Vendays Montalivet holiday house "Beach House" in Vendays-Montalivet

The Beach house: character coastal property with special appeal for children

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Vendays Montalivet house rental - Beachouse front facade
  • Bedrooms7
  • Sleeps15
  • 3 Bathrooms
Rates (GBP)
per property (GBP)
  • per week £1,500 - £3,500
Description House, 200 m²

Jane Butler

Telephone: +33 (0)556 093 265

Alt. Phone: +33 (0)677 465 571

Speaks: English, French

Photos and Description of this Vendays Montalivet holiday house
1930's wooden seaside house, sleeping 15, 4 minutes walk to beach

'I'm bored' are words you'll never hear from your children at Montalivet seaside resort. The Beach house, authentic and charming, is 4 min walk to the beach, 3 min walk from centre of town, 2 min walk to Montalivet's huge everyday market selling (everything from hippy beads to oysters and champagne) and 1 min to relaxing in your deckchair with a glass of rose in the private sunny garden. 22 bars and restaurants, clothes shops, surf shops, ice cream parlours, a large Aldi supermarket and every kind of entertainment are within a short walk. Supervised swimming and surfing and a high street pedestrianised every morning and evening mean you can relax with a book under the 20 m verandah knowing your older children are safe and giving them a sense of independence. Every kind of sport is available, a tree walk adventure park, surfing lessons, biking and quad hire, paintball, clock golf. riding, etc and bicycles and surfboards can be hired cheaply. Off street parking.

Details for The Beachouse 7 Bedrooms, Sleeps 15, 3 Bathrooms

In July and August The Beachouse is reserved for large family parties and groups of friends who will enjoy the house as 1 unit, although the fact that it was originally 3 units or flats will give a degree of privacy and independence to family members who so desire it. As 1 house it has seven bedrooms, 4 double bedrooms, 2 bedrooms with three single beds suitable for children and one bedroom with a double bed and a 120 cm. bed. There are 3 bathrooms, 2 with showers (simple wet room variety) and one with bath suitable for children. Out of season (not July and August) the house works well as three units : West Flat 1 double bedroom, 1 with 3 singles, kitchen, washing machine , sitting room and Satellite TV. Separate gate, garden and verandah. Middle flat 3 double bedrooms. kitchen, with all mod cons. and washing up machine. sitting room, bathroom with shower. Long verandah and charming sand garden with separate gate. East flat, kitchenette, small bathroom with shower, 2 bedrooms.
Vendays Montalivet house rental - Beachouse front facade

Beachouse front facade

Vendays Montalivet house rental - Verandah

Verandah

Vendays Montalivet house rental - Middle Flat

Middle Flat

Vendays Montalivet house rental - Entrance middle flat

Entrance middle flat

Vendays Montalivet house rental - Montalivet beach

Montalivet beach

Vendays Montalivet house rental - Detail of shower middle flat

Detail of shower middle flat

Vendays Montalivet house rental - West Flat sleeping 4/5

West Flat sleeping 4/5

Vendays Montalivet house rental - West flat kitchen detail

West flat kitchen detail

Vendays Montalivet house rental - West flat interior

West flat interior

Vendays Montalivet house rental - West flat double bedroom

West flat double bedroom

Vendays Montalivet house rental - South facing verandah

South facing verandah

Vendays Montalivet house rental - Surfing at Montalivet

Surfing at Montalivet

Vendays Montalivet house rental - Local chateaux

Local chateaux

Vendays Montalivet house rental - West flat kitchen

West flat kitchen

Vendays Montalivet house rental - Corner of verandah

Corner of verandah

Vendays Montalivet house rental - Evening on the beach

Evening on the beach

Vendays Montalivet house rental - Bordeaux 90mins away

Bordeaux 90mins away

Vendays Montalivet house rental - TV cookery programme filming

TV cookery programme filming

Vendays Montalivet house rental - Middle flat entrance

Middle flat entrance

Vendays Montalivet house rental - Verandah

Verandah

Vendays Montalivet house rental - Front sand garden

Front sand garden

Vendays Montalivet house rental - Part of back garden

Part of back garden

Vendays Montalivet house rental - Montalivet main street

Montalivet main street

Vendays Montalivet house rental - Middle flat bedrooms

Middle flat bedrooms

Location: Vendays Montalivet in Medoc area

Nearest Airport : Merignac, Bordeaux at 45 Miles
Nearest Beach : beach at 400 Metres
Car: not necessary

300 top Medoc Chateaux within the hour, Rothschild,Margaux l5 minutes, Bordeaux, World Heritage Site o pera ballet, museums, shopping and antiques 1 hour 15 minutes, best preserved eighteenth city in Europe, The Winery largest wine learning and tasting centre in France 25 minutes, Cordaun lighthouse oldest in existence 25 minutes, 120 miles of unbroken coast surfing beaches in Europe. Forest, the Medoc has the largest expanse of forest in Europe, lake, the Hourtin-Carcans lake is the largest lake in France 6000 hectares, a paradise for water sports and fishing. Food the best oysters come from Arcachon 6 served at Montalivet market for €4. Vendays is well known for ceps and girolles. Estuary, the Gironde estuary is the least polluted in Europe with 3 metre sturgeons and a small caviar industry. The little oyster ports along the estuary have a charm of their own with small seafood restaurants along the river. Health, the thalasstherapy centre at Euron

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Availability for this holiday house rental in Vendays Montalivet, France

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Jan 27, 2012
Changeover Day: Saturday
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Rental rates for this holiday house in Vendays Montalivet, Medoc area

Rental Basis:
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Rental rates quoted in:
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Dates Rates
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Easter 7 Apr 2012 14 Apr 2012 £2,000 - - - - - - 1 Week
12 May 2012 15 Jun 2012 £1,500 - - - - - - 1 Week
Mid Season 16 Jun 2012 13 Jul 2012 £2,500 - - - - - - 1 Week
High Season 14 Jul 2012 1 Sep 2012 £3,500 - - - - - - 1 Week
2 Sep 2012 29 Sep 2012 £2,200 - - - - - - 1 Week
Christmas 15 Dec 2012 1 Jan 2013 £2,500 - - - - - - 1 Week

Additional information about rental rates

  • IN JULY / AUGUST PLEASE NOTE THAT A TOTAL OF £1000 WILL BE DEDUCTED FOR A 2 WEEK STAY.

    300 Pounds returnable security deposit.
    20% Deposit to secure booking.
    Cleaning and linen charge 200 pounds.
    Winter rates payable in advance+ utilities.
  • Smaller Parties are Welcome 'Out of High Season'
    West flat sleeps 4/5,middle flat sleeps 6, studio sleeps 4/5 persons.
    Approximately 500 per week for the west flat, 700 for the middle flat, 500 for the studio, depending on season.

Accommodation and facilities for this holiday house in Vendays Montalivet in Medoc area

Property Type:
  • house

Accommodation Type:
  • self-catering
  • bed & breakfast

Floor Area:
  • 200 m²

Location Type:
  • beach
  • resort

Theme:
  • activity
  • family

General:
  • towels provided
  • linen provided

Kitchen:
  • fridge
  • freezer
  • microwave
  • washing machine
  • oven
  • dish washer
  • grill
  • 4 ring stove

Living Room:
  • sofabed

Dining:
  • dining area
  • highchair
  • seating for 15 people

Bathrooms:
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Bathroom 1 - Bath with Shower, Toilet
    Bathroom 2 - Bath with Shower, Toilet
    Bathroom 3 - Shower Enclosure, Toilet

Bedrooms:
  • 7 Bedrooms, Sleeps 15
  • Bedroom 1 - 1 Cot, 1 Double Bed
    Bedroom 2 - 3 Single Bed
    Bedroom 3 - 1 Double Bed, 1 Child Bed
    Bedroom 4 - 1 Double Bed
    Bedroom 5 - 1 Double Bed
    Bedroom 6 - 1 Single Bed, 1 Double Bed
    Bedroom 7 - 3 Single Bed
Entertainment:
  • TV
  • satellite or cable
  • DVD
  • video player
  • CD

Outside:
  • terrace
  • garden
  • barbecue
  • parking
  • 10 garden chairs
  • 8 deck chairs

Suitability:
  • suitable for elderly or infirm
  • long term rentals available
  • pets considered
  • wheelchair accessible
  • children welcome

Attractions:
  • marina
  • museums
  • naturist beach
  • recreation centre
  • winery tours
  • zoo
  • churches
  • cinemas
  • restaurants

Leisure Activities:
  • walking
  • horse riding
  • beachcombing
  • bird watching
  • scenic drives

Notes: Accommodation is simple clapboard seaside style with tongue and groove interiors (Cape Cod!) mainly white or seas blues and greens. Floors are scrubbed boards in the main part except for kitchens and bathrooms which are tiled. It is not spacious but light and airy with high ceilings in keeping with the period of the house. It is an authentic bourgeois Bordelais holiday house with a certain elegance combined with simplicity. Antiques throughout in keeping with the house style, linen sheets and pretty quilts. Fabulous long verandah with red and white tiles and swing seats, pretty sand coastal garden with flowers and herbs.

Further details for this holiday house rental in Vendays Montalivet, France

Other Activities:

parachuting, skydiving and land yachting introductions. Surf casting.

Learn more about this holiday rental at the owner's website:

Reviews for this holiday house rental in Vendays Montalivet, France

The Beach house: character coastal property with special appeal for children
average rating of 4.0 based on 4 reviews
business
The Beach house: character coastal property with special appeal for children
http://www.holiday-rentals.co.uk/p85289
+33 (0)556-093 265
Vendays Montalivet Medoc area
QAX
St Albans
5

Sep 2010 - West Flat

Review Submitted: September 24, 2010 Date of Stay: September 2010
This place is perfect for a getaway by train. We travelled from London via Lille and Bordeaux in under 11 hours, though the cab at Lesparre was a bit unplanned, but ended up being the very friendly Jean-Louis owner of the Tapas bar by Lesparre station.

Really not sure what the first review is going on about, we read all 3 before coming and were really pleased with our decision to take the first one with a pinch of salt and put it down to someone with a chip on their shoulder. We took the West Flat with our 2 year old daughter and had a fantastic 2 week stay in September 2010.

Yes, the house is very relaxed in a shabby chic kind of way but is extremely well kitted out, from the kitchen equipment and sand pit in the garden to the solar thermal renewables on the roof keeping the water piping hot, as well as the full selection of books and DVDs

The town is a bit touristy (thankfully winding down when we were there), but the Sunday market was good for stocking up on local products when we first arrived, and the ability to walk to the fabulous beach/boulangerie/ice cream stand within 5 minutes, more than makes up for the tourist trap trinket shops

We hired bikes, child seat and child “chariot” (for post-lunch snoozes) while we were here and it was relatively easy on the bike paths to get up to Soulac, the windmill in Vensac, and the great duck restaurant “La Cousteyre” near Vendays, or even just the daily rides to the local beach/park/Aldi (2 minutes by bike). We’d also recommend Le Canoe restaurant in Port Goulee for great lunch and kids corner of toys plus slide and swings outside to keep them busy

The beach at Montalivet was the best that we tried on the peninsula (compared to Pin Sec, Le Gurp, Pointe de la Negade and Soulac), with life guard swimming area, good surf and rock “beach balustrades” which protect you from the breeze and provide a place for high tide pools to form for younger kids to splash about in.
Recommended for:  Adventure Seekers, Girls Getaway, Tourists without a Car, Families with Teenagers, Families with Young Children, Romantic Getaway
Rating
5 out of 5
Did you find this review helpful? Yes No Helpful votes: 9/9
business
The Beach house: character coastal property with special appeal for children
http://www.holiday-rentals.co.uk/p85289
+33 (0)556-093 265
Vendays Montalivet Medoc area
Naomi P.
West of England, UK
5

What a wonderful house

Review Submitted: December 9, 2008 Date of Stay: September 2008
What a wonderful and interesting place to stay. This is a house packed full of treasures and full of charm that seems to be straight out of a glossy house magazine. The owner is very attentive and even took my youngest child fishing when I was having an off-day. The person who posted a negative comment only stayed for one night so can hardly make a balanced judgement. The dressing up clothes in the wardrobe kept my brood very happy while I dipped into the books there. Sitting out on the verandah was so relaxing - this is definitely a place where you can chill out.
Rating
5 out of 5
Did you find this review helpful? Yes No Helpful votes: 13/13
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The Beach house: character coastal property with special appeal for children
http://www.holiday-rentals.co.uk/p85289
+33 (0)556-093 265
Vendays Montalivet Medoc area
bonnemaman
Savoie
5

Is this the same property?

Review Submitted: December 6, 2008 Date of Stay: July 2008
I cannot believe that I visited the same property as the other client who complained about the condition of the property and cleanliness.

After a lot of web-searching I finally stumbled upon the Beachouse in Montalivet and was delighted to find availability - it sure is a popular choice! I enjoyed learning as much as possible about the property and area from the very comprehensive website before I arrived with my family and friends to ensure that I made the most of my time in the Beachouse. I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED - Jane met us at the gate and from that point on myself and my party were having the holiday that we all were so looking forward to .... Sun, Surf and a large glass of wine in the evening sitting on the verandah.... Yes the house is casual but designed beautifully with a lot of care and attention to making this a home - rather than a basic functional holiday let.
Recommended for:  Pet-friendly, Girls Getaway, Families with Teenagers, Families with Young Children
Rating
5 out of 5
Did you find this review helpful? Yes No Helpful votes: 16/16
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The Beach house: character coastal property with special appeal for children
http://www.holiday-rentals.co.uk/p85289
+33 (0)556-093 265
Vendays Montalivet Medoc area
Weezie
Dublin, Ireland
1

Not what it says on the Tin

Review Submitted: June 28, 2008 Date of Stay: April 2008
We were so disappointed with this property.From the first minute we entered we knew it did in any way look like the pictures advertised. Even our 4 year old boy said " I dont want to stay here Mommy". We stayed for One night as we had no choice. It was then we came to see the full extent of the dirt. The Bathroom was unfit for cleaning children and the pipe was leaking. The paint in the bedrooms was peeling off the walls. The whole house was untidy and had clothes stuffed into a wardrobe. The dirt on top of the fridge and on the shelves was disgusting. When we went to leave the next morning the owner became highly indignant that we had mentioned the mess and stated that no-one had complained about it before
All in all rent this place at your peril.
Owner's Response: Unfortunately for me the client had not paid her rent
in advance as she should have done 6 weeks before her
holdiday and I think she may have used this fact to
return home with her two small children as the weather was
atrocious for 2 weeks...she certainly said nothing when
she arrived in unpleasant weather and proceeded to do a huge shop at Leclerc in Lesparre
which she subsequently left in total which indicated to
me that she was not looking for another gite as she told me but had seen the long term weather forecast at the
tourist office..I feel for clients when the weather is bad
but April can be tricky.....I had 2 cleaners working from
9 til 4 on the Saturday before her arrival and they are
very good. Jane
Rating
1 out of 5
Did you find this review helpful? Yes No Helpful votes: 4/19