The House
The house is a three storey early 19thC town house
located in the medieval town of Melle in Les Deux
Sèvres. It stands in a two acre walled park with a
tennis court and a swimming pool.
It dates from 1820 and was built by a
local notable a Monsieur Carré who was also responsible
for creating the "Usines de Melle"
producing alcohol from sugarbeet. He was poisoned in
1830 by the notorious serial killer Hélène Jegado, but
thankfully survived. Ghost sightings on the 1st and 2nd
floors (pleasant ghosts)
We are about 250
metres from the town square and there all the normal
facilities of a small French market town. There are 7
bedrooms available for visitors, most of which have both
a double and a single bed, allowing for either couples
or singles sharing. This is a private house and the
rooms are therefore not en-suite. There are however
three bathrooms in the main house, one in the annexe
(where there are two of the bedrooms) and a total of 6
or 7 loos (I forget). We cook for and eat with our
guests and the food is French and very good. The weekend
is on a half-board basis and so you will get breakfast
and dinner. Food and wine are locally produced and are
excellent. The wine and beer that you drink with your
meal is included in the overall cost for the weekend.
