Our gîte, very comfortable for 6 persons( 4 adults- 2 children), is located in the peaceful setting of a small south Vendee hamlet.
The ideal base for exploring and enjoying the Vendee Region.
It is a rustic cottage fully restored to its original appearance, with exposed stone walls, wooden beams and wooden floors, and tiled ground floor. It is furnished with antique French country style comfortable furniture. It is comfortable and done with good taste.
Ground floor: a large living room with a fireplace, good size kitchen dining/room, bathroom and separate wc, utility room. One double bedroom with en suite shower room (bed 1.60mt wide), tv and video/recorder/player.
Upstairs : a double bedroom with one 1.40 mt wide bed, one mezzanine bedroom with 2 single beds each 1.20mt wide.
Facilities included : Chimney, 2 TV, 2 video recorder/player, hifi, DVD player, telephone, games, books and video cassettes, free wifi internet connection.
Fully fitted modern kitchen, diswasher, microwaves oven ,full oven, washing machine and deep freezer.
All rooms have electric heating.
To enhance comfort for a restful and enjoyable stay there is :
- a 500 square meters private garden,
- a stone patio with garden furniture,
- a large outdoor roofed dining area with rustic furniture and a purpose built chimney-barbecue,
- private parking.

2 mountain bicycles for adults and 3 for children are available free of charge.
Bathroom towels, house linen, and bed linen is provided, the beds are made prior to arrival.

Situated in the quiet village of Saint Michel le Cloucq, 5 kms from the old capital of Fontenay le Comte, 30 kms from Niort and 50 Kms from La Rochelle and the beaches of the Atlantic and the islands of Ré and Aix.
The village is on the edge of a large forest and there are lots of places to walk and cycles.
Less than 5 kms from the house is the River Vende wher you can fish and there is good fishing and boating on the canals of Le Marais Poitevin , better known as Green Venice.
Lac de Chassenon has a beach with supervised swimming, it is great for the young children.
The Vendee apart from its beauty is filled with historic and fine architecture, notably the Abbaye of Maillezais or the Abbaye Royale in Nieul.

Within an hours drive of our cottage are the sandy beaches of the Vendée, including La Rochelle, Ile de Ré, Les Sables d'Olonne and La Tranche sur Mer. If you want a change of pace then the tranquil setting of the Marais Poitevin, with its Venise Verte waterways are just 20 minutes away. For kids of all ages the Futuroscope theme park is an hour away near Poitiers, and for the adults the famous Cognac houses are within easy reach for tours and tastings.
Travel to the Vendée is convenient, with road links to the Channel ports improved by new motorways in recent years. St Malo is only 3 hours away. In addition, the airport at La Rochelle (55 minutes) is served by two airlines from the UK (Ryanair and BE) and the larger airport a Nantes (1 hour) is part of the networks of both British Airways and Air France.

Our prices 2008/2009 per week (from Saturday to Saturday, heating in extra):

- from 27th September 2008 to 25th October 2008 : 280 Euros
- from 25th October 2008 to 8th November 2008 : 350 Euros
- from 8th November 2008 to 20th December 2008 : 280 Euros
- from 20th December 2008 to 3rd January 2009 : 350 Euros
- from 3rd January 2009 to 4th April 2009 : 295 Euros
- from 4th April 2009 to 2nd May 2009 : 365 Euros
- from 2nd May 2009 to 27th June 2009 : 325 Euros
- from 27th June 2009 to 11th July 2009 : 520 Euros
- from 11th July 2009 to 22nd August 2009 : 675 Euros
- from 22nd August 2009 to 29th August 2009 : 520 Euros
- from 29th August 2009 to 26th September 2009 : 325 Euros
- from 26th September 2009 to 24th October 2009 : 295 Euros
- from 24th October 2009 to 7th November 2009 : 365 Euros
- from 7th November 2009 to 19th December 2009 : 295 Euros
- from 19th December 2009 to 2nd January 2010 : 365 Euros