Surprising 19th Century Stone House, Sitting Directly on the Canal du Midi,…

Property Description

Located in the greater Béziers area, on the Canal du Midi, Languedoc Roussillon, Occitanie, South of France, this astonishing property offers 3 independent apartments of which 2 are on the ground floor and a large loft style apartment with a sunset facing terrace offering lovely countryside view on the first floor. The former wine maker’s house has been recently entirely renovated with an exquisite taste knowing how to keep all its charm and authenticity. The current owner has devoted a lot of time, energy and care and no expenses were spared. It is not only offering all modern comfort, but also the work has been done to highest standards with perfect finishing. All the rooms are spacious, light and airy. The decoration throughout is designed with excellent taste.
The heated swimming pool with its terrace is accessible from every apartment and is located on the ground floor, in a former outbuilding. The really amazing village house has also a huge basement of 115m² with some concrete vats at the far end. Now it is used as a garage and also for the filtration of the pool to avoid any noise by the pool terrace.

The house offers so many possibilities, it could be perfect as:

. A high class family main residence for all kind of families (young couple with children etc.)

. A high class residence for an elderly couple as all is at walking distance and public transport is at 100m, greenery at the doorstep and nearby but no maintenance, offering all comfort with pool, terraces and garage

. Main residence with letting income

. Secondary home with letting when not used to cover the costs

. Investment property with just letting (or very little private use) with a very good return on investment.

A real jewel beyond all comparisons!Description of the building
The house offers in total 252m² of living space on 2 levels.

Ground floor
Nice entrance, 9m², with a door to right into the 2 bedroom apartment, straight on a wooden glass door that opens to the hall, 15m², with lovely wooden staircase to the first floor and a laundry corner, a door to a corridor leading to the terrace with the heated swimming pool as well as to the studio apartment.
2 en-suite bedrooms apartment 61m² to the right: sitting room with window overlooking the Canal du Midi; fully fitted kitchen poolside; bedroom with original floor tiles, en-suite shower room with basin and WC; 2nd bedroom with original floor tiles, en-suite shower room with basin and WC.
Studio apartment 53m² to the left:
Landing, open to a large kitchen in U shape with sitting room and another entrance glass door offering as well the view to the Canal du Midi, half open bedroom with window towards the Canal du Midi, shower room with basin and WC.
Heating swimming pool 8m x 3.5m
Terrace 17m²

1st Floor
Apartment 114m² with 2 en-suite bedrooms
Accessed by a beautiful wooden staircase, landing into an open loft-style gorgeous room of 70m² serving as dining area, sitting area and kitchen. The eyes catch immediately the impressive beams and beautiful carpenter work, a beautiful wooden floor and the stone fireplace with an insert to heat. The room is flooded with light from the East and West. An amazing terrace, 15m², offers great far reaching views over vineyards, villages and mountains. And as amazing, is on the other side, the view on the Canal du Midi with the boats passing by. A really nice and spacious fully equipped kitchen with high quality wooden cupboards and a black granite worktop all fitting perfectly well into this decor. Cleverly thought through windows are to the same time a serving hatch for the terrace, all to make life as easy and pleasant as possible.
A lovely master suite 26m² with bedroom, walk through dressing and bathroom with basin and WC. Second bedroom 14.5m² with en-suite shower room 4.6m² with basin and WC.

Basement
Huge garage 115m² with high ceiling and some concrete vats are at the far end, hosts the pool equipment and water heaters

Outdoor spaces
Heated Swimming pool 8m x 3.25m and terrace all together 56m²
Terrace on the first floor 16m²

General condition
The former wine maker’s house is in very good condition. Double glazed windows throughout, wooden shutters, beautiful quality floors, insulated roof, modern and efficient electric radiant panels and a fire place upstairs. The house is connected to town water and to mains drainage.

Comments
A luxurious family residence or a high class letting business in a unique and logistically perfect location, offering a possibility for a very good return on investment.

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