Description

This beautiful house is directly on the Canal du Midi and has been restored to the highest standards with quality materials throughout. It lies in the small village of Poilhes, 34310. Capestang is five minutes away by car and Beziers 15 minutes. There is the possibility of turning the downstairs studio into a cafe. The Mairie was very supportive of this idea. Fronts the canal so great location and for passing tourists. The house currently has two apartments on the ground floor with a large loft- style apartment on the top floor. This apartment has a terrace with beautiful views over the countryside. At the rear of the house on the ground floor there is a heated swimming pool. The pool is 8m x 5m and has 17m of lounging area. In addition there is a “cave” or basement of 115m2 with three concrete vats forming the far end of the cave. There is also a small separate second cave alongside. The house offers possibilities as a private home with five en-suite bedrooms, giving 252m2 of living space, as a main upper floor apartment with two gites on the ground floor (as at present) or as a private home with an attached business area (a cafe or bar) and a two-bedroom gite. 

GROUND FLOOR Main front door to a communal hallway with a door to the right into a two- bedroom apartment. Beyond is a glass door leading to a wide oak staircase to the upstairs apartment and beyond that a second doorway to the heated pool. Also on the ground floor is a studio apartment with its own access directly from the street through a shuttered double doorway. This apartment also has access to the pool. Two en-suite bedroom apartment (61sm): A sitting room with window overlooking the Canal du Midi and machined oak flooring; a fully-fitted kitchen; bedroom with original floor tiles and en-suite shower room with hand- basin and WC; second bedroom with original floor tiles, en-suite shower room with bin and WC. Studio apartment (53m2): Entered directly rom the street through shuttered double doorway into sitting room with a large fully-fitted kitchen. The sitting room leads down two steps to a double bedroom with window overlooking the Canal. There is a separate shower room with two basins and WC. A door past the shower room leads out to the heated pool. 

UPPER FLOOR The entire upper floor (1142m) is a loft-style two en-suite bedroom apartment. The main room (70m2) is open plan with a large seating area with working fireplace, dining area, office space and a fully-fitted kitchen. The entire apartment is flooded with light from both East and West. An amazing terrace of 15m2 offers wonderful far-reaching views over vineyards, villages and mountains. On the opposite side all the windows look out over the Canal du Midi. A beautiful master suite of 26m2 with bedroom, walk-through dressing area and bathroom with basin, in-bath shower and a WC. The second bedroom is also en-suite with shower room, basin and WC. 

 BASEMENT There is a 115m2 garage with high ceiling. Arranged along the right hand wall are the boilers (one for each apartment) and the pool pump equipment. The enormous space is currently used as storage and a garage, though parking is also available outside the front of the house. 

GENERAL CONDITION Double-glazed windows throughout, wooden shutters, insulated roof, modern and efficient electric radiant panels. The house is connected to town water and mains drainage.