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This delightful property forms an enclosed inner courtyard with its adjacent guest cottage, covered dining terrace and large double storey barn. The ensemble is accessed via a period wooden door cut into its original arched barn doors. The main house is situated on the southside of the courtyard with most of its rooms overlooking the rear gardens, pool, and countryside.
The main entrance opens into a hallway with a guest facilities to the right and a large living room opposite with an original stone fireplace and three large French doors opening onto the south facing terrace and gardens. The fully fitted kitchen occupies the full width of the property and has access to the south-facing terrace, the adjoining utility and pantry area, and into the barn which currently serves as a garage.
An open plan staircase rises to the first floor where there are two double bedrooms, a large dressing room, two shower rooms and a wc.
The adjacent Guest Cottage offers, a living room with a period fireplace and original stone evier, a basic kitchen, a shower room, and two double bedrooms on the first floor.
The property sits in the middle of its low maintenance grounds and over-looks open countryside. A heated swimming pool, with a child safety cover, has been sympathetically landscaped next to its terrace. The upper level of the barn can be accessed via the garden and currently serves as a games area (159m2) to escape the midday sun. The front driveway offers ample space for four cars, plus garaging in the barn.
This highly desirable property is situated less than 10 minutes from its pretty market town of Monein; 20 minutes from the riverside town of Oloron Ste Marie and 30 minutes from the beautiful historic city of Pau. Pau airport, with its daily flights to Paris, can be reached in 25 minutes. Biarritz airport in approximately 1 hour and the international airports of Bordeaux and Toulouse in 2 hours.
ACCOMMODATION SUMMARY | |
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Habitable Space : 302 m² | No of Rooms Total : 7 |
No. Reception Rooms : 1 | No. of Bedrooms : 4 |
Bathrooms : 0 | Shower Rooms : 3 |
W.Cs : 3 | Utility Room : Yes |
Heating Method : Electric + Wood | |
Hot Water Method : Cumulus |
SITUATION | |
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Location : 30min Ouest of Pau ; 1h to the Pyrenees ; 1h10 to the Atlantic Coast | |
View : Countryside | |
Secteur : Aquitaine | Orientation : South |
CONSTRUCTION | |
Year : 1767 | Type : Stone |
Roof : Tiles | |
SERVICES | |
Tele / ADSL : ADSL | Drainage : Septic tank |
Glazing : Majority Double Glazed | Eco Features : |
GROUNDS | |
Land Area : 3000 m² | Boundary : Partially Enclosed |
Tax Fonciere : € 1000.00/yr | Garden Well : Yes |
Garage : Yes 3 cars + | Car Port : No |
Terrace : Yes | |
Swimming Pool : 4 x 10m / Chlorine / Heated | |
Outbuildings : Yes | |
GITE / OUTBUILDING DESCRIPTION | |
Main House 230m2 Guest Cottage 70m2 Barn 77m2 Covered Courtyard Terrace 22m2 Woodstore 17m2 |