5 bedroom Provencal villa, heated pool, air-con, big secluded garden, 4 bath/5WC
- Villa1636 sq. ft.
- Sleeps: 10
- Bedrooms: 5
- Bathrooms: 3
- Min Stay: 7 nights
5 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (1 e/s), 2 shower rooms (1 e/s), 5 WCs, sleeps 10
Bedrooms
Amenities
Featured
- Heater
- Children Welcome
- TV
- No Smoking
- Washer & Dryer
- Internet
- Satellite or cable
- Air Conditioning
- Parking
- Swimming pool
- Fireplace
Bathrooms
- Bathrooms: 3
Safety features
- Deadbolt lock
- First-aid kitKitchen drawer
- Smoke detectorKitchen & landing
- Exterior lighting
Location Type
- Rural
- Town
General
- coin laundry
- Air ConditioningAll rooms except the 5th 'studio' bedroom have air-conditioning. The position of the 5th 'studio' bedroom makes air-conditioning unnecessary. All rooms have electric fans
- HeatingAll electric convectors & reverse air conditioning
- Linens ProvidedCotton sheets & pillow cases
- Washing Machine
- Clothes DryerWashing lines under car port + stand inside
- FireplaceOpen log-burning fireplace
- ParkingCar port for 2 cars + space for 4 additional cars on drive within gated drive
- GarageCars no longer kept in garage . Off street parking within gated drive for 4 cars - and see 'parking' above
- InternetExcellent connection at all times
- Towels ProvidedEach guest has a bath towel. Each guest has a pool towel during pool season only. There are hand towels in each bathroom, shower room & WC
- Wireless Internet
- Iron & Board
- Hair Dryer
- Paper Towels
- Basic Soaps
- Toilet Paper
- Living RoomNew large comfortable soft furniture - 3 settees round coffee table with small tables & lamps + TV with video player & DVD player
- Baby Gate
Kitchen
- DishwasherBosch
- RefrigeratorThe fridge is full height larder-type. There is a freezer and a additional fridge/freezer in the garage with easy access to the pool terrace.
- StoveCeramic
- OvenSingle multi-cook style
- MicrowaveFree-standing with full features
- Grill
- Coffee MakerFilter, plunger & Nespresso
- ToasterNormal 2 slot
- Ice Maker
- Pantry ItemsPaper towel at start of stay + basic condiments + some tea & coffee
- Dishes & UtensilsFull range of dishes, bowls & utensils
- KitchenThe kitchen has all tools that any guests might want
- Kettle
Dining
- Dining Area
- Child's Highchair
- DiningThere are 2 tables with 10 chairs in the open-plan kitchen + equivalent dining areas on both the pool terrace & the pergola terrace + a smaller dining area on the long terrace
Entertainment
- TelevisionSatellite UK basic channels + French channels
- Satellite / CableSatellite UK basic channels + French channels
- DVD PlayerYes - in living room
- BooksLarge selection of books on both floors
Outside
- Lawn / Garden1450 metres approximately in all. Grass with many shrubs & trees giving plenty of shade. Pool area fenced off with bolts on both gates
- Kayak / CanoeExcellent and extremely popular kayaking down the River Gardon accessed at Collias, a village 15 minutes' away by car. Life jackets are provided by all the hirers. Minimum age on kayaks is 7
- Beach Chairs
- Beach Towels
- Deck / PatioThere are 3 terraces: (i) a large pool terrace + table & chairs for 12+, BBQs & sun loungers (ii) pergola terrace + table & chairs for 8-10 &(iii) long terrace with smaller tables & chairs for 8-10
- Outdoor Furniture
- TennisThere is a tennis club nearby where guests can take temporary membership
- GolfUzes has an 8-hole course where guests can have temporary membership
Pool / Spa
- Outdoor Pool
- Heated Pool
- Private Pool60 square metres - 'L' shaped with 'Californian beach' - length is 11.5 metres - with safety cover & bubble cover as from April 2015
Notes
- The villa has been designed and equipped to create a comfortable holiday centre in itself. Most guests prefer to spend their days by the pool, enjoying the sun and the amenities within the garden. The villa attracts families and groups. 3 bedrooms have double beds (1 + e/s). 2 bedrooms have twin beds; the upstairs one has a pair of children's slide under beds (normally used as couch) and the downstairs one has an e/s. A cot is provided. All bedrooms have pedestal fans. The kitchen/diner is large and fully equipped. There are good laundry facilities. A long furnished covered terrace also provides favourite living space with views of the town and the surrounding hills. A large furnished covered terrace with 2 BBQs gives onto the pool, which is 11.5 x 4.5 metres and 1-2 metres deep and has a 'beach' (2.5 m sq and 10-70 cms deep), providing a great play area for small children and easy access into the water. The smaller twin bedroom (with e/s) can be used as a changing room for the pool
Policies
Cancellation Policy
- 100% refund if you cancel at least 60 days before check-in.
- 50% refund (minus the service fee) if you cancel at least 30 days before check-in.
- No refund if you cancel less than 30 days before check-in.
Damage and Incidentals
You will be responsible for any damage to the rental property caused by you or your party during your stay.
House Rules
Children allowed
No pets
No parties/events
No smoking
Max guests: 10
- We reserve the right to cancel bookings where it is clear that the Villa would be unsuitable for the Renter's needs & wishes
- We reserve the right to cancel a booking where an unforeseen calamity intervenes (extremely unlikely but it could happen)
Owner
Elisabeth Sleeman
- Languages:
- english, french
About Elisabeth Sleeman
We are an English couple who found themselves by chance in the Place aux Herbes in the centre of Uzes in November 2001, fell for the place as so many others have done and were determined to buy a home there. We live in London and Uzes gives us a home in a world that's a million miles from how we live in England.
Elisabeth Sleeman purchased this Villa in 2002
Why Elisabeth Sleeman chose Uzes
We first saw the property in May 2002 when it was a shell of a house sitting on a third of an acre of rubble. We were completely entranced by the way the villa stood at an angle to the rest of the other villas in the locality, perched on its little mound as if it was having a conversation with the Duke's 11th century castle on the opposite hill. The villa gave us lots of rooms for family and guests, with scope to extend it (as we later did) and a garden area that needed to be planted from scratch. The garden lies all round the villa and within only a few years it had grown from waste land to offer a variety of lawns, flowers, shrubs and trees with the pool in the centre of the back garden. The garden gave us an opportunity to create our own unique outdoor space.
What makes this Villa unique
Guests love this villa, as do we, for the space it offers, the large pool with its 'beach' area, the varied garden and the seclusion. Yet it is only a 10 to 12 minute walk from the centre of Uzes. This provides a huge benefit, as it means that one can walk into town of an evening to enjoy the many restaurants & no car is needed, teenagers can safely walk into town and back and their parents don't need to drive to collect them and, if one walks in the opposite direction to the town, the fields of the open countryside are only 5 to 6 minutes' walk away. We have planned the villa and the gardens so that all can have peaceful holidays there, swimming, playing games, enjoying the sun or reading quietly in shady corners without having to leave the premises at all. Of course there are so many diversions and places of interest to see in and around Uzes, that there is no shortage of interesting things to do if one would like to leave the villa.