La Douve
A superb and spacious 3 bed cottage designed for families and Friends
3 bedrooms, with 3 fabulous en suite shower rooms...feel the 5 star hotel quality!
Delightful gardens, wood burner and great place to discover Normandy from.
The interior decoration has been carried out with love and a touch of theatre by the owner Mr Daniel Parker, a BAFTA award winning and oscar nominated make-up artist for the film industry. The result are a delightful cottage full of personality and wonderful attention to detail.
A solid oak front door opens into a large open plan room with a rare example of a perfectly preserved ancient Norman inglenook fireplace as centre piece. Complete with fireside snug, farmhouse style dining table and chairs and a fully equipped thoroughly modern kitchen cleverly harmonised with the original architectural elements of the building, this room truly feels like the heart of the home and combines the living and dining area with fully equipped kitchen (dishwasher, hob & microwave oven), TV/DVD.
The second ground floor room provides a flexible bedroom space depending on your group requirements, and can be configured as a double or twin en suite bedroom with a very high quality zip together bed base and mattresses. The room has a charming rustic atmosphere, with exposed stonework and timbers. The doors to this room have been widened for wheelchair access if necessary.
A wooden staircase from the main living area takes you to a small galleried landing leading to two further bedrooms.
The “Blue Bedroom “ is the largest upstairs room with a double bed and luxurious en suite shower room.
The “Green Bedroom” has a double bed and luxurious en suite shower room.
The peaceful atmosphere of the bedrooms is accentuated by high ceilings with exposed beams, a combination of natural stone and Farrow & Ball painted walls, the play of light from large south facing dormer windows, with views towards ornamental cherry trees and a traditional apple orchard in the distance.
Outside and downstairs at the rear of the cottage there is a sun terrace with picnic table and BBQ area and a beautiful well-maintained flower garden and lawn area
The cottage is equipped with Wi-Fi and has thermostatic heaters throughout, along with good quality insulation and windows for all year round letting.
There is plenty of parking space outside and a shared laundry facility in a separate outbuilding adjoining the cottage.