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May Cottage
Pretty Cottage
Convenient village location
2 Bedrooms -
Sleeps 5
Property Ref: FR156
May Cottage is located close to the historic town of
Fontenay-le-Comte with its lively Saturday market. The 2 bedroomed cottage has
lots of character and is within a short walking distance of the village
supermarket, bank, bakery (with great bread and patisseries), post office and
tabac.
In July and August the village also offers a public open-air swimming
pool with slides.
ACCOMMODATION
As
the cottage is our 'second home' we have tried to make it as comfortable as
possible for ourselves and for our visitors too.
There is a large beamed
sitting/dining room - with an original fireplace and wood burner - furnished
with a sofa, chairs, table lamps, dining table, bookcase, flat screenTV (British
stations), DVD, games, books etc..
WIFI planned for high season 2014
Each
of the bedrooms ( 1 double bedroom and 1 triple room) contains a wardrobe, chest
of drawers, bedside tables, rugs and bedside lamps. A hair dryer is provided,
and all the beds have electric blankets!
Steps lead from the sitting room to
the fully equipped kitchen/breakfast room, furnished with table and chairs and
which also contains a pulley-style clothes airer. Equipment includes as much as
possible to make self-catering easy: a toaster, blender, slow-cooker, coffee
machine and grinder; and there is an ample supply of crockery, glasses, cutlery
and saucepans.
The shower room has a w.c. and basin, with a wet-room style
shower, towel rail and cabinet.
The cottage is on mains drainage, central
heating is by mains gas.
OUTSIDE
The property is South Facing which means that the
house, garden and terrace benefit from all day sunshine; and the garden is
completely unoverlooked. Patio furniture, sunloungers and of course, a
Barbeque!
Off road parking.
Although there is no swimming pool at the
property, there is a large village pool with slides which is open to the public
in July and August for a nominal fee.
PRICES 2014
01 May - 16 May
£395
22 May - 30
June
£440
01 July - 02 September £470
Prices are
per week and include all utility bills,
Bed linen and towels are available
to hire should you wish to do so, at a cost per week of £9 double, £5 single.
Towels are also available at a cost of £5 per set - a bath and a hand towel -
per person per week. Tea towels are provided. You will need to bring
pool/beach towels with you.
In line with other properties, we ask for a
security deposit of £100 , refundable if there is no damage to the property and
it is left in a clean, tidy condition.
Saturday changeover day Arrivals after
4pm and departures by 10am
NO PETS ALLOWED
LOCATION
May Cottage is located close to the historic town of
Fontenay-le-Comte with its lively Saturday market. The cottage is within a short
walking distance of the village supermarket, bank, bakery, post office and
tabac. In July and August the village also offers a public open-air swimming
pool. Futurescope is within easy driving distance, as is the acclaimed theme
park Puy du Fou. The Mervent Forest is just twenty minutes away, with a
children's zoo and the Pierre-Brune fun park, as well as opportunities for
swimming, sailing, canoeing and fishing in addition to riding, rock climbing,
walking and cycling. The lovely town of La Rochelle and the beautiful Ile de Re
are just forty five minutes drive away, as are the safe, sandy and crowd-free
Vendée beaches. The Green Venice (the Marais Poitevin) is close by, an area of
islets criss-crossed by canals, nowadays used for boating in traditional punts,
which can be hired in a number of villages.
Activities include.open air
swimming pool, cycling, walking, sailing, canoeing, horse riding, fishing,
tennis.
More
information of Vendee beaches, activities, attractions, fishing, weather etc can
be found at the top of this page in the links box to the left
DISTANCES
St
Malo - 3 hours drive
Caen
- 4 - 4.5 hours drive
Calais - 6 hours
drive
La Rochelle - 50 minutes drive away
CONTACT US FOR DISCOUNTED FERRY
PRICES
Email: info@gitesvendee.co.uk
Tel:
0117 3296187
Mobile: 07505
805370
GUEST COMMENTS
"Just perfect here for chilling out, visiting interesting places
and soaking up the sun";
"You have a lovely retreat here and we feel lucky to
have stayed here for a while";
"Thoroughly enjoyed our stay in May Cottage -
a lovely place. Very relaxing and peaceful - enjoyed sitting in the garden";
"We had a wonderful time at your cottage in L'Hermenault";
"Looking
forward to coming back next year!"; "The cottage is wonderful".
"We will
heartily recommend May Cottage to all our friends"
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