Villa rental in Celles, France - Luxury Dordogne Villa w Heated Pool/\WIFI - Property 64440

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House Design: The design of La Cime Des Arbres, parts of which date back to 1650, plays on the southeast and southwest orientation providing lovely light from dawn to dusk, with most of the activity taking place on the second floor (thus the name treetops) providing views and perspective on the surrounding forests and valley. The house is largely hand made-- from the surrounding fence to the kitchen and windows and oak staircase and traditional oak terrace. Every room is different and interesting. There are three outdoor terraces and many places to quietly read, (or play loudly). Compared to the average, local summer water temperature of 27C, the pool is maintained at 30C and is perfect for late night swims. And for security we have installed the most advanced electronic pool security available.

Management Philosopy: We began renting properties in 2001 while on summer vacation, beginning with the Manior Le Volveix. Without exception we have had wonderful guests who have always been considerate and friendly and appreciative. We have excellent teams to quickly handle or solve any contingency you might encounter in rural France -- from bees to electricity outages (from lightning) to one guest whose car rolled through a wall at a local restaurant. Our philosophy is to recreate the experience of our favorite luxury boutique hotels and give guests a.glimpse of French rural life. We have children and care about safety and fun. We replace appliances yearly and ensure the linens and towels and beds are of the highest quality. With the maps, guides and a welcome book, we are always on call (but not intrusive) to advise on restaurants, attractions, best golf courses or walks, or to answer special requests -- a surprise microlight trip or an anniversary dinner with the late President Mitterand's chef.

The Le Volveix Hamlet: The Le Volveix is a quiet, 16th century hillside hamlet surrounded by forests and farms. The road leading Le Vovleix is barely one lane and closed to trucks. There are wonderful walks up the ridge above the hamlet where you can see for 20 kilometers. Our neighbors, are friendly, considerate and respect privacy. In the summer children (French and European) often end up playing together in the safety of the hamlet or surrounding forests. There are no farm animals adjacent to Le Volveix so the hamlet lacks the flies and smells of commercial farm animals. The position on the hill provides long sunrises and sunsets and ceilings of stars. This is a life that is rarely found today. The most exciting days of the week are when the butcher and baker visit the hamlet. Locals leave their keys in the car so they don't lose them.

Guest Book: 1) Dear John & Anne-Marie, WE are now back in England. Thank you for the use of the house it reallyw as brilliant. Our second week (after leaving you) was certainly not as good as our first in every way - house, weather and area.The Microlight trip was fantastic he was so surprised and enjoyed it immensely.The pilot George (?) was excellent and very good with Kenneth. He flew over Brantome and even showed him Sting's chateau! Thanks for helping make his day special.Again, many thanks Nick & Jan 2) Lorraine (Family of six), John and Anne-Marie, Sorry we left before you arrived. Thank you so much for your superb hospitality. Your house is fantastic. We have all enjoyed our stay thoroughly. Many thanks, Lorraine 3) David and Laurie, Thank you for a wonderful holiday. We loved the oak terrace and long dinners and wine and Le Volveix and your thoughtfulness. And our cooking class with Daniele was so fun.

Other Activities: Canoeing, microlight, village markets

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