- Sleeps6
- Bedroom(s)3
- Bathroom(s)2
- From £140/Night ( All rates )
Description
Le Fitou is a wing of an old Winemaker's House with 3 bedrooms and a large pool - www.winemakershouse.com
The Winemaker's House in Mirepeisset has two 3 bedroom Gites both with swimming pools and is an ideal base for exploring the Languedoc- Roussillon area.
LE FITOU Gite comfortably sleeps 6 and is furnished to a high standard. It has its own private front entrance which opens into a foyer, which leads into the spacious beamed living room with two large windows overlooking the courtyard. There is Wi Fi, Cable TV and a CD Player. Off the living room is a separate laundry room equipped with a washing machine and toilet. Also off the living room is the fully equipped kitchen with oven, hob, dishwasher, refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker, toaster, etc. The glass kitchen door allows in plenty of light as well as leading you out to your private patio and the pool area. Adjoining the living room is a separate dining room with large window overlooking your patio, and the stairs leading to the upper floor. The master bedroom has a large window overlooking the pool and walled garden; the master bedroom is en suite. There are two twin bedrooms, both with windows overlooking the courtyard, and a large shared bathroom.
LE FITOU is tiled throughout the ground floor, has parking facilities on the property with a gate, the windows have curtains and shutters, and is equipped with central heating for chillier months. There is a patio area for your private use, partly covered for shelter, if desired, from the hot sun. There are tables and chairs, a BBQ, sun beds with comfortable cushions and parasols. Linen and towels are included (and special beach towels can also be provided)
Besides your private patio, the entire garden and pool patio surround is also for your use. There are also pool toys and floats.
The swimming pool is a large 5 metre x 11 metre (17 feet x 36 feet), set into a beautiful walled & landscaped provincial garden. The pool & garden are a shared space with the friendly owners who live next door. The owners have a totally separate patio area screened from Le Fitou, but will be seen gardening and maintaining the pool. (We usually try to do this early in the morning or when you have gone off for the day!) As far as swimming and sunbathing go, the same applies…. we tend to use the facilities when you are off doing other things!
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Location
| Address: 17 Rue du Somail, 11120 Mirepeisset, France | ||
| Zip/Postal Code: 11120 | ||
| Latitude/Longitude: 43.28356115508432 / 2.8966995595245635 | ||
| Nearest airport | Beziers (Carcassonne, Perpignan, Montpellier) | 49 km |
|---|---|---|
| Nearest bar / pub | In village | 250 meters |
| Nearest beach | Gruissan, Narbonne Plage | 30 km |
| Nearest boulangerie | Lydia's shop | 250 meters |
| Nearest canal | Canal du Midi | 2 km |
| Nearest restaurant | La Taverne | 250 meters |
| Nearest river | Cesse | 250 meters |
| Nearest supermarket | Intermarche | 5 km |
| Nearest train station | Narbonne | 15 km |
Neighborhood
A thriving, friendly community with a population of 550 in winter rising to 800 in summer, Mirepeisset is an excellent base to explore the area.
Mirepeisset has a general store (a two minute walk from Winemaker’s) providing all your basic needs including fresh bread and croissants and has two restaurants - La Taverne, (great for steaks) next door to the shop and La Garenne, on the banks of the river.
Mirepeisset is on the River Cesse and La Rigole - a small canal that links the river to the Canal du Midi - providing opportunities for beautiful walks, bike rides, swimming and fishing. There are tennis courts and riding stables too.
Close by is the historic village of Le Somail on the Canal du Midi with several restaurants to choose from (as well as a wonderful old book shop!). L'O a la Bouche restaurant is particularly recommended.
In Ginestas - three kilometres away - you can find a bank, pharmacy and more restaurants.
A large Intermarche super market with 24/7 fuel is only 5 minutes away.
The ancient city of Narbonne is just a 15 km drive. Well worth a visit for its Roman road, cathedral, canal and famous covered market.
Carcassonne is a favourite destination with its old fortified city that has starred in many a film. It is an easy 40 minute drive.
The Mediterranean is only 30-40 minutes away and there are several great beaches within easy reach - Gruissan, Narbonne Plage, La Franqui and Leucate to name but a few.
For the slightly more adventurous there is kayaking in Roquebrun on the River Orb. (This is highly recommended from personal experience) as well as white water rafting in the Pyrenees.
Another must see are the Cathar Castles. Quiberus and Peyrepertuse are two spectacular examples and are an hour or so away.
Let's not forget the wine. Languedoc Roussillon is the biggest wine producing area in France with many famous names - Fitou, Minervois, Corbieres and St Chinian. Mirepeisset has its own domain - Les Herbes Saintes.
Bike rides (bike hire can easily be arranged), horse riding, walking, boat trips on the Canal du Midi are all readily available. A typical comment from our guests is that there is so much to do they will have to come back!
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Rates
| - | Nightly rate | Weekly rate | Monthly rate | Min. Stay | Change-over | |
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| Week | Weekend | |||||
| Rate summary | £140 - £284.28 | £800 - £1,990 | - | 1 Nights | - | |
| 04-May-2024 - 31-May-2024 | £140 | - | £980 | - | 4 Nights | - |
| 01-Jun-2024 - 14-Jun-2024 | £168.57 | - | £1,180 | - | 1 Nights | - |
| 15-Jun-2024 - 28-Jun-2024 | £211.42 | - | £1,480 | - | 7 Nights | Sat - Sat |
| 29-Jun-2024 - 12-Jul-2024 | £268.57 | - | £1,880 | - | 7 Nights | Sat - Sat |
| 13-Jul-2024 - 30-Aug-2024 | £284.28 | - | £1,990 | - | 7 Nights | Sat - Sat |
| 31-Aug-2024 - 13-Sep-2024 | £211.42 | - | £1,480 | - | 7 Nights | Sat - Sat |
| 14-Sep-2024 - 27-Sep-2024 | £168.57 | - | £1,180 | - | 7 Nights | Sat - Sat |
| 29-Sep-2024 - 02-Nov-2024 | £140 | - | £980 | - | 4 Nights | - |
Policies
9 Reviews
#66. Fabulous family-friendly gite (Copy of review on Home Away)
20 August 2016
We are a family of four (two 7 year old children) and wanted a well equipped, comfortable space with a good pool to spend our two week summer holiday. As the gite slept six we took advantage of inviting some friends and then some family to stay. We wanted a nice environment to relax in by the pool so the kids could play but also be near some areas of interest if we wanted to explore. Le Fitou was the perfect balance of this. We had long lazy days by the gorgeous and generously sized pool and we had many wonderful excursions - suggested by the well-informed owners. Nothing was too much trouble and Roger and Jane were very happy to provide the extra bed linen required for our various guests in addition to our own requirements. Having them next door proved very helpful as they were on hand to recommend tried and tested restaurants, beaches or places to visit. But most of the time we felt that we had the place to ourselves. The property was very well maintained and had everything we required - dish washer, washing machine etc and a well equipped kitchen. The rooms were generous and nicely decorated and there was plenty of room even when there were six people occupying the Gite. We would definitely recommend this Gite and already have and I expect that we will be back soon for another visit.
#65. Delightful accommodation and hosts (Copy of review on Home Away)
The property was beautifully maintained with lots of nice personal touches (colourful throws and cushions on the beds, pretty pictures etc) Well equipped kitchen, plenty of storage space for suitcases etc. Lots of information about the area and our hosts were excellent sources of information and only too willing to help out with suggestions to help us have a great holiday, Good local store and restaurant. Plenty of goodies in the fridge to start us off! Good size pool for the swimmers and plenty of beach towels for the more lazy. Highly recommended!
#36. Gorgeous setting, very peaceful loved it (Copy of review on Home Away)
Le Fitou is beautiful, stunning surroundings with a delightful view of the church/clock tower from the garden. The inside is furnished to a high standard and was exceptionally clean on our arrival.
An added bonus was thatJane & Roger left some food and wine supplies in case we weren't able to get to the supermarket. It was a lovely gesture. Once we'd settled and unpacked our hosts invited us for a glass of wine and a bit of an introduction to the area and site's. A lovely surprise was meeting Lupin their friendly dog who paid us a daily visit and was very welcome to us.
The surrounding area has plenty of activities or you can just relax. The village isn't far from anywhere and the roads are well sign posted. Our villa was supplied with a most welcomed & detailed map.
Roger & Jane include leaflets and places of interest to visit.
There is a lovely small restaurant 3 minutes walk from Le Fitou run by Vincent who will take very good care of you.
Overall we had a lovely relaxing stay. Jane & Roger certainly made us feel welcomed. We would recommend their accommodation without hesitation.
Thanks for all your kindness.
#35. Truly Fabulous (copy of review by Tim on Trip Advisor)
We spent a family holiday at Le Fitou in July 2015 and I can honestly say it was one of the best we have had. Le Fitou is a charming and very well-kept property. There were only four of us, but it could have very comfortably accommodated six and it is very reasonably priced. Indeed, it considerably exceeded our expectations. The house is spotless and very well equipped with some nice little touches, including generous basic food essentials on arrival, vases of fresh-cut flowers, good quality linen and towels and plenty of toiletries. Every morning we would stroll to the lovely little village shop to buy delicious fresh bread and croissants. We would be back by the time the coffee had brewed. For an excellent choice of fish, meat, local fruit and vegetables there’s a good supermarket only a few minutes drive away and the gated parking directly in front of the house makes it all very convenient. At the back is a lovely private patio for relaxing and eating al fresco. For our 12 year old twin boys the very well maintained and good size swimming pool was one of the highlights. It is very safe and it is very quiet and peaceful, set in the pretty and well-tended walled garden. Other than on the few occasions when we could persuade the boys to go exploring the nearby towns and countryside they spent most of their time in the pool and rated it 10/10, both for fun and cleanliness. Although shared with the owners, you rarely see them as they are very discreet and only tend to use it when guests are not there. But when you do want to see them, Roger and Jane are fantastic hosts and always happy to provide excellent suggestions of places and nearby restaurants to visit. The white-water canoeing and a privately chartered boat trip on the Canal du Midi were great fun. For a change from the pool, there is some lovely nearby river swimming and the beach that they recommended at Narbonne was very pleasant and uncrowded. It has given us some lovely memories and the boys are already asking when we will be going back …
#34. Excelente, limpio, tranquilo, acogedor (Copy of review from Home Away)
Acudimos en marzo de 2016 a la zona para ver los fabulosos alrededores del sur de Francia. Tenemos 3 niños y somos muy exigentes con nuestras escasas vacaciones. Y solo puedo decir que fue excelente. Esta ubicado en una localidad tranquila, está limpísimo, los anfitriones-vecinos son encantadores, nos obsequiaron con una primera compra (pan, vino, fiambre, leche, queso, yogurt, etc..) para no preocuparnos al llegar con tener que salir corriendo a comprar y que estuviésemos tranquilos, estaba equipado con toallas, jabón, etc...Cocina totalmente equipada para comer allí si se quiere, piscina preparada para el baño y limpísima (aunque no pudimos usarla pues hacía frío), las camas comodísimas, ....en fin, perfecto. Solo podemos decir gracias, y que seguro que volveremos.
#33. Welcoming and when can I come back (Copy of review on Trip Advisor)
We have rented this gite 4 times in the last 8 years. The only place in the world we've ever gone back to more than once! The rental is clean, spacious and well-equipped. The lovely owners had even stocked the fridge and pantry before our arrival with all the basic essentials. We're usually a family of 4 but we were 6 for one of our trips and there was plenty of room for all of us. The pool and garden are well maintained and you just feel all of your stresses melting away while sitting on the patio enjoying local wine, cheese and produce. We can't get enough of this area and all it has to offer - local markets, beaches, wine-tasting, early morning runs along the Canal du Midi, white water rafting in the Pyrenees, day trips to Spain, kayaking, etc. We find something new to do or area to discover on every trip. And this gite is in the perfect spot to discover it all.
#32. Perfect family rental in a FAB region of France (Copy of review on Home Away)
We have rented this gite 4 times in the last 8 years. The only place in the world we've ever gone back to more than once! The rental is clean, spacious and well-equipped. The lovely owners had even stocked the fridge and pantry before our arrival with all the basic essentials. We're usually a family of 4 but we were 6 for one of our trips and there was plenty of room for all of us. The pool and garden are well maintained and you just feel all of your stresses melting away while sitting on the patio enjoying local wine, cheese and produce. We can't get enough of this area and all it has to offer - local markets, beaches, wine-tasting, early morning runs along the Canal du Midi, white water rafting in the Pyrenees, day trips to Spain, kayaking, etc. We find something new to do or area to discover on every trip. And this gite is in the perfect spot to discover it all.
#18. Fantastic 2 weeks (Copy of review from Home Away)
Nothing was too much trouble for Roger & Jane. They made us feel like friends rather than customers. When I wanted to take my son to see a Montpelier game, Roger even booked it on his card as I was having difficulty, as well as lending his golf umbrellas for the game! The gite was lovely, great location, the pool fantastic. Our gite shared the pool with Roger/Jane but this was not a problem, and gave us access to the much larger pool! Would definitely stay again, highly recommended.
#17. Wonderful beautiful characterful site & pool ((copy of review on Home Away)
The Wine Makers House was built C.1820 in the quiet and typically french medieval village of Mirepeisset. Le Fitou, situated within one end of the house, shares the garden and swimming pool. It is well equipped and spotlessly clean, modern an spacious whilst keeping the wonderful character features & feelings of an old building. We arrived late and tired but where very much welcomed and found the site equipped with milk, eggs, cheese, bread and butter, etc .. .. all basic essentials and very much appreciated. The walled gardens are beautiful and we had freshly cut flowers in our gite. Bed linen, towels, etc is of a high quality as is the furniture and kitchen equipment making holiday cooking a bit easier. Jane & Roger proved to be very amenable hosts and couldn't do enough for us. We shared their garden & swimming pool which was no problem as they were usually out or working inside their house most days. They provided us with suggested places of interest and even maps and tips such as best time to visit and closing times. There is shop in the village for further food supplies and a good local restaurant and also a beautiful walk by the canal to the next village where we ate top class food and drank several bottles of local wine resulting in a fun walk back. ! ! .. We charted a private boat on the Canal du Midi which was terrific fun but weren’t quite brave enough for the local white water rafting…maybe next time.? ? .. Nabonne is a beautiful interesting city with a wonderful market but also a very long uncrowded beach with lots of water sports available. We also visited Minerve, perched over the meeting of rivers at the end of the limestone plateau and surrounded by deep gorges cut where the Brian and Cesse meet. It is spectactularly beautiful and the drive up there compasses stunning scenery. Highly recommended. There is so much other to do in this area and activities would accommodate all ages groups. I can not recommend Le Fitou enough as the whole place is lovely. am doe cant wait to go back. Thank you Jane & Roger for making our holiday the best ever.
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- Véronique et Jean-Luc
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- Property ID: 346
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