Elegant country house with cottage, a..

Elegant country house with cottage, a perfect boutique Bed & Breakfast

Income potential!

This country manor offers spacious accommodation in the main house, an independent cottage, outbuildings with conversion potential, about 2.9 hectares of land as well as a large swimming pool and hot-tub.

Located in a quiet hamlet in the east of the Charente Maritime this property is currently being run as an award winning Boutique Bed & Breakfast. The house sits on a plot of about 2.9 hectares of land which surround the property and create a haven of peace and tranquillity, as well as giving pretty views over rolling countryside from the pool and terrace.

Main House

Ground floor

The central entrance hall (16 sq m) creates an elegant first impression that the rest of the house easily lives up to, with limestone flooring, tasteful decoration and a sweeping period staircase.

To the left is the sitting room (36 sq m) which has windows to the front and rear gardens, a limestone fireplace with wood-burning stove and exposed beams.

To the right of the entrance hall is the light and spacious dining room (27 sq m) which has a continuation of the limestone flooring and two large windows with views to the front garden.

Leading on from the dining room is the farmhouse style kitchen (29 sq m), in the case of the current owners this is really the 'engine room of the machine', a true working kitchen. Spacious, well equipped, there is a fireplace with wood-burner and also a door to the garden, allowing use as an everyday entrance.

To the right of the kitchen is the first of the bedroom suites comprising a double bedroom (18 sq m) with limestone fireplace and its en-suite bathroom with WC. There is an independent entrance to this bedroom making it ideal for use as a letting room or guest room.

First floor

The stairs rising from the entrance hall lead to the first floor landing off which three more charming bedroom suites are located (34, 20 and 15 sq m - two with fireplaces). All three are double bedrooms each with their own style and each with garden views and en-suite facilities.

A second staircase rises from the kitchen to an area comprising four more rooms and a bathroom. This area is currently used as a sitting room (24 sq m) plus three bedrooms (12, 12 and 9 sq m) for use by the owners as a private apartment when the 4 bedroom suites in the main house are being let for B&B purposes.

Attic

There is a large and as yet unconverted attic space which offers the potential for further development.

Independent cottage

Located next to the main house, the cottage has been let as a rental g�te and could be equally well suited to use as a granny annex or for two families looking to buy together. On the ground floor there is a large reception room (36 sq m) with an open-plan fitted kitchen, whilst on the first floor there are two bedrooms (21 and 16.5 sq m) with exposed rafters and a bathroom with WC. The cottage has its own private terrace with fine country views.

Grounds and outbuildings

The seven acres of land are divided into multiple garden areas; there is a lawned garden between the front of the main house and the detached barn, which leads down to a more private garden area and fruit orchard. To the rear of the house there is a well landscaped terrace for relaxing and dining, a sunbathing terrace around the generous pool (10m x 12m) and a hot-tub. Next to this is the kitchen garden. There are some lovely views across the undulating paddock area which is scattered with mature trees and shrubs and would be ample for keeping a couple of horses.

There are three main outbuildings, some attached to the house and one is detached, the surface areas are almost 500 sq m in total, with the largest being 170 sq m on its own. The detached barn has architect plans drawn up for conversion to a four-bedroom house.

This house, g�te, outbuildings and land are in excellent condition and form a rare opportunity to purchase an established business, (should you wish to continue the B&B), giving a potential income from day one, as the current owners are willing to sell the g�te and letting rooms fully furnished. In addition to this, the property has a number of solar panels installed and there is a 20-year contract with EDF (18 years remaining) which brings a return of about 2000 euros per year.

Ideally located within around half an hour's drive from Cognac and Angouleme, and an hour's drive to the beaches of the Atlantic Coast and La Rochelle. Within 90 minutes' drive you have the international airports at La Rochelle and Bordeaux as well as the popular holiday destinations of the Atlantic islands of R� and Oleron.