Overview
A beautiful chartreuse-style stone house with guest house, set in delightful private gardens with lovely countryside views close to one of the Gers’ most historically interesting villages.
Renovated to a high standard and set over two floors, this property is ideal for hosting with its seven bedrooms and children’s dormitory. Wandering around we can’t help but imagine large family gatherings or delightful soirées in the generous entertaining spaces.
Outside, a wonderful terrace overlooks a large swimming pool, and a second, covered terrace is the perfect lounging area complete with hanging day bed. As well as the large living and dining rooms, the cinema room, playroom and summer kitchen add to the entertaining possibilities, ensuring total relaxation and leisure.
We approach the property through grand ornate iron gates and along a winding gravel drive surrounded by gardens on all sides, thoughtfully planted with flowers, shrubs and trees. Ample parking space is available at the end of the drive.
The main house
We enter through double-glazed, hand painted wooden doors into a large entrance room with chequerboard tiled floor and an elegant working fireplace.
Head straight through glazed double doors into a hallway from which three double ensuite bedrooms can be found.
All are beautifully appointed with modern shower rooms and WCs, some with double-glazed doors that open directly onto the impeccably maintained gardens.
Further along the hallway is a handy storage room with built-in cupboards, and another part-glazed door leading out on the terrace.
The ground floor living areas
Back in the central hallway, we enter a room currently used as a study and fitted out with handmade bookshelves.
We are then drawn to a large dining room which flows seamlessly to the kitchen and spacious living room. The suspended view from these rooms is mesmerising and the owners have ensured it is fully captured from all angles by adding full width windows and central double-glazed doors along the entire wall. Light floods the room and, in cooler months, the grand stone fireplace is the perfect place to cosy up in front of a roaring fire with a good book. With its terracotta floor, laid throughout the entire ground floor, exposed beams and impressive stone fireplace this room is full of character and an exceptionally serene place to relax.
At the other end of the hallway are some practical utility spaces including a Wc, laundry room and more cupboards.
The kitchen
The modern kitchen is accessed via the dining room as well as from the outside covered terraced. It has been decorated in a cheerful orange colour scheme with induction hob, fitted oven and plenty of fitted base and wall cupboards.
The first floor
We climb the original oak stairs beneath a stunning glass chandelier and arrive at a landing from which the master suite can be accessed. The bedroom benefits from a large adjoining shower room with a separate Wc, a vast walk-in dressing room fitted with open wardrobes and hanging rails.
Also on this floor is a cinema room and and a children’s bedroom / playroom with eight sweet cabin beds prettily dressed with curtains through which we can imagine tiny giggling faces peeping.
A door from the cinema room opens into a warm and immaculate attic area which doubles as a laundry drying space but could be developed into an additional room.
The indoor-outdoor leisure spaces
Alongside the kitchen is an attractive and inviting covered terrace area with tiled floor and original beams. Decorated in Moroccan style, with comfortable hanging beds, softly draping fabric and sheer floor length curtains which float pleasantly in the wind, it is the perfect place to relax or host an aperitif on a hot summer’s evening.
Further along the terrace, a games room offers additional entertainment thanks to its pool and football tables, and next to it a summer kitchen links back to the inside of the main house.
The guest house
Accessed from both the garden terrace and the main gravel driveway is an adjoining two-bedroom cottage offering additional accommodation for friends and family, which could also be used as a self-contained guest house.
It is modern in style and beautifully appointed, yet retains original features including wooden beams and stone walls. We enter through glazed doors into the bright living room with its smart, modern floor tiles. Ahead is a modern staircase and the kitchen, with wide double-glazed doors that lead out onto one of the two covered terraces, with lovely views across the garden and the woodland beyond. The kitchen is smart with white cupboards and marble effect worktops and a built-in fridge freezer, induction hob, cooker and cooker hood. Alongside is a Wc and sink and a laundry room.
Upstairs we find two large bedrooms, each en suite with large shower cubicles and modern sink units. Both rooms are stylishly decorated yet retain elements of period charm thanks to the high-eaved ceilings, wooden beams and floors.
One bedroom looks out across the rear garden and the other over the front garden, both with beautifully planted flower beds alongside lush lawns.
The guest house benefits from its own covered terraces, beautifully styled and with attractive privacy screens, contemporary lighting, built in seating and pretty planting.
The outdoor space and gardens
At the far end of the main house is a large workshop and a garage, the latter benefitting from a new electric door. The spaces could be connected but for now each offers ample storage space for garden equipment and vehicles.
The setting for this property is simply delightful and the current owners have taken great pride in ensuring the surrounding gardens and terraces are thoughtfully planned and planted with a mix of flowers, shrubs and trees.
The terraced areas to the rear are immaculate with pergolas, barbecue areas, outdoor lighting, stone walls and planting alongside which soften the space and create a feeling of privacy whilst making the most of the view.
We head from the main terrace down stone steps to the private pool area. The pool is 20 m long and 3m wide so offers keen swimmers the chance to enjoy endless laps whilst enjoying the view.
To the side of the house is a copse of mature trees providing much needed shade in the hot summer months. The owner has levelled the land beneath to make a neat outdoor space that stretches out towards neighbouring farmer’s fields.
What we love here at Bliss
We love the blend of modern and original charm in this property. It is newly renovated and well looked after which makes it both practical and a delight to spend time in. The ground floor flows seamlessly from room to room, and we are impressed with the current owners’ focus on maximising light wherever possible thanks to the addition of new, high-quality wooden windows and glazed doors. They also cleverly connect the front of the house to the rear gardens and view, adding a sense of tranquillity and peace.
What is more, the owners’ love of landscaping and gardening has meant they have created a simply beautiful environment for outdoor living, swimming and entertaining.
Who would this property suit?
A large and growing family or someone who wants to run a high end, boutique-style chambre d’hôtes with the option of a guest house for longer stays. The guest house also provides the flexibility of the new owner living on site while running the hotel. The excellent location on the fringes of a charming village and in an area famed for its vineyards should prove advantageous for a tourist activity whilst also being an idyllic, rural base for setting up a permanent or second home.