Lorp-Sentaraille holiday bed and breakfast rental with walking, log fire, balcony/terrace, telephone, rural retreat, TV, DVD

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Florivalier (bed and breakfast)

Home description

Florivalier is set in 2 acres of beautiful gardens with great views of the Pyrenees and a large variety of trees and flowers, we grow all our own vegetables, herbs and fruits and have our own lambs, chickens and ducks providing our guests with the freshest food and preserves for breakfast and dinner.

The surrounding area offers walking, cycling, motorcycling, fishing, horse riding, golf, skiing, flying and hot air ballooning. There is also a wide variety of water sports to enjoy. The beautiful Roman town of St Lizier is only a few minutes away as is St Girons. Carcassone, the walled city is under 2 hours drive, the coast just a further 30 minutes away. An hours drive through the spectacular Pyrenees brings you to Spain with its lively tapas bars, shops and magnificent scenery. Toulouse, less than an hour away, is well worth a visit.

Terrace at the rear of the house, an ideal place to sip an aperitif in the afternoon	Montvalier - a beautiful place to visit, a short drive from the house
Double bedroom with en suite shower room	Kitchen and dining area

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The Midi-Pyrenees / Ariege region

There are beaches on the west coast with Biaritz and on the East coast with Narbonne both are approximately 2.5 hours drive away. In the mountains there are a number of lakes with `beaches' which are ideal for swimming and sunbathing the nearest is about 20 minutes drive away.

The ski area of Guzet Neige is approximately 40 minutes drive away. It is a very pretty resort with a lift served area extending from 1200 metres to 2100 metres. There are 33k of lift served runs and 3k of cross country and a snowpark also there is a children's area with swings and an area for sledging. There are a number of shops, bars and restaurants serving good quality food, there is also a ski hire shop and ski lessons are available. As keen skiers ourselves we can recommend the resort, it is uncrowded and very friendly and when the snow is good and the sun is shining a wonderful place to ski or snowboard. For beginners it is an easy place to learn, for intermediates there are plenty of runs to tackle and for the expert there are a number of challenging blacks. The non skier can enjoy snowshoeing or walking in the beautiful scenic area or just relaxing with a hot chocolate and watching the world ski by.

Lorp-Sentaraille area

Places of interest are all around the region, the mountains a 30 minute drive away.

The small quiet village of Lorp is very unspoilt with old French houses and farms. Cattle and sheep graze in the meadows whilst the red kites fly overhead. In the village of Lorp are 2 restaurants a boulangerie, a pharmacy and a shop selling regional foods. In St Lizier (5k) are 3 supermarkets, a DIY shop, a clothing and shoe shop, a sports shop, and 2 hardware shops. There are also a couple of tool shops and 2 petrol stations.

The nearest town is St Girons approximately 3km away (a five minute drive). The Tour de France is due to pass through St Girons on the 11th of July. There are a number of bars and restaurants, a cinema, shops and banks. There is a market every Saturday morning selling fruit and vegetables, flowers plants and shrubs, clothing, cheese, wine, meat, bread and cakes, hot food and local delicacies. Often there is live music, jugglers and other entertainment. You can hire bicycles and obtain fishing permits in the town. You can also find the tourist information and the post office.

How to get there

The nearest airport is Toulouse less than an hours drive. Carcassone is a little further away at 1hour 40 minutes drive. Both are easily accessible and are served by a number of UK airports and low budget airlines. Car hire or motorcycle are recommended.

Activities near Lorp-Sentaraille

Facilities

Further details indoors:
Rose has a double bed and can accommodate a further 2 singles.

Iris has a double bed and can accommodate a further single

Lavender has 3 single beds.

Tournesol has a king size bed and can accommodate a further 2 singles.

Rose, Iris and Tournesol all have en-suite shower rooms with wc.

Lavender has en-suite shower room and a separate wc.

The living and dining area is large and open plan, it is light, cool and airy in summer and warm and cosy in winter. There is TV radio and DVD player, we also have games, books and magazines for our guests to enjoy.

All bed linen and towels are provided. Rooms are cleaned daily and towels changed twice a week.

All of our bedrooms are located on the first floor and accessed by stairs.

Further details outdoors:
Florivalier is a quiet relaxed B&B, we offer comfortable accommodation and good food to our Guests, we have secure off road parking for your car or motor cycle and landscaped gardens for you to relax in and enjoy watching the exciting range of birds, insects and butterflies native to the area.

The large garden is divided into a number of smaller gardens and includes an English cottage garden with spring bulbs, bright perennial flowers and a large lawn with seats and a table and views of the snow capped mountains. There is a vegetable garden and polytunnel with a wide range of produce we also have a soft fruit garden and orchard. The Japanese garden has a pond with attractive plants and wildlife. Brought to life in spring by the magnolia and camellias and the bright red acer. Many large pines grow in the garden giving welcome shade in the summer heat.

There are seats and benches all around the garden where guests can sit and relax and enjoy the views or watch the antics of the ducks. At the rear of the house is a large terrace with a barbecue and table and chairs an ideal place to sit with an aperitif and enjoy the evening sunshine or stay awhile to watch the magnificent sunset.

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Based on 2 sharing B&B	28 Jan 09	1 Jan 10	350£ 318	0-	0-	2 Nights

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

The above rates are based on Gite rental: 4 en-suite rooms, kitchen, lounge dining room.

Rooms cost 50 euros per night for 2 people sharing including breakfast. For an extra person sharing the cost is 10 euros. A deposit of 25% is required and the balance to be paid 6 weeks prior to arrival date. To rent all 4 rooms and the kitchen, dining and lounge area the cost is 800 euros per week for May, June, July, August and September, Xmas and Easter and the rest of the year 600 euros per week. Changeover day is Saturday.

Guestbook for Florivalier

`Thank you for you lovely comfortable home. It has been a pleasure meeting you and discovering your lovely garden' Daryl Cook, Australia.

"Within minutes of our arrival we felt completely at home like we had been friends for a long time. We have had the most enjoyable holiday. Great food, great conversation, time just went by so quickly. Fantastic motorcycling in this area and fantastic base for good rides. Rod and Linda will get busier and busier as the word of this lovely place will spread like wildfire"
- Dave & Sam Tilling, Tetbury Gloustershire

"Can't believe 3 days have gone so quickly- this has been the best weekend we have had in ages! Have done lots more of the Ariege than we thought possible thanks to Rod & Lindas directions, and to come home to their wonderful dinners. great host and hostess."
- Jan & Mick Sanders , Derby UK

Availability

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Contact details for the advertiser of home 80741
Name:	Rod & Linda Sherwin
Tel:	+33 (0)5610 49762
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