MEDIEVAL-STYLE HOUSE IN THE CHAMPAGNE COUNTRYSIDE

Big and original house of 600 m2 with a beautiful garden of 3000 m2. Nice place to stay during a few days to enjoy French quiet countryside and visit the Champagne region The house: Unique house with a medieval style, it has been built recently (in 2000) and has really big spaces. 1 huge living room of 80m2 and 8m high with a big chimney and large stairs, is surrounded by 25 arcades, separating the living room from another 80m2 space, made of the dining room and the kitchen. Upstairs, a first mezzanine also measures 80m2 and is the perfect place to rest and admire the nature thanks to its big windows. There are 4 spacious rooms (between 20 and 35 m2), all equipped with double beds. Other 3 double beds and 3 single beds are located in a cosy and quiet mezzanine upstairs. We also have 1 kid bed and 1 baby bed available in the house where up to 17 adults can sleep. The 2 bathrooms are also huge and very comfortable. Each one has 2 wash basins, a shower and a bathtub. One of the bathrooms has a Jacuzzi for 2 people. There are also 2 separate WC. The garden: The beautiful garden of 3000m2 has numerous nice trees and flowers and is limited by a small charming river. You can enjoy a nice barbecue around a big table where you can easily seat 16 people. If you want to lie down in the sun, it is also possible thanks to 4 sunbeds. You can park up to 8 cars in the property. Our guests can access the whole property (house and garden) We can give you some advice to enjoy the region: places to visit, good restaurants of regional gastronomy… Don’t hesitate to ask us! The house is located in a small village of 400 inhabitants, called Somme-Suippe. The nearest city, Suippes, is only 5 km away and has all the stores you will need for you holidays: supermarket opened everyday, bakeries, pharmacy, restaurants… You will be in the middle of the Champagne region and will be able to visit many different places: -Champagne vineyards (30 km): you can visit Champagne cellars, buy bottles of Champagne directly from the winemakers and enjoy the beautiful views with a bike or in your car. -Les Faux de Verzy (30 km): natural regional park, only 30 km away. It is a nice place to enjoy the nature. -Reims (50 km): really nice city, known for its history, gastronomy, Cathedral of the French kings and Champagne cellars. -World War I vestiges: you can visit trenches of the war in the site of Massiges, situated 20 km from Somme-Suippe. US army cemeteries are also a few kilometres away. -Argonne forest (20 km): nice trekking in the forest (100% nature!) -Valmy windmill (20 km): famous for the Valmy battle of Napoleon’s army. The car is absolutely needed. You can take the train until Châlons en Champagne or Reims (from Paris Gare de l’Est) and then rent a car. You can also arrive by plane in Paris (CDG or Orly), Beauvais or Vatry and then rent a car. This is our family house and we ask our guests to take care of it as if it was their own house! Bed linen and towels are optional. (15€/pax/journey)