Les Trois Balcons - Large Holiday Home in the Massif des Bauges
House with 6 Bedrooms, Sleeps 14
Our house is situated in the village of Doucy-en-Bauges. Doucy-en-Bauges is one ot the highest villages in the region and is situated 38km from Annecy and 84km from Geneva, in the heart of the Massif des Bauges. This undiscovered area lies within the Haute-Savoie. It is surrounded by fantastic alpine walking country. There is skiing within 12km at Les Aillons/Margeriaz in the winter.
Les Trois Balcons is a lovely modernised family house with magnificent views. The house can accommodate up to 14 adults in 6 bedrooms. There is a large family kitchen and a spacious dining/living room with a wood burning stove and under-floor heating (winter season). Three of the bedrooms have balconies. Two of the bedrooms are on the top floor as part of a flat with separate bathroom and kitchenette. The sixth bedroom is a large family room.
The house is furnished comfortably. There is a flatlet at the top of the house consisting of two bedrooms (1 double room with a sofa bed, 1 twin room), a kitchenette and a large shower room. The first floor consists of four bedrooms (3 double rooms-one with a child’s Ikea bed-and 1 bedroom with bunk beds and 1 single bed), a large bathroom and a separate cloakroom.
The ground floor consists of a large kitchen/breakfast room which has a washing machine, dishwasher, microwave, fridge/freezer and coffee maker. The spacious lounge/diner, with a highly efficient wood-burning stove as its focal point, is a sizeable space in which to relax and eat. There is also a cloakroom on this level, with under-floor heating throughout the ground floor space.
Outside are two terraces; The large, upper terrace has access to the 1st floor of the house, while the lower terrace is a great sunny space for eating and relaxing.
There is a great range of activites and sites of interest to visit and explore in the summer. Further down the valley at the bottom end of the village is a local shop which will provide you with bread/pastries/a selection of cold meats & pates and which also sells essential provisions from the small shop attached.
This is a wonderful and relaxing region of France to discover with family and friends. The region of the Bauges, near the Alps, is an unspoilt and uncrowded area. It lies within the regions of Savoie and Haute-Savoie, and our house is perched up in one of the highest villages in the range.
Facilities for this holiday house in Doucy-en-Bauges, Rhone Alps
Terrestrial TV, Video, DVD, Radio, CD System, Board Games.
Outside:
Terrace, BBQ, Parking, Balcony, Garden Furniture.
Suitability:
Children Welcome, Not Suitable For Wheelchairs.
Local activities in and around Doucy-en-Bauges, Rhone Alps
Winter Season - There are some good local ski stations within easy reach of Doucy. Le Margeriaz provides a magnificent snow park with Nordic ski-ing, a good choice of ski runs; and children are well provided for with play parks and tot ski schools. Also within Aillon-Margeriaz there is a snowboard park and dog sleighing. There is a choice of black, blue green & red runs, cross-country ski-ing and slope. The Semnoz mountain has a complete Nordic range of sports with spectacular views across the mountain peaks.
Summer Season A completely different landscape awaits you in the summer with long, mostly sunny days to choose what activity (or lack of it) that suits you best. Great mountain walks, hiking with donkeys, swimming or cheese tasting are available within the locale of the village of Doucy. Horse riding, mountain biking, paragliding, canyoning, fishing, climbing, hiking and caving can all be found within the region.
Within the Massif des Bauges national park you will find many small, family run restaurants ALL worth trying out. It is worth noting, however, that a fair number of places close during the winter months.
At Le Chatelard, 7.2km (15 minute drive) from Doucy, there is a Supermarket, Bank, Post Office, a small selection of bars and restaurants, and a local market (chiefly food products) that runs every Friday morning.
At Lescheraines there is a large man made lake with giant slides, toddler's pool, pedalos, boules and a handy bar/resturant. At the village of Jarsy (4.9km,10 minute drive) you will find a very good hotel/restaurant and a mouth watering chocolatier and a good eco-bakery.
At L’ecole (6.11km, 12 minute drive) there is another very good bakery offering an excellent selection of wholemeal bread. In Chambery (50km, 50 min drive)life centres around the shops on the Rue de Boigne.
Rental rates for this house
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Low Season Rate From:
£544.00
€685.44
$881.28
High Season Rate From:
£680.00
€856.80
$1101.60
Availability of Les Trois Balcons
This property is normally available
for rent between January
and December each year.
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Owner joined site on:
22 October 2007
Property listed since:
10 December 2007
Holiday House in france - Rhone Alps - Savoie - Doucy-en-Bauges
