Le Murier, Menerbes, Provence

2-bedroom Luberon gite for 4-6 people, with tennis court, 1km from Menerbes in Provence

 

Le Murier is one of three beautifully decorated gites in the secluded grounds of the owners' house. With pool, tennis court and boules on site, and the village of Menerbes 1km away, this is a perfect base for exploring Provence or staying put. The surrounding countryside is lush with cherry orchards and vineyards. Le Murier sleeps 4-6 people in 2 bedrooms.

Living Rooms

 

The living room, with stone walls and wood beams, has fireplace and satellite TV/DVD.

The living room (above) has a handsome wood-burning stove for winter, TV with French and UK channels, and DVD player. WiFi access is also available.

In the same space as the living room is the fitted kitchen with oven, 4-ring cooker, microwave, dishwasher, fridge-freezer, and coffee machine. Next to the kitchen is the door to the outside table and chairs by the barbecue.

 
The contemporary kitchen.

Bedrooms

 

Master bedroom with en suite bathroom on the ground floor.

Up a couple of steps from the living room is the master bedroom and its en suite bathroom (above and right). The bed is 1.6m wide (5ft 3"). The bathroom has bathtub, walk-in shower, basin and WC.

Upstairs is bedroom 2 (pictured below), which can be either two single beds or one double. This second bedroom also has its own bathroom, with a big walk-in shower, double basins and WC.

 
Shower in the master bathroom.

 

 

Bedroom 2 with its bathroom upstairs, can be two singles or a double bed.

Garden & Pool
The grounds, pool and tennis court are shared with two other gites but each gite is separate, facing in different directions, and have their own private outside terrace with dining table and chairs.

 

The pool and the shade of the pool house are by the tennis court.

The pool is 10 x 5m (33 x 16ft), with roman steps at the shallow end and a diving board at the deep end. Around the pool are very comfortable sunloungers and parasols, as well as the pool house and shower.

Kids' play area by the herb garden. Le Murier occupies the left side of this building.

 

 

In the garden you will find a hardcourt tennis court and a play area for children tucked away.

Le Murier has a couple of terraces for different times of the day, one with barbecue and the other under the old mulberry tree (from which Le Murier gets its name).

 

 

 

Le Murier's outside terraces, above, one for a drink under the mulberry tree, and one by the kitchen with parasol and barbecue.

The owners live on site and are a bi-lingual British couple, they are delighted to help with any local advice or to resolve any problems. There is secure parking and the property is enclosed and gated.

The other two gites on the property can be rented in combination with Le Murier and you can see them here: Le Cerisier and L'Amandier.

The Location

 
Menerbes on its hilltop from the north (left) and from the east (right).

The house is 1km from the village of Menerbes, and is an ideal location for exploring the rest of the Luberon and Provence. Menerbes has everything you need - cafe, restaurants, bakery, butcher and a small grocery store.

All the other picture-perfect 'perched' hill-top villages of the Luberon are within 15 minutes by car: Gordes, Roussillon, Lacoste, Oppede le vieux, Bonnieux, and Goult.

Within an hour are Avignon, Aix-en-Provence, St Remy, Mont Ventoux, Les Baux de Provence, Orange, and the start of the Rhone wine trail.

There is a market every day in one of the surrounding villages.

You can make a comfortable day-trip of the Cote d'Azur from Monte Carlo to St Tropez, Marseille, the fishing village of Cassis and the calanques, Arles, Nimes, the Camargue, the Alps, the Gorges du Verdon, and the Rhone wine trail all the way to Lyon.

 

Scenes from Menerbes. There is a well stocked little grocery, bar, restaurants, baker and butcher.
Menerbes

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Famous for:
  • Member of 'Most Beautiful Villages in France'
  • House of Wine and Truffles
  • Corkscrew Museum
  • 'A Year in Provence' written here
Amenities:
  • 4 restaurants
  • 2 cafés
  • Grocery store, butcher, baker
  • ATM
  • Market day: Thursday

Weekly Rates
March 26 - June 171250 euros
June 18 - September 21650 euros
September 3 - October 281250 euros
October 29 - March 301050 euros


Included in the rental rates: bedlinen, towels, pool towels, utilities, WiFi internet, and after-stay clean.

Rental periods run from Saturday 4pm to Saturday 10am.

To secure a booking you would send a 30% deposit, with the balance payable up to 8 weeks before your stay.		 There is a refundable security deposit of 500 euros against any breakages or damage.

Cancellation policy: if we can find another booking for your dates we will return any money sent (minus bank charges).

The house is for a maximum of 4-6 people. We regret that pets and smoking are not allowed in the property.

 



Insurance: you need personal liability insurance when you rent a property in France - find out about that here.

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