| | BEDROOMS | 4 | | SLEEPS | 8 | | DINING SEATS | 12 | | SMOKING | | | PETS | | | SINGLE BEDS | 4 | | DOUBLE BEDS | 2 | | OTHER BEDS | | | BATHROOMS | 3 | | TOILETS | 4 | | SWIMMING POOL | | | BEACH ACCESS | | | TOWELS | | RENTAL AMENITIES Private garden and shaded outdoor dining/barbecue area;
Large (7½ metres square) open-plan sitting, dining and kitchen area;
Second 3½ metre x 5½ metre sitting room, with satellite TV and CD player;
A sensitive blend of modern furniture for functionality, and hand-picked traditional Languedoc, Cathar and Catalan pieces to add style and atmosphere;
The paintings are by a local artist
Fully equipped modern kitchen with dishwasher, fridge/freezer, microwave, double sink, electric oven, and gas hob;
Ceramic flooring on the ground floor, and oak flooring on the bedroom floors;
Two double bedrooms, both with en-suite shower room and wc. One, on the first floor, measures a spacious 3½ metres x 7 metres and has a double height beamed ceiling. The other, on the top floor is an enormous 7½ metres square, and has spectacular views of the Pyrenees;
Two twin bedrooms, both 3 metres by 6 metres, which share a bathroom and wc;
Central heating and an open fireplace to take the chill off spring and autumn evenings;
Separate downstairs w.c.;
Separate utility room with washing machine and tumble drier;
Dial-up internet connection.
| NEARBY ACTIVITIES Surrounded by ancient towns and churches, vineyards, prehistoric cave settlements;
Within easy reach of golf, sailing, windsurfing, cycling, horse riding;
An hour’s drive from the Mediterranean or the spectacular walking of the Pyrenees;
20 minutes to the Canal du Midi (walking, bike hire, canal boat hire).
Half an hour from the fairy-tale city of Carcassonne (World Heritage site, AND great shopping)
20 minutes from the glorious medieval colonnaded market town of Mirepoix.
Less than 10 minutes to local farms who make and sell their own foie gras, goat cheese, sheep-milk ice cream.
Great choice of good restaurants within easy driving distance, including 2 Michelin 1* restaurants, and others which we think should have a star!
| RENTAL RATES Prices are per house per week, including all linen and towels except swimming towels
LoustalBeau, our house for 4 people.
June 2nd to June 29th £395
June 30th - July 13th £660
July 14th - August 31st £860
September 1st - 30th £660
LoustalNeuf, our house for 5 people.
June 2nd to June 29th £395
June 30th - July 13th £660
July 14th - August 31st £860
September 1st - 30th £660
LoustalViel, our house for 8 people.
June 2nd to June 29th £680
June 30th - July 13th £910
July 14th - August 31st £1,250
September 1st - 30th £910
LOW SEASON FLEXI-RATES (Before June 2nd and after September 30th)
Avoid the airlines’ weekend price hikes; arrive and leave when you want; stay as long as you like.
LoustalNeuf (5 people):
£250 per week or £100 for the first night plus £25 for each additional night.
LoustalViel (8 people):
£450 per week or £150 for the first night plus £50 for each additional night.
LoustalBeau (4 people):
£250 per week or £100 for the first night plus £25 for each additional night.
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Farmhouse for rent in Aude Lauragais Languedoc-Rousillon South West France  The Domaine de Loustalviel |  The outdoor bathroom! |  The view from the top bedroom |  Part of the main sitting room | Pech Luna is a village of 87 souls 1,000 ft up into the rolling hills of the Languedoc-Roussillon in South West France. It has a church, a Mairie, a school, and very little else beyond an air of calm and tranquillity.
One and a half kilometres away, a fifteen minute walk, is Le Domaine de Loustalviel, a cluster of three sensitively renovated farm buildings, set in a couple of hectares of gardens and meadows that slope down to the tiny brook at the border of our land.
The details below relate to the 8-person house. There is also a 4 person house and a 5 person house. Details on our website at www.pechluna.com (or click link in contact details).
A haven of rural tranquillity, Le Domaine de Loustalviel is nonetheless:
* Under an hour from Carcassonne and Toulouse airports;
* 10 minutes from extensive village shopping;
* 20 minutes from 3 excellent hypermarkets;
* Surrounded by ancient towns and churches, vineyards, prehistoric cave settlements;
* Within easy reach of golf, sailing, windsurfing, cycling, horse riding;
* An hour’s drive from the Mediterranean or the spectacular walking of the Pyrenees.
* 20 minutes to the Canal du Midi;
* 10 hours’ drive from the Channel ports.
The three stone-built houses have all been luxuriously restored to offer:
* Large, comfortable sitting and dining areas;
* Fully equipped modern kitchens;
* Airy bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms;
* All linen included (except swimming towels);
* Private gardens with shaded terraces and dining areas;
* Central heating and wood-burning stoves or an open fire;
* Separate downstairs wc/utility room with washing machine;
* 6 acres of grounds, a piste de boules, a 12 metre pool, football goalposts, basketball hoop, swingball, table-tennis.
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