La Maison Ronde
Dordogne, France
- Roundhouse for 2 from £72 per night (read our low price promise)
- 1 double
Not suitable for children
Pets welcome
Pets are welcome free of charge at the owner's discretion, please call 0117 204 7830 to enquire. Unfortunately children cannot be accommodated.
Overview
A truly bizarre find, tucked among the curves of a beautiful French country garden, La Maison Ronde was voted one of The Times fifteen best places for a wild time. The walls of the roundhouse are dotted with coloured glass, sending shafts of red, blue and green light into its cosy, rustic interior. You have a simple private kitchen, shower and loo and stunning views over the hills of the Dordogne to enjoy as you while away the lazy summer afternoons.
Ask Hester, your host, about the range of activities and sights around you. La Petite Renaudie is a small village with a church, school, shop, bar, restaurant & hair dresser (yes, one of each), and Brantôme the "Venice of the Dordogne" is nearby with its magnificent Benedictine Abbey and canoeing along the river. There are the many châteaux of the Dordogne to explore, or further afield the vineyards in Bergerac, St Emillion and Bordeaux. Alternatively, stay put and just relax into your corner of the south of France at the roundhouse, amongst the nightingales and poppies with peace, quiet and starry skies.
Essentials
The important stuff
- Check in time is 4pm
- Check out time is 10am
- Children cannot be accomodated
- Pets will be considered by arrangement, free of charge - please call to enquire
- Sleeping arrangements
- 1 double
Kids & Pets
Pets are welcome free of charge at the owner's discretion, please call 0117 204 7830 to enquire. Unfortunately children cannot be accommodated.
Cooking
- Covered cooking area on the terrace includes:
- BBQ
- Two ring gas hob
- Electric cool box
- Table, chairs & solar lanterns
Washing
- A solar shower and compost loo for the exclusive use of guests of La Maison Ronde are on site
Heating, lighting & bedding
- Wood-burner in the roundhouse
- All bed linen is provided
Getting there
La Petite Renaudie, Riberac, 24600 Villetoureix, France
By train
The nearest TGV stop is Angouleme from which you can get a local train to Perigueux
By car
Driving directions are a little complicated! Contact Hester once you've booked for a detailed explanation, but use the below as a fallback:
Head for Riberac and depending on which direction you come from, it will be right at the last roundabout in Riberac or left at the 1st roundabout. It is signed Villetoureix. GO UP INTO the village & bear right round the church. After 1km take the right fork signed La Petite Renaudie and carry on another1km. Take a road to the right, signed La PR. That road bends to the left, then bends to the right, you will then see a house with maroon shutters in front of you. At the house TAKE THE TRACK TO THE RIGHT, with a sign up saying Round House. La Maison Ronde is at the wooden house at the bottom.
Food & Drink
Pubs & Restaurants
Bertric Buree (6km) - noted for its fish hors d'oeuvres
Lusignac (10km) - lovely country setting and often live music in the evenings
St Victor (10km) - best ever puddings
St Marcial (10km) - simple French food
There are three great places in Verteillac tool.
Ask Hester for any recommendations and she will be very happy to help.
Activities
The round house is situated at La Petite Renaudie 2kms outside Villetoureix, a small village with a church, school, shop, bar, restaurant & hair dresser (yes, one of each). Riberac is the nearest town, 6kms away. It's a typical French market town and is convenient for supermarkets and all other town amenities as well having a renowned Friday market.
There are country walks, swimming in the lovely local river La Dronne or at Lac Jemaye deep in the forest of the Double (ask Hester for directions), or municipal pools at Riberac and Verteillac.
Cycling - A professional mountain biker guide can be obtained at a reasonable price;
Tennis is available in the village and golf, horse riding, fishing and canoeing on the Dronne can all be arranged
Places to Visit
You're within easy reach of Brantome "The Venice of the Dordogne", with its magnificent Benedictine Abbey and canoeing along the river, Aubterre with a monolithic church and a river beach and only an hour from the cities of Perigueux and Angouleme. There are prehistoric caves and the many Chateaux of the Dordogne, plus, further afield, the vineyards of Bergerac, St Emillion and of course, Bordeaux.
Meet your hosts
Hester, the owner of La Maison Ronde, keeps things pretty simple. She is a friendly host, leaving a bottle of wine waiting for you when you arrive, and a mine of information on the local area. Your roundhouse is tucked away at the bottom of her garden with a lovely view over the hills of the French countryside. The rest...you'll have to find out for yourself!
Our guests say...
Hester was such a lovely host and made us feel so welcome. We loved our stay with her and her beautiful dogs . I could not fault anything about our stay .
01/06/2019Jacqui
We had a wonderful stay at La Maison Ronde in September this year. We loved having the beautiful French countryside on our doorstep and Hester was very kind and helpful.
10/09/2018Hannah
We enjoyed two wonderful nights at La Maison Ronde towards the end of a 10-day trip travelling around rural France. It's a truly magical little eco hut, nestled into an embankment at the end of host Hester's garden, looking out onto the stunning surroundings of the northern Dordoyne region. We booked our stay hoping for something a bit different; somewhere peaceful, secluded and romantic and all our wishes were met and surpassed. Hester was also a very interesting lady and fantastic host, and she ensured that we had everything we needed. We will be sure to return. Can't recommend La Maison Ronde enough!
01/06/2018Rachel
What an incredibly beautiful place, sitting on an evening watching the sun go down whilst listening to the crickets and birds was just perfect. The bed is lovely and comfortable with everything you need to hand, the kitchenette area has everything you require and the shower/ toilet set up works well. La Maison Ronde is a perfect place to use as a base to go and explore the rest of the region, we will definitely return.
17/08/2017Steve
Enjoyed a peaceful and quiet stay. Hester was very friendly. It's an ideal writer's retreat.
17/07/2017Jane
Love this place? Tell everyone!
Booking Terms
Canopy & Stars low price promise
Book with us in confidence knowing you won’t find that place cheaper elsewhere. All of the prices we display are set and matched by our Owners. (In this world of foreign currency, we do have to say 'subject to exchange rates' for some of our European places.)
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Except where otherwise specified, we Sawday’s Canopy & Stars Ltd Company No 09088366 of Merchants House, Wapping Road, Bristol, BS1 4RW act only as an Agent in respect of all bookings we take and/or make on your behalf. Sawday’s Canopy & Stars is part of the Alastair Sawday’s Group of Companies. We accept no liability in relation to any contract you enter into or for any services or arrangements you purchase (“Booking(s)”) or for the acts or omissions of any supplier(s) or other person(s) or party(ies) connected with any Booking. For all Bookings, your contract will be with the supplier of the Booking in question, and in most cases this will be the owner of the property you’ll be staying at (“Owner(s)”). When making your Booking we will arrange for you to enter into a contract with the Owner of the Booking. Your Booking with us is subject to these Agency Terms & Conditions and any specific booking conditions of the relevant Owner(s) you contract with. The Owner’s booking conditions may limit and/or exclude the Owner’s liability to you.
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1.2 Your Booking is confirmed and a contract between you and the Owner will exist when we receive payment of the deposit and send you a booking confirmation on the Owner’s behalf. This booking confirmation will normally be sent out within 24 hours in the case of email and seven working days in the case of post, and will contain the details of your Booking and of payments made and due. If you have not received your booking confirmation within the specified time, please notify us as soon as possible by email (bookings@canopyandstars.co.uk). Please check your confirmation carefully and report any incorrect or incomplete information to us immediately. As we act only as booking Agent, we have no responsibility for any errors in any documentation except where an error is made by us.
1.3 Where a deposit has been paid, full balance payment will be due 10 weeks in advance of your check in date and a reminder will be sent to you two weeks prior to this date, where applicable, by email. We automatically take the balance payment using the same card as used to make the deposit payment. It is your reponsibility to advise us if we should use a different card and to contact us by telephone (0117 204 7830) to arrange for alternative payment method. If the balance payment does not successfully go through as there is a problem with your card, such as it expiring, then we will contact you to try and take alternative payment. If we have been unable to take payment after two weeks of the balance due date, then with regret, we will notify the Owner who may cancel your Booking.
1.4 Except where otherwise advised or stated in the booking conditions of the Owner concerned, all monies you pay to us for a Booking will be held on behalf of the Owner(s) concerned.
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2. Cancellation and Amendment by You
2.1 Any cancellation or amendment request must be sent to us by email (bookings@canopyandstars.co.uk) and will be considered and responded to within one working day of receipt. You are also advised to confirm all changes to our Customer Services Department by calling 0117 204 7830. Please ensure that you have received written confirmation of any changes to your Booking prior to travel. Whilst we will always try to help, we cannot guarantee that such requests will be met.
2.2 Amendments and cancellations can only be accepted in accordance with the booking conditions of the Owner of your Arrangements. The Owner may charge the cancellation or amendment charges shown in their booking conditions (which may be as much as 100% of the cost of the Arrangements and will normally increase closer to the date of departure). The Owner may charge cancellation or amendment charges in accordance with its own booking conditions, however for the sake of convenience only, we have outlined the Owner’s charges at clause 2.3 and 2.4 below. Please note that these are the Owner’s own cancellation and amendments charges, not Canopy & Stars’, and therefore the Owner may vary their charges as they wish, without notice to us. The correct charges will be notified to you at the time of your cancellation or amendments.
2.3 Owner’s General Cancellation Charges:
2.3.1 Cancellation by you at any time will result in your deposit being forfeited, as all deposits are non-refundable.
2.3.2 All monies paid for a holiday (deposit and balance) are non-refundable within 10 weeks before check in date.
2.3.3 Cancellation of any holiday after it has been paid in full and at a date 10 weeks or more in advance of your check in date, will result in forfeiture of your deposit (or an amount equivalent where one was not paid as the holiday was paid in full) and the balance being returned to you.
2.3.4 Cancellation insurance is available but will be a third party arrangement and not involve Canopy & Stars or the Owner in any way.
2.4 Owner’s General Amendment Charges:
2.4.1 Alterations to your Booking can only be made more than 10 weeks prior to the check in date, after which time alterations will be treated as cancellation. All alterations are subject to availability and may incur a £30 adminstration fee.
2.4.2 Differences in the total amount payable resulting from alterations will be refunded to you in the case of a decrease in price and paid by you in the case of increases in price.
Special note: Generally Owners will charge the above cancellation and amendment charges, however we must stress that these are a guide only and charges may differ from those shown here depending on the Owner. The exact charges will be notified to you by the Owner at the time of cancellation and/or can be found in the Owner’s own booking conditions which are available from the Owner on request.
3. Changes and Cancellations by the Owner
We will inform you as soon as reasonably possible if the Owner needs to make a significant change to your confirmed Arrangements or to cancel them. We will also liaise between you and the Owner in relation to any alternative Booking offered by the Owner but we will have no further liability to you.
4. Complaints
Because the contract for your Booking is between you and the Owner, any queries or concerns should be addressed to them. In the event that you have any complaint about your stay, please notify the Owner as soon as possible. If you don’t follow this procedure there will be less opportunity for the Owner to investigate and resolve your complaint and so make your stay as enjoyable as possible. Delays may also mean that amount of compensation you may be entitled to may be reduced. Whether or not your complaint is dealt with satisfactorily, please also contact us as we appreciate all feedback. It’s important to us and the Owner to know that you’ve enjoyed your stay or if anything could have been improved.
5. Pricing
Canopy & Stars reserve the right to amend advertised prices at any time on behalf of the Owner. We also reserve the right to correct errors in both advertised and confirmed prices.Special note: changes and errors sometimes occur.
6. Information & Accuracy
The information and prices shown on this website are varied from time to time and may change between the time you first view a property and make a Booking. You should check that all the details are as you expect prior to making a Booking. It is always possible that, despite our best efforts, some of the properties (including the features and extras available) may be incorrectly described and/or priced. If we discover this is the case after you have made a Booking, we reserve the right to contact you with details of the correct information and/or pricing and will give you the option to:
(1) proceed with the Booking based on the correct information and/or pricing, which may require the payment of an additional amount by you;
OR
(2) subject to availability, change your booking dates to dates when the pricing can be honoured ad so no additional charge to you. In the event that a lower price can be offered for alternative dates then the difference would be refunded;
OR
(3) cancel the Booking. If we do not receive your instructions within 5 days of contacting you, we reserve the right to cancel your Booking without liability to you.
7. Our Responsibility for your Booking
Your contract is with the Owner and its booking conditions apply. As Agent, we accept no responsibility for the actual provision of the Booking. Our responsibilities are limited to making the Booking in accordance with your instructions and acting properly in accordance with our legal duties as an Agent. We accept no responsibility for any information about the Booking that we pass on to you in good faith. However, in the event that we are found liable to you on any basis whatsoever, our maximum liability to you is limited to twice the cost of your Booking (or the appropriate proportion of this if not everyone on the Booking is affected). We do not exclude or limit any liability for death or personal injury that arises as a result of our negligence or that of any of our employees whilst acting in the course of their employment.
8. Pets
Not all properties accept pets. If you wish to take your pet on holiday, please advise us before booking and we can check whether pets are accepted at the property. You must obtain the prior consent of the Owner before taking any pets to the property. A nightly charge may be made by the Owner for each pet and additional terms may apply.
9. VAT
Many of the Owners of properties in the Canopy & Stars portfolio are not registered for VAT in which case no tax is payable. Where VAT is payable, the tax is included in the advertised holiday rental price.
10. Visa, passport and health requirements.
Unless you tell us otherwise, we assume that all members of your party are British citizens who hold or will hold full British passports valid for the entire duration of the Arrangements you chose to purchase. Information on visa, passport and health requirements, where given and applicable, is so given on this basis. Requirements may change and you are therefore strongly recommended to check the up to date position with the Owner of the Booking, Passport Office, appropriate embassy or consulate or your doctor as applicable in good time before the commencement of your holiday.
11. Insurance
You are strongly recommended to take out personal travel insurance for all members of your party. It is your responsibility to ensure that the insurance you purchase is adequate and appropriate for your particular needs. Please read your policy details and take them with you on holiday.
12. Special requests
If you have any special requests (for example dietary requirements, cots or room location), please let us know at the time of booking. We will pass on all such requests to the Owner, but unfortunately, we can't guarantee that they will be met and we will have no liability to you if they are not.
13. Group Bookings
Not all Owners accept Bookings for a single sex group (for example, a stag or hen party). Guests wanting to make such a Booking should check with us beforehand to enable us to check whether the Owner is prepared to accept the Booking. We will then advise you accordingly. In event that an Owner does not accept this type of Booking then it is with regret, that the Booking may be cancelled and cancellation fees may apply. It is the Guest’s responsibility to enquire with Canopy & Stars and/or check on our website beforehand to make sure that this type of booking is permitted.
14. Maximum Numbers
Please note that except by prior arrangement confirmed in writing, only the number of persons specified on a booking confirmation may occupy a property. Most owners reserve the right to refuse admittance or revoke a booking if this condition is not observed and you are unlikely to receive any refund.
15. Your Responsibilities
Please note that you have a contract with the Owner of the property. As such you are under a responsibility to behave in a proper, appropriate and legal manner whilst staying at the property with due respect to the Owner, the Property and other guests and their property. You are responsible for informing the Owner of any losses or damage to the property as soon as possible. Please note that you will be liable to pay the Owner for any losses or damage to the property caused by you or a member of your party (except reasonable wear and tear). Some Owners will also require damage deposits. You must also leave the property by the check-out time specified on your booking. If any guest behaves inappropriately or improperly (of which the Owner will be the final judge on their Property), or illegally, the Owner reserves the right to ask the guest and their party (at their discretion) to leave the Property before the end of the holiday period and/or refuse any future bookings from you. Any refund for so doing will be at the entire discretion of the Owner. In addition, the Owner reserves the right to sue the guest for any loss, damage or injury caused to the Owner, the Property or to other guests and/or their property. As agent, we will have no liability to you in these circumstances.
16. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These terms and conditions have been drafted in accordance with and are governed by English law and the courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to any and all disputes arising out of these Agency Terms & Conditions.
17. Discrepancies
In case of a discrepancy between these Agency Terms & Conditions and any other Canopy & Stars literature, these Agency Terms & Conditions shall prevail.
18. Validity clause
In the event that a court finds that a condition in these Agency Terms & Conditions is illegal or void, the illegal or void provision will be severed from the remainder of the Agency Terms & Conditions, which will continue to be valid and have full force and effect.
Hester was such a lovely host and made us feel so welcome. We loved our stay with her and her beautiful dogs . I could not fault anything about our stay .
01/06/2019