Maison Herisson, Luxury 4 bedroom Family Holiday Home

**GUARANTEED FULL REFUND IN THE CASE OF TRAVEL RESTRICTION OR ILLNESS DUE TO COVID** This substantial and beautiful house is located in a quiet hamlet in Brittany. It faces two lakes which offer fishing licenses. There is also an adjacent gite which sleeps 2+2 which can be let together with the house, discounts can be offered. *Please note the spa is only available during the summer months as it is located outside* *Please bring your own bed linen and towels. Duvets, pillows and t-towels are provided. All beds have pillow and mattress protectors* A gateway to country walks and cycle tracks, the superb beaches of the Emerald Coast and the culture and atmosphere of cities like Rennes and Dinan. With easy access to the airports of Dinard, Rennes, Nantes and Brest as well as to the ports of Saint-Malo, Caen and Cherbourg. The house offers a fabulous vacation spot on the Côte d'Amour in Brittany. There is a living room with 3 extra large sofas, large Sony flatscreen TV and a DVD player with British satellite channels and access to French TV channels. There is also free WiFi. There is a beautiful cast iron wood stove for cooler evenings. The kitchen is fully equipped with oven, hob, extractor, microwave, toaster, kettle, cafetiere and all crockery and cutlery. A staircase leads you to the first floor where you will find two double bedrooms and two twin bedrooms. All bedrooms have wardrobes and heating. The front double bedrooms have a view of the gardens and lake of the property opposite. The rear twin bedrooms overlook the garden and across to the fields. There is a bathroom with shower, sink and toilet on the first floor. The second bathroom is located on the ground floor and contains a bath with overhead shower, a sink and a toilet. There is a laundry room adjacent to the kitchen which contains the dishwasher, washing machine and tumble dryer. An iron and ironing board are available for your use. A the rear of the house there is a terrace and garden with outdoor seating. There is also a Jaccuzzi Spa and a bbq for your use. Covered parking is available which is located next to the adjacent gite. Within a 5-minute drive or 10-minute walk from Rouillac, there is a bakery that is open daily and a small local store for basic groceries. Broons is the local town (10 min by car) where you will find supermarkets, banks, pharmacy, restaurants and bars / tobacco shop. The market takes place on Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Jugon-les-Lacs, which is "the Little City of Character", is 15 minutes by car and well worth a visit. It offers a small selection of restaurants and shops, with narrow streets and quaint buildings. It is bordered by two vast lakes offering kayak, pedal boat and fishing, it even has an outdoor lido for the summer months! A little further on, the medieval town of Dinan, with its 3 km long ramparts, half-timbered buildings and cobbled streets, is one of the most attractive and best-preserved towns in Brittany, transporting you to another era. The first castle of Dinan appears in the Bayeaux tapestry! A 30-35 minute drive will take you to vast golden beaches along the emerald coast from Val André to Dinard, with its aristocratic mansions on top of a 19th century cliff. The coast offers spectacular walks, water sports, restaurants and coastal towns. Visit Erquy, a traditional fishing port and taste its world-class scallops harvested in the port and transported daily to restaurants in Paris, London and the south of France or visit one of the many weekly markets selling local products and crafts. Saint-Malo, with its fortified city, is around 45 minutes away and Cancale, famous for its seafood restaurants, is 1 hour away. The Mont-Saint-Michel, World Heritage Site, is an island located in the bay where Normandy and Brittany merge. It is surmounted by a medieval monastery defying gravity and is considered one of the most unforgettable sites in Europe, a perfect day trip from the chalet. The city of Rennes, capital of the Brittany region, is about 45 minutes by car offering everything that a big city offers but also steeped in 2000 years of history and culture. Brittany offers so much to see and do, we hope you enjoy visiting and soaking up the Breton way of life as much as we do!