Property summary
Everything about this villa is quality. Its in an elevated and quiet position in a nice domaine. It has high build quality. It has a splendid pool, and a garage & workshop to die for. It has a sunny south & west-facing aspect and enjoys big countryside views. It is quiet and not overlooked. It is close to all amenities.
With 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms (+ a shower) it is not over large, but it can be extended by 40m² - which would easily give another 2 en-suite bedrooms.
Location: 5 mins from the pretty medieval village of Valbonne; 8 mins from the almost as pretty village of Biot; 10 mins from the beach; 15 mins from Antibes; and 20 mins from Nice airport. Close to shops, cafés, restaurants, several golf clubs, schools, garden centre, buses, clinic & pharmacy.
Accommodation : Ground floor : Entrance hall, leading into the fully equipped and spacious kitchen boasting fine granite surfaces, and with a door onto a private terrace. The lounge has French doors onto the veranda and pool, and opening onto the dining room. A snug lower lounge with impressive stone fireplace. Lounge & dining room open onto a vast 40m² glass walled veranda, which itself opens directly onto the pool and paved patio. Guest Wc. Master bedroom suite with fine marble bathroom, opening onto the veranda and pool.
1st Floor : A mezzanine landing with superb craftsman-made wrought-iron balustrade. Bedroom Ii with A/c and separate dressing room or study. Bedroom Iii with A/c with French doors onto a private loggia with lovely open countryside views. Bathroom with hydro-massage bath. Wc & cupboards.
100m² basement : Impeccable 2-car garage with tiled floor and electric door. A large wine cellar built into the bedrock for optimum cellaring conditions. A spacious laundry room with shower & kitchen sink (could be turned into an independent apartment). A built-in safe. Workshop. Pool pump room.
Garden : The jewel is a free-form 11m x 5.50m swimming pool with overflow-edge, and an electric retractable canopy (for winter bathing). An immaculate and well-planted garden including areas of flat grass lawn, plus rockeries with jasmine, bougainvillea, agapanthus, agaves, camellias and other Mediterranean shrubs. A fantastic selection of mature trees: palms, pines, figs, olives, magnolia, a sequoia, a Taxus-Bonzai, a Canadian maple, oranges, grenadine
plus a 50m² vegetable garden with good fertile soil. From the garden you have nice views towards Grasse, the Gorges du Loup, and Tourrettes sur Loup in the distance. A neat wooden chalet/shed. Automatic watering throughout.
Heating is by a new electric boiler and state-of-the-art glass fronted radiators. Double glazing throughout. Reversible A/c throughout. The woodwork and joinery, both inside and outside, are of the highest quality oak and teak, and have always been well maintained.
A gem of a house, to be visited rapidly.
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Main characteristics- 163 m² of habitable surface (1755 sqFt)
- 2770 m² of land (29816 sqFt)
- 3 bedrooms
- 2 bathrooms
Price (Agency fees included)
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Location
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