Property details

Ref:

1209

Property type:

Maison de Maitre

Location:

Carcassonne area

Region:

Languedoc-Roussillon

Département:

Aude 11

Habitable Space:

Not Known

Summary

Splendid unusual Chateau from 1860, with 2 apartments, conference room, large outbuildings, detached chapel to restore, pool and pond on 9.5ha of park and agricultural land, ideal for horses, in...

Property description

This Chateau was inspired by Italian architecture; a Florentine style fa?ade with a round covered terrace at the entrance attracts immediately the eye. It is an absolute dream to sit on this terrace and overlook the park with its pond and far view and to enjoy the beautiful nature. The Ch?teau offers many original features like high ceilings, original wall paintings, a beautiful stair hall way, different wooden parquet floors, marble fireplaces and is well maintained and in good condition. The two apartments have separate entrances and leave the privacy for the Ch?teau. There is a big development potential with the attached outbuildings.

Very well suited in the greater Carcassonne area, besides a large family home, the property has the potential for a luxury ? apartment - hotel or B&B with larger groups and conferences.Description of the buildings
The Ch?teau offers 1160m? of living area on 4 levels.
Ground floor 180m?: Spacious entrance hall with outside covered South facing terrace, accessible via wide stone staircases, library 33m? with marble fireplace, lounge 34m? with marble fireplace and boudoir, dining room 34m? with separate office, well equipped kitchen 25m?. All rooms still have their original wooden floors. Some of them still have their original wallpaper and wood panels. Impressive, large central hall with high ceiling and painted walls. The beautiful staircase leads to the different levels.
Upper garden level floor 170m?:  dining room and kitchen with its original floor and oven. Large exercise room 100m? with sauna, jacuzzi, hamman, shower room, separate toilet, bedroom 26m?, bathroom.
Garden level floor with entrance to a courtyard and another to the park, utility room, large cellar and wine cave.
First floor 180m? with large hall leading to 4 en suite bedrooms:
Deco style bedroom 32m? with bathroom and dressing, bedroom 37m? with bathroom and dressing featuring the original ceramic wood stove. The third bedroom 30m? on this floor has a marble bath. The master bedroom 38m? features another beautiful bathroom with a round bath, shower, bidet and dressing.
Second floor 180m? : 4 bedrooms 15, 17, 18 and 21m? and a family bathroom. Three large rooms, used as offices and painting studio.

2 self catering apartments 100m? and 150m? + Conference Room
The apartments are attached to the chateau and accessible by a so called servant staircase. Next to the apartments a 95m? conference room with its large mezzanine. Separate bar, dining area and kitchen 70m?, toilets.

Outbuildings
A large 2 storey barn, each floor 300m?. Ground floor used as garage. Its first floor could be used as extension to the conference facilities.
Another barn connected to a walled courtyard of 120m?.
A beautiful Gothic style chapel, dating from 1885, is in need of renovation.

Pool 12m x 7m tiled with mosa?que
Large Pond feed by a river bordering the property

Grounds
The park with old plane, magnolia, cedar trees and bamboo is bordered by a small river which feeds a large pond. There is a well on the grounds. The major part of the land consists of meadows which is ideal for horses.

General condition
The chateau, apartments and conference building are in good condition and well maintained. Original wooden floors or terra cotta tiles, oil fired central heating, remote controlled gate.

Comments
This large and interesting property is very well suited for a successful, profitable hotel, B&B and conference enterprise, well situated in such a beautiful region rich in history, near the Med and several international airports close by.

Possibility to buy more former outbuildings which are partly rented out in apartments, situated before the entrance to the Ch?teau as an interesting investment.

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Available now for

€2,230,000

Agency Fees Included? Yes

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