Self-Catering Holidays on the coast of South West France - Villas, Cottages & Apartments

Location: Hounao is situated on a quiet single-track lane approx. 1 km outside the hamlet of Castelner in the Béarn. The housekeepers live in a property across the road from Hounaou.
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The market town of Hagetmau is 15 kms away; Pau is approx. 40 kms away, Biarritz approx. 80 kms.

Entrance: There is gated entrance, leading to a gravelled parking area in front of the house for 2-3 cars.

Ground floor: Entrance hall, full-equipped kitchen with table seating 6. Light, spacious living / dining room with three sets of double doors opening onto the terrace and garden. The living room end seats 6-8 around an open fireplace, and contains a TV and DVD player. The other end contains a large dining table seaing 10, and chandelier. There is a separate reading room / salon (seats 3), with direct access onto the terrace via French doors. (Fine mesh mosquito screens can be pulled down over all downstairs French doors to keep out unwanted insects, and adding a colonial touch.) All these rooms are tastefully furnished to a high standard. There is also a bathroom and WC downstairs.

First floor: Four bedrooms - two doubles plus two twins, each with lovely views over the gardens. One of the doubles has an en-suite bathroom & WC. There is a further shared bathroom with WC.

Second floor: Stairs lead up to a spacious fifth bedroom suite, comprising living area, a separate double bedroom.

All the bedrooms have good storage and hanging space. Linen and furnishings are all high quality.

Pool & garden: The pool is 10m x 5m, salt-water, protected by an alarm system, with a wide tiled surround. There are several loungers. The depth of the pool ranges from 1.0m to 1.8m and there are steps into the shallow end. A lawn runs around the pool and slopes towards the back of the garden, where it merges into woodland. A large garden table and chairs seat 10 for alfresco dining.