Maison Medi
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About the home
Sunset Villa from 2008 with private pool, perfect for the children. The air conditioned villa is located just a quick walk from the beach (one of many), on the outskirts of the town. Quiet and peaceful, yet only 25 minutes from the very large sand beach such as Argeles sur Mer (tourist town) , the villa has easy access to all amenities, and many excellent restaurants for eating out, some is 1 star Michelin.
There is room for 8 people with two double and two twin bedrooms, the villa is ideal for two families or four couples at the same time, with plenty in the surrounding area to see and do during your stay. Enjoy the new pool and terrace around the villa.
I will consider selling my villa € 549.000 (down from € 605.000) - use the normal contact form if interested. House or apartment in France which does not cost more than euro 250.000 may be part of commerce.
| Size: | Sleeps up to 8, 4 bedrooms |
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| Nearest beach: | Cerbére, 1km |
| Will consider: | Corporate lets House swaps Long lets Short breaks |
| Access: | Car advised Nearest amenities: 1km |
| Family friendly? | Suitable for children of all ages Unsuitable for people with restricted mobility |
| Notes: | No pets allowed No smoking at this property Self-catering |
Facilities
| Luxuries: | DVD player, Sea view |
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| General: | Central heating, Air conditioning, TV, CD player, Safe, Satellite TV, Wi-fi available |
| Standard: | Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer |
| Utilities: | Clothes dryer, Dishwasher, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine |
| Rooms: | 4 Bedrooms, 2 bathrooms of which 2 family bathrooms |
| Furniture: | Single beds (4), Double beds (2), Dining seating for 8, Lounge seating for 8 |
| Other: | Linen provided, please check with the advertiser regarding towels |
| Outdoors: | Balcony / Terrace, Private outdoor pool (unheated), Private garden, Bicycles available |
| Access: | Secure parking |
Further details indoors:
The upper level has a furnished hall, four bedrooms, two with balconies facing the Mediterranean, and two bathrooms. From this level a staircase leads to a lower level comprising an open kitchen, a small toilet and a living room with a direct view over the Mediterranean and wine yards.
From the lower level, the terraces and pool can be accessed. Naturally, the house is furnished with all domestic appliances, such as tumble dryer, washing machine, automatic dishwasher, oven, hotplates and microwave, fridge-freezer with ice- and water dispenser, electrical grill, flatiron and hairdryer.
In the living room there is an HD LCD TV, DVD player (region 2), iPod loudspeaker and ADSL WiFi internet connection with SSID "NEUF_B980". I can't guarantee the internet connection is working, since all tenants have access. On the first floor (entrance) you will find a 40" HD LCD TV connected to DVD players (region 1 & 2), a Wii console and a surround stereo. There is air-conditioning in the entire house (both cold and warm) with electronic thermostat in all rooms. Furthermore, there is a garage (no access) and a driveway of 25 metres where cars can be parked.
The villa was finished medio 2008! The pool is from 2009.
What do you need to bring along? The house is equipped with everything you need (for 8 persons). You only have to bring along towels and, of course, personal stuff.
Further details outdoors:
The villa is situated in Cebère (in Catalan: Cervera) in the district of Pyrénées-Orientales in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon – only 4 kilometres from the Spanish border.
Restaurants nearby: Cerbére: La Mer, Banyuls sur Mer: La Littorine, Collioure: Café des Sports and many others.
Further details
Prices and terms
• High Season (July-September): € 1.750 per week (e.g. € 31 per day per person if 8 persons).
• Low Season (the rest of the year) € 1,100 to € 700 per week.
OBS! Monthly rate from October 1 st. to April 1st. is € 1.155 plus consumption (electricity, water and ADSL € 195).
The lease term is from Sunday at 4 pm to Sunday at 10 am. OBS! If the departure time at 10 am is not observed a € 100 penalty is due for each starting hour after 10. This need to be done to secure a fine and clean villa for the next guest!
A € 900 damage deposit will be demanded and will be returned to your bank account within 8 days after the stay, if there are no damages. Mandatory departure cleaning is € 110.
With regards to the Mountain Bikes/bicycles, damage is € 100 per bike and € 150 if they are stolen!
OBS! Please note that the week price includes electricity, water, etc. By way of comparison, a simple and small hotel room costs from € 55 per day per person (€ 3.000 per week for 8 (4x2) people in a simple hotel)!
Please note that smoking is not allowed! If you do smoke inside the house the entire deposit will be lost! However, smoking outside is allowed.
When are the payments due?
The deposit must be paid within two days after the reservation to a designated bank account. The final payment is due 45 days before arrival date.
If you book the house later than 45 days before arrival the total amount must be paid at the same time. Your booking is not confirmed until the payment has been received.
Cancellation
If you have to cancel your reservation, please contact me as soon as possible, either by e-mail or phone.
Cancellation 59-30 days before arrival date costs 50% of the final payment.
Cancellation 30-8 days before arrival date costs 75% of the final payment.
Cancellation 8-0 days before arrival date costs 100% of the final payment.
Failure to arrive costs 100% of the final payment.
Conditions
Departure:
Please respect the departure and arrival times!
The linen will be washed after you leave and placed properly in the bedrooms, and there is mandatory departure cleaning at € 110, so that the villa is ready for the next guests to arrive.
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Share videoThe Languedoc-Roussillon / Pyrenees-Orientales region
The villa is situated in Cebère (in Catalan: Cervera) in the district of Pyrénées-Orientales in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon – only 4 kilometres from the Spanish border.
The region of Languedoc-Roussillon is one of the sunniest and hottest areas in France. The weather is nice from May to October, and the region has 320 sunny days a year. Still, only few tourists visit the area, making this part of the region a perfect holiday destination. The surroundings are formed by a rich landscape with orchards, wine yards and cypresses, with charming small villages between the medieval castles and the Pyrénées. Both the food and the wine are French and very good in Roussillon.
In the area you will find colourful yachting harbours, fantastic golf courses, some overlooking the Mediterranean and the mountains. The place has unforgettable diving spots (with caves etc.), and there are diving schools in most of the seaside towns, including one in Cebère that has its own salt-water pool and boat. You can also choose to sail or surf – or you may explore the Pyrénées – on foot by mountain bike or 4X4 (be sure to bring water and compass). In the neighboring towns there are restaurants with Michelin stars and casinos.
You can also spend a day on horseback or take a trip with the famous yellow train leaving from the medieval town of Villefranch-de-Conflent continuing through the Pyrénées to Andorra. Or what about a travel in time to the Middle Ages? Visit the castles (e.g. Carcassonne castle) and the surrounding villages, rich in culture traces of both French, Spanish, Roman and Moorish origin.
In addition, the Pyrénées offer incredible stalactite caves, some of which are enormous. In the winter, the Pyrénées offer some of the very best skiing destinations, and visited by far less tourists than the Alps.
The Cerbere area
Trips to Spain or Andorra can also be made, among other sights you can visit Salvador Dali’s native town, Figueres, which is located about 30 kilometers drive from Cebère. If you fancy Formula 1 Barcelona is only 170 kilometres away.
You can use e.g. www.mappy.com to find your way.
Roussillon offers kilometres of beautiful sandy beaches facing the azure Mediterranean. In this southern part of South France you are far away from the touristy glamour, the excessively high prices, the noise and the pickpockets that you come across in the French Riviera (Monaco, Nice and Cannes).
Golf (within 45 min. drive from the villa):
Spain W of Girona - Golf Platja de Pals: http://www.golfplatjadepals.com/index.php?lang=uk
Spain, near Girona - Club Golf d'Aro: http://www.golfdaro.com/
Winter & Ski:
http://www.font-romeu.fr/ANGLAIS/plan-acces.php
http://www.luchon.com/uk/domaine.php
http://www.vallouron.com/plan_pistes.htm
http://www.touradour.com/ski/skipyrenees.asp
History
Cebère is the last town before the Spanish border and it is situated right where the Pyrénées meet the Mediterranean. When you travel around in Roussillon in the areas near Cebère you will find an impressive coastline with little bays and bathing beaches with pebbles. Cebère is small and cozy and can be dated back to Roman Period. The neighbouring towns on the French side are Banyules sur Mer (where you can rent boats and jet skis), Port Vendres and Coullioure, and Portbou on the Spanish side.
Roussillon was administrated first by the kings of Aragon and later by the Spanish Kingdom until 1659 (except in the period between 1463 and 1493). Since 1659, according to the treaty of the Pyrénées, France has controlled the land.
The long version:
A long time ago, the valley of Cerbère, was covered by forest, and wild life. Ancient writings of Greeks, like Strabon, or Romans like Pline the Young, in their description of the ancient world, often talked about a place populated by deer, "locus cervaria", in the Gaul ends.
In the IIIrd century BC , the Greeks settled in Empurias, fifty kilometres south. After the Greeks, the Romans developed the city over 600 years. The Valley of deer., was found on the main road from Empurias to Portus Veneris (Port-Vendres), and Illiberis (Elne).
From more olden days, some menhir, or dolmen, steel erected, and fully protected, are found all around the Albera range, from Colera in Spain, up to Cerbère. During many centuries , people were scared by these "devil stones".
It was "Charlemagne", and his son Charles "the bald" , that worked at the European reunification, and started the building of Churches, and Monasteries, in the IX th century. Elne was the first city to receive a bishop's palace., then Saint André in Sorede, Saint Genis des Fontaines, etc …and Sant Quirze de Culera.
During that time, a small chapel named Sent Salvador de cervera, is joined to the Monastery of Sant Quirze. At that same time, many lands were sold, let , or taken, and writings founded. One can read: the cove of "Par Im Baus" (Terrimbo), the "cala de Par Baus" (Port-Bou), and the one of "Baus fallut" (Bou fallut in the Cap Cerbère).
The valley of Sant Salvador de cervera was continuously inhabited in the XIV th century by two families: the March, and the Bonavia , people related to the Lord Jehan de Pavo, Donzell Damoiseau de Cervera et de Quer roig.
"Quer Roig" is the name of a headland on the top of which was built a watch castle. It is the red colour of the local stones, or the fire lights on top to warn of invaders, that gave the name to the place: nobody knows, but often the terms Caro Rubio, or Quer Roig appear as a boundary of the territory.
Slowly, this valley became a dependency of the fishermen from Banyuls de la Marenda.
In December 1640, Louis the XIII of France and the "Generalitat de Catalunya" made a pact, against the Spanish Kingdom. After the conquest of the Roussillon, the Pyrenean Treaty was signed in 1659. The Latin description "locus cervaria finis galliae" (Gaul finishes where live deer), gave the south French territory boundary.
Until the French revolution, the valley of Cervera was not busy. But, in 1789, the revolution liberated the privileges, and the title deeds, gave a chance to people to extend their vineyards up to the valley of Cervera.
In 1820, ten families lived permanently in our valley, with a few seasonal fishermen. During this time smuggling with Spain started along the coast. The customs administration created an office in Cerbère in 1841, in front of the scale of deals.
The real booster for the town was the birth of the Railway. In 1846, the French Government started the study for the railway line joining Spain. Fortunately for us the coastal layout was chosen. In 1858, the line to Perpignan was opened, then Port-Vendres in 1867, and Cerbère in 1878.
Then business increasing due to the rail link, Cerbère, small hamlet administratively attached to Banyuls, asked for its own independence. This happened in 1888 (July 15th) when Dominique Mitjaville, former 1st deputy mayor of Banyuls, became the first mayor of Cerbère.
How to get there
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| Nearest Travel Links | |
| Airport: | Perpignan: 49 km |
| Railway: | Cerbére: 1 km |
| Ferry: | Port-Vendres: 17 km |
By airlines via Perpignan (49 km), Girona (93 km), Barcelone (190 km), Montpilier (212 km).
BA, Flybe, bmi, Transavia, Air France, Cimber Sterling, Air-Berlin, SAS, Norwegian and yes, you can also fly the vulturous like Ryanair and Easyjet.
By train direct to Cerbére from same town as airport.
By car.
Activities near Cerbere
Watersports
Golf within 30 mins drive
Fishing
Walking holidays
Rural / countryside retreats
Beach or lakeside relaxation
A winter sun break
City breaks
Cycling holidays
Reviews
 03 Oct 2011 |
The house was advertised as having 2 bathrooms, an essential part to a holiday with a large familly with teenagers. However 1 bathroom was totaly unusuable as the ceiling had caved in and the door could not be shut. We were there for 2 weeks and the landlord did not get it repaired in that time despite numerous emails and photographs to him showing the extent of the serious problems. To make things worse, at one stage, the ceiling caved in again and large pieces of maisonary and stones fell onto my daughter and Grandchild causing cuts and bruises. Response: First and foremost, this occurred in one of 2 ½ bathroom ceiling, which of course is unfortunate in a newly built villa! Due to vacation in France, it was unfortunately not possible at the time to get the construction company (Maison Familiale/Geoxia) to the house for repair and reinstall of the ceiling. The tenant had received a discount on renting agreement and owner offered also the choice between a fair financial compensation or a free of charge long weekend stay. This was apparently not enough for the tenant, and tenant chose not to receive any of the offers! I would be the first to lament the above incident and was trying to repair and show good will. As shown in all other recommendations in the following, through the years all have been pleased with the villa and location. One can not control an accident, of which the name! |
30 Aug 2011 |
Cerbere is in a great part of France and close to a lovely part of Spain and an alternative to the crowded parts in the south east. Initially I was a bit worried about going to Cerbere as I knew that the area around that part of France can have very strong winds. The first night there was strong wind as the villa is on a beautiful but exposed side of the hill - but I need not have worried as apart from some gusty moments and a few evenings of strong wind the rest of the time was great and very hot. We did think that the terrace could benefit from having the surrounding railings blocked in with glass or perspex/ or other wind break so that the wind can't push through and would give an added bit of protection when needed. The villa had all the amenities that I could ask for and the owner was very helpful and accommodating. He suggested lots of places to visit and beaches in Spain to go to as well as alternative day outs. Rooms were comfy and kitchen well equipped. Pool was lovely to dip into when the heat became too much and the view was stunning. It was a really peaceful place to stay and great if you like getting out and about too. |
Guestbook for Maison Medi
AUG 2010:
We had a fantastic time staying in your villa. The weather was great and we really enjoyed the surrounding villages and beaches.
I hope you got good feedback about the condition that the house was left in, we tried to leave it neat and tidy for the next guests.
Thanks again for making your villa available. A great location for a holiday.
Best regards,
Brenton
AUG 2010:
We enjoyed the vacation and the house very much – the house suited us perfectly! It was a bit windy some days but that is quite normal in this area as far as we understand. And the new outdoor table was delivered a few minutes after our phone call. So we will really recommend this place to friends, colleagues etc. Finally, it was valuable that we could use your PC in Cerbere in order to get information regarding weather, maps and info about the area…
Kind regards, Christer
AUG 2010:
Thank you very much for the nice house, fantastic see view from the pool & veranda, big storeroom with many useful things :) and great vacation in total !!!
...Just first day come to my notebook to say "thanx" :))
/Sergey
AUG 2009:
We had a great time- your house is lovely. Such a beautiful setting and the weather was perfect. We discovered how good the rail service is there- actually easier than driving and we went to Colliure and Barcelona using the trains.
regards
Barbara
Juli 2009:
we had a very nice vacation, thank you. The only downside was that it was rather windy quite often at the house at night and in the morning so that we were unable to sit outside, which did however not matter too much because we were on the beach most days anyway. By the way, the kids really enjoyed the toy box that we found in the living room! And we especailly enjoyed the views and the pool.
Regards
Frank
Rental prices
| Rental prices originally quoted in: Euros € | Convert to: |
| Prices for group size 8 | ||||||
| Period | From | To | Weekly | Nightly rate | Minimum stay | |
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| Low season | 15 Jan 10 | 7 Mar 10 | € 700 | - | 400 | Flexible |
| Middle season | 7 Mar 10 | 27 Jun 10 | € 1100 | - | - | 1 Week |
| High season | 27 Jun 10 | 19 Sep 10 | € 1650 | - | - | 1 Week |
| Middle season | 19 Sep 10 | 7 Nov 10 | € 1100 | - | 650 | Flexible |
| Low season | 7 Nov 10 | 27 Mar 11 | € 700 | - | 400 | Flexible |
| Middle season | 27 Mar 11 | 8 May 11 | € 900 | - | 650 | Flexible |
| Middle season | 8 May 11 | 26 Jun 11 | € 1100 | - | 800 | Flexible |
| High season | 26 Jun 11 | 18 Sep 11 | € 1650 | - | - | 1 Week |
| Middle season | 18 Sep 11 | 6 Nov 11 | € 1100 | - | 650 | Flexible |
| Low season | 6 Nov 11 | 25 Mar 12 | € 700 | - | 400 | Flexible |
| Middle season | 25 Mar 12 | 17 Jun 12 | € 1175 | - | 800 | Flexible |
| High season | 17 Jun 12 | 16 Sep 12 | € 1750 | - | - | 1 Week |
| Middle season | 16 Sep 12 | 4 Nov 12 | € 1175 | - | 650 | Flexible |
| Low season | 4 Nov 12 | 24 Mar 13 | € 775 | - | 450 | Flexible |
NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.
Damage deposit is € 900.
Departure cleaning is mandatory € 110
OBS! Monthly rate from October 1 st. to April 1st. is € 1.155 plus consumption (electricity, water and ADSL).
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Contact the owner
* Required fields Please check the following errors: | 3 years listed You are contacting Mr. Cervin
Languages spoken     The owner is based in Denmark and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2008. This villa has received 2 reviews from previous guests.  |
