season | 1 Sep 12 | 29 Sep 12 | £ 530 | 90 | 90 | 3 Nights |
| Low Season | 29 Sep 12 | 3 Nov 12 | £ 430 | 85 | 85 | 3 Nights |
| Low Season | 3 Nov 12 | 22 Dec 12 | £ 330 | 80 | 80 | 3 Nights |
| Christmas and New Year | 22 Dec 12 | 3 Jan 13 | £ 530 | 90 | 90 | 3 Nights |
| Prices for group size 7 | ||||||
| Period | From | To | Weekly | Nightly rate | Minimum stay | |
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| High Season | 25 Jun 11 | 3 Sep 11 | £ 630 | - | - | 1 Week |
| Mid Season | 3 Sep 11 | 1 Oct 11 | £ 520 | 90 | 90 | 3 Nights |
| Low Season | 1 Oct 11 | 29 Oct 11 | £ 420 | 80 | 80 | 3 Nights |
| Low Season | 29 Oct 11 | 17 Dec 11 | £ 320 | 80 | 80 | 3 Nights |
| Christmas and New Year | 17 Dec 11 | 3 Jan 12 | £ 520 | 90 | 90 | 3 Nights |
| Low Season | 3 Jan 12 | 31 Mar 12 | £ 330 | 85 | 85 | 3 Nights |
| Mid Season | 31 Mar 12 | 30 Jun 12 | £ 520 | 90 | 90 | 3 Nights |
| High Season | 30 Jun 12 | 1 Sep 12 | £ 640 | - | - | 1 Week |
| Mid Season | 1 Sep 12 | 29 Sep 12 | £ 530 | 90 | 90 | 3 Nights |
| Low Season | 29 Sep 12 | 3 Nov 12 | £ 430 | 85 | 85 | 3 Nights |
| Low Season | 3 Nov 12 | 22 Dec 12 | £ 330 | 80 | 80 | 3 Nights |
| Christmas and New Year | 22 Dec 12 | 5 Jan 13 | £ 530 | 90 | 90 | 3 Nights |
The property's weekend rates apply to: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights
NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.
• For 4 to 6 people a supplement fee of €55/£50 applies.
• Charges for pets are €22/£20 week and €6/£5 per day
You can also choose to pay in Euros and our current rates are as follows (Please note that our rates are not based on current exchange rates):
25 June to 2 Sept €670 per week
3 Sept to 30 Sept €550 per week / €95 per night
1 Oct to 28 Oct €460 per week / €85 per night
29 Oct to 16 Dec €360 per week / €85 per night
17 Dec to 2 Jan €550 per week / €95 per night
3 Jan to 30 March €360 per week / €85 per night
31 March to 29 June €550 per week / €95 per night
30 June to 31 Aug €680 per week
1 Sept to 28 Sept €550 per week / €95 per night
29 Sept to 2 Nov €460 per week / €85 per night
3 Nov to 21 Dec €360 per week / €85 per night
22 Dec to 2 Jan €550 per week / €95 per night
• Refundable security deposit of €100/£100 applies, to be refunded within two weeks of your departure (subject to satisfactory property inspection).
• For weekly rental 15% of fee due when you book and €50/£45 for 3 to 6 nights.
• Payments: PayPal and direct transfer into English or French bank accounts. Please note that if you use PayPal, an additional charge of 3.4% + 0.20pence will be added to the total cost, as PayPal charge us this amount when receiving funds as payment for services.
Availability
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Languages spoken   The owner is based in the United Kingdom and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2009. This house has received 6 reviews from previous guests.  |
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