10 Bed Property for sale in Saumur, Western Loire, France

Region: Maine-et-Loire Department: 49 House size m2: 335 Garden Grounds m2: 90000 Property Type: House Number Bedrooms: 10 Number Bathrooms/Showers: 5 Number Toilets: 5 An ideal opportunity to purchase a successful gite business giving an approximate 8% return, but this could but increased to 12% . This immaculate collection of 4 luxury cottages is perfectly positioned on the edge of a rural hamlet, surrounded by 9 hectares of private woodland, currently set to poplar trees, and a small vineyard. The forests and countryside on the doorstep offer the ideal base for cycling, walking, horse riding, and fishing enthusiasts alike. Just 2.5kms from a well serviced village of Vernoil le Fourrier, 22kms from the picturesque chateau town of Saumur, home to the Cadre Noir and ENE, and a 40 min drive from the cities of Tours and Angers. Excellent location for exploring the wine region of the Loire Valley. The 4 cottages sleep 2, 4, up to 7, and 10 guests. The smallest cottage known affectionately as The Honeymoon Cottage has its own private garden with box hedging more than 150 years old. All of the cottages are suitable for winter lets having log fires and central heating/under floor heating. Cottage 1: (48sq. metres) Sleeps 2. Having kitchen / dining area and lounge. Shower room downstiares and good sized bedroom upstaires. There is a log burning fire in the lounge and electric heaters in all the rooms. Cottage 2: (68sq. metres) Sleeps 4. Having Kitchen / dining / lounge of 33 sq.metres shower room. wooden stairs lead to a landing area with 2 bedrooms off. Cottage 3: (110sq. metres) Sleeps up to 7. Having Kitchen / Dining area and good size lounge of 32 sq. metres. w.c. and utility room on the ground floor, open staircase leads to the landing with 2 bedrooms and shower room off. Cottage 4: (93 sq.metres) Sleeps up the 10. Having kitchen / dining separate lounge and 5 bedrooms 2 shower roomd separate w.c. This cottage is all on one floor. Renovated by local French artisans in 2003, whilst retaining many original features, exposed oak beams, tuffeau stone fireplaces, and exposed stone exterior walls, the cottages offer top quality self catering accommodation with home from home facilities including Satellite TV, dishwashers and washing machines. Secured by fencing and gates, the mature flower beds, gravelled courtyard and lawned areas are perfect for family holidays. The 10m x 5m heated pool with roman end, has child safe gates and security fencing. The mature trees give much needed shade during the hot summer months and there is a boules court under the chestnut tree. Further development of the adjoining land to incorporate a number of log cabins and / or mobile homes may be possible providing additional revenue. The location benefits from being reachable by car within a few hours, to UK clients. There are a number of airports serviced by budget airlines, Tours is just 40 mins drive, Poitiers 1 hours, Nantes 1 hours, and Limoges, Rennes, La Rochelle, all within a 3 hour drive. The ferry ports of Caen, Le Harvre, and St Malo, are less than 3 hours drive, Calais is now just 4 hours with the new motorway links. Guests arrive from USA, Australia, Israel, Holland, as well as the UK and many other corners of the globe. Successful marketing has secured a first page ranking website to promote the gites, resulting in occupancy to full capacity since the 2nd year of operation for the important May to end of September period.