Beautiful 18th Century House With Three Gites

Lot 46, Midi-Pyrenees

€695,000

Property details

Ref:

Property type:

Gite business

Location:

Freysinnet Le Gelat

Region:

Midi-Pyrenees

Département:

Lot 46

Habitable Space:

Not Known

Summary

Stunning 18th Century stone built main house with a separate large three bedroom house, 2 self contained ground floor studio apartments. Being sold as a running Gite business with bookings for 2010.

Property description

Stunning 18th Century stone built main house with a separate large three bedroom house, 2 self contained ground floor studio apartments, a huge barn (100m2 over 2 levels) for conversion to a residential dwelling (subject to renewal of planning permission), a gorgeous swimming pool with lovely sun terrace and a huge parking area behind a gated entrance.

NOTE: The property is being sold as a "going concern" fully operational gite business. As such, the price includes all the furniture and fittings in the three rental properties (very high quality wooden furniture and top quality bedding and bed linen and towels), plus the bookings for the 2010 season.

The 18th Century Main House

Ground Floor

Fitted kitchen,
Large utility room with plumbing for a sink, washing machine and American 'fridge/freezer
Toilet
Office (could be separate dining room or ground floor bedroom)
Huge (69m2) open plan Dining/Living Room with a brand new "Charnwood Country 12" wood burning fire and inglenook fireplace
French Doors to rear of house
Kitchen door leads to terrace and swimming pool
Stairs to First Floor

First Floor

Large Storage room with window (could be a bedroom)
Huge Master Bedroom with ensuite shower room
2nd and 3rd Bedrooms
Family Bathroom (currently shower room)
Large open plan landing
Access to Tower Room and loft space

Loft space has potential for conversion to 2 or 3 more bedrooms (subject to relevant permissions)
Tower Room has potential for conversion to a stunning bedroom or office.

The house has new double glazed wood framed windows to all main living areas (excluding loft and tower room at present)

It also has a brand new installed (Nov '09) wood pellet powered central heating and hot water system.

Three - Bedroom House

Ground Floor

Huge open plan living dining room and kitchen with brand new fitted kitchen

First Floor

Separate toilet
Three double bedrooms
Bathroom with large walk in shower and double sinks

Outside the house is a small grassed terrace area for table and chairs right by the pool.

The house is adjoined to the "pool house" containing the hot water cylinders for all three properties, and the swimming pool pump housing and piping.

Studio Apartment 1

A beautifully finished and appointed studio complete with fitted kitchen with 'fridge/freezer. full size electric oven and gas hob.

Studio Apartment 2

A smaller studio apartment also on the ground floor and also beautifully finished and appointed this too has a fitted kitched with refridgerator, full size electric oven and gas hob.

These two apartments are built out of one building and both have their own entrance and terrace area completed with garden tables and chairs.

The Barn

The Barn - originally a "chai" built we are told at the same time as the main house. This building is huge and has a new roof complete with new beams and roof tiles. It covers 100m2 over 2 levels however at this time is just one open storage area. The barn has previously been given planning permission to convert its use to that of a residential dwelling and planning permission should be granted again subject to usual rules and permissions.

On one side of the barn is a lovely summer kitchen with built in chimney for a barbecue area and a tiled seating area under a new tiled roof. A lawned area is laid beside the summer kitchen.

Pool

Swimming Pool - is 9m x 5 m by 1.4m deep with roman steps at one end. It is a salt water pool, and we fitted new pumps, filters and cleaning robots in 2008. You get all these and the compulsory pool alarm. As well as the sun terrace beds, tables and parasols.

Garden

The rest of the land around the main house is laid to lawn and the whole estate is surrounded by a 6foot high hedge giving you privacy and security. The gated entrance also adds to that effect. In total there is just under 3/4 of an acre of land.

Location

This stunning estate is right on the edge of the wonderful 14th Century village of Frayssinet Le Gélat at the northern end of the Department of Lot in the Midi Pyrenees.

The properties are brilliantly located at the edge of the village giving you and any gite guests the opportunity to stroll to the local bars, pizza restaurant, supermarket (and post office) and the early morning stroll to the best boulangerie in the area is a must taking less than 5 minutes each way. In just 10 minutes you can walk to the local "plan d'eau". A village with just over 400 inhabitants including (of course) French, Dutch, English, Australian, Scottish and American and a few others! A mini united nations - a truly great place to live.

Even better is the major town of Cahors just 40 minutes drive away, and the multitude of villages, bastides, markets, chateaux, vineyards, caves and rivers and so much more is all here on the doorstep. Fantastic.

Going better again - the airport of Bergerac is just 45 minutes drive and with the opening of the new international airport at Brive just 1 hour this is the place to be - Even Toulouse is only 2 hours away!

Then of course the trains and motorways - the A20 motorway is 45 minutes from the village, the TGV can be joined at Toulouse of Bordeax. Brilliant.