Holiday homes / gites for rental in the Dordogne, near Bergerac, with pool 

A relaxing place for your French holiday in all seasons, La Petite Auberge is a charmingly converted Perigordine farm, set in lovely rolling countryside, offering a large six bedroom Gite, two, 2 bedroom Gites,  a one bedroom Gite and an apartment. The auberge is child friendly and has a fenced 10m by 5m pool. There is plenty to entertain your family with giant chess, boules pitch, table tennis, badminton net (also good for volley ball) and small goal post for football.

The property stands on a chalk outcrop on the edge of an ancient river valley on the edge of a small village. It has one and a half acres of mature gardens set out with swimming pool, sun terraces and shady areas. There is a further four acres for strolling and playing in, together with a small lake, for guests to fish in for the resident population of carp (upto 14lbs), perch, roach, bleak and sunfish.

La Petite Auberge is about 20 km from Bergerac (Department 24 - Dordogne) which is on the Dordogne river and only 4 km to the bastide town of Eymet with its shops, market, evening markets and retaurants. It was originally a 17th century farm with outbuildings with have been sympathetically renovated to provide holiday accommodation with character. The main building has a large 6 bedroom gite, a one bedroom gite and a two bedroom gite and there is a separate building which has the second two bedroom gite.

Whilst there is plenty to do at la Petite Auberge, it is in an area of great beauty with rolling hills, vineyards and plum orchards. Within a short drive, there is also plenty to do for both energetic and non energetic clients. These include canoeing, horseriding, 10 pin bowling, ballon flights, morning, night and farmers markets, festivals, museums, chateaux, wine tasting and of course grrrrrreat food. You can get a 4 course lunch with wine for about 12 euros, and a gourmet evening meal for under 40 with everything in between. To get a better idea of what is going on in this area, look at the download page on our website www.auberge-razac.com

Our Gites

Accommodation is split into 4 self contained gite or holiday cottages and an apartment (only available mid September to mid June). The largest sleeps up to 14 whilst the smallest sleeps 2 (we do not use sofa beds). This means the Auberge is great for couples, families and large groups. The accommodation is 

La Grande Maison - sleeps 14

Le Poulallier - sleeps 4

La Ferme - sleeps 4

 La Petite Maison - sleeps 2

and Le Studio which sleeps 2. 

Le Grande Maison

This the largest of the 4 gites. It has 6 bedrooms with enough double and single beds (there are no sofa beds) to sleep 14 comfortably.

You enter the gite via a the front door. To your right is the large farmhouse style kitchen with a gas range cooker, side-by-side fridge freezer with ice maker (great for hot days or a pre dinner G&T), a small second fridge for drinks, dishwasher and microwave oven. The central island has a stainless steel work surface which is good for food preparation and to put hot pan on. There is a table and four chairs which makes life easier for breakfast or feeding the kids. The back door leads into your private courtyard which is good for Al fresco dinning. There is seating for 14 and this area also has your charcoal burning BBQ and gas hot plate.

Opposite the kitchen is the dinning room with seating for 14 at two tables. There is a downstairs toilet off this room. The large lounge (9m by 7m) with a cathedral ceiling is the other side of dinning room. It was originally a barn so there are plenty of beams and stone walls. There is a large patio door with over window (the original barn opening) which lets in the sunlight so the room isn't dark. This room has two 2 seater sofas and two 3 seater sofas with various armchairs if you want to spend sometime indoors. There is a TV with freeview and a DVD player with DVD's,and an out of tune piano. There is also a wood burning stove which is great in the winter but shouldn't be needed in the summer with temperatures up to the mid 30 degree C. Off the lounge is the mezzanine with a dart board, puzzels, board games, working harmonium and a large number of books if you forget your own. 

If you go back to the hallway, through the dinning room, you get to the ground floor master bedroom, with a kingsize bed, loads of wardrobe space, door to the private courtyard and an ensuite bathroom. This has 2 sinks, bath, bidet, toilet and separate shower.

At the end of the hall is the laundry room with 2 washing machines and a door into the large garden.

From the hall is a stairs to the first floor. Three of the bedrooms upstairs have either an ensuite bathroom or shower room whilst the other 2 bedrooms share a shower room. There is plenty of hot water (there are 3 hot water tanks) so usually there is no hanging about for showers when you want to go out. The largest of the upstairs bedrooms has a bath with shower over whist the other ensuites have a shower. The main house has gas central heating to the two master bedroom suites, hallway and kitchen, whilst the other bedrooms have electric heating.

• Large comfortable lounge
• Large farmhouse kitchen with modern facilities
• Dining room
• Mezzanine library/games area and a host of features
• WIFI
• 5 double bedrooms (4 ensuite & 1 with shared shower room)
• 1 Twin bedroom (with shared separate shower room)
• 5 bathrooms/shower rooms 
• 2 of the double bedrooms have additional single beds if required 
• Heating
• Private courtyard with BBQ and dining facilities
• Outdoor games
• Swimming pool and large gardens

Board Games, CD player, Central heating (electric), Central heating (gas), DVD player, English satellite TV, Fans in rooms, Hi-fi system, Internet Access (Wi-fi), Owner on site, Radio, TV, Weekly maid service available on request. Baby sitting service available on request. Wood burning stove

Le Poulallier

This 4 person gite was once the chicken house and bread oven which has been converted into a comfortable gite with beams and period features. It stands a little apart from the main building and has views over fields. Le Poulallier has an east facing covered patio at the front (great for breakfasts) and a west facing rear courtyard. 

From the front patio you enter the gite through a newly fitted kitchen area with dishwasher, washing maching, microwave, cooker (gas) and fridge/freezer. There is a lounge/dining room off the kitchen with comfortable seating and dining room furniture. There is a patio door from the dining area to the private rear courtyard with BBQ and dining facilities.

Thre are 2 bedrooms. the master bedroom has a double bed, wardrobe and cheast of drawers and has a door onto the rear courtyard. The second bedroom has twin beds, wardrobe and chest of drawers. Both have feature original stone walls.

There is a newly fitted shower room with basin & bidet and a separate toilet.

• Fitted kitchen
• Lounge/dining room
• 2 bedrooms - a double and a twin
• Shower room
• Separate toilet
• Electric heating
• Covered eating area
• Private courtyard and BBQ
• Outdoor games
• Swimming pool and large gardens

CD player. board games, books, weekly maid service on request, baby sitting service on request, owner on site.

La Ferme

La Ferme is our second four person gite which has a internal door into the 2 person gite (normally kept locked) so can be opened up to form a 6 person gite. It is on the north side of the building which means in the summer it is great for people who wish to stay cool in the heat of the day. It has a large private courtyard with patio area and a BBQ.

This gite has a large lounge/dinner with kitchen with cathedral ceiling, beams and stone walls. The kitchen has a dishwasher, gas cooker, fridge/freezer, and microwave. The washing machine is situated in the utility room off the kitchen.

There are 2 bedrooms, both with cathedral ceilings and beams. The main bedroom has a kingsize bed with wardrobe  and chest of drawers and french doors onto the main garden. The second bedroom is a twin beded room with two wardrobes (one is fitted into the stone wall) and chest of drawers.

There is a bathroom with shower over the bath and a separate toilet.

• Fitted kitchen
• Lounge/dining room
• 2 bedrooms - a double and a twin
• Bathroom
• Separate toilet
• Electric heating
• Private courtyard and BBQ
• Outdoor games
• Swimming pool and large gardens

CD player. board games, books, weekly maid service on request, baby sitting service on request, owner on site.

La Petite Maison

La Petite Maison is the smallest of our gites as it sleeps only 2, and was probably the original farmhouse.

The lounge/diner has a large stone fireplace, wooden/beamed ceiling, stone sink and original stone walls. There is a comfortable lounge area and a dining table for 4. There is a corner kitchen with cooker, fridge and microwave. There is an intercommunicating door (normally locked) to La Ferme to make it part of a large 6 person gite.

There is one bedroom with kingsize bed and clothes storage, with a four piece bathroom ensuite (bath with shower over, bidet, toilet and washbaisin).

Outside is a south facing seating area with a table for 2 and a BBQ

• Fitted kitchen area
• Lounge/dining room
• A kingsize bedroom
• Bathroom
• Electric heating
• Outside eating area and BBQ
• Outdoor games
• Swimming pool and large gardens

CD player. board games, books, weekly maid service on request, baby sitting service on request, owner on site.

Le Studio

Le Studio is a large one room apartment with a separate 4 piece bathroo. It is used by the owners in the summer and is only available to let of the main summer season. The main room consists of a kitchen area, dining area and a comfortable 3 person sofa as well as a king size  bed. Even wth this amount of furniture it is not crowded.

The bathroom has a bath with shower over, wash basin, bidet and toilet. The advantage of this apartment out of season is that it has gas central heating.

Outside is a private gated courtyard and BBQ.

Prices

To keep our prices easy to understand, we only have 2 seasons - low and high. High season are  weeks starting between July 23rd to September 4th, 2009. We accept payment by credit/debit card

                              Low Season                           High Season

La Grande Maison     820 Euros                              1900 Euros 

Le Poulallier              380 Euros                               820 Euros

La Ferme                  380 Euros                               820 Euros

La Petite Maison        250 Euros                               540 Euros

Le Studio                  250 Euros                                 N/A

Please check availability with owners.

How to get here 

La Petite Auberege is situated about 20km from Bergerac on the Dordogne river which has links via the airport and train station to the UK, Erope and North Africa.

Flights are available to Bergerac by Ryanair from Bristol, Brussels, East Midlands, Liverpool and London Stanstead. Flybe fly to Bergerac from Belfast, Exeter, Manchester and Southampton. Other routes to Bergerac are from Marrakesh and Amsterdam. There are 3 other airports within a 2 hour drive, Limoges with Ryanair and Flybe (flights from Glasgow), Bordeaux - Easyjet to Bristol, Geneva and London (LTN) and Toulouse - Easyjet to Bristol and London (LGW).

Train. To get to Bergerac by train you take the Eurostar to either Lille or Paris and then change on the exellent TGV service to Libourne or Bordeaux. You can arrange to pick up you car hire there or take the local train to Bergerac and pick up your car hire nearer to La Petite Auberge. For those who want your own car but don't want to drive, Motorail is available to Brive which is under 2 hours away.

Car Hire There are at least 4 car hire companies at Bergerac/ Bergerac airport, both international and local. We are happy to help you with their details when you book.

Driving The nearest channel port St Malo which is just over 6 hours drive. Other channel ports include Caen (under 7 hours), Le Harve (8 hours) and Calais (9 Hours). Bilbao is less than 5 hours away for those who want to start or finish their holiday with a short cruise.

• Linen
• Towels
• Kitchen
• Washing Machine
• Dishwasher
• Bath
• Shower
• Fireplace
• Swimming Pool
• Pets

• Airport
• Fishing
• Golf
• Railway Station
• Restaurants
• Shops

• Bed & Breakfast
• Barbeque
• Television
• DVD Player
• Internet Connection