The Millhouse
Key Highlights
- The beautiful heated pool and huge decking area with sunbeds; the perfect place to relax while sipping a drink
- The extensive outside grounds with children play area, pizza oven and barbecues, ideal to take full advantage of sunny days outside
- The magical feeling you get while watching the millstream running through the house from a very handy glass-viewing panel in the dining room!
Main House Interior (up to 20 guests including sofa-bed)
Ground Floor
- Spacious foyer with the main stairway leading to the upper floor giving access to the East and West wing bedrooms
- Large, spacious reception rooms with beautifully furnished contemporary interiors
- Formal dining room, which comfortably seats up to 20 people and a millstream that runs through the house to the Mill-wheel at the rear of the property (there is small wall suitable for seating and viewing the stream via a toughened safety glass viewing panel)
- Open-plan modern kitchen with two dishwashers, large dining table and chairs and doors leading onto the covered wooden decked patio area
- Large salon with traditional Charantais fireplace, three large comfortable sofas and 50" TV with Freesat (just bring your own SKY card), Orange TV with many French, German and International TV stations, Netflix, Blu-ray, DVD player and a quality music system
- Fully-equipped utility room with washing machine, tumble dryer, disabled toilet, baby bath and cleaning equipment
- Garden room/bedroom with twin beds, a separate downstairs toilet with large shower, vanity unit and hairdryer
First floor
- Balcony with two large sofas and well-stocked library
- Master bedroom with double bed, double sofa-bed and en suite bathroom
- Four double bedrooms with en-suite bath/shower rooms
- Three twin bedrooms with en-suite bath/shower rooms
Four additional beds (suitable for children) can be arranged on request in advance - they can be placed in some of the double bedrooms.
Self-contained Apartment (up to 4 guests including sofa-bed)
- Lounge with double sofa-bed and a 42'' flat screen TV, blue-ray DVD player
- Twin bedroom and bathroom
Outside Grounds
- Large 12 x 6m salt water, heated swimming pool (available approximately mid-April to mid-October, from 9am-9pm) with an attached 4x3m kids pool and automatic safety cover
- Wooden decked patio area with a large table and chairs and poolside cabana
- Charentais stone built BBQ and Weber Genesis gas BBQ
- Pizza oven
- Wide sun and shaded terraces with extensive grounds
- Solar heated pool shower
- Table football
- Children's playground: swing set, slide, trampoline
- Grounds feature stream and two small rivers
Facilities
- Wi-Fi
- 50" plasma TV with Freesat (just bring your own SKY card), Blu-ray DVD player and a quality music system
- 42'' flat screen TV with blue-ray DVD player
- CD player with iPod docking system
- Gym equipment: step machine, small weights, gym fitness ball
- Garden games: badminton, table tennis table
- Baby equipment: two cots, baby bath, bath toys and two cots and highchairs
- Wii games
- Billiard table
- Board games
- Books and magazines
- Toys
Bedrooms
Bedroom 1
1 Double Bed, 1 Double Sofa Bed
Bedroom 2
1 Double Bed
Bedroom 3
1 Double Bed
Bedroom 4
1 Double Bed
Bedroom 5
1 Double Bed
Bedroom 6
2 Single Beds
Bedroom 7
2 Single Beds
Bedroom 8
2 Single Beds
Bedroom 9
1 Double Sofa Bed
Bedroom 10
2 Single Beds
The home has ten ensuite bedrooms in total, Wi-Fi throughout and beautiful grounds featuring a stream and rivers, landscaped gardens and wild flowers. There are nine bedrooms in the main house, one including a sofa-bed, available for 18-20 guests whilst a self-contained one-bedroom apartment with a sofa-bed in the lounge sleeps a further 2-4 guests, bringing the total capacity to 20-24 guests.
Memorable evenings can be spent in the beautifully lit dining room where you can gaze at the cleverly designed glass feature overlooking the stream running through the room towards the waterwheel. In the summer, head outside and relax by the poolside cabana, enjoy meals together by the stone-built barbecue or prepare pizzas in the traditional bread oven.
Families are made to feel especially welcome with a wealth of facilities from board games by the cosy fire to table tennis and football, not to mention the lovely children’s play area outside. Then of course there is the glorious heated swimming pool with its own kids corner and ample space for grown-ups to relax on the poolside terrace.
Close to the historic towns of Saintes, Cognac, Taillebourg and St Jean D'Angely, the Millhouse is in a wonderful location. It’s only forty minutes from the coast where you’ll discover wonderful sandy beaches and a strong sense of the region’s maritime history. Nearby you can also visit beautiful vineyards and market towns selling local fresh produce and seafood. The Charente Maritime region has an exceptionally sunny climate and is a wonderful area to visit.
The Millhouse, which was voted one of the 25 best villas in Europe by Conde Nast, is the perfect venue for your holiday and the enthusiastic owners will be at hand to help you have a memorable stay.
- The main house sleeps 18-20 guests across nine double/twin bedrooms, one of which has a double sofa-bed. The self-contained apartment can sleep 2-4 guests across its twin bedroom and a double sofa-bed in the lounge.
- Four fold-up single beds (suitable for children) can be arranged on request, with advance notice (they can be placed in some of the double bedrooms).
- Due to the historic and unique nature of the property and its surroundings (watermill, stream and rivers) small children must be supervised at all times. Kindly review the photos carefully before booking.
- Please note that the swimming pool is open from 9.00am to 9.00pm.
- The Millhouse is rural and car hire is strongly recommended.
Oliver's Extras
- Chef/Cook Available
- Maid Service Available
- Babysitting Available
At Oliver’s Travels we pride ourselves on going that little bit further for our guests. From private chefs to babysitters we can help you arrange those little extras that make it a truly memorable holiday. Simply fill in the concierge request form or contact the Oliver’s Concierge Team who will be happy to help. We can typically help you arrange any of the following:
- Maid service/extra cleaning
- Private chef/cook/catering
- Welcome hamper/pre-stocked fridge
- Local day-trips or tours
- Airport pick-up/drop-off
- Babysitting/childcare services
Extras included at this property:
- Welcome hamper/pre-stocked fridge
Extras available at this property (payable locally):
- Mid-week maid service
- Catering
- Airport pick-up/drop-off transfers
Please note that all extras are subject to availability and must be requested in advance of the holiday (prices on request). Due to some rural/remote locations, not all services will be available at all properties. However, we will always do our best to fulfil your requests!
