Kitchen facilities
Your kitchen is fully equipped with all crockery, pans & utensils. A welcome pack awaits your arrival.
External facilities
L'Hotel du Poulet is set within the owners 5 acre property, most of which is available for your use. Our heated, saltwater pool is 13m long, and has a deep end of 2m. We have a large games room in the barn with table-tennis, table-football, darts, games-chest & bikes for you to explore the surrounding lanes. You have garden table & chairs on the stone patio, sunloungers and BBQ, and the gravel driveway provides a perfect "petanque" surface. We even have "Mini-furniture" for les petits!
Special features
Courtanne Gites is located in the peaceful French countryside in the beautiful "Coeur du poitou". We are nestled between the traditional market towns of Sauzé-Vaussais and Chef-Boutonne. An hours drive takes you to either historic Cognac, exciting Poitiers (with its Futuroscope theme park) the wonderful coastal city of La Rochelle with its stunning beaches, seafood restaurants and views over the harbour to the islands of Ré, Oleron and Fort Boyard, or lovely historic Angouleme with its shopping centre and ancient buildings. We are surrounded by attractions such as ancient abbeys & churches, zoo's, Melle's silver-mines, and the "Vallée des Singes" is a must-see day out.
All 3 gites at courtanne are detached from eachother to allow each its privacy, yet are close enough to allow a friendly, family atmosphere, and get-togethers when they are rented together by large groups or families. (max capacity 22)
Local activities
As well as having so much to do at Courtanne Gites itself; swimming, walking, bike-rides, films, badminton, bird-watching, pétanque, football, cricket, kite-flying in the field- & so much more, you can take a leisurely trip around the surrounding countryside on a horse-drawn hayride with one of our local farmers. We have a very good equestrian centre in the next village, which takes beginners as well as more experienced riders. We are close to 2 swimming lakes which are supervised in the summer holidays, and we have a few indoor and outdoor swimming pools in nearby towns-one of which is a 4m deep diving pool! We will be happy to book your table at any one of the many resturants in the area, and there are often fairs and "brocantes" in local villages to find your holiday souvenirs and sample to locally produced pineau and cheeses.
Nearest beach:
100
Nearest airport:
80
Nearest port:
350
Nearest supermarket:
6
Location
L'Hotel du Poulet is the smallest of Courtanne Gites' 3 holiday gites. Rated 3 stars by the "CDT". Set within the owner's 5 acre property in the heart of France's beautiful Sunflower region. Recently renovated, it boasts a wealth of original features, yet has all mod-cons. Telephone (SFR la carte), satellite TV, internet access available, linen provided (not pool towels). 13m, heated, saltwater swimming pool. free bike-hire, large DVD library available for you to use. Welcome pack.
Living rooms
L'Hotel du Poulet is an open-plan accommodation. There is a fitted kitchen with gas cooker, microwave with grill, toaster, coffee-maker & kettle plus all the crockery & utensils you will need. The lounge area is fitted with either an electric fire (for the cooler months) or airconditioning unit (in the hotter months), fan, convertible double sofa-bed, Satellite TV, french TV, DVD, video & Hi-fi. (we have an extensive film library for you to borrow-free of charge), dining table and chairs with views over the gardens.
Bedrooms
L'Hotel du Poulet has a double bed. Double convertible sofa-bed (all bed-linens are provided), hairdryer, and mulit-point 3 pin plug adaptor for re-charging your mobile phone etc.
The bathroom in L'Hotel du Poulet is a "wet-room" tiled shower-room. this allows for easy access for persons with mobility difficulties in teat the door is extra-wide, and there is no step into the shower. There is also a hand-rail, and the shower area is suitable to put a plastic chair in to enable seated showering if required. (see the video on the clips page of our website www.courtanne-gites.com for further details)