A Luxury farm house in South West France, with 2 large private pools, available for rent just a 20 minutes drive from Carcassonne and its World Heritage medieval walled city. Situated on a working vineyard bordering the Canal du Midi, this is a truly spectacular property surrounded by 175 acres of private woods , vines and farm land. Recently completely refurbished to a very high standard, the house comfortably sleeps 10.
The ground floor is a spacious and open area with a bright comfortable living room leading via a central hall space to a large kitchen/dining area. Both rooms have French windows opening out front and back onto shaded terraces, perfect for relaxed summer dining.
The living room is tastefully decorated with aged oak furniture (found throughout the house) and a beautiful original 19th century tiled floor. With two large sofas, flat screen TV, CD player and DVD recorder (owner has a film library), together with a second area complete with arm chair and chaise-longue, there is ample room for all the family to be entertained or unwind.
Off the living room there is also a downstairs loo and an utilty room with washing machine, tumble dryer, ironing board & iron.
The attractive large kitchen has a long oak table seating 10 and is decorated in a traditional French style complete with open fireplace. It is fitted out with a double sink, dish washer, local languedoc red granite work tops, oven and grill, separate 4 ring hob, micro wave and large American style fridge, together with a full range of cooking utensils, cutlery, crockery and glasses.
An original staircase in the centre leads to the first floor landing with the master bedroom and en-suite bathroom to the front and a twin room and second bathroom to the rear. All bedrooms are beautifully set off by the original restored oak floors. The master bedroom has a king size bed, bedside tables, wardrobe, chest of draws, armchair, ceiling fan and two shuttered windows directly overlooking the extensive pool area and gardens. The large en-suite bathroom has both a shower and a bath, with marble topped vanity units and toilet.
On the top floor there are three further bedrooms; a second double and a twin to the front along with a third double and a large bathroom with two walk in shower areas, large vanity area and separate toilet to the rear. Again, all rooms have shuttered windows providing wonderful views of the surrounding countryside. Air conditioning is available on this floor upon request *.
