Midi-Pyrénées, Hautes-Pyrénées, St-Lary-Soulan, France

The spacious stone village house offers you different options depending on your requirements.

OPTION 1 - Family home or second home and holiday rental
OPTION 2 - 3 apartments
OPTION 3 - Bed and breakfast

It could also be a permanent rental if that is what you are looking for.

The official floor space measures 300 m2 (official habitable space 192.67 m2)

I will describe the accommodation below under each of the different headings for you.

FAMILY HOME - SECOND HOME/HOLIDAY RENTAL

The current owners had a bed and breakfast before retiring. They lived on the 2nd floor in the apartment.

A spacious family home with a garden or a second home to enjoy with friends and family and to generate holiday rental income.

The layout is as follows:

GROUND FLOOR (92.84m2 floor space - 66.80 m2 official habitable space)

Entrance Hall - The beautiful ornate double glazed door opens into the entrance with:

* Wood store
* Wooden floor
* Radiator
* Lots of cupboard space for outdoor clothing, skis, shoes etc.
* Dumb-waiter lift going up to the 2nd floor apartment.

Garage - This space can be a garage, games room or workshop etc. There are
* Various cupboards for storage and home to the hot water tanks and electricity board
* Small laundry area with plumbing for a washing machine and electricity for a tumble dryer and fridge/freezer
* Ornate doors that open from the road to allow you to park
* Tiled floor
* Two radiators.

In this space there is also a

* WC with half-tiled walls, tiled floor and wash basin
* Hallway leading to the double glazed door out to the enclosed garden at the rear.

Landing - Here you will find the original polished wooden staircase that leads up to all the floors of the house. Below the staircase is a cupboard - the perfect wine store!

Bedroom 1 - This is a beautiful bright bedroom with its own private shower room and separate WC. This spacious bedroom has:

* Patio doors that lead out into the garden at the rear of the house
* Marble ornate fireplace
* Radiator
* 'Wainscoting' wooden wall panelling.
* Electric shutters
* Original wooden flooring

Shower room 1 - Bedroom 1 opens into the new shower room with:

* Fully tiled walls and floor
* Radiator
* Extractor fan (WMC)
* 'Italian' shower unit
* WC set in a unit
* Spotlights

WC 1 - A door from the bedroom leads into this separate, fully tiled spacious room with WC and extractor (VMC).

FIRST FLOOR (92.84m2 floor space - 63.92 m2 official habitable space)

The original wooden staircase leads up to the first floor accommodation. A door from the staircase opens into the landing area with access to the following accommodation:

Living Room - a bright and spacious room currently used as a lounge area with

* Original wooden floor
* Two radiators
* Double glazed window facing out towards the ski tele-cabin
* Wooden shutters

Bedroom 2 (Blue Room) double bedroom with:

* Double glazed window
* Wooden shutters
* Radiator
* Original wooden floor

Bedroom 3 (Pink Room) spacious double bedroom with:

* Original wooden floor
* Large in-built original storage cupboard
* Marble ornate fireplace
* Radiator
* Double-glazed patio doors out to the balcony overlooking the garden

Shower room 2 - a spacious shower room with:

* WC
* Large contemporary shower with mosaic tiled floor
* Fully tiled walls and floor
* Wall radiator
* Spotlights
* Wash basin set in a unit with mirror
* Extractor fan (VMC)
* Double glazed window overlooking the garden
* Wooden shutters

WC 2 - a separate WC room next to the shower room with:

* WC
* Tiled walls and floor

SECOND FLOOR SECOND FLOOR (92.84m2 floor space - 58.18 m2 official habitable space)

Currently used as the owner appartment.

Living area - this large bright room has high vaulted ceiling, original ceiling beams and original wooden floor and is divided into the following areas:

* 'Coin nuit' an area with a double bed below a large Velux double glazed window bringing in lots of light and sunshine
* Lounge area with a double glazed window facing the insert fireplace (new chimney in 2001.
* Large dining area with double glazed window also facing the insert fireplace and radiator
* Radiator

Shower room 3 - next to the coin nuit has the following:

* WC
* Contemporary style wash basin
* Shower unit
* Fully tiled walls and floor
* Wooden ceiling

To the rear of the open living area is the fully equipped kitchen with:

* GODIN 'piano' style oven
* Built in attractive units
* Dumb waiter lift that goes down to the entrance hall - perfect for shopping, wate etc - great idea!
* Integrated dishwasher
* Integrated fridge-freezer
* Radiator
* Under-eaves cupboard with the bottle of gas for the oven, hot water cylinder and electricity box plus storage space
* Double glazed window with electric shutters

MEZZANINE LEVEL (21.92m2 floor space - 3.77 m2 official habitable space)

To the side of the kitchen an open staircase with balustrade goes up to the mezzanine bedroom with:

* Balustrade overlooking the living area
* Velux double glazed window
* New wooden floor in 2001
* Wooden ceiling

There is an additional storage cupboard at the top of the staircase prior to entering the apartment/2nd floor accommodation.

EXTERIOR

The garden at the rear is completely enclosed and has space for a jacuzzi, loungers and outdoor table and seating.

I mentioned that the property afforded different options to its new owner. The first as described above is a family home or a second home with rental income.

Here are the other two options for your consideration.

OPTION TWO – 3 APARTMENTS

It would be possible to change the use of the building into apartments as follows:

GROUND FLOOR

As described there is a bedroom with its own shower room and separate WC on the ground floor.

The garage area could be changed into a living area, with salon, dining area and a kitchen. There is already the small laundry area and a separate additional WC.

Access could be via the entrance to the property or directly via the doors into the garage.

This apartment would have direct access to the garden.

FIRST FLOOR

On the first floor you have two bedrooms and a shower room with WC plus an additional WC. The salon could have a kitchen added and become a living area creating a 2 bedroom apartment. Access would be via the communal staircase.

SECOND FLOOR

The second floor is already an apartment ready to use. It has the mezzanine bedroom, the coin nuit, kitchen, dining area and shower room.
The three apartments could be rented either long term or to tourists creating investment income.

OPTION THREE – BED AND BREAKFAST

The owners used to have a Bed and Breakfast in the property.
They offered three bedrooms to tourists and lived in the 2nd floor apartment.

THE VILLAGE OF SAINT LARY SOULAN

Saint Lary Soulan is in the Aure Valley nestled in the high mountains of the Pyrenees.

It is on the route Santiago de Compostela and was formed in 1963 when two villages - Saint Lary and Soulan merged to enable the ski resort to be expanded and easily accessed.

It is a bustling tourist area but has managed to maintain its quaint and traditional village feel.

There are shops, bars, restaurants, banks - everything you need within easy walking distance.

This spa and ski resort is also close to the border of Spain - a tunnel allows you to pass below the mountains - so you have access to two different cultures, cuisine close by - the best of two worlds.

The tele-cabin takes you up to the ski resort with downhill and cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in winter and hiking, mountain biking and horse-riding in Summer but there are many more activities to do in this beautiful region throughout the year.

The local restaurants offer different cuisine including delicious local produce such as
Come and taste the delicious local produce, such as Garbure, Porc Noir de Bigorre, Gateau de la Broche and Tarte a Myrtille.

Close to lakes and you can often experience the Tour de France passing by this beautiful location.

It is the perfect place for anyone who enjoys the outdoors and the mountains.

TRANSPORT

* 1h 6 mins to Tarbes/Lourdes Airport
* 1h 30 mins to Pau Airport
* 1h 50 mins to Toulouse International Airport
* 42 mins to the Lannemezan Train Station where a bus brings you into the village
* 1 h 9 mins to Tarbes Train Station

Interested? Contact me for more information or to organise a visit.