La Flotte-en-Ré 4 **** traditional village centre house minutes from beach

A charming 4 **** Meublé de Tourisme traditional house in la Flotte recently converted and refurbished to provide comfortable accommodation on 2 floors. The house is newly furnished and decorated and is on a very quiet village street about five minutes' walk from the market, bakery, the beach and the harbour and most of the restaurants. The house sleeps 6 and has two shower rooms upstairs, each with WC.

Ground floor: one very large sitting room / dining room with a kitchen in one corner, and with sliding glass doors which form a movable glass wall opening onto the little courtyard. There is garden furniture outside for al fresco dining. There is a sofa and armchairs beside the fireplace in the sitting room, a dining table with 6 chairs, and another sitting area opening onto the courtyard.

1st floor: 2 twin bedrooms, one double, two shower rooms with WC.

TV / DVD, washing machine, dishwasher, microwave, oven, hob, refrigerator etc

Parking on street, unreserved; paid car park 3 minutes' walk from house. It is possible to stop outside the house to unload luggage, shopping etc.

50% deposit required as confirmation of booking, remaining 50% payable 6 weeks in advance of date holiday begins. Additional £400 deposit cheque held to cover possible damage during rental of house, only cashed if needed. Guests must provide copy of own insurance to cover any more significant damage to property. Bed linen and towels available at additional charge of £20 per person per week. Key collection before 1900 on arrival day.

Our house is warm and welcoming in winter as well summer months, and Re is attractive in different ways throughout the year. Autumn in La Flotte can be warm enough for the beach, or frosty, but it is often sunny. Spring comes early, with frequent blue skies and mild sunshine. The winter can be windy and bracing, exhilarating by the sea but sheltered on forest paths or in the villages. La Flotte is delightfully quiet out of season, but most of the restaurants open on different nights, so there is usually a choice and always a warm welcome.