This complete estate (1,1 hectare) is located on the green hills of Vosges (Eastern France), only 5 minutes from the Alsace border (4,5 km), where a little further, you will find the beautiful wine route, charming old timber frame houses and many culinary highlights. The estate consists of a large French country house (211 m2, built in 2002), various other more recent buildings, the heated outdoor swimming pool, the newly built all-weather hard tennis court and a 3-hole golf course. An ideal retreat for those who enjoy privacy, beautiful surroundings, fresh country air, an extensive range of sport facilities, with all the luxury and comfort of a modern house.
The property was built in 2002 and is perfectly maintained, with master bedroom and en-suite, bathroom, two guest bedrooms with bathroom, plus two smaller bedrooms, in total sleeping 10.
This luxurious country-estate (211 m2) has been built in 2002 under architecture in local style. The country-house has two floors, three bedrooms, a mezzanine over-looking the salon, two bathrooms, two smaller rooms in the loft and two separate toilets. The very big salon of 46 m2 is adjacent to the spacious semi-open kitchen with all imaginable built-in equipment (fridge-freezer, dishwasher, oven with grill and six ceramic pits).
The salon has three sliding patio doors to the terrace and offers, just like all other rooms, a breathtaking view of the beautiful surroundings. The setting is extremely luxurious and complete.
On own grounds surrounding the house, you find a heated outdoor swimming pool, a new “all-weather” tennis court and a “three-hole” pitch and put golf course.
This large country house was built in 2002, on 11.350 m2 own grounds, by the famous French architect Maurice Pinkele, who also designed and refurbished the nearby hotel restaurant Julien. The two-story building with 211 m2 of living space, provides magnificent views of the surroundings from all rooms, through floor to ceiling windows and doors to the large terrace.
It further has a master-bedroom upstairs with its own en-suite bathroom, separate toilet, 2 smaller bedrooms and an office area with all facilities on the mezzanine overlooking the living area.
HOUSE LAYOUT:
Downstairs you will find besides the living room, a large open kitchen, two other bedrooms, a bathroom, guest cloakroom and the utility room. The living area and open kitchen has under-floor heating, as well as two large new air-conditioning units (2016), providing pleasant temperatures within minutes, both in the summer and winter.
The large beamed-ceiling living and dining room (45,5m2) provides magnificent views of the surroundings, with 3 sliding doors opening onto the terrace to the back and side of the house. It has Italian ceramic floor tiles and a “Richard Le Droff” wood-burning open fire with a glass enclosure.
All rooms at the back of the house, looking down to the valley, have electric vanishing blinds. The blinds on the front of the house are manually operated. The whole house is provided with an electric ventilation system. The 5 (wall-mounted) Dolby Surround Sound system speakers ensure perfect sound in the living room, while the two external all-weather Bose loudspeakers provide beautiful sound on the terrace.
The Schmidt kitchen units house the built-in fridge/freezer, the dishwasher, the electric oven and the electric ceramic cooker with 6 pits, with plenty of storage room. It further has a large American style 2nd fridge/freezer with cold water and ice dispenser. The kitchen further houses the dining area and table, together covering more than 31 m2.
The two bedrooms downstairs (respectively 16,5 and 13,5 m2) have floor to ceiling sliding glass doors to the adjoining terrace and offer equally beautiful views of the surrounding. Each room has further its own built-in closet. The large bathroom downstairs (8,5m2) houses the shower, the toilet, the urinoir, the wash basin and a built-in closet. Separately, there is another toilet with wash basin, adjacent to the cloakroom (accessible from the hallway).
In the utility room you will find the main electric switchboard, the hot water boiler, the washing machine and the dryer, as well as the sink.
FIRST FLOOR:
The master bedroom upstairs (24m2) has double glass doors to its own balcony overlooking the surrounding with its brand new wooden-beam balustrade in local style. It further has two built-in closets each with double sliding doors with mirrors on the outside.
The large en-suite bathroom (10,5m2) houses the bathtub, the shower, the urinoir, the double washbasins, double high windows as well as the separate toilet.
Two other bedrooms (respectively 17 and 18,3 m2) can be found upstairs as well. These bedrooms are specially suited as children’s dormitories.
The 30m2 large mezzanine, houses the office area with telephone, internet and fax connections, as well as the wifi installation. It has two windows, one looking down onto the swimming pool, the other to the mountains to the back of the house. The mezzanine looks down onto the living room through a wooden balustrad.
SURROUNDINGS:
Le Chant des Sapins is located on a quiet country road, used only by local traffic, just outside the small village of Le Saulcy, almost on the border of Alsace & Vosges. From the elevated location of the house you have breathtaking views of the pine tree covered hills of the Vosges.
Alsace is one of the most beautiful areas of Nothern Europe. With its extensive vineyards (the famous ‘Route du Vin d’ Alsace’), its charming timber-framed houses and its excellent restaurants.
Voges on the other hand offers a wide range of winter and summer recreation facilities. The many skiing slopes of La Bresse (1350m, 35 slopes) and Gerardmer (1140m, 21 slopes) are both about 1 hour away.
The cosmopolitan city of Strasbourg can be found at 1 hour drive. Here you find various (Michelin starred) restaurants, luxury shops and its UNESCO heritage, historic city center “La petite France”, has everything for an ideal day out.
Closer to the house, several scenic hiking routes start just outside the front gate. At less than a kilometer, a nearby lake offers trout fishing for fishing enthusiasts. Moreover, horseback riding can be arranged on own grounds, on the other side of the road. In the village of Belval (only 1.000 m from the front gate) you will find a pizzeria, while the town of Senones (only 8 car minutes away) has a variety of shops and supermarkets, as well as a weekly market.
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