Stunning Manor with independent cottage – ideal B&B business

Charente Maritime 17, Poitou-Charentes

€840,000

Agency Fees Included? Yes

Property details

Ref:

CIC1646

Property type:

Manoir

Location:

Village close to Matha in the Charente Maritime

Region:

Poitou-Charentes

Département:

Charente Maritime 17

Habitable Space:

400 m²

Summary

This substantial property consists of a large manor house and a self-contained cottage that together have been run as a successful Bed and Breakfast and gîte business for some years.

Property description

Run as a well equipped Bed and Breakfast and gîte business for some years, there is also a swimming pool, sauna for guests, and various sizeable outbuildings for possible future development.

Manor

Ground floor

Stone steps rise from the gravel driveway to a terrace that runs along the entire south façade of the property. Double doors open into a truly elegant entrance hall (11 sq m) with period floor tiles, ornate plaster ceiling and architrave and a feature hard wood staircase. To the right of the entrance hall is the sitting room (26 sq m) with marble fire place and wood burning stove, two large windows facing south and double doors opening into the adjoining smaller lounge / sitting room (19 sq m) which also features a fireplace and glazed door opening to the rear garden. A door leads back to the entrance hall where there is a WC with wash hand basin.

To the left of the entrance hall is access to a ground floor bedroom suite (16 sq m), the double bedroom has been tastefully decorated and enjoys rear garden views and an en-suite shower room with WC. To the front of the house, there is also a door leading from the hall to the dining room (26.5 sq m), again a light and sunny room, thanks to two south facing windows, the dining room also features a particularly ornate stone fire surround. A door leads through from here to the spacious, farmhouse style kitchen (28 sq m), with tiled floors, fitted units and plenty of space for appliances. There is also a Charentaise fitted pantry cupboard, fireplace with wood burning stove, and part glazed door leading on to the south facing terrace.

First Floor

The first floor landing runs the full length of the house, to the left a lockable door leads to two bedrooms (each 12 sq m) individually decorated and enjoying far reaching village views, and a bathroom with WC (11 sq m). The current owners have used this combined area as a Bed and Breakfast suite.

To the right there are two further bedrooms (24 and 14 sq m), also tastefully decorated with southward views, and a bathroom (6 sq m) with a bath with over shower, bidet, wash basin and WC. Once again this ensemble has been rented out as a Bed and Breakfast suite.

To complete the first floor there is a fifth bedroom (14 sq m), a linen cupboard and access to the attic storage space.

Additional accommodation

To the left hand side of the house, former outbuildings have been converted to create further accommodation. With an inter-linking door from the kitchen, this area is completely integrated with the main house, but has the option to be separate if desired; the owners currently use this area as their family accommodation.

On the ground floor there is a reception room (27 sq m) running the full depth of the house, with doors to the front courtyard, a side entrance and a door to a private rear terrace and courtyard. From here a door leads to a second fitted kitchen (15.5 sq m) with stairs leading to a first floor landing with en-suite bedroom (28.5 sq m plus shower room and WC), and a study/ second bedroom (9.5 sq m).

Also accessed from the ground floor reception room is a guest suite, ideal for friends and family, comprised of: a room on the ground floor (17.5 sq m) with shower room, and a room on the first floor (10 sq m), with en-suite toilet and wash basin.

Cottage

Entirely independent, the cottage comprises; fully equipped kitchen, sitting room, two bedrooms and bathroom with WC.

Exterior

The property boasts an extremely well equipped pool area, with shower room with WC and sauna, BBQ area with terrace, an open sided hangar houses a games room, and the central courtyard is topped off by a pretty former lavoir with slate roof. There are several terraces, and garden areas around the property, ensuring privacy and space for friends, family or guests. There are barns totalling more than 300sq m, planning permission had previously been granted (now lapsed) for an additional 5 bed dwelling, the architect plans for which can be included in the sale. An open sided barn offers plenty of parking, as well as wood storage.

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Fast facts

Heating system: Oil-fired central heating
Sanitation system: septic tank
Nearest shop: 2.5km
Nearest Bar: 2.5km
Distance to town: Matha 11km