Le Mas & Le Mazet - 13 guests

This charming renovated 16th century farmhouse, Le Mas, offers you 5 star discreet luxury and understated style, with 5 bedrooms (each with their own bathroom) and a fantastic summer kitchen that overlooks the private pool, fields and woods. If you need a 6th bedroom, you can rent Le Mazet. Le Mas and Le Mazet are two detached houses on one site, which can be rented together or separately.

Le Mas' well-equipped kitchen (60m2) is literally the center of the house. The terracotta tiles continue into the living room (48m2). 2 bedrooms can be found on the ground floor, and 3 on the first floor. The semi-open summer kitchen is located opposite the kitchen and has a large dining table with seating for 12 people. The terracotta tiles continue into the living room (44m2), which, like the kitchen, has a large fireplace with wood stove (wood is provided) and doors leading to the swimming pool and the summer kitchen lead. There are 3 comfortable sofas and many books, DVDs and games to enjoy.

If you want to follow the news or watch a movie, you can do so on the flat-screen TV with English channels. There is a wireless speaker that can be connected to a telephone, tablet or laptop via Bluetooth. There is free high-speed WiFi (250 Mpbs +)

Two bedrooms can be found on the ground floor; one with two single beds and bathroom with shower, the other with three single beds and bathroom with shower. One of these rooms is wheelchair accessible, as is the vast majority of the ground floor and the outside area. In the other (bedroom 5) a third bed can be added, so that 13 people can stay in Le Mas & Le Mazet. The other three bedrooms are located on the first floor and are served by two staircases.

The two master bedrooms are accessible via the stairs that lead from the kitchen to the first floor. These bright bedrooms are extremely spacious (33m² and 23m²) and have a bed of 180 x 200 cm, ample cupboard space, wooden floors and beautiful original beams. The windows overlook the fields and forests beyond and double as a lookout post for spotting deer, birds of prey and wild boar. The bathrooms in the master bedrooms have both a bath and a shower. The third bedroom is at the top of the stairs to the right of the kitchen. This room has a bed of 180 x 200 cm and a shower.

Opposite the kitchen is the covered summer kitchen (65m²). This former barn has retained its original roof, but the openings on three sides offer you shade and a cooling breeze. There is a small kitchen with sink, refrigerator and a Weber gas barbecue with 3 burners (gas bottles are provided). A large dining table with 12 comfortable chairs makes it the perfect place for long lunches, cooling off in the heat of the day, copious dinners and long, sultry evenings.

The private swimming pool is 10 x 5 meters, heated, saltwater and with an electric cover. The swimming pool is open from April to October. A saltwater pool uses the process of electrolysis to purify the water without the addition of chlorine, resulting in softer water and less risk of allergies and irritation to eyes and skin. A saltwater pool only has about 10% of the salinity of the ocean.

The swimming pool is positioned so that you can take maximum advantage of the miles-long view over the fields and forests behind it, take a seat on the sunbeds and chairs and enjoy! If you want to read a book in peace, there are several secluded places in the garden where you can isolate yourself. You can play various games in the garden, such as table tennis, football, boules, badminton rackets and shuttles, and children's croquet. There is also an indoor jeu de boules court.

We are very pleased that Le Mas has been awarded 5 stars by the Dordogne Perigord Tourist Board on behalf of the French Ministry of Tourism. The classification is based on the facilities, the space, the condition of the accommodation and the information we offer our guests. The Times has chosen us as one of the 50 Best Holidays in France for 2019. The Daily Telegraph, the largest English quality newspaper, has published an online review of Le Mas & Le Mazet and rates us with a 9/10.

Le Mas & Le Mazet are located in the village of Sainte Croix, right between the fortified medieval bastide towns of Monpazier and Beaumont du Périgord and just a 40-minute drive from Bergerac airport.

Le Mazet (1 bedroom house that can be rented separately): Accessible via the garden, leading to the living room with open kitchen (36m2) on the upper floor and a bedroom with bathroom on the ground floor.