Stunning Beach front Villa with Pool Luxuriously Furnished — Property 50562

Stunning Beach front Villa with Pool Luxuriously Furnished

This large luxurious sea-front house is located outside the village of Sainte-Marie La Noue.The spacious interior of this two-storey 'glass' house is furnished throughout with fine antiques from various regions of France (Provence, Charente, Touraine). In addition to the 5 bedrooms, there is a large eat-in kitchen, a mezzanine, study and winter garden with luxury BBQ and elegant resin garden furniture. Appliances include an electrical stove, a microwave, two refrigerators, two freezers, a dishwasher, a garbage compactor. The laundry is equipped with a washer and dryer. Traditional tile and parquet floors add to the gracious ambiance. As if the beach front were not enough, a large heated pool legally equipped with electronic cover makes a safe and fun-filled environment for children. The villa has a South-South West orientation: all the rooms give onto the swimming-pool area. At the bottom of the garden, a door opens onto a cliff-path that leads directly to the beach a few metres away.

Location Sainte-Marie de Ré Ile de Re < Charente-Maritime < Poitou-Charentes < France

Sainte-Marie de Ré Ile de Re < Charente-Maritime < Poitou-Charentes < France

 marks the location of this property in Ile de Re

Availability for the villa in France

Last updated on:

Thursday, 21 August 2008

Changeover day:

Saturday

Normal availability

All year

Rental rates for the villa in France

^*Please Note: The owner of this property accepts payment in the original currency specified, before use of conversion tool. The conversion tool is provided for your convenience only. The owner may accept other currencies if specifically agreed in advance.

Notes to the rental rates

• A 25% non-refundable deposit is required on booking (Paypal, Western Union or bank transfer)
  The balance is due 10 days prior to arrival.
  Payable with the balance, is a fully refundable security deposit against damage, of 3000€ (by check, in euros or in your own currency) returnable within two months of departure. Late bookings : balance payable cash on arrival.
  
• The 'taxe de séjour' is not included : 1 euro per day per person above age 13 from 15 June to 15 September will be collected by owner or her agent and paid to the town hall of Sainte-Marie for the development of tourism on the Isle of Ré. Water, electricity, cleaning at departure are included.
  Arrival : usually after 5p.m (flexible)
  Departure : usually before 10a.m (flexible)
  English-speaking keyholder service and 24/24 hotline service in case of problems. Swimming Pool man on call.
  
• Additional cleaning during stay at a cost.
  Change of sheets and towels every week at a cost.
  Ask us for more datils.
  

Accommodation and Facilities for the villa in France

A TRENDY CHIC ISLAND TAILORED TO HUMAN PROPORTIONS

This beautiful exclusive villa is on Ile de Ré, a popular summer resort in Charente-Maritime on the western shore of the Atlantic. The tiny island (30 km long and between 100 m and 5 km wide) possesses many navigable waterways, a varied coastline with the largest beaches along the southern coast and yachting harbours on the sheltered northern side. The “White Island”, as it is also known, is linked to the busy port of La Rochelle by a bridge (built in 1988) stretching in a gentle curve over 3, 5 km. It is located 500 km from Paris and is reached daily by direct plane from Paris, London-Stansted, Birmingham and Southampton; by TGV in 3 hours or by the motorway in 4 and half hours from Paris. Bordeaux, the ancient city and wine centre, is 150 kilometres away. Ile de Ré is best visited by bike. (Bikes are for rent everywhere). It is home to 16, 000 islanders who have chosen to live there year-round. It boasts 10 communes, all distinctly genuine villages. Please ask to see our website.

VINEYARDS, SALT, OYSTERS AND POTATOES

In the 17th century, boats exported wine and salt from “Ré la Blanche” so named for its salt-marshes. The second part of the 19th century proved disastrous: phylloxera destroyed the vineyards and the salt- marshes were ruined by bad weather and competition from imported salt from the East and South of France. The population fell by half. Today, vineyards occupy five times as little area as they once did. However, they still produce the traditional Cognac, Charente table wines and the excellent “Pineau des Charentes”. Farmers grow a type of early potato, for which they have managed to gain an Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (A.0.C.). Oyster-farming made its appearance around 150 years ago when people learned to cultivate the oysters (“Fines” and “Spéciales de claires”) which so far they had merely gathered Salt production had very nearly disappeared. A new generation has now rolled up their sleeves to prepare salt-pans and revive the harvesting of “white gold”.

SIGHTSEEING ON THE ISLAND

The 10 typical villages of the island (Rivedoux,-Plage, Sainte-Marie de Ré (labelled Station Verte de Vacances), Le Bois Plage en Ré, La Couarde sur Mer, Ars en Ré, Saint-Clément des Baleines, Les Portes en Ré, Loix, Saint-Martin de Ré, La Flotte); Saint-Martin, the historical capital with its beautiful precincts fortified by Vauban; 12th-century Cistercian Abbaye des Châteliers; old royal buildings dating back to the British and French periods and the French religious wars (13th and 17th centuries); small museums such as the Hôtel de Clergeotte in Saint-Martin, or the Musée du Platin at La Flotte; one of the biggest European wild bird sanctuaries: Lilleau des Niges; salt-marshes where salt is still harvested before your eyes, oyster-farms, vineyards; the alleys between the green-shuttered whitewashed houses and their hollyhocks; numerous cycle-paths, windmills and thousands of other surprises – and finally, the bustling protestant city of La Rochelle with its museums and restaurants.