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  • Quiet, rural area with some agricultural activity

Baleine garden cottage at Les Vallaies sleeps 6 in 4 bedrooms. It is one of five houses sharing the pool and garden. It is next to the communal play garden - so you can sit back and drink a glass or two of the locally produced Pineau whilst your children play in the garden within earshot of your terrace. It has a high wall around the courtyard so is very private to.
This family gite is approximately 7m by 7m on each floor. There is a spacious open plan ground floor with living and dining areas and a kitchen area. The kitchen is equipped with 4 ring gas hob, work top electric oven/grill, (big enough for a roast dinner) fridge freezer, dishwasher, washing machine, electric kettle and microwave.
Cot, high chair, booster seat, change mat, toys and books, stair barriers, potty and toilet seat , plastic crockery and cutlery, toddler step an hand blender are standard items in all the cottages.
The closed tread, wooden staircase leads to the first floor which has 1 twin room, 1 single room and a double. The double bedroom has fitted wardrobe and a set of draws, all the rooms have hanging space and draws. A travel cot easily fits into the single bedroom. The bathroom has a bath with shower attachment, basin and toilet and plenty of hot water and good pressure. There is a fourth bedroom downstairs with single bed and en suite shower room / toilet which may suit a family bringing a family member who has difficulty with stairs.

Baleine gite has an enclosed courtyard terrace area to the front with charcoal barbecue garden table and chairs. The pool area and games barn can be found at the rear of the property, families must exit the garden, pass by the parking area and re enter on the other side. The country lane is quiet but cars do travel past so younger chidlren must be accompanied.

Please note the whole property is a no smoking zone including your own terrace, the communal garden and pool area. To smoke or vape you must leave the property. (This is because we are a child friendly property and the close proximity of the cottages) Music and radio without headphones is not allowed outside of your holiday cottage, the only sounds we want to hear are children playing and the birds singing.

Registration code

4538647610011 (MS)

Facilities

  • No smoking
  • Safe for small children
  • Dishwasher
  • Washing machine
  • Iron
  • Fenced garden
  • Cot
  • High chair
  • Playground
  • Internet
  • Hair dryer
  • Bath
  • With swimming pool
  • Heated pool

Surroundings

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Les Vallaies family friendly holiday gites in the Charente Maritime region of Sw France are very centrally located for all the main towns, places of interest and of course the beaches. La Rochelle, Royan and Rochefort on the coast and Poitiers, Angouleme and Niort inland are all just an easy one hours drive away at most. Saintes and Cognac are closer still and have plenty to keep both adults, children and toddlers occupied and entertained. Even Bordeaux with its world famous vineyards and wineries are just a 1hr30 drive away. The Coast with hundreds of miles of coastline is just an easy 1hrs drive but we also have a fabulous inland beach and swimming lake just 30 mins away. The links below take you to our blog posts with more detail on each place.

  • Rural

Reviews

Baleine - Les Vallaies has received 1 reviews in the last 4 years with a:
10 stars
  • 10 stars

    These 10 days have been great. We had a very warm welcome. When we arrived, we discovered a small sign with the first names of each member of the family, we felt like home.
    There is everything you need for children to have fun. The place is very quiet, there is no road noise around. It is really a beautiful place for a family with a very good "quality / price" ratio.
    Wendy responded very quickly to all of our questions before arrival.
    We had a wonderful stay, thank you for everything !

    Comment from Wendy Blakeman

    Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a lovely kind review of your stay with us. It really means alot to us that you enjoyed your stay and enjoyed the house and location. You are a lovely family and it would be a pleasure to welcome you back again sometime . Thank you.

  • Marriott from United Kingdom,

    10 stars

    Marriott family review of Les Vallaies, Baleine garden side cottage, August 2019, children aged 6, 5 & 1yr

    Lovely concept to have the play garden to bring all the children together, by far the highlight of the holiday for the children. Also the pizza oven and communal table a great addition to the facilities.

    Comment from Wendy Blakeman

    This review was left in our guest book and the family gave us permission to publish it
    Deze recensie is in ons gastenboek achtergelaten en de familie heeft ons toestemming gegeven deze te publiceren
    Diese Bewertung wurde in unserem Gästebuch hinterlassen und die Familie gab uns die Erlaubnis, sie zu veröffentlichen
    Cette avis a été laissée dans notre livre d'or et la famille nous a donné la permission de la publier

  • O'Mahony from Ireland,

    10 stars

    O'Mahony family review of Les Vallaies holiday cottages, Baleine garden side cottage, July 2018, children aged 6 , 4 & 2 years

    We have had a fantastic time staying in Les Vallaies. Great weather, great food and great company ! The girls have enjoyed the pool and garden but most of all, playing with their new friends. Les Vallaies is a safe, secure environment in which to play as we were not brave enough for the campsites just yet. Pottery painting, fabric painting and scuba diving went down a treat. Saintes, Saint Savinien, Cognac and the beach near Meschers sur Gironde were enjoyable day trips. We looks forward to telling all our friends !.

    Comment from Wendy Blakeman

    This review was left in our guest book and the family gave us permission to publish it
    Deze recensie is in ons gastenboek achtergelaten en de familie heeft ons toestemming gegeven deze te publiceren
    Diese Bewertung wurde in unserem Gästebuch hinterlassen und die Familie gab uns die Erlaubnis, sie zu veröffentlichen
    Cette avis a été laissée dans notre livre d'or et la famille nous a donné la permission de la publier

Activities

Here at Les Vallaies family friendly holiday cottages we offer a range of family activities to help keep your children and toddlers entertained. The activities are mostly held at our close by 'sister' site - La Grange du Moulin family holiday cottages, (marked*) just 2km away and also owned and run by ourselves . There is no pressure to join in at all but it's only a pleasant stroll away or a quick 2 mins in the car. At Les Vallaies, you have the choice !
FACILITIES
Large Enclosed Garden with Shade
Enclosed Alarmed Swimming pool
Bubble 'pool'
Main Swimming Pool heated
Swings, Slide, Sandpit
Indoor and Outdoor toys
Trampoline with safety net
Play house
Table tennis, table football
Book and dvd library*
Wood burning pizza oven
ACTIVITIES
Scuba diving for kids & adults
Childrens pottery painting *
Childrens fabric painting *
Family vine walks *
Babysitting
Make new friends easily
and for Mum and Dad....
wine tastings*
vineyard visits*
EQUIPMENT
Cots and bed guards
Stair barriers standard in all gites
Highchairs and booster seats
Baby baths, baby bath seats,
Sterilisers, baby rocker chairs,
Non slip bath mats and change mat standard in all gites
Baby monitors, Toddler steps
night lights and door stoppers
Plastic crockery, cutlery
Pottys and toilet trainer seats

  • Organised activities

Additional price info and offers

Price includes

Towels, Bed linen

Price exclusive

  • Safety deposit € 150.00
  • Cleaning fee (optional) € 60.00

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Per week starting from

€460

Per week starting from

€460

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