Le Chai, the coolness of old stone
2 bedrooms for 4 people behind its red garden gate, thick walls that stay cool in summer, and a private garden.





Le Chai is a 2-bedroom gîte for 4 people that has kept its thick walls and the natural coolness of old stone in summer.
A living room with a lounge corner and satellite TV, a fully equipped kitchen with an island (dishwasher, oven, hob, microwave, washing machine), two bedrooms and a bathroom. The first bedroom has a king-size bed, the second two single beds.
Outside, your private garden with garden furniture and a barbecue, for dinner outdoors in summer or an aperitif in the shade.
Sleeping arrangements
- Bedroom 1king-size bed 180 cm
- Bedroom 22 × single bed 90 cm
Facilities
- Shared heated pool on the estate
- Private garden
- Free Wi-Fi
- Satellite TV
- Fully equipped kitchen
- Dishwasher
- Oven
- Hob
- Microwave
- Washing machine
- Electric heaters
- Garden furniture
- Barbecue
- High chair and cot (on request)
- Free on-site parking
Good to know
- Arrival
- from 3 pm
- Departure
- before 10 am, late departure possible on request
- Pool
- the estate’s heated pool, shared with the gîtes, open from 1 May to 1 October, unsupervised, no glass
- Pets
- welcome all year round, up to 3 per property, €15 per pet per stay; not allowed inside the pool areas
- End-of-stay cleaning
- €35, optional (otherwise, the property must be left clean)
- Electricity
- included from 1 May to 1 October; from 1 October to 1 May, 7 kWh per day included, any excess charged at the current rate (meter reading)
- Quiet hours
- 11 pm to 8 am, no music
- Linen (optional)
- sheet and pillowcase set €6 (90 cm bed), €7 (140 cm bed), €8 (180 cm bed); towels €3 per person; bathroom and kitchen kit €2; pool towel €4
- Beds made on arrival
- €10 per bed, optional
- Baby
- cot €10 and high chair €10 per stay
- Tourist tax
- not included, charged on top according to the local municipal rate
- Payment
- in instalments, as set out in our terms and conditions; ANCV holiday vouchers (chèques-vacances) accepted · Terms and conditions
The estate around you
Your gîte is part of the Domaine de Rochebonne: no more than nine houses, in 13,000 m² of walled grounds, entirely car-free. The estate’s heated pool is open from 1 May to 1 October. For children: a wooden fort, a sandpit, swings, a badminton net, a football pitch and a pétanque court. We live on site: we welcome you ourselves on arrival and can be reached throughout your stay.
Location
- Marennes, oyster huts 7 min
- Île d’Oléron bridge 10 min
- Brouage, fortified town 15 min
- Beaches, from Marennes-Plage 10 min
- Royan 25 min
- Rochefort 25 min
- La Rochelle 1 h
Getting here: type “Domaine de Rochebonne” into Google Maps or Waze.
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