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5 Carefully Styled Vacation Houses in a Wine Estate in Provence with Swimming Pool & Tennis

Domaine du Crestet is an old wine estate located in Provence, 35 km east of the Rhone River and 3 km south of the old roman town Vaison-la-Romaine, see http://www.vaison-la-romaine.com, which is a nice little Provencal town with multiple shops and restaurants, a roman amphi theatre and well known archaeological sites.

It consists of 4 provence-style buildings situated around a central court, in the middle of the vineyards with non-obstructed staggering views to all sides, including the Mont Ventoux and the mediaeval village of Crestet. In two of the buildings five carefully styled vacation houses are created that are aimed at providing the guests a high level of luxury in a authentic Provencal setting with 50 cm thick stone walls, roman tiles and exposed beamed ceilings.

Each of the houses has a private terrace with bbq, and garden facing the vineyard, a comfortable living room with fireplace, a "chef-proof" kitchen including refrigerator, freezer, 4 gas burners, oven/grill/microwave, coffeemaker, water cooker, mixer, etc. Furthermore they have central heating and 1 or 2 bathrooms and 2 or 3 bedrooms with new high quality beds.

You will also find in every house a washing machine, dryer, dishwasher, an iron, a multi system TV and video player, DVD player, and radio/CD/cassette stereo set, as well as a broadband internet hook-up.

Table d’hôte, wine tasting, swimming pool, tennis, restaurant, hiking, biking, babysitting.
In the high season, weekly a table d’hôte and a wine tasting is offered providing a typical Provencal set menu and local wines on one long table in the courtyard or garden. Our 12 x 7 m swimming pool surrounded by lavender and vines, and the tennis court at walking distance allow for even more fun. 80 meters to the east is the restaurant La Loupiote which provides great local menus at affordable prices. Multiple hiking and biking possibilities nearby: Dentelles de Montmirail, Mont Ventoux and the canyon of the Toulourenc. We can also arrange for English speaking babysitters.

The Grenache house (sleeps 4 + 1)
Grenache sleeps 4 + 1 and has the kitchen, living room with high ceiling and fireplace, toilet, terrace (4x5 m) and garden on the ground floor, with a southwest view towards the vineyard and the historical village Crestet. The Grenache house has the two bedrooms with high ceilings on the 1st floor, one with a double bed and one with two single beds that can be put together. Each bedroom has its own shower and washbasin. One bedroom has a small mezzanine that can sleep an extra child, accessible via a ladder. There is a second separate toilet in the hallway.

The Syrah house (sleeps 4)
Syrah sleeps 4 and has the kitchen, living room with fireplace, toilet, terrace (4x5 m) and garden on the ground floor, with a southwest view towards the vineyard and the historical village Crestet. The house has the larger bedroom with high ceiling and a double bed, a separate full bathroom and 2nd toilet in the hall way on the first floor. The second bedroom with two single beds, that can be put together, is on the second floor.

Syrah and Grenache can also be rented as one big combination house interconnected by their living rooms.

The Cinsault house (sleeps 4+1)
The Cinsault house sleeps 4-5 and is completely located on the first floor. Access is provided by an outside stone stairway to its terrace. The living is spacious with a high ceiling with ceiling fan, and it has the fully equipped kitchen attached. The large mezzanine with a double bed provides one of the two bedrooms. From this bed you can see the sun rising behind the Mont Ventoux every morning. The other bedroom has two single beds that can be put together and a smaller bunk bed (80x180 cm). It has a full bathroom, shared by the two bedrooms. It has no private garden but a very nice private patio (4 x 5 m) on the first floor that gives a beautiful and unique view to the east, south and west including the Mont Ventoux, the vineyard, the historical village Crestet and the inner court.

The Olivier house (sleeps 5)
Olivier is a 5 person house located on the ground and first floor. The ground floor of Olivier has high ceilings with ceiling fans and provides a living with fireplace, kitchen, spacious bathroom with toilet and shower and a double bed bedroom. There is bedroom with three single beds on the first floor. Its terrace and garden are on the southeast side with view over vineyards and Mont Ventoux. The entrance and dimensions on the ground floor are such that the house is easy accessible for a wheelchair. Upon request additional features can be installed to comfort the handicapped user of the house. Upon request a certified English speaking nurse is available.

The Murier house (sleeps 8)
The spacious Murier house is located in the old Bergerie and has 3 bedrooms (one with a double bed, one with two single beds that can be put together, one with 2 single beds that can also be put together + 2 single beds sleeping high/low), 2 bathrooms (one with a full bath attached to the two single-bed bedroom, one with shower and toilet), separate toilet, spacious living with large fireplace, kitchen with dining table for 10, terrace facing south with view over vineyards, Mont Ventoux and Crestet. All rooms have high ceilings and the bedrooms have ceiling fans. The house sleeps 8 and 2 extra beds for children can be installed on a mezzanine in one of the bedrooms if needed.

For more pictures, references by guests and access maps : Pictures

For available weeks Murier: Availability Calendar Murier

For available weeks Grenache/Syrah/Cinsault/Olivier: Availability Calendar G/S/C/O

Please note: We do our best to keep the availability calendars up to date. However please be advised that a week that is shown as "Available" might have been booked in the last 48 hours. An open week for Grenache/Syrah/Cinsault/Olivier means that at least one of these houses is still available.

PRICES 2007/2008 per week (Sat. – Sat.) per house in euros
	Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, Olivier (4-5 pers.)	Murier (8 pers.)
3 Nov. 2007 - 21 Dec. 2007 :	395	595
22 Dec. 2007 - 4 Jan. 2008 :	495	745
5 Jan. 2008 - 14 March 2008 :	395	595
15 March 2008 – 30 May 2008 :	595	845
31 May 2008 - 4 July 2008 :	770	1195
5 July 2008 - 29 Aug. 2008 :	1165	1795
30 Aug. 2008 - 26 Sept. 2008 :	770	1195
27 Sept. 2008 - 31 Oct. 2008 :	565	795
1 Nov. 2008 – 19 Dec. 2008 :	395	595
20 Dec. 2008- 2 Jan. 2009 :	495	745

Prices include central heating, electricity, water, taxes and 3 hours of tennis (please bring your own rackets). A security deposit of 300 € and cleaning fee of 45 € per house (60 € for Murier) plus a mandatory linen fee of 7,50 € per inhabitant is due upon arrival. Dogs are allowed without charges upon individual approval. For November, December, January, February and March shorter lets with a minimum of 3 nights are possible.

To book or for more information please contact :

Domaine du Crestet - Route Ste Anne - 84110 Crestet – France
Email: ddcrestet@hotmail.com
We speak English, French, German and Dutch.
Tel (France): 04 90 36 38 09 (Int. + 33 4 90 36 38 09) Fax (France): 04 90 36 23 86 (Int. + 33 4 90 36 23 86)
For reference you can call the Le Crestet town hall (Mairie) on Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning
Tel (France): 04 90 36 06 72 - (International) : + 33 4 90 36 06 72 (French spoken only)

You will find Domaine du Crestet also on:
http://frenchconnections.co.uk

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