La maison d'à côté

Fully renovated house in village. Traditional features combine with modern comforts (connected house: underfloor heating controlled via a tablet, USB ports on bedside lights and in kitchen for mobile phones). Ground floor: large living room (flat screen TV) with open-plan fitted kitchen (central island, induction hob), WC. 1st floor: bedroom (2 single beds which can be joined or not, as desired), bathroom (large shower, whirlpool bath, dual washbasins), separate WC. 2nd floor: large bedroom (2 single beds OR king-size bed). High chair, cot, baby bath on request. Parking nearby, private terrace (BBQ, garden table). You can access owner's landscaped garden with little stream (parents MUST supervise children). Gîte +: beds made on arrival, bed linen & towels provided, cost of cleaning & heating included in rent. Loan of 3 adult bikes. Shelter for bikes/motor bikes. For weekend or short stays, please contact owner directly. 8km from Guédelon (castle being built using medieval techniques & materials). Musée du Grès (stoneware museum) in château at Saint-Amand, pottery studios in village. Pottery lessons for children possible (Association des Enfants Potiers). Nearby: château of Ratilly, museum and birthplace of writer Colette at St-Sauveur, Briare canal-bridge, 7 canal locks at Rogny, Pouilly and Sancerre vineyards, glazed earthenware production at Gien, canoeing-kayaking down river Loire. Relax at the Ferme de Beauté in Bouhy (9km), Boutissaint wildlife park, tree-topping. Further away: Vézelay, George Sand's house in the Berry, etc.