Kitchen facilities
Charming, fresh and spacious fitted kitchen fully equipped for cooks of all calibres to benefit from each French season’s specialities.
Electric fan assisted oven, gas hob, extractor fan, kettle, microwave, fridge, toaster, coffee maker, iron and mini ironing board.
External facilities
Gardens
Lovely secluded garden with a lawn, lavender and herb rockeries full of butterflies, a terrace for your patio furniture and a gas BBQ for enjoying delicious outdoor dining. A secret garden nestles at the back of the garden with an ancient granite well and wonderful views across the French countryside full of amazing natural wildlife. A real suntrap and a paradise for nature lovers!
Level gravel driveway for your personal car parking use at the front of the cottage.
Special features
Chez Sérénité is open all year around and has a log burner in the open plan living area, electric wall heaters in other rooms and double glazing for your comfort. All your wood, water, electricity, quality bed linen, towels and tea towels are provided.
This is a non smoking cottage.
Sorry no pets.
This cottage may be rented with Chez Tranquillité to provide additional accommodation.
Local activities
Fishing Complex
Ten minutes drive to the one of Europe’s largest inland fishing lake complex with lakeside walks, restaurant, fishing, children’s play area and boating lake, pony rides and other seasonal attractions.
Forest Of Adventure
Five minute drive for family fun swinging safely through the trees, open in the summer season.
Go Karting
Five minutes drive to an exciting open air go karting track open all year with café.
Puy Du Fou
Forty minutes drive to this fabulous fantasy theme park for all ages.
The Green Venice
Fifty minutes drive to the Marais Poitevin, an area of outstanding natural beauty with pretty villages and ancient waterways, explore on foot, hire a bike or take a boat ride.
La Rochelle and Atlantic Coast
Seventy minutes drive takes you to this chic seaside resort for shopping, seafood, boat trips and the aquarium.
Futuroscope
Eighty minutes drive to this fun family full day out at the cinematic theme park.
Nearest beach:
70
Nearest airport:
70
Nearest port:
340
Nearest supermarket:
15
Location
Discover our very special stone cottage that combines French elegance with country charm, modern home comforts within a quiet rural hamlet in the stunning countryside of the Gatine Hills.
Choose between exploring the waterways of the “Green Venice” and the byways of Mervent Forest. Feel the excitement of Puy du Fou or the fantasy of Futuroscope. Have a taste of French romance by wining and dining in our local gourmet restaurants before returning to your own private garden to relax.
Living rooms
Creatively Designed, Detached Stone Barn Conversion.
The Three Star Accommodation Offers:
Open Plan Kitchen, Dining Area and Lounge.
Delightful split-level “L” shaped living space incorporating the newly fitted kitchen, dining area and lounge. The natural stone walls, exposed beams and cathedral style ceilings add a touch of country style to this flexible living space.
The hand crafted “Portes-Fenetres” floods the room with sunlight and entices you to enjoy the calming views of the garden and rural landscape beyond whilst offering you easy access to your private garden for “al fresco” dining. The log burner warms the cosy lounge area in the cooler months. The dining area invites you to a romantic candlelight supper for two.
Bedrooms
Master Bedroom
Relax in your French wrought iron double bed in the large master bedroom and enjoy the views up the country lane that enable you to experience the daily routines of the local farming activities in this rural hamlet. An electric wall heater is for cooler nights and there’s plenty of storage space for all your holiday possessions.
Shower Room
Stylish and spacious shower room with toilet, wash hand basin and shower with a beautiful exposed natural stone wall. Electric wall heater, shaver point, electric ventilation and a hand crafted window keeps you and the shower room fresh.