**Fully renovated 6 BR/3 bath 400+ year old farmhouse in a calm riverside enclave of Espelette’s old section with mountain & village views. Stroll to Espelette. Listen to the church bells.
Downstairs is a spacious kitchen, 2 living rooms, a fireplace, a shower, WC and laundry room. Upstairs are 6 bedrooms (4-160cm beds, 3-140cm beds), 2 full bathrooms and a work area.
Outside find a heated salt water pool, WC & shower, kitchen with plancha and dining table, umbrellas, lounge chairs.
You will have the convenience of the calm area that is only a 5-minute walk over the foot bridge behind the house or around past the church to the center of Espelette.
PRIVATE PARKING. LINENS/TOWELS PROVIDED
The space
Fully renovated in 2022 our over 400 year old farmhouse has 6 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. The house is in the oldest section of Espelette with views of both the mountains and the village. The house has original wood beams throughout and the original thick walls. Outside there is a heated salt water pool, private terrace, shower, WC, plancha and dining tables. Privacy fencing around the pool and patio have recently been added..
The spacious downstairs has a large fully equipped kitchen with a table for 12. There is an extended counter that can be used as a second work space. In the main part, there are 2 living rooms – a TV room and a larger room where you can relax by the fireplace in the winter, another dining area and a reading nook. There is also a laundry room with a large washer, dryer and a shower as well as a separate WC.
There are 2 staircases to upstairs – one from the kitchen and one from the TV room.
Upstairs you will find 6 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms.
-- Walking upstairs from the TV room, you will find two bedrooms that have balconies. From them you can enjoy views of the Arronomendi mountains and the Espelette village. Both of these bedrooms have a 160 cm bed. On this side of upstairs there is another bedroom with a 160 cm bed as well as a full shower room with toilet.
-- Walking upstairs from the kitchen staircase, there are two bedrooms (one with a 160 cm bed and one with 2 140 cm beds) and a full bathroom with toilet. On the landing, there is an office space with a single day bed.
-- Connecting the two sides of upstairs, is a bedroom with a 140 cm bed that can be accessed from either staircase.
Outside there is a heated salt water pool (8 meters by 4 meters) with a private terrace that has plenty of space and lounge chairs to relax after a day sightseeing. We are adding more privacy fencing around the pool area and driveway.
The outdoor kitchen has a plancha, cooking space and two dining tables to enjoy lunch or dinner in the shade of the house or balcony. For added convenience, there is also an outdoor shower and WC.
BED LINENS AND BATH TOWELS ARE PROVIDED
PRIVATE PARKING is available on the driveway in front of the house.
Guest access
Guest will have entire fully independent home and pool.
There are other independent guest houses in the enclave. They do not have access to the pool.
Other things to note
Espelette is centrally located as a base for exploring Basque Country. Cambo Les Bains with famous spas and Arnaga the house of Edmond Rostand (the author of Cyrano de Bergerac) is 10 minutes in one direction. In another direction, Dantxaria, Spain, with discount shopping is just 10 minutes. Or you can enjoy the beaches and towns of Biarritz, Anglet and St Jean de Luz which are just 30 minutes away. The gourmet capital of San Sebastian, Spain is an hour away. There are many wonderful windy country roads where you pass wild horses called Pottoka, lots of sheep and cows and of course, growing piment d’Espelette!
