The rental cost per month includes internet, water charges and taxe de sejour.
Honeysuckle
has secondary glazing to all windows. We couldn't quite bring ourselves to rip out beautiful original french windows and shutters that were in good order, spoiling the look of this lovely house, so thought we would try the secondary glazing first. The last two sets of long term guests were more than happy with the warmth and cosy-ness without drafts
that the secondary glazing creates.
It has a recently fitted modern wood burner and wall mounted individually controlled electric heaters in all rooms.
Honeysuckle
has an induction hob with four rings and an oven.
There is a washing machine and a dryer, iron & board, vacuum cleaner and cleaning gear,
fridge freezer, dishwasher, microwave, kettle, coffee machine, toaster
and all the crockery, cutlery, glasses, pots, pans and utensils etc. that you will need for a long stay.
The house has its own electric meter. We read the meter each month and charge for electricity at cost.
Logs can be purchased locally and delivered. If required we can order logs for your arrival.
There is a wood store just outside the door that takes a stere of logs.
Honeysuckle has a small garden with patio, barbecue and garden furniture.
The garden is only partly fenced and not secure. Dogs would need to be on a lead before coming out of the house.
In which case you may wish to consider Violets Cottage
as it does have a secure fence all around the garden.
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Violets Cottage also has two bedrooms and sleeps four.
The winter let rate from Oct 2023 to the end of May 2024 is 795€ pcm plus electricity & logs.
The rental cost per month includes internet, water charges and local taxe de sejour.
Violets
has recently installed double glazing to all doors and windows.
It has a new modern wood-burner and wall mounted individually controlled electric heaters in all rooms.
The cottage has its own electric meter. We read the meter each month and charge for electricity at cost.
Logs can be purchased locally and delivered. If required we can order logs for your arrival.
Violets has an all electric cooker with a four burner ceramic hob and oven,
fridge, freezer, dishwasher, microwave, kettle, coffee machine, toaster and all the crockery,
cutlery, glasses, pots, pans and utensils etc. that you will need for a long stay.
There is a washing machine, a tumble dryer, iron & board, vacuum cleaner and cleaning gear, and a small wall-fixed rotary washing line in the garden plus clothes airers.
The garden is fully fenced and has a patio with roll out awning over, garden furniture and barbecue.
Violets
logs can be stored in the store room near to the downstairs patio doors.
There's also plenty of room in the store for bikes if required.
We provide mattress covers, duvets and pillows (two pillows pp.) and extra blankets.
Please bring your own duvet covers, sheets, pillowcases, towels, bathmat and T towels.
If you are staying with us during the still warmer months and we still have the Jacuzzi/Hot-tub in operation which is located in our large shared garden. You will be welcome to use both the large garden and jacuzzi.
If you would like to bring your dog, we accept up to two (2)
well behaved dogs (no charge) that get on with other dogs and cats
as we have a dog and a cat of our own and our other cottage may also have guests with dog/s.
Please check with us before booking as to the breed and size of your dog/s.
Please bring their own bedding, towels and food dishes.
Dogs that constantly bark, damage gites or cause problems to other guests and their pets will not be welcome.
Violets Cottage garden is completely fenced (about one metre height).
Honeysuckle House
garden is only partly fenced and not secure. Dogs would need to be on a lead before coming out of the house.
Please note
- at the moment you cannot charge electric/hybrid cars from the property.
Barn Storage
- If you have decided you are definitely going to buy in France we may be able to offer secure dry storage space in our very good, solid, damp free barn, for your furniture and belongings if you want to arrange to bring them with you to.
The barn is straight off the road with easy access for removal vans/lorries. We have approximately 60 sqm. of barn space.
You can book part of this space or all of it. The monthly cost is 5€ per square metre of floor space.
It's a very high roofed barn so if some belongings can be stacked this can save on the square meterage you may need.
To give you some idea - when we moved out here, the furniture and boxes of small items from our average sized
three bed-roomed cottage fitted into a 20ftl x 8ftw standard container - a space of approximately 15sqm.
The container was packed to the top and admittedly our wardrobes, beds and three piece suite could all be taken apart and more or less flat packed, so maybe somewhere between 15 and 25 sqm. if we help you to stack it sensibly.
We always make sure we are available to help, if you need us to, when unloading/loading!
Don't forget to insure your furniture and belongings for the duration of the time it is in storage here.
Although the barn is secure our insurance does not cover for it.
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Reviews.
Here's what some of our Long Term Winter Let guests have to say!
Honeysuckle House
&
Violets Cottage
A big thank you to Karen & Craig for their friendliness and kindness during our stay at Honeysuckle House.
We loved the wonderful walks and beautiful countryside and most of all the peace and quiet!
Allan & Nikkii Wood - Stratford-Upon-Avon - Feb - April 2023
What good fortune it turned out to be to find Karen and Craig Marsh’s gîtes on
rentaplaceinfrance.com. We arrived at the beginning of May 2022 looking forward to staying a
month in an area we hadn’t visited before and ended up staying for two months and finding an
exquisite cottage to buy.
Karen and Craig are lovely people. They are kind, generous and very understanding of the joys
and disappointments of house hunting in France. It isn’t an exaggeration to say that they not
only leant tremendous support, they also became one more excellent reason to choose this
area to move to.
We had the opportunity to stay in both gîtes and recommend them both unreservedly. While the
kitchen in Violet’s Cottage is smaller, both have lovely indoor and outdoor spaces, welcoming
sitting areas, comfortable beds and spectacular views. The quiet is broken only by birdsong that
one very rarely gets to hear anymore and the lowing of cows.
Within easy walking distance are forest paths and a river beach for summer swimming. Just
down the road a few feet is a year-round spring that provides quenching, chemical-free drinking
water. Close at hand are bustling villages, farmer’s markets and spectacular nature to enjoy.
We couldn’t have asked for a more idyllic two months.
Thank you Karen and Craig!
Lori & Dale - Oregon, United States - May & June 2022.
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Lock-down Haven.
Our original plan was to tour Spain & France in our motor-home but when Coronavirus struck Karen & Craig came to our rescue and Honeysuckle House became our lock-down haven. Karen & Craig have been wonderful hosts, always on hand to give advice and friendship during our stay. Honeysuckle House is a real home from home. With bars and restaurants closed we found ourselves cooking more than we had planned. This was made easier with a magnificently stocked kitchen. There was no utensil or pot or pan that we lacked!
We are really going to miss the peace and tranquility of this area and the daily walks which we have come to love.
We have been very comfortable here and this area will always have fond memories for us.
Thank you for making our lock-down experience a positive one. We hope to have the original trip we had planned next year and will certainly re-visit the area and pop in to see Karen & Craig.
Phil & Marg from Shrewsbury, Shropshire March 23rd - May 30th 2020.
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We have spent several months in Honeysuckle House on a Long Term Winter Let, while searching the Limousin for our new house in this lovely region. Karen & Craig have been the most wonderful hosts, providing magnificent support and assistance with any of our needs during our stay. The location is breathtaking, with the most wonderful views, with local amenities only seven minutes away and larger towns only twenty minutes away. Honeysuckle House is a spacious, beautifully furnished property and just beautifully finished and has everything you could ask for. The additional benefit of a newly installed wood-burner which is brilliant for the cooler months. There is an added bonus of a large, dry barn attached to the property, which is perfect to store furniture etc.
We would like to thank Karen & Craig for making our stay in St. Julien Le Petit such a very happy, memorable time on our new adventure and we would highly recommend visiting this amazing place and staying in Honeysuckle House.
Vinny & Jean Clarke from Manchester - December 2019.
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