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Le Verger du Barrail is a luxury high specification Maison de Maitre hidden amongst the Bordeaux vineyards only 20 minutes away from St Emilion, situated on a quiet village lane. Ideal for wine enthusiasts or those merely in search of beautiful accommodation in a stunning tranquil location...
It is a bright characterful stone property, with mainly high ceilings, polished wooden floors, beautiful working open fireplaces and large traditionally shuttered windows. There is a swimming pool (for your exclusive use), terrace and large fenced gardens providing plenty of space for alfresco dining. There are 4 lovely double bedrooms, 2 with en suites and 3 twin rooms with 2 large family bathrooms. There are 2 kitchen/diners - both very large with beautiful dining tables, and views over the terrace, the gardens, pool and onto the sunflowers and vineyards. The 2 living rooms have plenty of comfortable seating, widescreen tv, surround sound and dvd player. (Ideal for a 2 family holiday as the property has 7 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 5 WCs, 2 kitchens and 2 living rooms.
Local facilities are only a 2 minute drive away (or a leisurely 20 min stroll) - hairdressers, village bar, shop and boulangerie for that all important daily freshly baked bread. The local bastide town (on the bank of the Dordogne river) is under 10 minutes away with an abundance of restaurants, shops and plenty of street cafes for watching the world go by. There is also a fabulous weekly market.
This is a first class location for wine tasting, with so many chateaux in the vicinity.
Guaranteed spotlessly clean, well equipped, tastefully decorated with fluffy towels and pure cotton bedlinen for that special holiday. The property is decorated to a high standard with quality tasteful fabrics to give that authentic French shabby chic feel.
Le Verger du Barrail is in a stunning location with great views, is totally private and not overlooked.
We are child friendly and are able to provide cots, high chair, toys etc.
We pride ourselves on providing everything you need for a fantastic holiday. Unsure of something? Special request? Just ask. If emailing, please check your 'spam' mailbox as we do respond promptly to all emails, but find some overzealous spam filters catch us out!
A leisurely dip...?
One of the living rooms
Pure cotton bedding...
One of the kitchen/dining rooms
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The Aquitaine / Dordogne / Gironde region
The Entre deux Mers region of the Gironde is famed for its wine making, with the historic town of St Emillion being some 20 mins distant. Numerous chateaux are to be found in the area - many open for wine tasting. The area abounds in gently rolling hills, vineyards, sleepy villages and bustling market towns. The region is also famed for its gastromonie (truffles, foie gras) and its mild climate.
Aquitaine is rich in architecture - Bordeaux and Bergerac being fine examples, as well as some of the smaller bastide market towns full of old timbered buildings and cafes - perfect for a spot of people watching in the sunshine.
At the centre of the region is the Dordogne river.
Saint Emilion area
Within 20/30 Minutes:
St Emilion – World Renowned and world heritage site. Chateaux, wine tasting and restaurants in a beautiful setting.
Bergerac/Bergerac Airport – Home of Cyrano de Bergerac, river trips, restaurants and shopping in the atmospheric old town.
Chateau Vigiers Golf – Championship golf course with daily green fees available. Combined with superb Brasserie and Restaurant with outdoor swimming pool - great for the kids.
Ste-Foy-La-Grande – beautiful 13th century bastide town 5 minutes away and with all amenities required for your stay (supermarkets, restaurants, cinema, tourist office, post office, and shopping). Has fantastic weekly market.
Canoe Rental – Available at both Pessac-sur-Dordogne and Ste-Foy-la-Grande both with 5-10 minutes.
Fishing – We can arrange a visiters licence for the duration of your stay for fishing on the Dordogne (we are only 1/2 km from the banks of the river).
Tennis - there is tennis available within 5 mins.
Markets - There are many fabulous markets in the surrounding towns and villages - lots of vide greniers (literally 'empty attic' sales), night time markets and farmers markets where the local farmers sell their produce and you can then sit down and eat it on the spot and enjoy the atmosphere. Just perfect!
Pitch and Putt – 9 hole course for all the family.
Horse Riding – Hacks and riding lessons available within 10 minutes drive. 1/2 day hacks with stop off for wine tasting en route can be arranged.
Bowling
Aquapark - fun, inexpensive day out. Large swimming pools (and smaller/shallower pool for the littlies) with water slides etc.
Beaches/lakes - there are several man-made swimming lakes with beaches in the vicinity. The majority have sandy beaches, children's play areas, pedaloes, restaurants, fishing and one even has horse riding. A great cheap day out!
Paintballing
Go-karting/quad biking
Indoor kids' play centres
Hot air ballooning
Adventure sports/white knuckle activities. There is a fabulous place where you can do mountain biking, archery, rock climbing, high wire tree climbing, orienteering etc. An absolute bargain at Eur 6 per person per hour or Eur100 for 2 hours for 12 people!
We have 5 large folders packed with information about the local area which we have painstakingly compiled and keep updated for our guests. If there is a local market on or special chateau open we usually know about it!
How to get there
Fly to Bergerac - only 20km from airport served by Flybe and Ryanair. Fantastic car hire at Bergerac with buggscarhire.com Bordeaux airport served by budget carriers BMIbaby, Flybe and Easyjet plus traditional carriers is approx 1 hour away. Within a couple of hours are the airports of La Rochelle and Limoges served by Flybe, Ryanair, Jet2 and Easyjet. Eurostar from Waterloo is served by TGV (high speed train) all the way to Bordeaux and then the SCNF to Sainte Foy la Grande.
Nearest Travel Links
Airport:
Bergerac: 20 km
Railway:
Sainte Foy la Grande: 7 km
Ferry:
Saint Malo: 580 km
Activities near Saint Emilion
Sports: Tennis in town Waterpark Horse Riding Golf within 30 mins drive Fishing
Great for: Walking holidays Rural / countryside retreats Cycling holidays
Facilities
Luxuries:
Log fire, DVD player, Staffed Property
General:
Central heating, TV, Video player, CD player, Table tennis, Safe, Satellite TV, Wi-fi available
Further details indoors: The property has very bright and spacious accommodation and is ideally suited to multi-generational groups or several families who wish to holiday together but still have some of their own space.. Le Verger can be rented either as 2 independent luxury gites, or as 1 large manor house. There are 2 kitchens. These have woodburning stoves and are fully equipped with; extra large gas cooker, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, microwave, kettle, toaster with plenty of quality crockery and utensils including coffee maker. The tables in the centre of the kitchen/dining areas can comfortably accommodate 8/12 and have stunning views over the terrace onto the private gardens and sunflowers/ vineyards in the distance.
There are also 2 living rooms. One has a widescreen TV (French and English channels), and both have DVD, video, CD player and comfortable cotton sofas and armchairs.
Le Verger has its own private utility room with washing machine, tumble dryer, iron and ironing board.
The double bedrooms have hairdryers (proper salon style ones with nozzles!) and all the bedding is of the finest Egyptian cotton. The style of decor is traditionally French with lots of thought and attention to detail.
Bedroom 1 is a light and airy room with a wrought iron double bed. There is a double wardrobe, chest of drawers, full length mirror and dressing table. This room has its own en suite shower room with slate floor.
Bedroom 2 is a beautiful double room with a king size four poster bed (160cm). This room also has a wardrobe and dressing table. The en suite has twin wash basins, WC and bath with shower over.
The Shower Room is very spacious (shower, WC, wash basin in marble surround) and is on the ground floor next to the 2 double bedrooms.
Bedroom 3 has twin beds. Next to this bedroom is the family bathroom. Bath with shower over, WC and wash hand basin. This room has a beautiful slate floor and fabulous views!
Bedroom 4 has bunk beds (or can be twin beds if you prefer).
Bedroom 5 also has bunk beds, its own wash basin and a WC right outside the door.
At ground floor level, tucked away behind one of the living rooms is...
Bedroom 6 - king size bed, beautiful fire place (not in use), wash hand basin, dressing table, chest of drawers, wardrobe and full length mirror. This room has french windows giving direct access onto the gardens.
Bedroom 7 has a wrought iron double bed, chest of drawers, full length mirror, wardrobe and dressing table.
There are plenty of books, games, toys and DVDs available. Just let us know if a teletubby is needed and we will try and provide it!
Want a night off from the children? We can give you the opportunity for some 'me time' - we'll help the children to make some proper home-made pizzas with plenty of fresh ingredients. They can then enjoy the fruits of their labours, before we settle them down to watch a fun film for the evening. You can go out without having to worry about a thing!
For full details please look at our website located at the bottom of this page.
Further details outdoors: Le Verger has its own private dining terrace access off the kitchen. It has its own large private gardens and private swimming pool . There is a huge barbeque, dining table and chairs and plenty of shady spots to be found in the gardens.
The garden is fully fenced, has plenty of comfortable sun loungers (no cheap plastic ones here!). There are also extensive outside communal grassed areas for play or relaxation.
The pool has Roman Steps making it safer for children. The pool is also fully fenced and alarmed in accordance with local safety regulations. If you have little ones, we can offer you use of a small paddling pool.
Beyond the garden is a large grassed area for volley ball, football and pétanque. We also have plenty of meadows for the children to run about in.
There is also a children's play area with lots of ride-on pedal cars/tractors, sandpit and a large trampoline. Naturally, there are plenty of garden benches about so you can sit and watch the little ones whilst enjoying the fabulous views.
There are lovely walks/bike rides on the doorstep through the vineyards and you could always drop in on the friendly donkeys up the hill who are always pleased to be given a carrot!
Further details
Le Verger will sleep upto 14 very comfortably. www.luxurygite.com
Conditions
For 2009 summer bookings at these special rates, we require 25% of rental fee due immediately to secure the booking and the full balance by 30th November 2008. We will be publishing our standard rates in January 2009 (to take into account fuel/currency fluctuations) and our standards terms of 25% deposit and the balance 8weeks prior to holiday will apply to bookings made at these (at yet unpublished) rates.
All prices include electricity costs, water, logs for woodburners. Central heating available at additional cost.. Duvets & covers, pillows, bedlinen, and bath towels and towels for use at the pools are provided.
Gites are available from 1600 hrs on the day of arrival and must be vacated by 1000 hours on the day of departure (to enable us to maintain our high standards of cleanliness).
Refundable breakages deposit of EUR 450 cash required on arrival (or by cheque 2 weeks prior), to be refunded within two weeks of your departure (subject to satisfactory property inspection).
Rental rates
Rental prices originally quoted in: British £
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Period
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Weekly
Nightly rate
Minimum stay
Weekday
Weekend
Discount High Season
31 Aug 08
27 Sep 08
1800£ 1,800
360360
360360
3 Nights
Discount/Special Offer
2 May 09
28 Jun 09
2175£ 2,175
435435
435435
Flexible
High Season
28 Jun 09
30 Aug 09
2890£ 2,890
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Discount/Special Offer
30 Aug 09
1 Nov 09
2175£ 2,175
435435
435435
Flexible
31
The owner's weekend rates apply to: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights
NB: Prices may be subject to change at the owner's discretion.
We can accept payment by cheque (sterling or euros) or payment by bank transfer (sterling or euros). Euro rate depending on current exchange rates.
Guestbook
A Davies May 2008: 'Perfect! Complete paradise! What a superb location with a truly amazing property. Every detail has been thought of. By far the best place I've ever stayed.'
S Godfrey, Kent, May 2008: Thank you so much for a wonderful stay. We have been to many places over the years and this is definitely one of the best. We have really appreciated all the little touches you have obviously worked so hard to provide - fabulous linen and towels. We will definitely be back!
T Fennell, London, July 2008: Absolute bliss - peaceful, quaint and the perfect antidote to the stresses of home. The attention to detail is what makes this place so unique - we'll definitely be back.
K Anderson, London, July 2008: A lovely place, kind hosts, gorgeous weather so the pool a marvellous relief. We particularly enjoyed canoeing on The Dordogne and climbing in trees at Creon. This is a wonderful set up with great space for a large multi-generational party.
P Loe, Gloucestershire, August 2008: Beautiful house and great facilities for the children (9 in all!). It was amazing. Thanks.
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