Gastes holiday house: Gastes, Parentis

French lake house sleeps 10, on lake, 15km to coast

Gastes house rental - Front
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Description House, 2400 sq. ft.,
6 Bedrooms, Sleeps 12, 2 Bathrooms
Facilities beach, near the sea, garden, terrace, pets considered, internet access
Rates per property
Set rates in Euros
€1,000 - €1,975/week 
GBP Conversion - Estimated
£901 - £1,779/week 
Doug or Tilly Brodie
+44 (0)208-452 8387
+44 (0)207-440 6252
Speaks: English, French
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Photos and Description of this Gastes holiday house 6 bedroom house 3 min walk to fabulous lake beach, south of Bordeaux

Large 1974 house in spacious garden, six bedrooms plus sofa bed, two kitchens, two bathrooms. If you like water sports, this location can't be beaten. Water ski in the morning, hobiecat before lunch, windsurf in the afternoon. Very safe for kids, clean sandy beaches with bath-warm freshwater lake 5 miles long by 3-ish across. Washing machine, dishwasher, two fridges (one double door with ice maker) tv & dvd plus dvd 'library' but you'll rarely need it. Hot during the day, never too hot to sleep at night and few insects. 400 inhabitants in the village, 55 minutes due south of Bordeaux towards Biarritz. Apart from eating and playing on the beach the activities at your door are water sports, golf, etc: surfing is on the coast, 10 miles away. This is much quieter than most areas, situated in the middle of the Foret de Landes, with wonderful farmers markets and local restaurants. Beach cafe serving food is 100 metres, shop for essentials 30 metres. Central heating & fire. Oyster country.
Gastes house rental - Front

Front
Gastes house rental - Lac de Parentis

Lac de Parentis
Gastes house rental - Beach

Beach
Gastes house rental - Aerial

Aerial
Gastes house rental - Front

Front
Gastes house rental - Bedroom1

Bedroom1
Gastes house rental - Front garden

Front garden
Gastes house rental - Fireplace

Fireplace
Gastes house rental - The beach

The beach
Gastes house rental - Kitchen

Kitchen

Location: Gastes in France

Nearest Airport: Bordeaux, also close to Biarritz at 55 Miles
Nearest Ferry: St Malo at 385 Miles
Nearest Train: Ychoux at 15 Miles
Nearest Motorway: Bordeaux to Biarritz motorway at 20 Miles
Nearest Beach: beach at 100.0 Metres
Car: necessary
Maison du Lac is 100 metres from the sandy beach of the Lac de Parentis, a fresh water lake which is 35 square kilometres and 10 km from the coast. It is an ideal location for a safe sailing holiday or watersports of any kind (except jet-skis). Water-skiing, hobiecats, windsurfing, kitesurfing, dinghy sailing. The local beaches run 200km from Bordeaux to Biarritz. Spain is only 1.5 hours away, the wine territory of Bordeaux and Medoc a similar distance. Golf, fishing, pony-trekking, whitewater rafting, cycling and eating are all local activities. Gastes is a 45 minute drive from Bordeaux airport, 90 minutes from Biarritz, and the same to Spain. It is a comfortable drive down from St Malo, Caen or Le Havre, and is a full day's drive from Calais, Dunkirk or Cherbourg. The beach is literally a 3 minute walk from the house without crossing a road. Gastes is close to Mimizan, Biscarosse, Arcahon, Contis Plage, Mont de Marsan and is 5 miles from Parentis which has supermarkets.

Availability for this holiday house rental in Gastes, France

Updated:
Aug 22, 2009
Changeover Day: flexible
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Rental Rates for this holiday house in Gastes, France

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Dates Rates
Name of Period Begins Ends Weekly Week
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Night		 Minimum Stay
Low 01 November 2009 - 01 May 2010 €1,000 - - 1 Week
Medium 02 May 2010 - 17 July 2010 €1,385 - - 1 Week
High 18 July 2010 - 28 August 2010 €1,975 - - 1 Week

Please Note: The owner of this property accepts payment in the original currency specified (Euros), 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.

Additional information about rental rates

  • On agreeing a booking, we will ask you to complete a booking form and send us payment for 35% down payment in order to secure the booking. This is non-refundable and you may want to take out cancellation insurance to cover this. The balance is payable not later than 60 days before your arrival date. We reserve the right to re-let the house if the balance is not paid by this date. A deposit of Euro 500 against damage and leaving the villa in an unacceptable state is payable with the final balance. This will be returned within two weeks of your departure less any deductions due. Prices are inclusive of normal usage of electricity and water. Double and single duvets and pillows are provided, as well as bed linen and towels. End of stay property cleaning is not included and guests will be expected to return a clean house on departure.

Accommodation and facilities for this holiday house rental in Gastes, France

Property Type:
  • house (detached)
Accommodation Type:
  • self-catering
Floor Area:
  • 2400 sq. ft.
Location Type:
  • beach
  • near the sea
Theme:
  • activity
  • family
General:
  • towels provided
  • central heating
  • linen provided
  • telephone
Kitchen:
  • dish washer
  • fridge
  • hob
  • freezer
  • oven
  • microwave
  • washing machine
Living Room:
  • sofabed
  • fireplace
  • comfy seating for 8 people
Dining:
  • dining room
  • seating for 8 people
Bathrooms:
  • 2 Bathrooms
  • Bathroom 1 - Bath with Shower, Toilet
    Bathroom 2 - Toilet, Bath with Shower
  • Both the bathrooms have full baths with showers over the baths. The WCs are in separate rooms. Bathrooms have towel warmers and wash-hand basins.
Bedrooms:
  • 6 bedrooms, sleeps maximum of 12 people
  • Bedroom 1 - 1 Large Double Bed
    Bedroom 2 - 1 Large Double Bed
    Bedroom 3 - 2 Single Bed
    Bedroom 4 - 1 Large Double Bed
    Bedroom 5 - 1 Large Double Bed
    Bedroom 6 - 1 Large Double Bed, 2 Single Bed
  • There are two bedrooms downstairs, both with French doors leading out to the rear garden. Bedrooms are simply furnished and intended to be cool - there are roll-down shutters on all windows to keep out the sun. There is one set of bunk beds upstairs.
Entertainment:
  • TV
  • radio
  • stereo system
  • books - kids
  • video library
  • books - fiction/non-fiction
  • CD
  • DVD
  • videogame console
Internet Access:
  • wireless broadband
  • internet access
  • broadband access
Outside:
  • garden
  • terrace
  • veranda
  • parking off street
  • parking
  • walkway to water
  • bike
  • 8 garden chairs
  • 4 bicycles
Suitability:
  • children welcome
  • long term rentals available
  • wheelchair accessible
  • pets considered
Local Activities:
  • surfing
  • swimming
  • tennis
  • walking
  • sailing
  • cycling
  • fishing
  • horse riding
  • golf
  • wind-surfing
  • water skiing
  • mountain biking
  • paragliding
  • roller blading
Notes: There is a second small kitchen upstairs with units, a sink, a hob and oven. Upstairs is reached via a spiral staircase. There is a large verandah on the front of the house where most summer evenings are spent, and where breakfast can stretch into lunch. There is plenty of space for parking, and the large garden is surrounded by a fence that we believe is dog-proof. Animals are welcome in our house! Maison du Lac is a family house which we rent out, rather than being just a rental property, so please look after our things. It has its own site at - french lakehouse. You can amble from the house to the beach without crossing any roads, and without any shoes. The beach cafe can be hard to pass at the end of the day, and is a great place to have a simple lunch. The beach has a lifeguard during the season, and the water is very shallow for almost 100 metres; its also about 22 degrees throughout the summer. Nearby: golf, cycling, pelota, flying boats, fishing, kite surfing, markets & wine.

Further details for this holiday house rental in Gastes, France

Watersports: The lake averages 22 degrees in the summer and the weather allows for water skiing, dinghy sailing, kite and windsurfing at different times of the day. The beaches are sandy and the water is very gently shelving and safe for children. Swimming is supervised by a lifeguard during the summer. The beaches of Mimizan and Biscarosse are 20/30 minutes away and have magnificent body-boarding surf. If surfing is your thing, the World Championship site at Hossegor is an hour away, just north of Biarritz. If you are a dinghy sailor, various world championships have been held here, and you can hang on a trapeze wire for a three mile reach...without waves and in warm water. Leave your wetsuits at home. There is no pool at Maison du Lac simply because the lake provides all you could ever want; there are plenty of small private sandy beaches around the water's edge, and this area is never crowded. Most holiday-makers are French, and there is an English campsite 3 kms through the forest with pools

Round about and nearby: Spain is an hour away, due south, and the mountains of the Pyrenees. Bordeaux is 45 minutes up the road, surrounded by arguably the finest wine growing regions on the planet. Pony trekking is available, the village is in the middle of the vast forest - la Foret de Landes - and is criss-crossed by trails and paths. Everyone cycles down here, and the house has a number of bikes for your use. Fishermen are mad about the lake, and during the quiet season the bird-watchers are everywhere. There is even hunting in the forest - deer, pheasant and wild boar.

Golf: There are several golf courses in the area, see http://www.uk.golf-landes.com/.

Other Activities: Seaplanes & parasailing, Aqualand & adventure parks, quad bikes, horses

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

Reviews for this holiday house rental in Gastes, France

Rating
5 out of 5

September in Gastes

M & Friends London
Review Submitted: October 2, 2009 Date of Stay: September 2009
This house is so well suited to a relaxed holiday in a quiet village near the lake. We spent most of our days boating on the lake and the rest of the time relaxing and eating on the terrace. The shop is just 1 min away and does the basics including fresh bread. Good restaurants a 10 min drive away. If, like us, you get a few days rain and don't want to travel then there is a comfortable sitting room with PS2, books and wi-fi. Accomodation is good though not luxurious. Everything was clean and worked well. Loads of hot water for showers. We had a great time.
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Rating
5 out of 5

A wonderful holiday destination

hobbes Scotland
Review Submitted: July 30, 2009 Date of Stay: June 2009
The description of the property and location were totally accurate. The property was very well maintained. It was decorated with simplicity and good taste. The bedding was fresh and crisp and beds were comfortable. The living room was furnished with huge, very soft sofas. We didn't actually use this room as we spent the entire two weeks out of doors - what a treat for Scots folk! The television and CD player were excellent and it was great for us to have internet access for lap tops. This was a huge bonus. The terrace was perfectly furnished with easy chairs and a super big table with plenty of chairs. The hatch from the kitchen was great for serving food hot to the table!! The servants loved this!! The kitchen was superbly equipped for cooking both complex and simple meals. The fridge was a delight. The dish washer was amzing - actually cleaning the dishes - unheard of before in my experience. When cleaning the cooker, we activated the dreaded key. By pressing the key for four/five seconds, you can turn the cooker back on. We discovered this information on the internet. The key is actually a safety device. Any age group would find lots to do in this location. We enjoyed our visits to the beach best of all. The waves were exciting. We went body surfing. swimming in the lake, walking, running, read a great deal and spent hours talking and catching up on that brilliant and huge terrace..The library is excellent, with books for all ages - three years to sixty six! We purchased fresh produce from the market and ate local food. A couple of well organised trips to the super market sorted the other basics. The fresh bread round the corner was a treat to get folk out of bed early! No need for smart clothes. I wore a couple of old pairs of shorts ans a bathing costume and my finery remained in the case. The owners and care takers were unfailingly lovely in all communications. They were extremely helpful in offering good advice.I hope we can go again. We had the holiday of a lifetime! Thanks
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Rating
5 out of 5

great place for family holiday

Barefoot Bristol
Review Submitted: April 26, 2008 Date of Stay: July 2007
This was a comfortable house in a small village only a 2 minute walk from the beach. A lake beach, everything we wanted without the salt water! The house was cool in the summer and had plenty of space for all of us, and the garden ideal for kids. The area had plenty for all to do, best for people interested in watersports. Very French area, quite rural. Will definitely be back!
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