The Gite St Pierre is an ancient townhouse in a very quaint and ancient street. It has been beautifully modernised inside by the previous owner, for his own use. It has a lovely terrace and a very pretty, and very private garden of some 500 square metres. It is in the centre of the famous tourist site of Brantome en Périgord, very close to the river. So, everything that Brantome has to offer is within easy reach - just a few minutes’ walk - shops, market, streets, gardens, restaurants, cafes and bars and local attractions. Rising up behind the house to meet the cliff that forms the backdrop to Brantome, and overlooking the roofs of the town, the terrace and the garden are places where you can rest and relax, eat a meal, fire up the BBQ, sip a drink, read a book, sketch or just sit and doze. For those of you who may wish to explore more widely, all of the Dordogne and the neighbouring Departments are at your disposal.
Entering the Gite you will find a bedroom on the ground floor with two beds, (which can also form a large double bed) and its shower-room, on which you will find the washing machine and dryer (perhaps this means that you can go a bit lighter on your packing!).
From this room you go up the stairs to join the main part of the house - equipped kitchen, living room, shower -room and master bedroom. The kitchen is fully equipped with all the essentials - oven, hob, extractor fan, refrigerator-freezer, washing up machine, microwave, electric kettle and a toaster, as well as a Nespresso machine.
The living room is light and airy with a classic, stone fireplace and a wood burner. We can vouch from personal experience that the chairs are extremely comfortable recliners to doze in! Both this room and the main bedroom have reversible air conditioning units. The WiFi is free, connected by fibre, with a speeds of around 300Mb, Internet TV, DVD player and a Bluetooth radio / CD player.
From the living room you can access the terrace, with the BBQ, table and garden seats and parasols. From here you access the Garden above the house.
Bathroom and bedroom amenities include a hair dryer, towels, sheets and other bedding.
The street, being very narrow, does not allow any parking immediately in front of the house. Nevertheless, you can stop in front of the house to load and unload your belongings. There are free parking spaces nearby: at the beginning of the street, in front of the hotel Le Jardin des ChouChoux, and around the shops in front of the hotel (for short periods only). There are further places behind the shops, where the recycling bins are located, in front of a hangar, currently unused.
You will find photos and a marked-up map of the immediate locality to show where these spaces are. Otherwise, there is a very large, free parking area within 3-5 minutes’ walk, alongside the river on the road to Thiviers.