A Large 18C Town House in the Heart of a Popular Thermal Spa Town; Rental Potentia...

• Bedrooms: 6
• Balcony
• Terrace

• Roof - Good Condition
• Drainage - Mains
• Water - Mains
• Electricity - Mains

Step away from the bustle of the popular tourist town of Salies de Béarn and into a haven of peace and tranquillity! This surprisingly large typical Béarnaise town house offers the unique combination of a quiet and private location, situated only a few steps from the cafés, restaurants, boutiques and weekly market in the centre of town

The property has been divided into two (with the front half in need of renovation) providing the possibility to either create a guest annex / rental accommodation, or to reunite the two parts, creating a large family home

Currently, living accommodation is provided over three floors at the rear of the house overlooking the charming 300m2 garden and bordered by part of a 14th century rampart wall A south facing balcony runs along the first floor level with views over the peaceful garden The property retains many original features to include decorative carved wood panelling, fireplaces and windows, blending harmoniously with the modern features in the newly renovated living quarters The full height attic provides a further 80m2 which could easily provide a further two bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms

Ground Floor

Entrance Hall: The west facing entrance door opens into a corridor with flagstone floor and oak panelling, accessing the rear (inhabited) part of the house The rooms to the front (to be renovated) provide…

Salon: a large sitting room with two west facing windows, wood parquet floor and oak panelling

Kitchen: with 2 east facing doors opening onto the courtyard garden

W/C: separate toilet under stairs

And on the first floor…

Bedroom 1: with a west facing window, wood parquet floor and fireplace

Bedroom 2: with a west facing window and wood parquet floor

Bathroom: with bath and bidet

Courtyard: a pretty courtyard garden joins the two parts of the house with access to the ground floor rooms of the renovated section…

Utility Room: with south facing door opening onto the courtyard garden, a north facing window and tiled floor Town gas central heating boiler installed in 2005

Summer Salon: with south facing door opening onto the courtyard, tiled floor, exposed stone walls and original feature fireplace From the courtyard, stairs lead to the garden and the upper living quarters…

Kitchen: with east facing double patio doors accessing the garden, tiled floor and range of base and walls units

Salon: with two east facing windows and a south facing door accessing the balcony overlooking the courtyard Many original 18th century period features including double aspect windows, fireplace and decorative wood panelling

Hall: with south facing door accessing the balcony and a feature spiral staircase

WC: separate toilet

Bathroom: with bath, separate shower unit and hand basin

Bedroom 1: with east facing door accessing the balcony and wood parquet floor

Level 2

Bedroom 2: with east facing window and south facing velux, this bedroom suite with exposed ceiling beams provides an ensuite shower room and walk-in dressing room

Attic: with two west and one east facing window, the attic provides 80m2 of additional space to create further bedrooms and bathrooms

The local town of Salies de Béarn, whose name originates from ‘saline’, is also referred to as ‘the Venice of the Béarn’ because of the way the houses overhang the river It has been famous for its salt, since the Middle Ages This is celebrated with a ‘Fête du Sel' each year in the month of September The river Saleys runs through the centre of the town separating the old Medieval part from the 19th century Thermal Baths The hot mineral waters are seven times saltier than the sea and renowned for their therapeutic qualities The thermal baths offer therapeutic pools, a Jacuzzi, a sauna, a range of beauty treatments, as well as Yoga and Pilates classes Salies de Béarn also has a beautiful 12 holes golf course and Golf Club restaurant

One hour from the ski slopes of the Pyrénées and 40 minutes from the Atlantic Coast, and Biarritz airport Pau airport can be reached within 1 hour, Toulouse and Bordeaux airports 2 hours

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