# Gite Au Pas de Velours, sleeps 7 people Saintes, St Vaize in Charente Maritime ## Identity - **Type of property**: Vacation rental - **Ranking**: 3 keys - **Labelised capacity**: 6 persons ## Location - **City**: Saint-vaize (17100) - **Department**: Charente Maritime - **Region**: Nouvelle-Aquitaine - **Coordinates**: 45.8117231, -0.6243455 ## Capacity and layout - **Capacity**: 6 persons - **Bedrooms**: 3 rooms - **Single beds**: 1 single bed - **Double beds**: 3 double beds - **Bathrooms**: 1 bathroom - **Kitchens**: 1 kitchen - **Living rooms**: 2 living rooms - **Pets**: dogs up to 20 kg (except categories 1 and 2) and cats are accepted up to 1 animal maximum. ## Highlights - **Campaign** - **garden** - **Horseback Riding** ## The advantages of the accommodation - Tastefully renovated, practical and modern house in the heart of Saintonge - 2 enclosed gardens, large terrace with barbecue, and our horses as neighbours - Free WiFi, possibility of welcoming riders with their mounts ## Description Welcome to our cottage "Au Pas de Velours" in Saint Vaize, Charente-Maritime! Discover our charming renovated cottage, offering all the comfort you need for an unforgettable vacation. With its 100 m², our cottage provides a haven of peace where you can relax and unwind. Enjoy the sheltered garden for moments of conviviality with family or friends. Whether it's for outdoor dining or simply basking in the sun, our garden will be your peaceful retreat. Cottage Description: \* Our house welcomes you with a veranda where you can relax in a comfortable lounge area. From there, you enter into a spacious living room with a TV lounge. \* Its fitted and fully equipped kitchen provides all the necessary comforts. The dryer and washing machine are located in the adjoining laundry room. \* The kitchen opens onto a terrace with its landscaped garden at the rear of the cottage. \* A 15 m² mezzanine overlooks this living space, where there is a double bed and a single bed. \* A corridor leads to 2 comfortable bedrooms with closets and wardrobes, one with a 160 bed for the large 17m² bedroom with a desk. The other bedroom of 12 m² with a 140 bed. \* Bed linen provided and beds made upon arrival. \* Upon request, we can provide a cot for your baby. \* Various board games and books are at your disposal. \* A bathroom with a walk-in shower, a sink with a hairdryer. \* The toilet with a hand washbasin is independent. \* Free WIFI. Services: \* Rental of household linen (bath towels, dish towels) 5 euros/person. \* Cleaning: 50 euros \* Pension for equids: 6 euros/day. \* Dog/Cat: 4 euros per animal/day. \* Mandatory deposit of 600 euros by check. \* Tourist tax payable upon arrival. Pets Welcome: \* Your cat, dog, or even your horse are welcome in our cottage. \* Explore the surrounding countryside with the numerous hiking trails nearby. Share moments of complicity with your faithful companions! Services on Demand: \* For a hassle-free stay, take advantage of our services by reservation. \* Start your day off right with our breakfasts delivered directly to your door. \* For your meals, indulge in our delicious meal trays. \* Personal Well-Being: \* Looking to fully relax? Blandine, our owner, qualified as an RNCP reflexologist, offers reflexology sessions for plantar, dorsal, or cranio-facial relaxation. Contact Blandine at \[l'échange de vos coordonnées n'est pas autorisée\], Email: \[l'échange de vos coordonnées n'est pas autorisée\] for any inquiries and rates. Book your stay at "Au Pas de Velours" now and let yourself be seduced by the charm of Charente-Maritime. Vacations where comfort, relaxation, and well-being await you! ## Home We'd like to welcome you to our little island of happiness: you'll feel right at home at Au Pas de Velours: our horses are close by, and sometimes our ponies too. We wanted the gîte to be spacious, comfortable and cosy. We wanted you to be able to relax quickly in the peace and quiet of the gîte, without overlooking the garden. As a reminder, the gîte is non-smoking: ashtrays are provided in the 2 nearby gardens. ## Accommodation details - **Approval number**: 017MS000389 - **Recording number**: FR90908422777 - **Surface**: 100 m² - **Equipped for babies**: Yes - **Beds**: 4 (1 x single bed, 1 x double bed, 1 x queen size bed, and 1 x double sofa bed) - **Kitchens**: 1 - **Living rooms**: 2 - **Owner's payment methods**: Cheque, Transfert, and Cash - **Connect Holiday Vouchers**: Yes - **Guarantee deposit**: €600.00 ## Rooms - **Independent rooms**: Ground floor, 11 m², Cosy 11m2 bedroom with a large window with electric shutter and reading light on the 140cm bed. - **Independent rooms**: Ground floor, 17 m², 17m2 bedroom with manual shutter and desk - **Mezzanine**: 1st floor, 8 m², Open-plan mezzanine for 3 extra people and a bit of privacy - **Garden, landscaped park**: Ground floor, Private garden - **Living room**: Ground floor, Cosy lounge with free wifi and large television - **Kitchen in the living / dining room**: Ground floor, 8 m², Fully equipped kitchen with food processor, waffle maker, Nespresso machine, raclette machine, American fridge - **Bathroom / shower room** ## Supplements - **Household linen (2 towels/washcloths)**: €5.00 / personne, Large and small towels, washcloth, kitchen tea towels - **Holiday Cottage Cleaning**: €50.00 / séjour, Cleaning: €50 for 1 week (compulsory if you have a dog) Cleaning: €30 for stays of less than 1 week - **Dog boarding fee / DAY**: €5.00 / jour, The price is per day and per animal (dogs only). You must sign a terms and conditions document to confirm your stay. - **Pasture boarding or stabling for horses**: €10.00 / animal par jour, Once this has been agreed with the owners, we require the owner to ensure their horse’s vaccination record is up to date and that they hold third-party liability insurance for their horse. The horse is kept in a field or a stable (with straw bedding), as you prefer. It is fed one 15kg bale of hay per day. - **Western-style breakfast or Sweet breakfast**: €12.00 / personne par jour - **Meal platter featuring local produce**: €60.00 / séjour, Local and seasonal produce for around 4 people: Fresh bread/butter/crisps/pâté/apple juice/500g macaroni/duck Bolognese sauce/cheese or yoghurt/fruit compotes/seasonal fruit or vegetables ## Equipment and services - **Interior equipment**: - Beer glasses - Desk with lamp - Dishwasher - Drying Rack - Espresso-Machine - Hair Dryer - High Chairs - Ice Maker - Iron - Ironing Board - Mattress - Raclette machine - Reading lamp - Robot - Tumble dryer - Washing Machine - Weighting scale - air conditioning/heating - bookshelf - chairs - city maps - coffee maker - coffee table - cooking hob - cooking hob with an oven - cupboards - dish rack - electric kettle - electric oven - freezer - fridge / freezer - fully equipped kitchen - kettle - kitchenware - leather sofa - microwave - mirror - mixer - night tables - oven - pans - plates - radiators - sofa - spices - stove - toaster - vacuum cleaner - waffle maker - washing machine with drier - wine glasses - Cookware & Kitchen Utensils - Crockery & Cutlery - Extractor Hood - Heated Guest Rooms - Heating - No Smoking Rooms/Facilities - Walk in closet - Wifi USB Adapter - air conditioning - built-in wardrobes - cooking basics - desk - double sofa - family rooms - fridge - gas/electric hob - hanger - lamp - modern style - **Outdoor equipment**: - Closed bike room - Garden (Common) - Garden (Private) - Terrace - garden - Beach chair - Courtyard - External Lighting - Plancha - Small terrace - Sun Loungers - Veranda - outdoor dining area - outdoor furniture - private entrance - **Accessibility**: - Courtyard view - Garden View - No parties - Pets paid - **Parking lots**: - Free parking on the street - On street parking - **High-tech**: - internet connection - DVD player - Free Wireless Internet - TV - free movies / video - radio - **Baby equipments**: - Baby bath - Baby high chair - Baby lounger - Booster seat - Cots, High Chairs, Mattress (on request) - **Hobbies**: - board games/puzzles - books - **Partners**: - Initiativ' Retraite ## Nearby News and festivals 2025: \- International Kite Festival in Chatelaillon from 19 to 21 April 2025 \- Twin Sisters Festival in Rochefort from 24 to 29 June \- Free festival in Montendre from 27th to 28th June \- Les fadas du Barouf in Pons on 05 July \- Cognac Blues Passions from 02 to 05 July \- Urban Culture Festival, Saintes, 5-7 July \- Les fous cavés in Port d'Envaux from 12 to 23 July \- Stereoparc Festival, Rochefort, 18-19 July \- Saintes Festival from 12 to 19 July \- Francofolies in La Rochelle from 10 to 14 July \- Un Violon sur le sable in Royan from 17 to 26 July \- Brass festival in Surgères, 24-26 July \- The Tran'Atlantique in Saintes from 22 to 24 August Outdoors : \- Château de Crazannes - Visit the Château du Chat Botté, park and gardens \- Les Lapidiales at Port-d'Envaux - Monumental outdoor sculptures \- Canoeing or paddling on the Charente or water-skiing at Taillebourg (in summer) - River walks, nature, sport \- The miniature port of St Savinien \- Voie verte Saintes-Port d'Envaux - Walking and cycling \- Bernouet lake in Saint Jean d'Angély - Children's games, picnics, pedal boats \- Horse or pony rides - Horse riding, horse farm \- Walks and rides with a donkey at Les Anes de la rêverie in St Césaire \- Paleosite in St Césaire Visits to monuments and heritage sites : \- City of Art and History of Rochefort and its Pierre Loti museum \- Gallo-Roman amphitheatre in Saintes - History, ancient remains \- Abbaye aux Dames (Saintes) - Architecture, concerts, sound trail \- Abbaye de Fontdouce and 🌳 its adventure park for the more adventurous \- Chateau de la Rochecourbon and its gardens \- Musée de l'Échevinage (Saintes) - Art, temporary exhibitions \- Train des Mouettes (Saujon-La Tremblade) - Steam train ride \- Cité de l'Huître (Marennes) - Discover the oyster marshes \- Saint-Jean-d'Angle Castle - Medieval costumes, activities ## Access map When you arrive in St Vaize, at number 15 on the route du gros roc, you will see a sign for the gîte at Pas de Velours. Take the road by car and turn left at the car park: the gîte is at the bottom. If, exceptionally, I'm not there to welcome you: the key box is on the pillar to the right of the blue electric gate: you can then open the gate using the coloured stickers on the various keys. ## To discover in the surrounding area - Bathing at 7 km - Boutiques at 2 km - Campaign at 1 km - Coffee Shop at 5 km - Downtown at 10 km - Fishing at 8 km - Horseback Riding at 9 km - Night Club at 12 km - Picnic Area/Tables at 3 km - Sea at 50 km - Shopping Mall at 12 km - Train station at 37 km - Waterfront at 2 km - spa facilities at 37 km ## Starting rate From €101 for 1 night ## Traveler reviews - **Average rating**: 9.9 - **Number of reviews**: 7 - **Overall impression**: They loved it ## Videos and virtual tours - [Virtual tour](https://youtube.com/shorts/oCWCovEE09s) - [Video](https://youtube.com/shorts/B7tBP2l2br0)