# "la gavolerie" castle and property ## Identity - **Type of property**: Vacation rental - **Ranking**: 4 keys - **Labelised capacity**: 6 persons ## Location - **City**: Bessé-sur-Braye (72310) - **Department**: Sarthe - **Region**: Pays de la Loire - **Coordinates**: 47.840714, 0.753241 ## Capacity and layout - **Capacity**: 6 persons - **Bedrooms**: 3 rooms - **Double beds**: 3 double beds - **Bathrooms**: 3 bathrooms - **Kitchens**: 1 kitchen - **Living rooms**: 1 living room - **Pets**: dogs up to 5 kg (except categories 1 and 2), cats, and new pets are accepted up to 1 animal maximum. ## Highlights - **Salon de jardin** - **Sun Loungers** ## Labels and themes - **Bike holidays**: Designed for touring cyclists, this accommodation is less than 5 km from a signposted cycle route and offers a secure room with tools and a repair kit. - **Business trip**: This property is close to a business park, airport or train station, and has an office and Wi-Fi so that professionals can work with peace of mind. - **Ecological holidays**: You need to plan a stay in one of the Clevacances ecogites! This type of accommodation has minimal impact on the environment. - **Family and friends holidays**: Designed for conviviality, these offers include a baby kit (cot, high chair) and equipment such as a barbecue, raclette grill or plancha... - **Fishing destination**: Destination pêche: gîtes tailored to the 1.5 million French anglers who want to combine comfort and leisure outside their own department. - **Nature holidays**: These rentals, close to signposted trails, offer full documentation (topographical guides, IGN maps, guidebooks, etc.) for your nature walks. ## The advantages of the accommodation - Swimming pool, trampoline, table tennis - 6 Ha of private pr - All-inclusive and very good standard facilities - Luxury rooms with en-suite shower rooms - absolute calm ## Description Nature, peace and quiet: these will be the watchwords of your stay at Domaine de la Gavolerie. The 6-hectare property is entirely enclosed by hedges and walls and overlooks the valley of the little river La Braye, away from the small town of Bessé-sur-Braye. The owners themselves will welcome you to this charming gîte, which has been completely refurbished and reopened in 2024. This 110 m² holiday rental offers very spacious living rooms and bedrooms on 2 floors, equipped with the very best facilities. The owners have taken great care to select materials, linens and equipment that are made in France and environmentally friendly. The icing on the cake: a heated swimming pool in season and other leisure facilities, not to mention walks around the large enclosed property. In the same village of Bessé-sur-Braye, don't miss a visit to the Châteaux de Courtanvaux, a walk along the greenway or a few strides on the fitness trail. Within a 1-hour drive, you can visit Le Mans, Vendôme, Tours, La Flèche, Châteaudun, etc. \* Interiors of the holiday rental Large living room with a cosy wood-burning stove at its centre: \- Fully equipped open-plan kitchen (oven, microwave, fridge-freezer, small appliances, dishwasher, quality crockery, etc). \- Living area for meals \- Sitting area with TV (numerous French and foreign language channels). \* Bedrooms : \- a separate ground-floor bedroom for 2 people (bed 160 x 200 cm) with storage space, desk. Shower room with large shower and WC. \- a separate bedroom upstairs for 2 people (bed 160 x 200 cm). Bathroom with free-standing bath and WC. \- a separate bedroom upstairs for 2 people (bed 160 x 200 cm). Bathroom with large shower and WC. \* Sanitary and laundry facilities \- Separate WC on the ground floor. \- All bedrooms have a private shower/bathroom with WC. \- Utility room with washing machine, drying rack, iron and ironing board. The exterior\> Private outdoor parking in the grounds, just a few metres from the gîte.\> Private garden with garden furniture \> Barbecue, sun loungers, table and parasol available. \> Bicycle storage available on request. Also included in your rental (shared with a chambre d'hôtes and the owners): \> Access to the property (6 hectares), comprising meadows, orchards, vegetable garden, tree-lined paths, terraces, etc. \> Large secure swimming pool, heated from mid-May to the end of September. Wooden terrace and sunbathing area. \> Trampoline and table tennis. \* Facilities and services \> Embroidered bed linen and towels: included \> End-of-stay cleaning package: included \> Firewood for the wood-burning stove: 1 basket included. Additional basket at XX€.\> Baby equipment available free of charge on request (cot, bath seat, high chair, bottle warmer). \* Accessibility The ground-floor room, with a walk-in shower and communicating WC, may be recommended for certain situations involving reduced mobility.If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Isabelle, the owner. \* The owners Isabelle and her husband have fallen in love with the Domaine de la Gavelorie, which they look after day after day. The grounds include the château where they live, as well as outbuildings, including the gîte in which you will be staying. As you stroll past the flower-filled terraces, the lanes lined with century-old lime trees will lead you to the small family vegetable garden, then to the sloping pastures offering uninterrupted views of some of the neighbouring private residences. \* A brief history : Domaine de la Gavolerie has been occupied since the 17th century by Camaldolese monks, who built living quarters and an abbey. The French Revolution sealed the fate of La Gavolerie once and for all: in 1793, the monastery buildings were demolished to make way for today's Château de La Gavolerie. Only the gîte and adjoining buildings remain from this period. ## Home Go through the property gate and there is a car park where you can unload your bags and suitcases. The Eco-Gîte is just off the car park behind the shrubbery. The large door leads you into the living room-kitchen area, which is the main living area of your holiday! The brightness of the place is very pleasant with all the windows opening onto the park, and also onto the garden with your table and parasol and barbecue. Your holidays can begin ... ## Accommodation details - **Approval number**: 072MS000028 - **Floor**: Garden level - **Surface**: 110 m² - **Equipped for babies**: Yes - **Beds**: 3 (3 x queen size bed) - **WCs**: 1 - **Kitchens**: 1 - **Living rooms**: 1 - **Owner's payment methods**: Cheque, Transfert, and Cash - **Connect Holiday Vouchers**: Yes - **Guarantee deposit**: €200.00 ## Rooms - **Independent rooms**: Ground floor, 16 m², Bedroom with desk, storage space and en-suite shower room with large shower and WC - **Independent rooms**: 1st floor, 14 m², Bedroom with storage space and connecting bathroom with large shower and WC - **Bedroom**: 1st floor, 10 m², Bedroom with storage space and en-suite shower room with large shower and WC - **Kitchen in the living / dining room**: Ground floor, 35 m², Living room with sofa and armchairs. Coffee table. Television and central rotary stove. Very spacious. Very bright room with numerous tilt-and-turn windows and roof windows under the exposed hip of the original roof frame. - **Bathroom / shower room open onto bedroom** - **Bathroom / shower room open onto bedroom** - **Bathroom / shower room open onto bedroom** ## Supplements - **Full house cleaning**: Mandatory, €40.00 / séjour, A cleaning fee of €40 applies to each stay. The crockery will be washed and put away, and the beds will be stripped, with the towels placed in the shower tray, in accordance with our sustainability charter, for which we are currently seeking certification (Clef Verte). - **Maximum of 1 dog**: €50.00 / animal, Your booking will be confirmed once we’ve spoken on the phone about your pet. We love animals, but as this is a place with wild animals, our horses and our chickens, there are certain rules we need to follow, and we want to make sure we’re all on the same page! Of course, Tobby, Félix and the others are very welcome! - **Bag of dry wood, as specified**: €10.00 / séjour, Wood must be purchased exclusively from the owner! €10 (cost price, rounded up!) for a 25 dm³ bag of dry wood. Payable on the spot. - **Pool towel**: €3.00 / personne, Bath towels are provided and must be kept in the holiday cottage at all times. We also provide additional pool towels. ## Equipment and services - **Interior equipment**: - Cookware & Kitchen Utensils - Crockery & Cutlery - Desk with lamp - Dishwasher - Drying Rack - Extractor Hood - Hair Dryer - Heating - Mattress - No Smoking Rooms/Facilities - Sound proofed windows - Table - Towels - Walk in closet - Washing Machine - chairs - coffee maker - cooking basics - dining table - dish rack - electric kettle - electric oven - fridge - hanger - kitchen supplies - kitchen table and chairs - kitchenware - lamp - mirror - night tables - pans - parquet floor - plates - radiators - room darkening shades - sofa - storage space - stove - table and chairs - tea pot - toaster - traditional - vacuum cleaner - wine glasses - Iron - Ironing Board - cooking hob - freezer - fridge / freezer - microwave - oven - **Outdoor equipment**: - BBQ grill - Closed bike room - Courtyard - Garden (Common) - Garden (Private) - Salon de jardin - Sun Loungers - Terrace - pool towels - sun umbrellas - vegetable garden - garden - outdoor furniture - private entrance - **Accessibility**: - Country or rural view - Garden View - Courtyard view - **Parking lots**: - Outdoor Parking - Private parking - **Sustainable equipments**: - Compost - LED lighting - Natural household products - Natural hygiene products - Organised selective sorting - Water reducer - **Charging station**: - Electric car charging point nearby (less than 15 minutes away) - **High-tech**: - Free Wireless Internet - TV - radio - **Baby equipments**: - Baby high chair - baby bath - **Comfort**: - Heated Pool - Outdoor Pool - Shared Swimming Pool - Swimming pools - Wellness - **Hobbies**: - Ping-pong table - books - trampoline ## Nearby Very close to the downtown, but absolutely quiet, located in a green spot ! 2 hours drive from Paris. TGV train from Paris Montparnasse to Vendôme : 45 min. Ask for pick up ! ## Access map The estate is situated in Bessé-sur-Braye, in the south-east of the Sarthe department, close to the village centre. Once you arrive in the village, follow the signs for the Domaine / Château de la Gavolerie. The final stretch of the journey is via a cul-de-sac, and private parking is available on the estate. Detailed directions can be provided to guests prior to their arrival. ## To discover in the surrounding area - Bathing - Boutiques at 1 km - Campaign at 0.1 km - Communal pool - Downtown at 1 km - Fishing at 3 km - Full nature at 0.01 km - Horseback Riding at 10 km - Monument / historic site at 1 km - Mountain bike tours at 1 km - Seaside / Ocean - Square - Train station at 35 km - Waterfront - hiking at 1 km ## Services - Bed Linen - House cleaning - Iron/Ironing board on request - bed linens ## Starting rate From €1,050 for 7 nights ## Traveler reviews - **Average rating**: 10.0 - **Number of reviews**: 1 - **Overall impression**: They loved it ## Videos and virtual tours - [Video](https://www.klapty.com/tour/IUC0HFujxt)