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★ Stunning ★ RuraL Retreat «L'airiaL, Moustey»

House with 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and private pool in Moustey, France

From €1,960 per week

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Seasonal Holiday Rental Home in SW France 🇫🇷
Location saisonnière de vacances en Aquitaine.
A magnificent 1830's 5 bedroom house in the Gascony/Landes forest, with swimming pool. 45min Bordeaux.

Overview

Magnificent five bedroom spacious family home in Gascony with private swimming pool. "L'Airial, Moustey" is a charming remote house in peaceful Landes countryside. This lovely maison de maître is a real get-away-from-it-all location, yet only 3kms to the pretty village of Moustey. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, kitchen, dining room with open fireplace, and spacious living room. Private and securely fenced gardens. 5x11m swimming pool. 45 mins Bordeaux.

The space
L' Airial, Moustey; a delightful country house in rural Landes, Aquitaine built in 1830. 5 minutes to the lovely village of Moustey with its 2 churches, 4 restaurants, Proxi grocery shop, and amazing boulangerie.

The upstairs of house comprises three good-sized bedrooms, a central hallway/lounge/games room (with sofabed), and two bathrooms, each with shower, toilet, and sink (one bathroom option to be used as ensuite as is preferred). Downstairs there are a further two double bedrooms, an accessible bathroom (toilet, bath, shower and sink), a well equipped modern kitchen, a welcoming dining room with open working fireplace (the dining table seats 10 persons), and a large living room (seating 14) with woodburner.

Outside the one acre mature gardens with grand old oak trees and tall pine trees are private and securely fenced. The 5x11m private swimming pool has comfortable pool loungers. The pool's electric hard cover helps keeps the water warm at night and is also necessary for safety when the pool is unattended.

Immediately on the boundary of the property is the forest which ideal for hikes and all manner of outdoor activities. The property is located between the Grande Leyre and the Petite Leyre rivers. These calm rivers are great for kayaking (kayaks available for rent locally) or a bracing dip.

Plenty of local activities for families and groups of friends. Swimming (pool/rivers/lakes/ocean), kayaking (local rental), biking/hiking/jogging on forest trails, dog walking, horse riding, pony trap rides (local stables very close at end of forest track). This location is great for yoga, painting, meditation, or just relaxing and reading. There are plenty of games available in the house including, a whole cupboard of boardgames, badminton set (net plus 6 rackets), table football, and garden lawn darts.

Just 45 mins from Bordeaux airport it is easily accessible by plane, train and automobile.

Minimum Stay
Based on past experience and guest feedback in order to properly enjoy your holiday in L'Airial, Moustey there is a minimum stay of 7 nights. 14 nights is preferred and a corresponding discount is offered.

Accessibility
The house was built in 1830 so regrettably has some limitations in making the space fully wheelchair accessible, nevertheless considerable effort has been made to try to enhance accessibility.
I am happy to discuss in detail if required.

Host interaction with guests
Sorry - I am usually out of country and unavailable in person, but I will always be contactable by email or phone to assist you and check that everything is going well. A friendly and helpful neighbour (speaks French and German) has keys for the property, will do your check-in/check-out and is available in case of any issues with the house. My neighbour is also a wealth of local knowledge and may, on request, be able to help with your local excursion arrangements - eg vineyard tours.

Guest access
You will have the entire property, swimming pool, and gardens all to yourself!

Rental licence or registration number: SIRET 84036823700011

Reviews

1 other review

Selection Jan 2022

P MILAN (VIA TRUSTPILOT) (SPAIN) Maravillosa estancia Maravillosa estancia En el mes de diciembre 21, pasamos unos días en esta maravillosa estancia. La casa es impresionante, con unas habitaciones amplias, cómodas y muy limpias. Nigel, el propietario, una excelente persona, con un trato exquisito. El entorno es muy bonito y tranquilo, la casa está rodeada de un extenso bosque, donde caminar se convierte en una actividad muy relajante. Sin duda un magnifico lugar donde pasar unos días de relajados y conociendo todo el entorno del lugar. Group | stayed on 2021-09 ==================== TURISTO (VIA TRUSTPILOT) (GERMANY) Quiet villa ideal for multi generational groups We had a fabolous stay at L'Aerial. The house is a gated property is in the middle of the forest, with a huge garden and a pool, all for ourselves. Nice walks in the forest, a lake with a sand beach in a few minutes drive , and a river where you can swimm is within walking distance. Bordeaux and the beaches are not far either. The house itself has a couple of fireplaces, a modern stylish.kitchen and very.confortable beds. It has even an adapted bathroom, very convenient. Close by there are canoes and horses. You definitely need a car to get there and you will get a huge comfy house, a huge garden to indulge with a wine, a pool , and a forest almost for yourself. We will definitely book our extended family holidays there this summer. Group | stayed on 2021-09 ==================== PEDRO VMR (VIA GOOGLE BUSINESS) (SPAIN) Caserío en el magnífico bosque de Gascoña Caserío en el magnífico bosque de Gascoña, con cocina moderna con todo lo necesario, amplisimo salón con diferentes ambientes, piscina, enorme jardín, porche con barbacoa, y todo en un entorno donde pasear entre pinares y hasta un río donde nadar. Tranquilidad absoluta para descansar. Muy cerca de la propiedad hay un centro ecuestre donde también puede hacerse kayak. El propietario fue siempre muy atento y nos recomendó excursiones y estupendos restaurantes de la zona. Muy recomendable. NotSpecified | stayed on 2022-09 ==================== PATRICIA (UNITED KINGDOM) Great house in a quiet setting We have just returned from spending 4 weeks in this lovely property. The setting in the forest is lovely and quiet and the abundance of birds, especially the owls, was a wonderful backdrop to our evenings. The house is large and the kitchen well equipped. The bedrooms and bathrooms were clean and modern. Lots of room for everyone to sit inside and outside and the Pool is always in the sun. The outside kitchen is a real plus and we ate outside every night. I would recommend it for any large group or family though a car is essential. Moustey is walkable from the house for bread and there are a couple of bars/ restaurants (not good for vegetarians) The Kayaks were a great day out as was Arcachon and Bordeaux. The neighbours were very friendly and available to help and advise. Great holiday Group | stayed on 2021-08 ==================== PIERRE (FRANCE) La maison est vraiment très bien, avec un jardin très agréable La maison est vraiment très bien, avec un jardin très agréable. La terrasse extérieure avec sa cuisine est un grand plus. Les enfants ont adoré le banc caché! A notre arrivée, très bon accueil et la maison était propre. Family with young children ==================== KESSLER-FAUCON (FRANCE) Très belle maison au calme Très authentique. Ne donne pas envie de partir loin. 15 jours sans bouger, dans ce lieu paisible et loin des inquiétudes. Quand on repart de cette maison, on a forcément décompresser et pris de la hauteur dans sa vie Family with older children | stayed on 2021-07 ==================== ESTELLE T (VIA GOOGLE) (FRANCE) Les vastes pièces permettent d'accueillir plusieurs familles Une très belle maison au milieu de la forêt, idéale pour ceux qui cherchent le calme et la tranquillité. Les vastes pièces permettent d'accueillir plusieurs familles, la cuisine est très fonctionnelle pour nourrir des tribus et le jardin, un paradis pour les enfants. Nous avons pu manger dehors tout notre séjour puisque même en cas de pluie, il y a une grande table à l'abri à côté de la piscine. Le propriétaire est d'une serviabilite exemplaire aussi bien avant, que pendant et après le séjour. Group | stayed on 2020-08 ==================== ELISE ET BENOIT (FRANCE) Un très bon séjour dans un très belle maison Nous avons une semaine magnifique dans la tres belle maison de Moustey. Le calme, le climat, la piscine ont complété bien pensée pour des vacances optimales. Authenticité, originalité et qualité des prestations de la maison nous ont par ailleurs de profiter pleinement des joies de la gastronimie Landaise. Merci. Family with young children | stayed on 2020-08 ==================== JULIEN (FRANCE) C’est idyllique. Nous sommes bien arrivés la maison est magnifique! Le jardin, le lieu, la piscine.... l’accueil de Clownette et bb clown. C’est idyllique. Family with young children | stayed on 2020-07 ==================== EMILIE ET CIE (FRANCE) Vacances été 2020 Nous avons passé d'agréables vacances à l'arial moustey. Maison agréable et repos assuré. Propriétaire très sympa ! Group | stayed on 2020-08 ==================== AUDREY P (FROM GOOGLE) (FRANCE) Nous avons passé de très bonnes vacances en famille. Bonjour à tous, Merci pour l’accueil et la prestation de cette merveilleuse maison. Nous avons passé de très bonnes vacances en famille. La maison est très propre, bien agencée avec tous les ustensiles nécessaires. Vous pouvez vous y rendre sans problème, vous ne serez pas déçu. Un petit big-up à Clownette et Bbclown ainsi qu’à Nagel, le propriétaire tous très agréable. Bonne continuation. Family with young children | stayed on 2020-07 ==================== PHIL (UK) Easy Refund Unusually I'm writing a review for somewhere I have not stayed. We were booked to come to Airial this summer, but for COVID-19 related reasons I had to cancel. I wanted to thank Nigel for being adaptable and first allowing me to change dates and then giving me a full refund. Hopefully I'll be able to rebook when my situation improves. Guests with pets | stayed on 2020-06 ==================== DONALD (VIA AIRBNB) (USA) Had a wonderful stay at L'Arial. Nigel is truly an outstanding host. He helped me and my group discover the picturesque Moustey area and made sure all our needs were met. Will definitely return as I want to explore more of Les Landes, Aquitane during the spring and summer months! Group | stayed on 2019-12 ==================== VINCENT (MIRIBEL, FRANCE) Seconde année pour nous Seconde année pour nous à 3 familles à l'Airial et nous avons tous autant apprécié notre séjour ! Les améliorations faites durant l'hiver sont très bien, pratiques et confortables. En 5 valeurs je dirais calme, piscine, fraîcheur, grand terrain, confort de la maison. Family with young children | stayed on 2019-08 ==================== JOANNE (VIA AIRBNB) (UK) Relaxing family holiday in a beautiful house and surroundings. “We have just returned from a family holiday at L’Airial, Moustey. The house was perfect for our family of 11 adults and one child. We spent lazy days chilling by the pool and evenings playing board games. The house is very spacious, comfortable and stylish, with some lovely finishing touches. The kitchen has everything you could possibly need and there was plenty of room for us to all eat together as a family, inside and outside. Clownette and BB Clown were very welcoming and explained everything to us on arrival and Nigel has been the perfect host. If you are looking for a relaxing family holiday in a beautiful house and surroundings, look no further than L’Airial. Family with young children | stayed on 2019-08 ==================== NIGEL P (VIA AIRBNB) (WALES) Superb house for a relaxing family holiday The location was brilliant being in the forest and part of an authentic village in Landes complete with Boulangerie., exposition of glass blowing, restaurant etc. We loved the super pool which we didn't venture far from for the first 5 days of our holiday. Huge thanks for providing us with the opportunity to have a super family holiday with 8 adults and 4 children aged between 1 year and 6years. We loved the house and the superb pool. Family with young children | stayed on 2019-08 ==================== CHRISTOPHE D (VIA GOOGLE MAPS) (FRANCE) Perdu au fin fond des landes Perdu au fin fond des landes idéale pour se ressourcer avec tout le confort moderne Family with older children | stayed on 2019-08 ==================== MATTHEW (IRELAND) Lovely rural retreat Myself and my family had a wonderful stay in L'Airial. A truly beautiful location in the French countryside. There are several picturesque towns to visit nearby and a beautiful river to kayak on nearby. Highly recommended. Family with young children | stayed on 2019-07 ==================== BETHAN (UK) House, garden and pool all lovely, well kept and as advertised. House, garden and pool all lovely, well kept and as advertised which is obviously important in a bigger group. Good contact before the trip in terms of directing us towards activities, contact details on website, contacts for Clownette, advice about restaurants etc. Local activities plentiful, and really not a long drive at all to get to beaches / lakes etc. Appreciated being provided pool towels - this is very helpful. Very well equipped kitchen - we cooked in the house almost every meal, and there was nothing we felt was missing. Good instructions for getting to the property, including info about the driveway. Nice to have various areas for sitting arranged in the garden - parents liked to follow the shade without having to continually move furniture around. Also really appreciated the nice big outdoor dining table near the pool with good cover on top - we used this for playing board games almost every day, which meant we could all spend time together outside without worrying about people burning in the sun! Great fridge / freezer! Lovely touches like welcome bottle of wine (needed on arrival!) We appreciated there being plenty of wood for the fire - we had a couple of fires on the cooler evenings and it was really lovely. Always plenty of hot water - often not the case in rental properties, so we were impressed by this. Great baby provisions - so helpful for us not to have to take our own cot bed (meant we could bring his car seat instead of hiring one at 7 euros a day!) Good communication about what would be available for him too. Great baby bath - he loved it! Family with young children | stayed on 2019-06 ==================== PATRICK (VIA AIRBNB) (NETHERLANDS) Great place for a big family Great place for a big family like us. The pool, playing in the garden and the bbq at night. We explored Biarritz, Bordeaux, Cap Ferret, went to the beach at Arcachon and played golf in biscarrosse. We had a great time and thank you Nigel for your wonderful house. Family with young children | stayed on 2019-06 ==================== BUNTY (VIA AIRBNB) (UK) Suitable for my elderly mother We wanted somewhere quiet and rural but with easy access, suitable for my elderly mother. Although keen to involve herself in all holiday activities, she cannot really manage stairs or walk very far unaided. Nigel was so helpful beforehand over the small but crucial details. He reassured us that we could drive up very close to the front door and even knew the width of the entrance and internal doorways. The only potential hazard we found was down to the age of the house; the front door had a small ridge to step over, tricky for a wheelchair. The downstairs bedroom with its own bathroom and toilet was perfect. Mum could be independent but still join in with the family. We all ate together round the fabulous dining table and she was especially happy cooking in the modern, spacious kitchen. We had a lovely holiday, thank you Nigel! With disabled person | stayed on 2018-12 ==================== PIERRE R (VIA HOMEAWAY) (FRANCE) Belle maison, beau parc, région très calme. Il ne faut pas y aller pour voir du monde ... Sinon, semaine très agréable. Voisins et autochtones très accueillants. Maison très agréable. Cuisine très sympa. Coin piscine également. Chambres spacieuses ... etc Family with young children | stayed on 2017-08 ==================== KATE (VIA FACEBOOK) (BELGIUM) I’ll be going back Kate recommends L'Airial. Nice big grounds that are extremely separate from the rest of the world. Great sized pool for playing and floating the days away. House is cosy and big at the same time - lots of space for everyone! modern new kitchen was the cherry on the cake for me - a pleasure to cook in in true slow holiday style. I’ll be going back NotSpecified | stayed on 2018-11 ====================

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Location

Distances to locations

Nearest beach 48km Nearest bar 3km Nearest restaurant 3km Nearest supermarket 3km Merignac Bordeaux airport 71km River 2km

Local activities

Cycling 100m Fishing 2km Golf 45km Horse riding 1km Sailling 45km Swimming 2km Tennis 10km Walking 10m

Sights and attractions

Park 100m

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Prices and availability

Updated 3 February 2022

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Changeover days and minimum stays

  • 20 April 2024 - 20 April 2026: the minimum stay is 14 nights.
  • 1 June - 30 September 2026: the minimum stay is 14 nights.

Compulsory extras

  • Extra Person Above 10 People

    €25.00 per night for each additional person if there are more than 10 people, paid with booking

  • Tourist Tax - Tax De Sejour

    €0.87 per person per night, paid with booking

Facilities

Bedrooms

5 bedrooms, Sleeps 14:

  • 1 king size bed and en suite
  • 1 king size bed, 1 double bed
  • 1 king size bed, 1 double bed
  • 1 king size bed
  • 1 double bed and en suite

There is also 1 double sofa bed in Upstairs hallway, 1 cot

Bathrooms

3 bathrooms including 2 en suites

Swimming pool

Private pool, Size 11m x 5m, Depth 1m to 2m

Entertainment

WiFi, TV Languages in English, French, Satellite / cable

General

Living area seats 14, Dining area seats 10, Central heating, Open fire, Clothes drier, Hair dryer, Iron / board, Towels / linen, Washing machine, High chair, Car hire essential

Kitchen

Cooker, Crockery, Cutlery, Dishwasher, Fridge, Freezer, Glassware, Kettle, Microwave, Oven, Pots / pans, Toaster

Outside

Balcony or terrace, Barbecue, Outside lighting, Parking, Private garden

Suitable for

Children, Infants, Restricted mobility , Pets

Extra information

Covered outdoor eating area with summer kitchen. 1 acre mature gardens with grand old oak trees.

Nigel

Private Owner From Moustey, France Member since Feb 2022

British born, but I soon adopted a peripatetic life. After an international career with the United Nations (living and working in Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Japan, Russia, Lebanon, USA, France, and Kenya) I moved to live in France at my dream home L'Airial, Moustey with my dog Sami, a rescue from the streets of Kabul. The house is beautiful, peaceful and comfortable - a perfect place to relax and to entertain family and friends.

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British born, but I soon adopted a peripatetic life. After an international career with the United Nations (living and working in Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Japan, Russia, Lebanon, USA, France, and Kenya) I moved to live in France at my dream home L'Airial, Moustey with my dog Sami, a rescue from the streets of Kabul. The house is beautiful, peaceful and comfortable - a perfect place to relax and to entertain family and friends.