This house with an asymmetrical Mansart roof, ridge spikes and stone dormer windows, accompanied by its well, bread oven and adjoining barn, is what is called a Chartreuse in Périgord. Similarly, its interior design and in particular its two fireplaces with stone trumeau built under Louis XV give it all its charm. You will be seduced by its antique furniture that blends perfectly with its style.
The space
The Chartreuse
A 17th and 18th century residence
This is what we call a "Maître" house in Périgord, a rural character, which can be very imposing or much more modest, but meets specific criteria: a house built between 1650 and 1850, strongly barlongue (much longer than wide), whose construction and interior finish are "sought after", often accompanied by a small complementary heritage, such as a well, bread oven or other outbuilding. This house with an asymmetrical Mansart roof, ridge spikes and stone dormer windows, accompanied by its well, bread oven and adjoining barn, meets its criteria. As well as its interior design and in particular its two fireplaces with stone trumeau built under Louis XV.
Furnished with antique furniture and rented as such
It is a house inhabited year-round and that its owner rents with his own furniture, many of which are period; dressers, money box and china cabinet of the 18th and 19th centuries, armchairs of the 18th century, small furniture such as table, medallion, knitting machine of the same period, paintings and engravings. It includes on the ground floor 2 large bedrooms with double bed, a large bathroom (accessible to a person with reduced mobility), 1 large kitchen with table for eating, 2 toilets including 1 in the bathroom (separated by a wall), 1 large dining room equipped to accommodate 12 people, 1 large living room, equipped in the same way.
Upstairs in the Mansart pavilion are 3 large bedrooms with double bed and with bathroom and toilet and 2 dormitories of respectively 4 single beds and 1 double bed plus 1 single bed. In total, the possibility of sleeping 17 people plus a small child if necessary in one of the three bedrooms upstairs.
It should be noted that La Chartreuse is classified 3 stars as a furnished tourist accommodation for 15 people.
Equipment and comfort
Its classification meets the requirements you expect of it; so you will find in the kitchen furniture, in the cupboard and the silverware of the dining room, sufficient dishes and cutlery. In addition to the fridge-freezer, oven, microwave and dishwasher in the kitchen, you also have in the cellar at the bottom of the steps in the garden courtyard, a washing machine dryer, 2 other refrigerators, a freezer cabinet, additional dishes, as well as large dishes and additional small equipment. A flat-screen TV, several radios or sound bar as well as Wi-Fi are at your disposal. Finally, it should be noted that a library upstairs contains children's books and a trunk of board games for all. Finally, the ground floor bedroom overlooking the garden courtyard has a piano.
The outdoors
In the garden courtyard, which is completely enclosed, you have access to the cellar as well as the woodpile to light the bread oven that can serve as a barbecue. The latter is at the back of a shelter under which is installed a table that comfortably accommodates 6 people. The large barn, adjoining the house, allows you to have lunch with 12 people with a side table that can also complete this number up to 18 or more. Under this barn there is also a ping pong table, an American pool table, a foosball table and a dozen bicycles of different sizes. Finally, many garden chairs and deckchairs are stored there.
This garden communicates by a gate to the 10 by 5 meter swimming pool, plus the steps, which are external. A large terrace borders it with garden furniture for an aperitif or snack. The pool is completely enclosed by walls, gates or hedges. However, adult supervision of children's swimming remains the best safety measure. From a barrier you have access to the garden which leads to the path that goes around the house as well as to the park. A second garden furniture allows you to be in the shade in the afternoon when the pool is in the sun.
The park allows you to indulge in other games, such as ball or badminton, croquet or shuttlecock, etc.
A welcome booklet is available to answer any questions you may have as well as the instructions for the various devices. Your hostess can also answer any questions or queries you may have by message.
Guest access
Apart from the 7 bedrooms, the dining room, the living room and the kitchen and of course the 4 bathrooms described above; two rooms are not accessible; it is a workshop, as well as the library whose entrance is at the back of the living room reserved for the owner. These two rooms are therefore locked.
The total space offered for rent (excluding the cellar, the bread oven and the barn) is nevertheless close to 300 m2 because all the bedrooms have an area between 18 and 24 m2 and the two living rooms 30 m2 each.
Other things to note
A welcome booklet has been prepared for you that gives all the necessary information for the use of the different machines, rules and instructions, shops and a range of restaurants and cultural and tourist activities. It will be given to you, along with the instructions for use, upon arrival with our welcome gift.
