Garden Flat for holidays in La Rochelle, Charente Maritime, France
Newly Fitted Garden Flat
Beach 10 Minutes Drive
Sleeps 2 (1 Bedroom)
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Alan and Tove an Anglo/Danish couple live in La Jarne a village just south east of La Rochelle which is on France's Atlantic coast and the third most visited place in the Country. They offer a newly fitted garden flat adjoining their own accommodation, a large single storey property in a quarter acre garden. The property has farmland to front and rear and is a short walking distance from facliities in the village which include boulangerie, tabac, pharmacie and supermarket.
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Prices Currency Conversion
| Rental periods | Prices per week | Heating costs |
| April - June | £300 | Included |
| July / August | £350 | Incuded |
| September / October | £300 | Included |
| Rest of Year | £200 | Excluded |
Notes on prices
Prices are for the property per week in UK pounds.
Changeover day
Saturday to Saturday. Negotiation possible. Arrive after 3pm, leave by 10am.
Accommodation
| Bedrooms: | The bedroom includes a double bed, bedside rugs, clothes rail, chest of drawers and has french doors to a small south facing terrace. |
| Bathrooms: | The ensuite bathroom contains wc, wash basin and shower and ventilation fan. |
| Kitchen: | The IKEA mini kitchen is at one end of the living room and can be fully concealed by closing its doors. It includes 2 ring hob, microwave, fridge, sink with mixer tap, drainer and storage space. Alongside this is a butchers trolley for workspace/storage. |
| Living Rooms: | The living room includes 3 seater bed settee, leather swivel chair with footstool, glass/metal tower with flat screen UK TV/Freeview, DVD with selection of films. Also table and chairs, small coffee table, books, games, maps, and brochures, local info. |
| Cleaning/towels/ linen/maid service: |
Linen and towels inclusive and changed weekly. Property cleaned weekly. |
Accessibility
Although not suitable for wheelchair users the accommodation and garden are all on the same level making it easier for people with walking difficulties.
Outside
At the front of the property is a parking/turning space for users of the flat. Accessed from the flat bedroom is a small but (usually) sunny sitting out area which includes table and chairs, parasol, sunloungers and separate table with electric grill. A set of boules is available. The area has been fenced to give additional privacy and shelter. It includes trees, shrubs and flowers.
Coast/Beach
Chatelaillon Plage which is 10mins drive has a good sandy beach and the proprietors swim there throughout the summer. Conditions are best two hours either side of high tide.
Chatelaillon is of interest in itself having a large number of 19th and early 20th century villas in its numerous side streets. There are good surfing beaches on the Ile de Re, for example Le Bois Plage is about half an hour's drive.
Golf
There is a 6 hole golf course in the village.
Travel
La Rochelle airport is 15 mins drive and has services to Gatwick, Stansted, Southampton, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds/Bradford, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cork and Dublin. The nearest Channel port is St Malo which is just under 4 hours drive. Although there is a regular bus service into La Rochelle centre, a car is in reality essential to enjoy all this area has to offer.
Distances
La Rochelle centre 10 mins drive, Chatelaillon the same, the Ile de Re bridge is 15 mins drive to access an area well known for oysters, mussels, wine, sea salt, fortified towns and the famous Phare de Baleines lighthouse. A bit like Rock in Cornwall it is full of the glitterati in high summer.
For a change you can visit Green Venice, a maze of tree lined canals. Coulon the main centre is just over half an hour's drive.
Further details
La Rochelle has over 300 restaurants many of them surrounding the picturesque old harbour area an area popular for promenading in the evening and at weekends. The city also has many high class shops, fishing harbour, cruiseport, large aquarium, several museums and boat trips to Ile d'Aix (where Napoleon had a house) Ile de Re, Ile de Oleron and around Fort Boyard. La Rochelle has markets Wednesday and Saturday. Chatelaillon ,Tuesday and Friday. Both have indoor markets open virtually everyday.
10 mins dirve from the flat is a large out of town centre with a sizeable Carrefour and smaller Lidl and Leader Price supermakets.
La Jarne village has an indoor tennis arena and a large scale horse riding establishment.
Booking notes
Bookings are normally on a Saturday to Saturday basis, arrival after 3pm and departure by 10am. This may be varied by negotiation. A deposit of 50% is payable at time of booking with the balance payable 6 weeks before the start of the holiday. Payment is by UK cheque or bank draft.
For booking and further information
Alan Rigby
Tel: (France) + 33 (0)546 302104
Mobile: (UK) + 44 (0)7974 819702
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