Country House, Pool & Thriving Year-Round Gite Business Near Toulouse

Property Description

Detached country house with heated swimming pool, gite and further accommodation, in the ”Vallee de la Garonne”, South of Toulouse (25kms) and the Pyrenees (60kms) with its ski resorts within an hour drive.

Currently a running business generating a substantial income, consisting of multiple gites, which are let with high occupancy throughout the year and not just during holiday seasons. Details of accounts can be provided for serious enquiries.

The residents are a good mix of professionals, mainly from the Pilot training School in nearby Francazal, tourists holidaying in this beautiful region, or people visiting family in the area.

This very attractive property from the end of the XVIII Century, has being extensively renovated to high standard, with all modern facilities while keeping its original style.

The extra accommodation created, allows many permutations into the living arrangements for either the owners or potential paying guests.

Its south facing with most beautiful views to the Pyrenees mountains. It is quiet, as away from the road with an attractive drive, fence, hedge and electric gates which make it private, secured.

The owner’s quaters has a modern kitchen with a breakfast/dining area. The exceptionally large open plan

Living/reception room includes a tv lounge area with fireplace, larger lounge and dining room, with high ceiling to eaves.2

It offers 4 double bedrooms, 3 bathrooms as well as a gym/fitness room, office, laundry room, store room, garage for 2 cars and magnificent garden pavilion.

The Grand Gite has an open plan kitchen/ living/ lounge, fully equipped, 2 bedrooms, an outside space with dining area as well as a red cedar thatched gazebo in the garden

3 one bedroom gites and 3 chambres d’hotes rooms, offers further opportunities as a very lucrative business (already very well established), or possibility for further private accommodation, two families, granny annex etc..

The whole property is in excellent condition, recently refurbished (2018) and ready to move in, with

· double glazed windows throughout and traditional wooden shutters
· air conditioning in owner’s quarters and “Grand Gite”.
· 85 solar panels, contract for buying back with EDF for another 18years at 0.23 euros/Kwh
· very good broadband access of 30 Mb with fibre optic supply planned for 2021.
· Two septic tanks for private sewerage
· All electric for heating and cooking
· 1000 litres hot water capacity
· Mains water
· Energy rating applied for

The owner’s area is 150m2 with a further 350m2 of flexible living areas.

Interior

The main part:
Ground Floor:
Entrance plus toilets
Fitted kitchen with breakfast room: 38m2
Open plan living/dining/lounge: 70m2
Office: 22m2
Bathroom with W.C.: 3.3m2
Bedroom ”Ile de Re”, with ensuite shower & W.C: 30m2
Laundry room: 14m2
Store room/larder: 15m2
Gym/fitness room fully equipped with Plasma T.V: 23m2 with large bays dble glazed
Spare room also with large Bays: 23m2
Loft for storage: 30m2

o First Floor:
Attractive wooden staircase leading to
Large mezzanine: 16 m2
Master bedroom: 30m2
2nd bedroom: 17m2
3rd bedroom: 21m2
Family bathroom with W.C: 8m2

o Large garage/ port with electric steel curtain for 2 cars: 50m2

The “Grand Gite”: 51m2
Open plan kitchen/ living
2 bedrooms
Shower with W.C
Air-conditioned
Plus Private patio for al fresco dining
Use of Gazebo

Gites:
1 “Mermoz”: 26m2
fully equipped kitchen, shower room W.C and private patio

2 “Iris”: 23m2
fully equipped kitchen, shower room W.C and private patio

3 “Azur”: 23m2
fully equipped kitchen, shower room W.C and private patio

Chambres D’hotes (Bed & Breakfast facilities):
Chambre “Mirabelle”, en suite:16.5 m2

Chambres “Olympes”, 2 bedrooms 25m2, with shared shower room and separate W.C

Outdoor space
It presents a very well landscaped garden all around the property over 4,000m2 with:

· Heated swimming pool, 13m X 5mX 1.70m (110m3)
· Beautiful swimming pool area with tropical garden theme
· Pool house with large port 30m2
· Large South facing terrace
· Private patios for Grand gite and one bedroom gites
· A round thatched gazebo in red cedar with thatched roof “Genievre” from Crown Pavillions ltd. with table and seating 9m2
· Large oval pavilion in red Cedar “Hampton” also from Crown, fully equipped or entertaining, 8/10seating lounge plus 180cms table with 8 loom chairs, 20m2.
· Solid pine wood garden chalet/tool shed
· Vegetable patch
· Extensive variety of fruits trees
· Park style lawns and flower beds
· A water well with pump for supplying an automatic watering system of flowerbeds
· Ample parking for all occasions
· Well maintained private drive 100m X 3m

The property benefits from countryside surrounds and breath taking views to the Pyrenees showing snow lines.

The Area

The village of L’herm (2.5km) offers all amenities as well as the town of Lavernose (3km).

Muret (11km), sous prefecture of the departement (administrative centre), is a beautiful town on the Garonne river, very boyant with its many shops, weekly markets, sport centres and many activity clubs.

The centre of Toulouse “la ville Rose” , the Jewel of the Occitanie region, is only 30kms away, with very easy access to the A64 motorway (10minutes).

The area offers a rich selection of outdoor activities with many fishing lakes, Nautical centers for water sports (Bases Nautique de Muret and Cazeres), golf courses (Teoula, chateau de Bardet, UGOLF), equestrian centres (Moulin du Lherm, Haras des cuilleret).

Airports: Toulouse Blagnac 34kms(0h.30m), Carcassonne 115kms (1h.20), Tarbes-Lourdes 130kms (1h.30m)

Rail stations: Toulouse Matabiau (main) 30kms(0h.30m) Muret 11kms, line Toulouse bayonne, Venerque, 15kms line Puigcerda Spain.

This is a very exceptional opportunity as the property is only for sale as the owners wants to downsize for retirement. Can be agreed to be left furnished for paying guest’s accommodation.

All maintenance is up to date, so much so, the successful buyer can just move in!!

Taxe Foncière: 1600 € per annum

Further enquiries most welcome; French, English, Spanish spoken