Les Frênes - Malvy Island

Entire home in Mosnac, France

  1. 5 guests
  2. 2 bedrooms
  3. 4 beds
  4. 1 bath
Hosted by Aline
  1. Superhost
  2. 10 years hosting

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Small private island located between Angouleme and Cognac, on the path of the bike path "La Flow vélo", in the immediate vicinity of the pretty beach of Le Bain des Dames. House with adjoining garden overlooking the river. Many activities on site: swimming pool, kayaks and bicycles, large games room: pool, table tennis, foosball, darts, board games, toys for children, books, comics, etc. The island is also home to a garden-forest which makes it a real oasis for biodiversity!

The space
The house has a private garden overlooking the river with direct access to the river for swimming and launching nautical equipment.

The house is composed of 3 rooms:

- A living room with a kitchenette (fridge, dishwasher, stovetop, combined oven, filter coffee maker for ground coffee), dining area and lounge area with TV and DVD player
- A first bedroom with 1 Double bed
- A second bedroom with 3 single beds (bunk beds + drawer bed)
A bathroom completes this set (shower, sink and toilet)

Services offered:
- Bed and bath linen provided - free
- WiFi - free
- Baby accessories (bed, bathtub, high chair) on request before your arrival - free
- 2 canoes kayaks, a canoe (capacity 2 adults and 2 children OR 2 adults OR 3 adults) and a second canoe (capacity 2 adults and 1 child OR 2 adults) self-service (life jackets included) - free
- 4 VTC, 4 ATVs, several children's bikes for all ages and self-service scooters (helmets included) - free
- Game room (table tennis, French billiards, foosball, dartboard, basketball, books and board games) - free
- Cleaning of your accommodation upon departure, on request before arrival - Paid service €50
- Extra bed and bath linen - Paid service: single bed linen set €15, double bed linen set €30, towels (1 large + 1 small) €10

You also enjoy shared spaces between the Maison des Aulnes, the Maison des Frênes and your hosts: park and private woods (10,000 m2 of land in total), swimming pool (5 m x 10 m) open from June 1 to September 30, and 160 m2 game room. Apart from the pool, you can taste the pleasure of swimming in the river.

The house is located on Malvy Island, a small private island of just over1 hectare. It is part of the beautiful village of Mosnac-Saint-Simeux and is accessed by a bridge. It's nestled in a green valley and sheltered by the river that surrounds it, so it's a very quiet place.

You can discover the banks of the Charente on a canoe, paddle board or bike ride. The bike flow, a bike path, is less than a 1-minute walk from the island. Unless you prefer hiking to discover the pretty trails around.

For a cultural getaway, the island is conveniently located between Angouleme and Cognac, a 25 and 45 minute drive respectively. These cities benefit from the city of art and history label and many parties and events are scheduled there all year round. There are numerous villages and sites to visit as well as many activities close to the island. Many activities are offered on the pretty seaside site of Le Bain des Dames, which is located like the island of Malvy, on the route of the bike path "La Flow vélo" (pretty sandy beach supervised in summer, slides, swings, ziplining, archery, paddleboarding, pedal boat, kayaking, health course, boulodrome...). To reach the Bain des Dames, it takes 15 minutes by bike via the bike path, or 5 minutes by car.

For more information, please visit the Malvy Island website, its Fbk page, or Insta account!

Guest access
You have the house and its adjoining garden to yourselves. Each house has a private garden. The residents of each house cannot cross paths if they confine themselves to the part of the garden that is dedicated to them. But nothing prevents you from getting to know each other, it's up to you.

You also enjoy shared spaces between the Maison des Aulnes, the Maison des Frênes and your hosts: park and private wood (10,000 m2 of land in total), swimming pool (5 m x 10 m) and 160 m2 games room. Outside the pool, you can enjoy the pleasure of swimming in the river.

Other things to note
You can order your groceries in advance: there is a Super U drive-through in Chateauneuf-sur-Charentes (5 minutes' drive from the house).

You have a number of terminals at Super U to recharge your electric vehicle.

Where you’ll sleep

What this place offers

Garden view
River view
Shared beach access
Kitchen
Wifi
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Unavailable: Smoke alarm

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Rated 4.94 out of 5 from 311 reviews.

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Where you’ll be

Mosnac, Poitou-Charentes, France
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Neighborhood highlights

Extremely quiet and peaceful place. The kayak and paddles at your disposal are launched directly from the garden adjoining your house. The island is located on the "La Flow vélo" bike path. The pretty beach of the Bain des Dames seaside resort is a 5-minute drive from Malvy Island or a 15-minute bike ride via the bike path.

You are alone in the world, surrounded by nature, cut off from civilization... But only 5 minutes' drive from Châteauneuf-sur-Charente (CP 16120), a town on a human scale (3500 inhabitants), benefiting from a seaside site, and offering all amenities:

- Bain des Dames seaside resort, Chemin de l'île Mattard, sandy beach supervised in July and August, ping-pong tables, health course, bowling alley, slides, swings, zip line, beach volleyball court, archery, handball, football and badminton, kayak, pedal boat and paddle rental)
- Tourist Office, 2 Rue du Général Leclerc
- Outdoor swimming pool 2 Boulevard Gambetta, equipped with a large swimming pool with several water lines and a small children's pool. Around the pools, a solarium allows you to rest in the sun. Open in July and August
- Tennis courts on Route de Blanzac
- Open-air market, Rue Berthe and Rue Jules Noblet, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., 3 stalls on Tuesdays and up to 10 stalls on Saturdays: fruit & vegetables, fishmonger, butcher, poultry and clothing on Thursdays and Saturdays.
- Covered market, Rue Berthe and Jules Noblet, every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.: fish, meat and poultry, fruit and vegetables, bread and cheese.
- Monthly fair every last Saturday of each month, Place de la Liberté, Boulevard de la République (florist stalls, clothing, haberdashery, books, etc.).
- La Belle Verte grocery store, 6 Rue du Général Leclerc (bulk grocery store, organic products, zero waste, coffee, wine cellar, beer and light catering)
- Jules & Berthe local designers' shop, 11 Rue Berthe et Jules Noblet
- Le Vest'hier itinerant recycling center, 4 Rue des Lilas
- L'Atelier de Fred workshop-boutique
- Several restaurants including the excellent Vignes et Lila, 13 Rue Berthe et Jules Noblet and Graines et Garenne, Chez Bichat, 9 Route de Roullet
- Bars such as Chap'ti 6 Rue de la Gare or Café de la Paix 4 Rue du Général Leclerc but even closer to Île de Malvy you have the unmissable Pub des Gabariers 2 Rue des Gabariers in Saint-Simeux
- Super U
- Carrefour Market
- Several bakeries, pharmacies, gas stations, hairdressers, beauty salons, florists, restaurants and bars
- A cobbler, a jeweler, an optician, a dry cleaner, Gamm Vert, a newsstand
- several doctors, dentists, physiotherapists, osteopaths, nurses
- a media library, an exhibition room

Meet your host

Superhost
523 reviews
4.94 out of 5 average rating
10 years of hosting
Born in the 70s
Where I went to school: Université Poitiers et ESC Bordeaux
It was my paternal grandfather Paul who settled here with my grandmother Raymonde and their 5 children, including my father Pierre, just after the Second World War. He built his house on the foundations of an old mill, a house in which I grew up with my parents and two sisters and where I now live with my husband Cédric and our daughter Héloïse. My grandfather turned the stable into a distillery and built the two attached cellars to make his Cognac age. The Maison des Frênes, at the time of my grandpa, was offices for the distillers. La Maison des Aulnes is an old mill. I lived in Paris for a little more than ten years, I was working on business advice in the field of new information and communication technologies. It was on a professional project that I met my husband Cédric, a consultant too. When my father died, my mother stayed for a while on this island before deciding to move into town. We left Paris with my little family to settle on the island of Malvy in April 2014. I left the world of advice to invest 100% in hosting. In parallel, I have a great passion that takes great care of the plant! I spend all my free time gardening, I would like to make this small island an oasis of biodiversity, I try to do permaculture and I plan to create an "edible forest" or "garden forest" on the island, a project that should take care of myself until the end of my days! Cédric continues to work on business advice. He shares his time between the island of Malvy and abroad sincehe travels for his work. If you want to please me bring me cuttings or seeds of what you want, my goal being to develop biodiversity on this island by planting the greatest possible variety of plants there! See you soon!

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Things to know

Cancellation policy
House rules
Check-in: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Checkout before 10:00 AM
5 guests maximum
Safety & property
No smoke alarm
Nearby lake, river, other body of water
Carbon monoxide detector not required