Short-breaks (4 days or fewer) Hen or stag parties Corporate bookings
Changeover day:
Flexible
Access:
Car advised Lift access to property Nearest amenities: 0.1 km
Notes:
No pets allowed Suitable for children No smoking at this property Self-catering
Home description
The apartment Continental is newly refurbished and set in one of the most beautiful buildings in the historic spa town of Cauterets in the Hautes Pyrenees.
The apartment is nearly 100m2 with 2 large double bedrooms and a bunk room for up to 4 children (or adults - full size single mattresses). Bunk room has its own wall mounted TV screen with PS2 and wireless remote.
Our other apartment, the Belvedere is 50m2 and sleeps 6, split over 2 levels.
Cauterets is a great place, Summer or Winter, with plenty to do for all ages.
Cauterets Buildings
Pont D'Espagne
Continental Living Room
Continental Living Room
To see more photos please visit http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/49585
The Midi-Pyrenees / Hautes-Pyrenees region
The Hautes Pyrenees, or the Bigorre as it is known locally, is the highest section/department of the Pyrenees mountain chain which forms a natural border between France and Spain and stretches all the way from the more arid Mediterranean side to the lush green Atlantic side with its glorious sandy beaches of Biarritz, Hossegor and beyond.
The mountain peaks rise to over 3000m and include one of the best known Pic du Midi de Bigorre and the Cirque de Gavarnie, a natural amphitheatre with Europe's highest waterfall. The natural assets are protected by the Parc National des Pyrenees. It is an area of varied and breathtaking natural beauty offering a great choice of outdoor activities.
Although the peaks are not as high as the Alps, there are Pyrenean valleys at a higher altitude and an abundance of high altitude mountain lakes and refuges to discover.
Come and discover the flora and fauna. From the orchids to the edelweiss, there are over 150 species endemic to the Pyrenees. The fauna includes the desman, izards, marmots, eagles, vultures and, most famously, the Pyrenean brown bear.
The famous religious town of Lourdes is 30km north of Cauterets and numerous other small ski stations are within an hours drive of Cauterets.
Cauterets area
Cauterets is a fantastic place to stay - Winter or Summer. It is blessed with the best snow fall in the French Pyrenees and has both an alpine ski station and a fantastic cross country set up at the Pont D'Espagne.
In the Summer it becomes a walkers paradise, combined with some fantastic mountain biking, climbing, parascending and even ice climbing on the glacier of Vignemale, the highest mountain in the French Pyrenees.
The town itself has natural thermal spas, an ice skating rink, casino, amusement arcade, public heated swimming pool (open all year with indoor and outdoor pools) and a whole host of businesses running just about every mountain based activity that you can think of. The town is also blessed with an abundance of bars, restaurants, shops and markets. So whether you want to eat out all the time or cater for yourself in our fantastic fully fitted kitchen - the choice is yours!
Additional things to do include mini golf, tennis courts, skateboarding park, two boules pitches, a beautifully restored Victorian merry go round and two play parks for kids, Cauterets has lots on offer to keep everybody of all ages entertained.
How to get there
Cauterets is within easy reach of the UK and Ireland with great flights provided by many of the budget airlines into Biarritz, Pau, Bordeaux, Toulouse or Bilbao. Ryan Air, Easy Jet, BMi, British Airways and FlyBe are the main carriers. Best flights are into Pau and Biarritz with Ryan Air or EasyJet, followed by a 1 hour car ride from Pau and 2 hours from Biarritz.
Car hire is through the usual agents with plenty of choice at all airports, ferry ports and train stations.
For those that don't like to fly you can get the Eurostar to France and then TGV down to Dax and then to Lourdes. Or there is the 24 ferry crossing into Spain - into Bilbao/ Santander.
Nearest Travel Links
Airport:
Pau: 75 km
Railway:
Lourdes: 25 km
Ferry:
Bilbao/ Santander: 275 km
Activities near Cauterets
Sports: Ski resort location Tennis in town Watersports Horse Riding Fishing
Great for: Walking holidays Rural / countryside retreats Good nightlife Cycling holidays
Bedrooms (3), Bathrooms (1), En suite (1), Shower rooms (1), WCs (2)
Furniture:
Single beds (4), Double beds (2), Cots (1), Dining seating for 8, Lounge seating for 8, Sleeps maximum of 8
Other:
Linen and towels provided. Highchair available.
Outdoors:
Balcony / Terrace
Access:
Lift access to property
Further details indoors: Living room has lovely sofas to seat 8 people and a wall mounted log effect fire, large LCD TV with DVDs, French TNT, stereo, games etc. Fully fitted kitchen with oven and hob and a dining room with table and chairs for 8.
2 bathrooms, 1 en suite with jacuzzi bath and another bathroom with a shower. Separate ski lock up.
Further details outdoors: The apartment is in the heart of Cauterets and so everything can be accessed on foot - from the telecabins up to the ski station, to all the bars, shops and restaurants.
There is plenty of free parking available in the town and not far from the apartment. The apartment is set in a historic old building that has its own courtyard for setting down and unloading your luggage.
Further details
We also have another 6 person apartment, the Belvedere available to rent. It is a duplex apartment in the town centre, 50m2, sleeps 6 with 1 double, 1 twin and 1 bunk area. Nicely appointed living room, kitchen/diner. Bathroom has bath and shower. Separate WC and ski lock up.
Please contact us for further details.
We also run all inclusive holidays with airport transfers, please look at our website - google 'French Fusion'.
Rental rates
Rental prices originally quoted in: Euros €
Convert to:
Period
From
To
Weekly
Nightly rate
Minimum stay
Weekday
Weekend
Summer 2009
11 Jul 09
5 Sep 09
800£727
0-
0-
1 Week
Autumn 2009
5 Sep 09
5 Dec 09
650£591
0-
0-
1 Week
Skiing Early December
5 Dec 09
18 Dec 09
800£727
0-
0-
1 Week
Janaury 2010
2 Jan 10
30 Jan 10
800£727
0-
0-
1 Week
School Holidays 2010
30 Jan 10
6 Mar 10
1500£1,364
0-
0-
1 Week
Easter skiing onwards
6 Mar 10
1 May 10
800£727
0-
0-
1 Week
Spring 2010
1 May 10
17 Jul 10
650£591
0-
0-
1 Week
Summer 2010
17 Jul 10
4 Sep 10
850£773
0-
0-
1 Week
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NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.
Shorter stays are available - please look at our websites.
Guestbook for The Continental
Dear Ben, Amy and Jacques,
Thanks for the message - Also a huge Thank You for all the help that you gave us. We had a really lovely time and the children are now very keen to ski again. Toby and Megan were the surprise speed demons - Tess and I could only shut our eyes in horror, but they were surprisingly controlled with it and we suffered no major incidents. Bella and Ellen were more cautious, but loved it too. The creche was great - maybe I should have put Hugo in there a bit longer, but he was loving the snow and skiing between our legs and wants go to the mountains again.
Kind regards, Mandy Beker and family
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Name:
Benn Coley
Tel:
+33 (0)558 982596
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