8 Bedroom 16th Century Quercy Stone House with Pool and Garden at Lot, Saux - Les Clauzades Vieilles

Arriving at the end of the lane through the local agricultural landscape, and entering Les Clauzades Vieilles through the stone arched gateway, you leave the world behind, and enter a tranquil atmosphere in which the body can relax and be refreshed. This is an ideal place to go for that special occasion or to retreat from the world to discover your family and friends together.

The original 16th century Quercy stone house has been very sympathetically renovated and added to with a wall dividing the parking area from the terrace, creating a sun trap around the pool in the process, and other outbuildings constructed with complementary features to give a very striking air to the property as a whole.

Set in around 6 acres of landscaped gardens with mature trees and shrubs, the ambience is one of great peace, and an ideal place for those seeking somewhere private for that special occasion, or to find some peace to devote the mind to matters entirely. To see the grounds and surrounds, please see the YouTube Video 

The layout of the facilities, spacious private grounds and the privacy of the situation make Les Clauzades Vielles a good choice for small executive gatherings. 

A range of Guest services including catering for special meals etc can be arranged, but must be booked in advance: 

Accommodation is available in two buildings: 
The Main House Sleeps up to 12 people in 6 bedrooms
The 'Gite' - adjacent fully equipped bungalow - sleeps 4 people in 2 bedrooms (Optional) 

From the large courtyard parking area, a flight of stone stairs leads up to an outdoor terrace, known as a 'bolet' in the local dialect: There are entrances off here into either the main sitting room or into the kitchen. The terrace, being elevated and east-facing, makes an excellent spot for breakfast on a sunny morning before the day gets going, or being shaded from the midday sun, a cool place for lunch. 

SITTING ROOM/DINING ROOM 

The large Sitting Room has a huge traditional fireplace, and the dark wood-panelled ceiling and classic French sitting room furniture gives a very traditional French flavour to the room. Complementary burgundy wall tapestries and upholstery complete the picture. There is a selection of interesting ornaments around the room to complete the aristocratic ambience.

At the rear of the room is a large formal Dining Table for those special meals.

KITCHEN

The adjacent Kitchen is well equipped for large parties and includes a full range of fitted units offering ample workspace.

The units are in dark wood to complement the Sitting / Dining room next door. Equipment includes a gas hob with extractor over, electric oven, fridge/freezer and a microwave. There is a dishwasher, washing machine and tumble drier.
There is also a large breakfast table for informal dining and food preparation as required. Space allows for a small seating area with a couple of easy chairs as well.

BEDROOMS

A feature of Les Clauzades Vielles is that the bedrooms are arranged in separate pairs, at least with one bathroom per pair, and each having separate access. 

Bedrooms 1 & 2  From the Kitchen, a door leads to two spacious Double Bedrooms on this level, one of which has an ensuite shower room.

There is also a bathroom on this level, with the door immediately adjacent to the second Double Bedroom. Both bedrooms have high-quality furniture and decorations.

Bedrooms 3 & 4   Stairs lead up to the top floor, where there are two spacious Twin Bedrooms. with a Bathroom with bath, basin and WC and also a separate lavatory with WC and basin between them. These bedrooms have air conditioning. 

Ground level Sitting Room  Returning to the Sitting/Dining Room level, a staircase leads down to the Lower Ground level, and into the attractive Cave, done out in white, with an attractive mural and cane conservatory suite.

The outside door from this room opens onto the pool terrace and looks directly through the rose arbour and up the avenue of bushes to the tall cypress trees at the far end of Clauzades Vieilles.

Bedrooms 5 & 6 The Cave Sitting room sits between two large bedrooms, one Double and one Twin, and both have spacious en-suite facilities with excellent quality fittings.

The Double room has bathroom, shower, basin and WC and the Twin has bath, basin and WC.

Throughout the house, the quality of the accommodation is at a premium level, and guests are assured of luxurious surroundings and facilities to maximize the enjoyment of their stay at Clauzades Vieilles.

The Gîte   Sleeps up to 4 people in 2 bedrooms
Sitting at one end of the garden in its own enclosure with separate entrances and parking, the Gîte is a modern bungalow. It is approximately 100m from the Gîte to the door of the Main House.

Entering through the hallway, on the left is a good-sized Kitchen, with a range of fitted units, hob, oven, fridge/freezer, microwave, and a good range of other equipment, enabling the occupants to be completely independent of the Main House if desired.  There is also a breakfast table.

The Sitting/Dining Room opposite has a beautiful stylish Dining Table and Chairs, a quality Three piece suite and a wood burner.

Along the hall are the Double Bedroom and Twin Bedroom with additional storage space in both rooms.

The bathroom has a bath with shower attachment over, WC and basin.

Outside the Gîte has a small garden, sufficient for Occupants to sit out and enjoy the outdoors, and shaded areas are provided by mature trees in the garden of the Main House.

The Pool House includes equipment for Tennis, Badminton and a Dartboard, as well as a selection of items for use in and around the pool.

Outdoors at Clauzades Vieilles is a positive delight, with carefully landscaped and maintained gardens of just over 1 ha (2.5 acres), and a number of features to raise the expectations far beyond an ordinary rental property.

The Swimming Pool and large Terrace make the south face of the house a stunning feature, with an additional wall and Pool house with its own feature tower incorporated to make a 3 sided enclosure to both keep the wind at bay and provide some shade at all times of the day. Subtle lighting around this area and under the surface of the pool also create a decadent atmosphere after sunset.

The 16 x 6 m pool will normally be heated to 28C, and there are integral steps for easy access to the water.