Chateau La Gauterie

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::Built around 1820, for the Poupelet family, the Chateau stands in an enclosed park of 9 acres containing many specimen trees, a small lake & the original stone outbuildings grouped around a courtyard.


::All bedrooms are fitted with a wardrobe & chest of drawers. Linen and towels (not pool towels) are provided. Price also includes 3 hours of cleaning each week day.


The main entrance doors of the Chateau lead into a large square hall with the original black and white floor tiles. Off the hall to the left is the well appointed fitted kitchen with fridge freezer, gas hobs, electric oven and dishwasher. Adjacent to this, accessible from the hall, is a cloakroom with WC.

From the hall are two sets of double doors leading into the salon which is beautifully furnished with antiques and comfortable sofas and chairs.

Interlinked with the salon is the music room, so called because of the original cornice mouldings which feature musical instruments, fitted with satellite TV, video, CD and DVD players and having many board games and jigsaws. On the other side of the salon is the dining room.

All these three main reception rooms overlook the magnificent grounds with views up to the small town of St. Séverin.

Leading from the hall and also from the dining room is a smaller kitchen useful for preparing and serving meals directly to the dining room; this kitchen has a large fridge, gas hobs, electric oven and microwave.

Immediately to the right of the hall is an inner hall with the stairs leading to the first floor. This is decorated with fine tapestries and cast iron railings on the stairs. At the top of these stairs is the first bedroom, with its carved french walnut bed and wooden floor covered with rugs.

Although all the bedrooms on this floor are ensuite, there is a separate bathroom with a beautiful roll-top bath with ball and claw feet. The twin bedroom on this floor is tastefully decorated with apricot furnishings and a fitted carpet.

The third bedroom is prettily decorated in pink. It contains a painted and upholstered french bed, a gilt 19th century screen, a chaise longue, a small round table complete with mother of pearl chairs, and other interesting antique furniture. The wooden floor is covered with rugs and the walk-in-wardrobe accomodates even the most extravagant of travellers.

The kingsize room has a large fitted wardrobe as well as a mahoghany wardrobe with paw feet, a table with chairs, a gilt sofa, and is fitted with carpet. The bed's headboard is padded. The last bedroom on this floor has a french upholstered bed, and a lovely painted writing desk. This is also fitted with carpet.

On the second floor, the yellow bedroom contains twin double beds. The bathroom is decorated in blue and white, and contains some charming pieces of delft china.