AN UP-AND-RUNNING BED AND BREAKFAST BUSINESS which has been recently redecorated throughout comprising the main house and 2 separate lodgings.

Set within around 1/3 of an acre in a country hamlet close to the town of Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits in southern Vendée, a region best known for its beautiful beaches and scenery.

The property is in an ideal location just 20 mins from the beach and close to many historic sites, floral parks, lakes, nature reserves, country walks and vineyards. Shops and services are in the nearby town and the main towns of La Roche-sur-Yon and Luçon are 12 miles away. The airport at La Rochelle can be reached in 50 mins and that of Nantes in 1h 10 mins.

The property has been run as a successful B&B business for 10 years, mainly for French clients, and there is substantial scope for expanding into the British market. The 2 lodgings are also fully accessible to wheelchair users and are 1 of only 3 approved B&Bs in the Vendée region under the classification Tourisme et Handicape.

BOTH LODGINGS WILL REMAIN FURNISHED AND READY TO CONTINUE AS A B&B.

The B&B currently has the quality labels of 3 keys Clévacances, Tourisme et Handicape and Mélusine.

FLOOR PLANS (not to scale) ARE AVAILABLE.

Because of the layout the property would be eminently suitable for a small business - ie. veterinary surgery, hairdressing salon or an artist's studio.

Top quality roof insulation has been fitted and more double glazed windows installed in order to save on energy. New front and rear doors and new cedar doors on the outbuildings.

MAIN HOUSE:
GROUND FLOOR:

• hallway 5m² with storage under the stairs.
• wc just inside the front door.
• living room 18m² with windows onto the courtyard and west face of the house, and a telephone point + satellite.
• kitchen/dining room 20m² with French windows out to the front garden, gas installed for range and possibility of making an access door into lodging 1.
• utility room 8.3m² with a back door to the courtyard.

• master bedroom (1) 13.5m² with pine flooring, window overlooking the courtyard, storage alcove and telephone point + satellite.
• bedroom (2) 12m² with pine flooring, private wc, south-facing window and interconnecting door to the third bedroom.
• bedroom (3) 10m² with pine flooring, south-facing window and door to the second bedroom.
• bedroom (4)/study 9m² with pine flooring, storage alcove, telephone point and window overlooking the courtyard.
• bathroom 6m² with corner bath, shower, fitted cupboards and wc.

• built 1964 (roofing renewed 1991).
• living area 107m².
• partial double glazing + shutters.
• electric radiators.

• rooms 17.2m² (currently used as a bedroom) with French windows out to the patio, plus a telephone point and TV point.
• shower room 5.5m² with shower, wc and basin.
• storage room 3.2m² with hot water tank (also could be used for washing machine and tumbler drier).

• room 19.3m² (currently used as a bedroom) with French windows out to a small patio + private garden, telephone and TV point and a door to the shower room.
• another room 9.5m² (currently used as a bedroom) with a door to the shower room.
• shower room 6.5m².

• lodgings built 2000.
• electric radiators.
• double glazing and roll-down blinds.

• potting shed.
• large workshop with washbasin.
• garage.

• cellar (divided into 2 parts - 1st with ancient grape press - 2nd for storing wine and barrels).
• 2 other separate storage areas.

• approximately 1/3 acre (1632m²) including peach and red cherry trees, a well and laundry garden 40m².
• there is a partially paved courtyard 85m² between the house and main outhouse.

• mains water and electricity.
• no mains gas but internally set up for bottled gas for cooker.
• septic tank (new in 2000 - reviewed in 2007 and given a certificate of conformity).
• local taxes approx. 345€ per annum.