Welcome to Jacaranda

Jacaranda is a luxurious 5 bedroom family house comfortably providing accommodation for 10 people, set in over 2 acres of private grounds on the side of the Fayence-Tourrettes valley with breathtaking views over the olive groves, the lavender fields and the twin-towered medieval village of Tourrettes in the Var and on towards the sea. Within easy distance of Nice, St Tropez, Cannes and Monte Carlo, Jacaranda provides the perfect base from which to explore the French Riviera.

Superb accommodation includes a master bedroom suite with jacuzzi and sauna and a family apartment with double bedroom and two twins, a fully equipped kitchen, luxurious furnishings and comprehensive entertainment systems. The villa has a large private swimming pool, walled and fenced with a wide shallow "beach" area. Jacaranda suits holiday-makers keen to find a little peace and relaxation in luxurious private surroundings.

Whatever your idea of a perfect holiday, whether it’s to sip proper coffee in quaint market squares, picnic on white sandy beaches, take up windsurfing, drift off by the pool or play a table-tennis tournament, the house can play host to large groups of friends, inquisitive small children and even hard to please teenagers.

Accommodation

There are five bedrooms, including a connecting apartment sleeping a total of up to 10 people. The house has a very large open plan sitting/dining/kitchen area, an enormous terrace with spectacular views and a basement games room.
Bedrooms:Bedroom 1 - 2 twin beds. Bedroom 2 - large double bed. Master suite - large double bed, sauna, Jacuzzi bath, shower and toilet. Apartment can be used separately with double bed and 2 double sofabeds.
Bathrooms: En suite bathroom shared by bedrooms 1 and 2 with bath and shower. En suite shower room to apartment, separate WC. En suite bath/shower/sauna to master suite. Additional basement toilet and shower.
Kitchen:The kitchen is open plan with the sitting and dining areas and incudes a breakfast bar and barstools. There is a built-in electric hob and oven, dishwasher and fridge/freezer, microwave, kettle, toaster and a coffee-maker.
Utility Room:Basement laundry room with washing machine, dryer and large fridge/freezer, a boiler room and a vast unconverted room currently used for table tennis or indoor football with double doors opening onto the lower terrace.
Living Rooms:The sitting room has a large sofa and a working fireplace. There is also a hi-fi system, TV, DVD player and UK Sky TV. The entire house has underfloor heating as well as working open fireplace in the sitting area.

The Grounds

The villa has a large private pool, 12x6 metres, walled and fenced with a wide shallow "beach" area ideal for children to play in or for adults to wallow.It is child friendly being fenced and security alarmed and can be heated. The pool is a major feature of the house, sharing spectacular views of the valley with the main terrace where there is a separate dining area with a huge marble table for up to 12 which can be shaded from the sun.

The house is approached via electric gates and is surrounded by around one and a half acres of terraced gardens. This valley used to be used for growing flowers for the perfumiers of Grasse, so there’s an amazing ancient system of canals that feeds our automatic irrigation system. There is a double carport and plenty of parking space.

Location

The house is a five minute drive (or a twenty minute walk) from the shops and restaurants of Fayence which adjoins Tourettes. The A8 (Junction 39) is about 15 minutes drive. This gives access to Frejus and St Tropez to the West, Cannes, Nice and Monte Carlo to the East. We suggest hiring a car from Nice Airport or Fayence.

The nearest beach is at St Raphael, but all of the beaches of the Cote D"Azur are within easy driving distance. The Lac de Cassien is also within about 15 mins drive and and offers watersports - windsurfing, rowing, pedaloing, swimming and fishing.

There are 2 golf courses 15 minutes away at Tourettes de Fayence. Other courses within 30 minute drive include the golf at st Endreol at La Motte. The house is also ten minutes from the new Four Seasons Resort at Terre Blanche with its two championship golf courses and ‘the most beautiful new spa in Europe’.

Pricing & Availability

Jacaranda is available for rent all year round. The property is booked on a weekly basis from 4pm the day of arrival to 10am the day of departure.

Weekly Rates 2008

26/01/2008 – 22/03/2008 : 2 774 €
22/03/2008 – 24/05/2008 : 3 467 €
24/05/2008 – 28/06/2008 : 4 315 €
28/06/2008 – 30/08/2008 : 4 854 €
30/08/2008 – 27/09/2008 : 3 852 €
27/09/2008 – 01/11/2008 : 3 005 €
01/11/2008 – 20/12/2008 : 2 774 €
20/12/2008 – 15/01/2009 : 3 467 €

Rates include linen, towels, pool towels, gas, electricity and a weekly clean and change of linen