Luxury Villa or B & B for Sale
Forgès
France
Motivated sellers - We are retired and the home is too large for us. All offers will be considered. Price includes
4,500 square foot (456 m2) 4-level stone manor built in 1843 on .15 acre (6700 SF, 670 m2) lot, outbuildings, spa, furnishings, dishes, linens, & workshop equipment. Property has had 2 owners, the Estagerie family owned it until 1997, when we bought and completely refurbished it.
Ideal vacation home or commercial bed and breakfast opportunity. Located in Forgès, a quaint and historic village in the picturesque valley of La Souvigne River in the department (state) of Corrèze. Thousands of tourists visit this region annually.
The home features a carpeted circular stairway leading from the ground level to the fourth level. The ground floor features a large entry, sitting room, dining room (seats 16), breakfast room and gourmet kitchen, and wine cellar. The 2nd floor has a 225 SF Master Bedroom and Bath, guest Bedroom and Bath, Sitting Room, Laundry Room with Kitchen, Office, and Powder Room. The 3rd floor contains three spacious guest Bedrooms, each with a private Bath; and a TV Lounge with convertible sofa. The fourth level contains two large guest Bedrooms, a shared Bath, and two walk-in closets.Copper plumbing and new electricity throughout. Central heating on all four levels, consisting of hot water radiators plus a recirculation hot water system.
Other features include: bathrooms with elegant tile on the walls and on the ceilings over the tubs and showers, plush fitted carpeting in bedrooms, 8 fireplaces, French and Spanish tile, 2 courtyards, 2 stone terraces, garden with wrought iron ivy-covered pergola and stone walkway - too much to list here!
Visitors to the area enjoy theatrical productions and concerts performed in various castles and cathedrals throughout the area. Outdoor sports activities include skiing on the Grand Massif in the Cantal, kayaking and canoeing on the Dordogne and Vézere Rivers, camping, hiking, cycling, fishing, tennis and golf. Paris is 5 hours by car, Bordeaux is 2.5 hours away. Plane or train access is via Brive-la-Gaillarde (30 miles west).
IDEAL PROPERTY FOR A VARIETY OF USES:
Bed & Breakfast with five spacious bedrooms ensuite, plus a two-bedroom suite with private bath. There is the possibility of an eighth bedroom, as well as the conversion of the 20 m² atelier in the garden to a guesthouse. Buyers need only to notify the mayor of their intent to use it as a commercial “B & B.”
The floor plan is convenient for multiple families or for one large family.
It can easily be converted into three apartments.
It can be “handicapped friendly.”
EASY TO BUY: The property is deeded in the name of an American Limited Liability Company (LLC). Sellers prefer a cash sale of the LLC, which will allow:
Seller to be more negotiable on price
Time to be saved in consummating the sale
Cost savings to the buyer of notary fees in France
Citizens of foreign countries are able to purchase the LLC
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