Blaye Vacation farmhouse rental with private pool, internet access, balcony/terrace and walking

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  • Farmhouse
  • 3 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 6
  • 7 nights min stay
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Key information

  • 100% refund within 24 hours after booking. See Policies & House Rules
  • Nearest beach 59 mi
  • Swimming pool
  • Not suitable for children
  • Car advised
  • No pets allowed
  • Private garden

From the owner

Luxury Farmhouse gite – suitably located for Blaye, Bourg-sur-Gironde, the Bordeaux wine region including St Emilion, the Medoc , as well as Gironde Estuary and beyond such as Royan, La Rochelle, Il de Re. A short ferry ride from all the Atlantic beaches of Aquitaine, SW France. French Vineyard Vacations – a well-priced, comfortable and blissfully, relaxing holiday retreat, with use of a secluded pool and vineyard. So whether you are relaxing by the pool, surrounding yourself with “soul food”, wandering through the vines or or seizing the moment and taking part in one of the many activities in the surrounding area; we'd like to think our holiday accommodation includes all the right things to ensure your stay with us is really special and full of things to boost your get up and go. We also specialise in a more bespoke holiday experience by offering additional add on packages such as wine tastings and various wine tours of the world famous Bordeaux wine region. We aim to go that extra “mile” to help provide a more unique experience for each and every one of our guests. This includes other shopping packages like food, toiletries and wine and is particularly well suited to wine lovers who are interested in exploring this majestic wine region.

La Grande Etouble is a lovingly restored, traditional stone Girondian Farm house with use of a pool and accommodating up to eight guests, depending on your group's dynamics. Ground Floor Entrance hall, shower room and toilet, Small utility area + washing machine + tall fridge Farmhouse kitchen - well equipped - see additional info listed Roomy sitting room with Satellite TV, DVD player, DVDs, Wi-Fi, books and games

First Floor ( All bedding is top quality and every bed has with soft fluffy pillows and crispy, thick white egyptian cotton bedding + mattress toppers help you very pampered and special.) Family Suite - Double bedroom with lounge area + DVD player (sofa converting into another double bed if required) Ensuite Bathroom, with bath, shower and toilet Golden bedroom with Louis Style bed Ivory bedroom with Louis style bed Shower Room + toilet with double sinks, mirrors, shaving socket

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Amenities

Bed & bathroom

  • Bedroom 1: Queen Bed
  • Bedroom 2: King bed
  • Bedroom 3: Full bed
  • Beds in other rooms: Sofa beds
  • 1 En suite, 2 Shower rooms

Families

  • Not suitable for children
  • No pets allowed

Access

  • Parking
  • Not suitable for wheelchair users

Essentials

  • Wi-Fi available
  • Private outdoor pool (unheated)
  • Private garden
  • BBQ
  • Patio
  • Balcony or terrace
  • Bicycles available
  • Deck
  • Internet access
  • Central heating
  • Fireplace
  • Safe
  • Stove
  • Fridge
  • Freezer
  • Microwave
  • Toaster
  • Kettle
  • Dishwasher
  • Washing machine
  • Clothes dryer
  • Iron
  • TV
  • Satellite TV
  • DVD player
  • Linen provided
  • Towels provided

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Interaction with guest

As the owners of our holiday retreat, we are happy to stay in the back ground of your holiday. Simply handing the keys over and handing over our Holiday information pack for you to explore the area on your own. Equally we are happy to make suggestions which might suit your interests and provide the occasional taxi service perhaps to allow all members of your group to enjoy the wine and gourmet food which is abundant in our area.
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Cancellation policy

Full refund

100% refund within 24 hours after booking (provided the stay is at least 60 days away).

Partial refund

50% refund of the amount paid (minus the booking fee*) if cancelled at least 8 weeks before check-in.

25% refund of the amount paid (minus the booking fee*) if cancelled at least 4 weeks before check-in.

No refund

No refund if cancelled less than 4 weeks before check-in.

100% refund100% refund within 24 hours after booking (provided the stay is at least 60 days away).
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50% refund50% refund of the amount paid (minus the booking fee*) if cancelled at least 8 weeks before check-in.
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25% refund25% refund of the amount paid (minus the booking fee*) if cancelled at least 4 weeks before check-in.
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Things to know

Check in: 16:00 Check out: 10:00
If you have any questions about check-in or check-out times, please contact the owner/manager.

Payment

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Smoking

No smoking at this property

House rules

As a general rule our property may not suit "toddlers", and due to some of our guests having pet allergies we tend to reluctantly say "no" to allowing dogs or cats. However, we appreciate arrangements cannot always be "yes" or "no" and so request you contact us in order for us consider each of our holiday requests on an individual basis.

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About the owner

Gill B.
Tourist License
14004
Calendar last updated:
21 Jan 2024

Years listed:
9

Based in:
United Kingdom
Languages spoken: English, French
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Rainyday2013
Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan

Absolutely the best hosts in a wonderful rustic vineyard home. Totally updated comfort with country French charm.
Sep 2017

We stayed for a week and appreciated the hospitality,great location, spacious home and grounds. The helpfulness in recommendations for activities and restaurants made our stay in the area memorable. … More 

7 Oct 2017

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Response from the owner
Hi All, thank you so much for taking the time to submit a review - we really appreciate your comments. I think you were the most adventurous of all all guests, travelling out and about to visit all the top Chateaux within this area. We're so pleased you enjoyed visits to Saint Emillion and the Médoc - Mouton Rothschilds and Chateau Pape-Clément. Hopefully the bottle of wine you created to suit your own individual tastes made it all the way back to Canada! It's been lovely helping you make the most of the time you spent in our area - thanks for the recommendations. We wish you many more exciting adventures Gill and Ben

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steve_twister
London, United Kingdom

Wonderful experience
Sep 2017

We all enjoy our hard earned holidays and adventures, however sometimes we come across people and places that make an impact creating lasting memories. Gill and Ben from French Vineyard Vacation are t… More 

12 Sep 2017

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Response from the owner
Hi Both Yes, we can't agree more, how long and hard everyone works towards their adventures and holidays these days - and we do aim to fulfil expectations. It's great to hear you enjoyed your stay here and our latest optional addition to our holidays - your own bespoke wine tour. It was brilliant to meet you both and to be able to welcome your very well behaved dog Spiro too. We're so pleased we could meet your request for you to be able to bring him. Thanks so much for this very kind review and the time you have taken to submit it - we really appreciate it. We wish you both a very fulfilling and rewarding future - wherever life may lead you both. It was lovely for our paths to cross and for you to enjoy all this area offers. All the best Gill and Ben

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cathym849
Newark-on-Trent, United Kingdom

Wonderful Summer Break!
Aug 2017

We stayed at the French Vineyards Vacation for a week to visit friends and family living in the area. The house has been beautifully refurbished and it is decorated with taste. All our relatives wer… More 

24 Aug 2017

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Response from the owner
Hi Cathy and Family It was a real pleasure to welcome you, your gorgeous family and your friends as well. It's lovely to hear you felt like you had had a proper holiday as well as creating treasured memories of family visits. It's great to receive all those compliments, thank you so much for the time and effort you've put into your review. We truly hope we do get to welcome you here again. Wishing you a happy and successful rest of 2017. Kind regards Gill and Ben x

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polly596
Shropshire, United Kingdom

The hosts with the most!
Jul 2017

We stayed at Ben and Gill’s vineyard gite for a week in late July 2017 as a party of five with three older teenage girls. We have holidayed in a fair few gites in France over the years and we w… More 

16 Aug 2017

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Response from the owner
Wow, what a fabulous review Polly, we are so thrilled you enjoyed your holiday here. Your review is so very helpful and detailed for other potential guests, we really appreciate the time and effort you have put into it. It's true we do think about each and every group of guests individually, everyone seems to have different requirements.It's our hope that all of our guests to get the best of what they want from this area. Some guests like to discover things themselves - others like to chat and hear about what's available. We just hope everyone goes away with the best memories possible from their holiday with us. Lots of guests arrive "as guests" and more often than not, like yourselves, we part as friends. We really enjoyed our talks around the pool in the mornings. I'm smiling now, as I remember the surprise of discovering a mutual friend. Who would have thought that! We are so very pleased you mention coming back to visit us again, we'd loved to welcome you all here again. We're hoping to create a quarterly news letter about our wine adventure and so we can keep in touch a few times a year in the meantime. We wish you and your lovely family a wonderful second half of 2017. Salut Polly, jusqu'a la prochaine fois xx.

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AnnC2041

Living as God in France @ La Grande Etouble with Gill & Ben!
Aug 2017

This wonderful place Gill & Ben created is the most fantastic place in the 4 years we've rent a house for our family holiday where we all felt like coming at home as from the very first momen… More 

15 Aug 2017

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Response from the owner
Thank you for your very kind review and in English too! We really appreciate you taking the time and effort to submit a report. We too, have wonderful memories of you and your thoughtful, happy and interesting family. We really enjoyed our "evening of aperitifs and chatting". We're so pleased to hear we will get an opportunity to welcome you here again and look forward to seeing you all again at sometime in the future.

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In most cases, you don’t pay a damage deposit up front. Instead, we save your payment details securely and you’re only charged in the event of damage to the property.

Occasionally, you will pay a damage deposit up front as part of the total rental cost. In this case, the owner has 10 days after you check out to report any damage. If they don’t, we’ll return your deposit. If their claim is successful, we’ll deduct the agreed cost and return the remainder.

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