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Dormouse House Garden Bed and Breakfast
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RESTRICTIONS:
There is strictly NO smoking on the premises of Dormouse House, INCLUDING IN THE GARDEN. The Rose Suite is not suitable for very young children. In general We try to say YES! to your wishes and only ask that you respect the few rules asked.Remember that w
CANCELLATION POLICY:
rooms are not reserved and rates NOT GUARANTEED until a reservation check is received unless I agree otherwise.(check will be HELD as a deposit.) No refunds for cancellations with less than 1 week advance notice exc. medical emergency.
RATES:
high season (april through september AND december through January 3): 150 euros lg Rose Suite and 140 euros in the Blue Room including FULL breakfast, and all linens (even terry robes!). Oc t 1-March 31 EXCEPT december which is high season: Rose Suite 140 euros, Blue Room 130 euros ( low season). View Room single: 60e (in conjuction with the Rose suite only).There is an addt'l charge of 20 euros per room for single night stays. Guests staying 7 or more nights take 100 e off/per suite/per week.(does not include View Room.). An additional single bed may be added to the View room for 40 e.and is available for 2 accompagning children (a party of 4 adults MUST take both the Rose suite and the Blue room.) NOTE: we can take a maximum of 6 guests; ask for details. We ask that you prepay by check in euros, $, or sterling for the approx. total to the order of Lisa KUHN sent to our address (will be HELD) ; RATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE UNLESS FULLY PREPAID. Many special offerings avail- kindly inquire! Pets, on approval, pay 12 euros including breakfast.Returning guests ask for your discount!
PAYMENTS ACCEPTED:
Cash, Personal checks
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REGION:
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Ile de France/Paris suburbs | |
CLOSEST LARGE CITY:
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Paris | |
CLOSEST AIRPORT:
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Paris: for transport options into Paris call 00 33 1 53 39 1818 | |
FESTIVALS:
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antiques fair, july; French national celebration, july 14; fete des loges, august, antiques fair, march and october, and many ongoing festivals! | |
ACTIVITIES:
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18 hole golf, tennis, table tennis, musical evenings, bike riding, hiking, horseback riding, swimming, boating, sailing, canoeing, picnicing, museum visits, trips to paris, disneyland, versailles, chartres, etc. | |
TOURIST SITES:
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15 -25 minutes direct train to central Paris (every half hr weekdays; station 20 min. walk away w/poss. of bus, taxi or ride there. Accessible to Monet's garden, Versailles, 11th century church in town , history museum, racecourses and equestrian museum; Disneyland (car or train), and all of Paris. |
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INN SETTING:
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Dormouse House is a true family home that is filled with museum quality art and antiques. We are in a beautiful, calm setting overlooking the Seine Valley. It is semi-rural with millions of song birds, forests and agriculture all around, yet is in a charming town (5000 people) near easily accessible to Paris. (You can google Villennes sur Seine and mapquest Dormouse House). | |
LANGUAGES:
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English, French, Spanish, and some Italian. | |
AMENITIES:
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Our home is newly-built entirely of Norwegian spruce with a wrap-around veranda and wooden deck with fountain. DH is down a private drive off-street (secure parking available) set in a gorgeous large garden with fruit trees, lawn, pond, and vegetable garden. We have just finished a large scale redecorationand redoing the g project and have completely redone the garden (Spring 2008) - lovely! We have a beautiful 'winter garden' room with heated jacuzzi, the living room with wood and stone fireplace, the 'petit salon' with television and dvd (if yo u aren't too busy elsewhere!), table tennis, and a large library in English. I welcome well-behaved pets (ask for details, please; we have a cat and 2 small dogs.) | |
GUESTROOMS:
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3 charming guestrooms-2 doubles and a single that adjoins one of the doubles. The 'Blue' Room' has a view over the seine valley . The huge 'Rose Suite 'has a sofa and desk .Adjoining the Rose Suite is the 'View Room',with lovely cathedral windows. | |
MEAL TYPE:
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a 'glorified' French/US style breakfast is offered, inc. pastries, breads, fruits, fruit juices, yogurts, coffee, tea, herbal tea, etc.. Cooked breakfasts - made with my own hens' eggs where possible! - are available at a supplement. | |
MEAL TIME:
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breakfast at any reasonable hour. Dinner is available (3 courses, 25 euros, 13 for kids) , often with homegrown produce. | |
MEAL LOCATION:
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breakfast may be taken in the sunny dining room with french doors looking out on the back garden, or on the terrace in nice weather. | |
OTHER:
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the house is filled with antiques and fine art from all over the world, but is not "fussy"; rather, it is designed for comfort with views of the garden. | |
REASONS TO VISIT:
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You'll have the best of all worlds with Paris and other places of intgerest at your doorstep yet the charm of the village, forests, and garden all here. |
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The charming 'Blue' guestroom (double)is in a separate wing of the house with its own large shower room/sink (heated towel bar in winter) plus a large separate toilet, also with sink.It has a view of the Seine valley. The huge Rose Suite guestroom (double, on its own floor up a spiral staircase)has an armoire,large sofa, desk, plus a bathroom en suite with Villeroy & Boch tiled shower, heated towel bar in winter, toilet, and sink.The Rose Suite is connected to the View Room (with single bed; a 2nd folding single may be added, ask for details) and has a spectacular view of the fish pond & garden.It is NOT suitable for very young children(eg below age 6) due to a 'drop' to the floor below; ask for details. (Children must ALWAYS be supervised in any case.)
Please also ask for details about accommodation for larger parties (up to 6.) There is safe parking on site and we can normally pick you up at the train station (5 minutes away by car or 20 by foot) when you arrive and take you down when you depart. There is also a taxi service that can be booked ahead (around 5 euros)and a very convenient bus during rush hours only on business days (ex. holiday periods/August.) Trains run about every 1/2 hr. during the week until at least midnight. We will do everything possible to make your stay a delight no matter what the season, and would love to help you celebrate your honeymoon or anniversary. Single women and mannerly children most welcome. Most of our guests choose to dine here - generally 3 courses made with our own organic produce and eggs!(Vegetarian meals are available.)Please check out the specials - cooking classes, holiday celebrations,discounts, recipes, and especially the reviews!PLEASE read the description carefully and THEN contact us with questions not answered here.For travel information, try mapquest or angloinfo.com.We can be reached from the Gare St. Lazare in Paris by direct train (Villennes sur Seine stop); get your ticket at the Ile de France ticket counter. We are one stop past Poissy (which is also on a RER line.) From CDG, a taxi runs about 120 euros, esp. convenient if you are a larger group, or take the RER (regional train) to Poissy, transfer there to the train to Villennes sur Seine - just 1 stop or 2 minutes! From the Eurostar, make your way to St. Lazare or take a taxi from Paris to Villennes (about 50 euros or so.)
The DH motto: KINDNESS COUNTS. (For more reviews, search TripAdvisor and enter Dormouse House.)
For reservations email me at lisa.dormousehouse@gmail.com or call directly. We are generally open all year. |
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