Carcassonne holiday home rental with walking, beach/lake nearby, log fire, balcony/terrace, TV, DVD

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Casa del Sol (house)

Home description

This is a fantastic family home. The garden, conservatory, house, pool and garage are hidden behind a secure wall giving complete privacy.
The house has 2 wonderful outside terraces which catch the sun all day and a good sized pool which is not heated but open from the end of May. Upstairs there is a newly installed fully equipped kitchen, a large living room and dining room which opens onto the upstairs terrace. Additonally on this floor there is the master bedroom with a fantastic en suite bathroom including a jacuzzi bath.
Downstairs there is kitchenette and conservatory with sliding doors to the poolside area and 2 further bedrooms one with twin beds and another with 3 single beds and the utilty room.

Welome to Casa del Sol....	The front of the house
Master Bedroom	Sitting Room (leading onto upstairs patio)

To see more photos please visit http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/8460

The Languedoc-Roussillon / Aude region

Carcassonne is located in Aude, which is a wonderful and diverse Department of the Languedoc region. Running right through the centre of Carassonne town is the Canal du Midi. It has the Pyrenees to the South, the Black Mountains to the North and the Mediterranean coast to the East. Carcassonne has both an old and new town. The old Cite is what Carcassonne is most famous for, the castle was built in the 13th century and has many musical and artisit events hosted there each year. Carcassonne benefits from a micro climate most of the year, which means the climate it very temperate. There are many local vinyards and caves, and in the summer months the fields dance with sunflowers.

Carcassonne area

Carcassonne is full of bustling streets which all lead to the heart of its new town - Place Carnot. Here you will find fountains and Platanes trees, you can sit for hours in one of the many cafe bars or restaurants and just soak up the atmosphere of this true Southern French town. Then there is the ancient cité with its fairytale spires which sits majestically overlooking the river Aude. Inside the old cité, you can imagine a world which is long past, there is a maze of tiny streets these days fiiled with quaint shops, bars and restaurants. Live music is often played in the main square and the highlight of each year is the fireworks on the 14th July.

How to get there

Fly to Carcassonne airport from London Stanstead - transfer to the house 10 minutes
Fly from Gatwick to Toulouse International airport - transfer to the house 45 minutes
If you are driving take junction 23 or 24 at Carcassonne from the A61 autoroute.
There is a SNCF train station in Carcssonne

Activities near Carcassonne

Facilities

Further details indoors:
Upstairs - The house has a large welcoming living room, with an open fireplace, TV, DVD/video system (some video's and DVD's are kept at the house for guest use) and a music system, a 4 person sofa and 2 armchairs. There are doors which lead onto the dining room (with tables and chairs for 6 people) and out to the upstairs terrace. In the living room the couch turns into a sofa bed for 2 people in addition to the 3 bedrooms.
The kitchen has a new "state of the art " schmidt kitchen, which was installed in autumn 06 and is well equipped with a large fridge freezer and dishwasher and a gas hob and oven and tables and chairs to seat 6.
The master bedroom is very calming and has plenty of wardrobe space and views looking out over the terrace and pool. The en suite bathroom has a jacuzzi bath.
Downstairs - you have the yellow bedroom which overlooks the garden at the back of the house and has twin beds, this also has a well equipped en-suite bathroom with a powershower, basin and bidet. The circles bedroom looks out over the downstairs terrace, decking and pool and is next to the conservatory - this has 3 single beds and is light and airy with plenty of wardrobe and cupboard space. The conservatory with its slate flooring is ideal if it is too hot outside and you want some shade - you can sit here comfortably on the sofa and 2 armchairs looking out over the pool and decking. The utility room has a washing machine, drying area and Iron/board kept here out of the way. Finally The house benefits from a garage as well as a secure drive.

Further details outdoors:
The property has a private wall enclosing the house, pool and garden. The garden catches the sun all day and there are several areas to sit both in the sun and the shade. There is the pool area with the decking and main terrace, a shingle garden where you can sit quietly under the pergola or in a deckchair, a small shrub garden with a pretty bench at the back of the house, and a stunning 200 year old cedar tree which makes a grand central feature of the garden and has a slate seating area.

Further details

* The swimming pool is not heated, but is usually open from the end of May until the end of September.
* Guest arriving at the house will be greeted and shown around the house and given keys.
* The keys are available from 3pm on day of arrival and on days of departure we would ask that guests leave by 10am.
* We normally only provide 1 set of bedding and towels per booking, however, if you are staying for 2 weeks or more we can provide an extra set of towels and bedding for a small fee just to cover laundry charges.

Conditions

When final payment is made, we also ask for a separate cheque of £100 to be written and included to cover any signigicant breakages. We always destroy or return this cheque to you after your stay, assuming all is in order.

nb. we have never yet needed to cash a cheque!

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
January - February	1 Jan 08	1 Mar 08	500£  500	0-	0-	1 Week
March - April - May	1 Mar 08	1 Jun 08	700£  700	0-	0-	1 Week
June	1 Jun 08	1 Jul 08	850£  850	0-	0-	1 Week
July - August	1 Jul 08	1 Sep 08	1350£  1,350	0-	0-	1 Week
September	1 Sep 08	1 Oct 08	850£  850	0-	0-	1 Week
October - December	1 Oct 08	31 Dec 08	500£  500	0-	0-	1 Week

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

To cover laundry that is sent out to a local dry cleaners, we will also add £5 Per Person per stay

Please note we have a policy of requesting a seperate cheque (at time of final payment)

of £100 to cover any major breakages. The cheque is is then returned to you after your visit.

We will do part weeks or long weekends out of summer season and school holidays

Longer lets are also considered - please contact owners

Guestbook

What a fantastic place - the kids loved it and there was somewhere quiet for us. We will definitely go back.

This is a real haven of peace, with plenty of space and the sun terrace was a great place to top up my tan!

We have been back to Casa del sol twice this year and hope to come back next year, the new kitchen is a delight to cook in.

Availability notes

To see availability please visit http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/8460

Contact owner

To contact this owner please visit: http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/8460

Contact details for home 8460 Please mention Holiday Lettings
Name:	Julia Fothergill
Tel:	+44 (0)1580 891673
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