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| A classical 19th century maison de maître shaded by 150-year old platane trees, this elegantly restored private home offers an ideal haven for day-tripping by car or by train in the Var, along the Côte d'Azur, and across the border into Italy, or for simply lounging around the pool. |
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Conveniently located for train travel (the Les Arcs/Draguignan station is a 20-minute drive away), La Source St. Michel also offers a comfortable base for quick and easy access to Nice, Monaco and the shopping towns nearby in Italy; to Toulon and Marseille; to Paris (4 hours by TGV); and to the rest of France as well as to the capitals of Europe.
Itself situated off an old Roman road in a 3.7 acre (1.5 hectare) park of olive, fruit and nut trees, the property boasts a panoramic view to the southeast
over Draguignan (pop. 35,000), the nearest town and Sous-Prefecture of the Var (83), and to the hills beyond.
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| Occupancy: |
| La Source St. Michel accommodates comfortably one to five couples, or families with children 8 years and older, by special arrangement, in five comparably large bedroom suites with bathrooms en suite. All suites have ample closets and storage space. Linen is included. |  |
All bedrooms have high-speed internet access, direct inward dialing telephones with intercom capability, and CD players.
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All bathrooms have double sinks. Three have bath/showers; two also have walk-in showers. |
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| Features: |
| The terraced pool with a uniform depth of around 4.5+ feet(1.4m) is 65.6 feet (20m) long by 13+ feet (4m) wide at the narrow end and 26+ feet (8m) wide at the other end. An oval-shaped underwater shelf offers entry and exit from the pool, as well as a platform for sitting comfortably in shallow water. This extra-long pool offers excellent lap swimming as well as a spacious venue for water sports. |  |
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A clay and sand-surfaced singles tennis court is situated around a corner of shrubs and trees to the left and beyond the pool's pump house.
The platane-shaded driveway in front of the house serves as a pétanque court. Boules are available.
Golf courses may be found nearby.
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| Staff: |
| The caretaker/gardener maintains the grounds, pool, and tennis court, addresses any needs for repair, and keeps the house systems in good operating order. The housekeeper comes to clean the bedroom-bathroom suites and tidy the rest of the house for a couple of hours daily, except for Sunday. She will do personal laundry, ironing and sewing by arrangement. |  |
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To preserve peace, tranquility, and general health, La Source St. Michel is a No Smoking home, and cannot accommodate pets.
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