Chateau de Claribes

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Farmhouse |2 bedrooms |Sleeps 4

Claribes in Gensac

from £74 / night

£512–£854 / week

1 night minimum stay

Changeover flexible

5 out of 5

9 reviews | Write a review

Key info  Car essential, private garden, no pets allowed

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About the home

Located in the heart of the Bordeaux vineyards, Claribes provides an ideal base for exploring local vineyards, towns and markets.

Vineyard tours and commented tastings, follow an off-road bike trail or relax and enjoy the tranquillity. Walking, running, and cycling (on and off road) routes provided. Tennis, horse riding, canoing, golf within a 15 minute drive.

Days out in Bordeaux, St Emilion, Bergerac or Sainte Foy la Grande provide contrast to the peace and quiet of the countryside. The Atlantic coast at Lacanau, the Bassin d'Arcachon and the Dune de Pyla provide surf, interesting fishing villages, oysters beds and the highest sand dune in Europe for far-reaching views of the Bassin d'Arcachon.

Spend evenings experiencing local produce in restaurants in local villages, or stay at home and feast on produce bought from the villages markets.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
Sustainability has been at the heart of renovations on the holiday house, with care given to insulation; use of natural, local materials; low VOC paint; and furniture from companies who also have a policy for sustainability.

The generously equipped house and garden provides you with a comfortable environment in which to unwind or use as a base for exploring local towns, coast and vineyards.

Muted colours, traditional locally made tiled or wooden floors, soft furnishings and unique art work contribute to the relaxing pace of life. The contemporary, minimalist style ensures you have everything you need for a comfortable stay.

Radiators and wood burnings stoves, fuelled with logs from our own woods, provide warmth and ambiance for chilly out-of-season evenings, making this a practical house for short or long breaks at any time of the year.

The large open ground floor (12m x 5m) is the hub for for cooking, eating and relaxing. An abundance of cooking equipment and tableware for meals at home; iPod dock; DVD and TV - bring your own music and DVDs or borrow a movie from our extensive collection for evenings in. The two large double bedrooms on the first floor each have their own shower or bathroom. Unbleached cotton bed linen, lots of plump feather pillows and large, soft, fluffy towels help to ensure a peaceful nights sleep.

Additional beds or cots can be provided for young children or babies.

The enclosed flower filled front garden is a restful place to sit and enjoy a glass of wine with views of the valley and vines.

Cleaning, cooking, babysitting at extra charge and by arrangement.

Further details outdoors:
Tour of our own vineyard and winery with tasting off our award winning wines. Selection of restaurants in the area. Tennis available in Gensac. Swimming lakes at Blasimon and Cadie. Bike hire available locally. Canoe hire available locally. Walking, running, cycling routes available.

You have your own private gardens as well as the freedom to explore our vineyards, fields and river. We can provide you with walking, cycling and running routes. Oudoor games available - badminton, boules, frisbee, football, etc.

Further details

You are welcome to arrive any time after 4pm on the first day of your stay, and leave by 10am on the day of your departure. This is to allow us plenty of time to thoroughly clean and prepare the house for your arrival - although with advance notice and an additional charge, we can organise early arrival and late departure. Please check at time of booking.

We are not able to accept pets.

For the health and safety of all our visitors the house and gardens are strictly no smoking.

Conditions

The house is available for short or long stays, with flexible arrival and departure days.

The house is fully equiped for you to be independent, however if you'd prefer to have some or all of your meals prepared, please contact us to discuss arrangements.

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Bedroom with en suite shower room

 

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Morning-sunny kitchen

 

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Each bedroom has private bath or shower room

The Aquitaine / Dordogne / Gironde region

Nestled amongst the vineyards of Bordeaux, the region offers many wine related activities as well as Bastide towns to visit; markets to explore; Brocantes to browse and river-based activities. The cities of Bordeaux and Bergerac are within easy reach for city sight seeing; museums; theatres; shopping and dining.

The Atlantic coast is around an hour and a half's drive with clean beaches and fantastic surf.

With temperatures reaching the late twenties as early as April and as late as October, local communities organise many outdoor events to make the most of the glorious weather.

The Gensac / Claribes area

The local village of Gensac is within walking distance along a very quiet country lane or through the vineyards. In the village you will find a butcher; baker; small supermarket; a weekly market; two restaurants and two cafes - everything for daily needs!

Within 20 mins drive, the small towns of Sainte Foy la Grande, Castillon, and St Emilion have a selection of restaurants, supermarkets, bakers, markets, etc. Sainte Foy la Grande has a lively farmer's market every Saturday morning. Local towns have regular summer night markets, brocantes, music festivals as well as celebrations of the local food and wine.

How to get there

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Fly and drive
Claribes is about an hour east of Bordeaux airport and 40 minutes west of Bergerac airport.
British Airways – www.ba.com
EasyJet – www.easyjet.com
bmi baby - www.bmibaby.com
Flybe - www.flybe.com
Ryanair – www.ryanair.com

Car hire firms operate at Bordeaux and Bergerac airports, and Bordeaux train station.
Avis - www.avis.com
Budget - www.budget.com
Europcar - www.europcar.com
Hertz - www.hertz.com
Alamo - www.alamo.com
Thrifty - www.thrifty.com
Ada - www.ada.fr
Sixt - www.e-sixt.com

Trains
Eurostar can be booked on-line eurostar.com all the way through from London St Pancras to Bordeaux St Jean or Libourne. The journey takes 6hours 50minutes with a 1hour 20minute change Paris Gare du Nord to Paris Montparnasse.

Driving routes:
viamichelin.com good directions.
google.fr/maps interesting routes!

For the Channel tunnel:
www.eurotunnel.com

For cross Channel ferry operators and other online ferry booking sites:
www.seafrance.com
www.poferries.com
www.brittany-ferries.co.uk
www.speedferries.com
www.directferries.co.uk

From St.Malo and Caen the drive takes 6 to 7 hours. From Calais allow about 10 hours.

Activities near Gensac

Reviews

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17 Dec 2012

“Beautiful, relaxing stay with wonderful hosts” We stayed at Claribes for a week in October 2012, and would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone - we have been singing its praises to friends and family non-stop! We were incredibly lucky with... more

21 Sep 2012

“A glorious honeymoon in beautiful countryside” We just returned from Claribes. Helen and Nick were wonderful hosts - responded quickly and helpfully to all my emails when booking and provided generous, helpful advice throughout our stay on the... more

13 Sep 2012

“Tranquility among the vineyards” Very well appointed and comfortable accommodation. An excellent place to stay if you want to get away from the hurly-burly of urban Britain. Well situated for visits to such places as St Emilion and... more

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21 Aug 2012

“A wonderful house in beautiful surroundings” The house is beautifully decorated and furnished and is set in magical surroundings; the peace, quiet and tranquility are amazing. Helen is so helpful and friendly and made every effort to make our... more Response: Thank you for taking the time to write a review of the holiday house at Chateau de Claribes. We're so pleased you found your holiday relaxing and enjoyed the surroundings as well as the... more

09 Jul 2012

“Peaceful setting among the vineyards” What a lovely weekend we had visiting Chateau Claribes! Nestled in the quiet village of Claribes, population 10, we drank the award winning organic wines of the chateau and relaxed between canoe trips on the Dordogne. Helen & Nick were friendly and welcoming throughout our visit and full of recommendations and tips about the area. Helen even offered to shop for us before we arrived. Thanks to her suggestion to head to the market in Ste Foy la Grande, we enjoyed the best pain au chocolat we have ever tasted! Nick gave us an interesting & informative tour of the vineyards & winery followed by a tasting. The house was spotless with simple French chic decor and fully loaded with games & dvds. I wish we could have stayed longer!

02 Jul 2012

“An excellent stay in a super property” We have stayed in several Gites over the years and this was one of the best. Helen and Nick are excellent hosts and the holiday home has all the facilities you could wish for. The wines made here... more

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19 Nov 2011

“A magical place and fantastic people” We travelled down to Claribes by Eurostar , which was very hassle free (tip - get your Paris Metro tickets at St Pancras station, it makes it a lot easier). We then hired a car at Bordeaux station.... more

16 Aug 2011

“Homemade wine, sunset, vineyards - perfect!” Recently renovated to a good standard, this accommodation offers lovely views over the vineyards to sit and relax over some of their home grown wine. It has 2 good size bedrooms and the bathrooms are really nice too. Helen and NIck are really welcoming and do everything possible to make your stay great. The property was really clean when we arrived and you don't need to do anything when you check out which is also great. Accomodation is well equipped but currently does not have a high chair (although I think they may buy one), TV/DVD, microwave or washing machine. Response: Hi. Thanks for taking the time to send your review comments. We bought a high chair, very similar to the one you recommended and it's been successfully used! Since your stay, we've installed a television and DVD/CD player. As well as the games, books and travel guides in the holiday house, visitors can also borrow DVDs from our extensive collection.

28 May 2011

“Everything was perfect and so beautiful. Wish I was back there now.” Whilst visiting Gensac and St Emillion for a wedding weekend we booked Chateau de Claribes. From the moment we arrived we had such a warm welcome from Helen who owns the cottage and vineyard. We were immediately impressed as the surroundings were so peaceful and stunning (yet still very close to Gensac). The cottage was gorgeous, so clean and decorated in a modern french shabby chic style adorned with peonies and fresh roses from the garden. It also had a fantastic modern kitchen, which had everything (even a dishwasher!). Wine (from the vineyard) had also been left chilling in the fridge!! We had a baby of 5 months with us and I think he enjoyed his stay as much as us. The cot was so clean and comfy as the baby slept well all 3 nights! Overall the cottage was perfect and Helen was so kind taking us wine tasting and helping us with Taxi's. It was a perfect weekend.

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Rental prices

Prices for group size 2
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Christmas/New Year 12/13	23 Dec 12	6 Jan 13	1000€ 1000	-	-	1 Week
Winter/Spring 2013	6 Jan 13	1 Jun 13	600€ 600	110€ 110	110€ 110	1 Night
Late Spring 2013	1 Jun 13	13 Jul 13	650€ 650	140€ 140	140€ 140	3 Nights
Summer 2013	13 Jul 13	1 Sep 13	1000€ 1000	-	-	1 Week
Late Summer 2013	1 Sep 13	26 Oct 13	650€ 650	110€ 110	110€ 110	1 Night
Autumn 2013	26 Oct 13	21 Dec 13	600€ 600	110€ 110	110€ 110	1 Night
Christmas/New Year 2013	21 Dec 13	4 Jan 14	1000€ 1000	-	-	1 Week

Prices for group size 4
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Christmas/New Year 12/13	23 Dec 12	6 Jan 13	1000€ 1000	-	-	1 Week
Winter/Spring 2013	6 Jan 13	1 Jun 13	700€ 700	160€ 160	160€ 160	1 Night
Late Spring	1 Jun 13	29 Jun 13	800€ 800	160€ 160	160€ 160	3 Nights
Summer 2013	29 Jun 13	1 Sep 13	1000€ 1000	-	-	1 Week
Late Summer 2013	1 Sep 13	26 Oct 13	800€ 800	160€ 160	160€ 160	1 Night
Autumn 2013	26 Oct 13	21 Dec 13	650€ 650	160€ 160	160€ 160	1 Night
Christmas/New Year 2013	21 Dec 13	4 Jan 14	1000€ 1000	-	-	1 Week

The property's weekend rates apply to: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights

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

The current reduction to 600.00 euros per week instead of 700.00 euros is based on four people occupying the house for a minimum of one week during the period 20 April to 18 May 2013.

Rental rates include electricity, towels and household linen. Logs for the wood burner charged extra.

Rental rates for 4 people are based on accommodation in two double beds. Additional accommodation and bedding can be provided at an additional cost of 20.00 euros per person per night. Under 2's in a cot stay free.

Reduced rates for just two people apply when two people share one bedroom and one bath/shower room.

We offer a range of accommodation options - overnight, short break, longer holiday. During July and August, the minimum booking is one week, with the changeover day being Saturday. For bookings of more than one week, we organise a change of linen each week.

Between September to June, we can be flexible about the number of nights you stay as well as your arrival and departure days.

Payments can be made by PayPal or direct transfer into our bank account.

Contact Helen or Nick: by 'phone 020 3239 9463 or +33 557 47 16 62 or by filling out the enquiry form below.

We have our own website, click on the link below to find out more about the vineyards and house.

Availability

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