Summary
Prestigious domain with stunning 18th century manor house, large attached barn, a beautiful courtyard, 2 swimming pools, tennis court and 5 spacious, renovated stone cottages, sitting on 1,75 ha of land.

Property description
Wonderful property, truly epitomizing the French dream...Built on a rocky outcrop with lovely views across a valley, Domaine Le Repaire is close to the medieval towns Brantome, Périgueux and Angoulême, only 2,5 km away from the picturesque town of Mareuil in the Périgord Vert, Dordogne.

This glorious domain which can accommodate up to 37 persons, would be ideal for:
- For entrepreneurial 'bon
vivants' who like to continue
a flourishing letting business
- A group of couples, interested
in a 2nd home on the same
location and all wishing for a
slice of the "French dream"
- A business, interested in an
attractive residential venue
for seminars, trainings etc,
or using the romantic setting
and facilities to accommodate
staff and business relations
- An investor in recreational
projects, who could sell (or
lease-back) the individual
cottages; a return on
investment of app. 15% from
the annual increase in
property value and net-letting
surplus can be attained.

Maison de Maître
The estate firstly comprises a wonderful manor house, dating from 1717, completely renovated and the permanent residence of the owners. With a total of 300m² of living space, there are spacious reception areas, 5 large bedrooms (3 with en-suite bath or shower rooms) and a large, easily convertible attic of 165m². The manor has exposed beams, terra cotta tiles and authentic wooden floor panels and is completely centrally heated and has 6 original open fireplaces. There is a large terrace at the rear of the house.

Barn
Attached to the manor house is a large barn (155m²) with lots of parking and storage space, a built-in tool shop, closed section for the central heating system and a mezzanine for extra storage.

Cottages
Situated apart over the estate there are 5 superb quality cottages with a living space of app. 120 m² (3) and 80 m²(2), all with gardens and terraces, used as all-year-round holiday accommodation sleeping a total of 27 guests.
Each of the 5 cottages have spacious and comfortable living quarters, all renovated to a high degree with many original features like open fireplaces, heavily beamed rooms and exposed stonework and fully furnished and equipped.

Land
The property sits on a plot of 1.75 hectares which stretches down into a beautiful valley, where the owners have developed a large vegetable garden using water from the natural springs on the land. It is possible to arrange for a small camping site on this plot; an independent entry, water and electricity are already available.
You’ll find large lawns with fruit trees at the rear of the manor house and around the swimming pools and tennis. Next to the manor house there is a park with many old trees and flower gardens with a shaded sitting/dining area. All houses and pool area have gardens with trees, many flowers and plants or flower boxes. For guests there are two separate parking spaces.

Facilities
- 12 x 6 meter illuminated and
fenced swimming pool with
shower, toilet and sheltered
terrace
- 3 x 4 meter children’s pool
- Hard surface tennis court
- Children’s play area
- Volley and badminton field

Business potential
From an investment standpoint the property is interesting, having a thriving lettings business with regular repeat bookings; as an average the cottages are let for a total of 70 weeks. Actual bookings for 2007 in March are already up to 50 weeks. Amongst the holiday makers Le Repaire is particularly interesting for larger groups (reunions of friends and family outings) who like our accommodation concept of ‘holidaying-apart-together’.

The present owners concentrated their lettings on the summer period, but these can easily be increased for the low and mid seasons. Extension of activities and income can also be realized by starting B&B-activities (two extra lodgings in manor house) and by exploiting the small camping site in the valley.

No investment is needed in renovating or decorating the properties.

Price
Included in the asking price are:
- All furniture and inventory of
all cottages, garden furniture
and all accessories of
facilities like pool equipment
(equaling a value of
€ 135,000).
- Current bookings, websites,
promotional arrangements,
client surveys and booking
systems will be transferred to
new owners.
- No agency fees are due.

All in all, a genuinely exceptional estate for both investment and lifestyle.

Advertiser contact details
Name: Mark van Stapele
Email: Contact the Advertiser
Ad Ref: 105811