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L 'Hirondelle - Stone House
Sleeps 12 + 2
The setting
The countryside is scattered with
sunflowers, apple and plum orchards, sleepy little hill top
towns and ancient villages. Most have a café or restaurant
near pleasant arcaded market squares where you can sit and
enjoy a drink, or relax over lunch. Once a week on market
day they become busy bustling places with farmers selling
their produce, everything from local honey to Tourtieres (
the local apple pie ) fresh herbs and olives, gleaming plump
vegetables, colourful fruits, cheeses, hams and foie gras.
Accommodation at L 'Hirondelle
L 'Hirondelle boasts comfortable and spacious
accommodation with a very tasteful mixture of rustic and modern
furnishings and antiques. Its many original features include
solid stone walls, blissfully cool in summer, heavily beamed
ceilings in every room, and a huge stone fire place in the
living room where you can relax in front of a blazing log
fire if the weather is cool.
There is plasma satellite TV in the living
room for those who don't want to miss the soaps and a DVD
& video with a small library of films, plus two very comfortable
sofas that convert to beds.
The ancient front door leads you into the
dining hall which looks out onto a pretty courtyard with olive
trees, flowers, shrubs.
The dining table seats 12 people for those
unmissable French banquets.
There is a fully fitted kitchen with a dishwasher,
range cooker, fridge and microwave & washing machine.
Bedroom 1 -
has one double bed ( downstairs ). Shares large shower area
with double sinks & toilet, with bedroom 2.
Bedroom 2 -
has a small double bed ( downstairs ). Shares large
shower area with double sinks & toilet, with bedroom 1.
Bedroom 3 -
has one double bed and a chaise longue, with luxury en-suite
bathroom/dressing room with a gorgeous huge slipper bath.
Bedroom 4
- has one double bed and one sofa which converts to a comfy
small double bed. Shares en-suite bathroom with bedroom 5.
Bedroom 5
- has one double bed and one sofa which converts to a comfy
small double bed Shares en-suite bathroom with bedroom 4.
Bedroom 5 also has its own beautiful white cast iron spiral
staircase which leads to the lounge.
Upstairs there are 2 bathrooms, one with
a luxurious edwardian roll top bath & dressing area.
All rooms have ancient beams and most have magnificent fully
opening French windows with shutters, offering the most fantastic
views of the countryside as far as the eye can see. Some rooms
have Velux windows in the ceilings between the beams and some
rooms have beams at chest height so mind your head!
Adjacent to the pool is a partly covered
sun terrace with a long wooden table and a BBQ for al fresco
dining which will seat up to 12 people. Just beyond the pool
area is a Petanque ( boules pitch ) to keep you occupied while
dinner is cooking. The ideal place to watch the sun set with
a little Pastis.
Afterwards, why not enjoy one of our two
luxury Hot-Tubs under the stars?
Between the Gites is a laundry room with
a washing machine, iron and ironing board, hairdryer &
baby equipment (changing mat & steriliser)
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