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Now featured in Alistair Sawdays 'Special Places to Stay' -
'Chateau Villa Nova is featured in this newest edition, after personally visiting each place and with careful consideration only places they find special are featured in their publication. Their honest descriptions enable their readers to choose a really special place to stay.'
Charming Chateau Villa Nova, three minutes stroll to the centre of St Remy de Provence. Wonderful view of the Alpilles Mountains. Secure private parking with electric gates in the grounds.
The Chateau dates from 1896 and is restored tastefully keeping all the architectural features, high ceilings, beautiful full lenght windows, architrave, and wonderful old antique patterned glass doors intact and with all the mod cons of today's living. Entrance through the large hall door into a spacious hall with a wonderful featured staircase.
This stunning apartment is approx 1100sq ft (100m2), is situated at the top of the staircase and here, it is all on one level. All the rooms have wonderful high ceilings and there are views from all the windows. There is a very large hall with with antique tables and walnut armories, off which houses the second bathroom with shower.
Large double glass door leads from the hall to the modern kitchen with granite worktops and Siemens appliances. This is a gourmet kitchen with all amenities you could wish for. From the kitchen there are double doors out to the front terrace, where there is a table, four chairs and a BBQ. There is sunshine morning to evening on the terrace, which allows you wonderful views of the Alpilles mountains.
The large master bedroom has its own large ensuite including double sinks, toilet, separate shower enclosure and seperate bathtub. From the bathroom windows you can see the Pope's Palace in Avignon. The bedroom is in the Provencal style furniture and fabric decor, with a king size (160 x 200) bed. From the bedroom windows you can see the famous mountain Mt. Ventoux which has a limestone cap which looks like snow, though in Winter it really has snow on it!!
The second bedroom which is smaller, there are two single beds and these can be put together to make a double bed if required. This room has long French windows which you can leave open to allow the Summer breeze through. The beds in the apartment are all high standard laytex which are great for allergy suffers.
The lounge is 25m2 and has two very large windows facing south. It has two comfortable linen sofas, TV, DVD player with and music system plenty of CD's, & DVD's. There are tall antique armories (bought in L'Isle sur la Sorgue, antique capital of France) in which there are plenty of holiday reading material, including maps and guide books of the region. There is also antique pictures and mirrors decorating the walls.
The bedrooms and lounge area all have oak floors. There is no need for air conditioning in the apartment as the walls of the Chateau are two foot thick which keeps it cool in the Summer. We are lucky to have a team of wonderful people who keep everything well maintained.
In the apartment you'll find a personalised guide, written for you by ourselves based on our experience, steering you to the best restaurants and shops in the area. There's also a vast array of up-to-date guide books and specialised volumes on walking tours and history. It's like having your own personal tour of the best of Provence.
The famous town of St Remy de Provence is a mecca for lovers of good food, fine wine and art galleries. You can enjoy dinner in one of over sixty restaurants and then just stroll back home. There are weekly markets in the town and in the summer there are many festivals in which to participate. It is an ideal setting for walking/bicycle tours of the countryside that is a joy to behold. The beach is only 45 minutes drive through the Camargue region with all its wild bird life and horses to see. With virtually guaranteed Summer sunshine, a peaceful, enjoyable holiday is assured.
Our concierge services are both French/English speaking. They live close by and their services are at your disposal throughout your visit. They will meet you at the apartment on your arrival and show you around and answer any questions you may have. They are also contactable by phone during your stay in the apartment.
We hope you will love it here as much as we do. This is the Provence you have read and dreamed about. As this is our home away from home, it is not like the normal rental, we have decorated and furnished this apartment to a high standard to make it a very comfortable and relaxing place to unwind.
We still have availability this Summer for some of the best weeks, when the town is in full swing and Provence looks its very best. |
