The house was built in 2003, by the well known Provencal builders Mas Provence.
All the bedrooms face south to get the maximum benefit from the sun and the view.
The master bedroom is on the first floor with its own bathroom - bath,separate shower, double basin, toilet, and bidet - and is that extra bit special.
It has a private balcony for breakfast and sunbathing, and a ceiling fan for those particularly hot days and evenings.
Three bedrooms downstairs all have built-in wardrobes and direct access to the terrace. There is a bathroom wiht shower downstairs, and a separate toilet. An extra bedroom downstairswith two single bedscan be used as a childrens room.
The kitchen was built by Cuisines Fabre from Robion, with a balance of traditional and modern. The windows look over the pool, and an arch leads to the lounge and dining room.
For larger photos of the kitchen see below "Our photos"
Our 40 sq. m. lounge is on the south-west corner of the house, with two French doors; one leading direct to the front terrace and the pool, the other to the west terrace. Views over the pool, garden, and trees. It also has a large chimney for log-fires in winter. We have a satellite dish feeding to the lounge, masterbedroom, and the apartment;providing TV Vlaanderen with all the common TV and radio channels such as Belgian and French TV, CNN, Nat. Geographic, etc and Radio één, twee, Studio Brussel etc
There are wide terraces on the front and west side of the house, and we have two covered terraces for outside dining.
One at the front immediately outside the kitchen where we eat most of the time and the other on the west side (where we use our barbecue) with easy access through the dining room. There is another toilet and basin on the west terrace.
There is extra storage space in the storeroom just off the kitchen, and also in the garage. The washing machine and drier are plumbed in the garage.
All internal floors and the staircase are in decorative tiles. Heating and hot water are electric.
Would you like to know which weeks the house is available and get further information ? We will be delighted to hear from you. To contact us: (Dutch/English/French/German spoken) : E-mail: ilsehespeels@gmail.com
Our house is situated in a small village called Villars, in the Luberon valley between the Luberon mountain range and Mont Ventoux , some 8 km north of Apt, in turn some 50 km east of Avignon. It's a very friendly place, with around 100 permanent inhabitants and a number of regular visitors.
We are surrounded by lavender fields, orchards, and vineyards, in the heart of the Luberon National Park. We are part of the commune of Villars (1.5 km), with its delightful village square and local weekly summer market, two excellent restaurants, a bar, and a baker.
Three km away is Saint Saturnin les Apt with two hotels (both with restaurants), several other restaurants and bars (one of which does home-made pizzas in summer), two bakers, a butcher, a mini-supermarket, and several other shops.
Our nearest town is Apt - 10 minutes by car - with its famous Saturday market. It has numerous hotels, restaurants, bars, a wide variety of shops, and an excellent tourist office (English spoken). The house is yours to rent during the holiday season. From one week to as many as you like. The house can host between 2 and 10 persons with 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. During July and August we rent the house to a company of 10 persons. Of course you are welcome to stay in the house with less than 10 persons, but the fee is determined as if 10 people would stay in the house. During the remaining months of the year we rent the house to companies of either 2 people (see Our apartment), maximum 8 people (see Our house), or maximum 10 people (prices are variable according to the number of guests outside July and August). In fact the house has two major parts : one gîte that can host 2 peoplewith 1 bedroom, bathroom, living room and kitchenette (see Our apartment). The other part can host up to 8 peoplewith 4 bedrooms2 bathroomsliving room main kitchen (see Our house). By simply unlocking an inside door the house can welcome maximum 10 people 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. And of course the swimming pool is not to be forgotten.
