Villa Anne Marie, The Loft ApartmentStunning loft amazing views

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3 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 6140 sq m

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Pet-friendly
Washer
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Parking available
Barbecue grill
Kitchen

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Doussard, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Lake Annecy
‪5 min walk‬
Réserve Naturelle du Bout du Lac
‪5 min walk‬
Col de la Forclaz
‪16 min drive‬
Annecy (NCY-Annecy - Haute-Savoie)
‪42 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 2

2 Single Beds

Bedroom 3

2 Single Beds

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 2

Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio

Kitchen

Balcony

Garden

Dining area

About this property

Stunning loft apartment refurbished in a a contemporary modern style with 3 spacious bedrooms,1 ensuite,1 family bathroom with free standing Victorian style bath, original wash basin and toilet and a separate toilet.

Huge open plan lounge/diner with leather sofa and easy chairs,also a low level seating area with Tv DVD and free to air UK channels ( Ideal for kids and teenagers).Modern well equiped kitchen with all the mod cons ,dish washer ,microwave,fan oven, and halogen hob. There is a communal washing machine.

Outside seating is provided on the sunny terrace with stunning views of the mountains ,lake and surrounds.

The property has a large garden with off road parking, BBQ and seating areas with comfortable sun loungers.

The lake is just across the road and easily accessible for swimming. The cycle track to Annecy town centre and other villages and beaches is 250 meters from the property. Local shops Bars and amenities and the port of Bout de lac are less than 5 minutes
The village of Doussard is 5 minutes by car and has nice local French skips and cafes and a very nice summer market on a Monday

The ferry to Annecy tours the lake and leaves from the picturesque port of Bout du lac , all kinds of boat and paddle board hire is also available from the sailing club here along with lessons in all water sports too.

Excellent cycle hire is available very close to the property

Eating out is easy as top restaurant , casual cafes and takeaway pizza are all within easy walking distance, farm shop selling local produce and vegetarian food also very close to the house

Property manager

Yvonne Van-Hien

Languages

English, French

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Free WiFi

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Parking available

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Check out before 10:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

Events allowed

Pets

Pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Minimum 4 night stay

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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

Parties and events are allowed on site

Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

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Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed GBP 1000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using the information in the booking confirmation

A car is not required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Doussard

Located in Doussard, this apartment is in the mountains and on the waterfront. Château de Menthon-St-Bernard and Menthon Castle are local landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Lake Annecy and Massif des Bauges Regional Nature Park. Travelling with kids? Consider Les Passagers du Vent, or check out an event or a game at Halle Olympique. Scuba diving and waterskiing offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with cave exploring and ecotours nearby.

Doussard, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

What's nearby

Lake Annecy - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
Réserve Naturelle du Bout du Lac - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
Lake Annecy Golf Course - 15 min drive - 11.4 km
Col de la Forclaz - 16 min drive - 14.2 km
Menthon Castle - 19 min drive - 14.2 km

Getting around

La Bathie Station - 30 min drive
Chambery (CMF-Chambery - Savoie) - 67 min drive

Restaurants

‪Bob Pizza Doussard - ‬2 min drive
‪Pizza Sympa - ‬3 min drive
‪Le Bon Wagon - ‬6 min drive
‪La cuillère à Omble - ‬5 min drive
‪Auberge du Boucanier - ‬12 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Villa Anne Marie, The Loft ApartmentStunning loft amazing views pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Villa Anne Marie, The Loft ApartmentStunning loft amazing views?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Villa Anne Marie, The Loft ApartmentStunning loft amazing views?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Villa Anne Marie, The Loft ApartmentStunning loft amazing views located?

This family-friendly Doussard apartment building is located on the waterfront, within a 5-minute walk of Massif des Bauges Regional Nature Park and Lake Annecy. Plage municipale and Réserve Naturelle du Bout du Lac are also within 15 minutes.

9.6

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9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.0/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

FLORENCE

4 June 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication

Another great experience! This is our second time booking Villa Anne Marie and everything was excellent! Close to paragliding site and convenient to lake and restaurants.

Stayed 7 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Florence P.

28 May 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect location

We had a great time! The space was charming and the location was perfect! Close to the lake. We plan to go back soon

Stayed 7 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bob C.

29 August 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

villa Anne-Marie exceeded expectations again

A superb place to spend your holiday if you are after a place close to the lake (quiet beach less than 5 mins walk away), if you like cycling (the popular cycling route is 2 mins away), hiking (spoilt for choice of routes). However, what sets this place apart is the lovely apartment and very friendly owners. Just be careful of the low beam (two carved ducks do act as a reminder!).

Stayed 15 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Henrik D.

24 August 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice place to stay

We had a really nice week at this place. A large livingroom/kitchen with enough space for the kids. It's true, it's next to the main road but our children slept very well with closed windows (and open doors). Unfortunately the internet (WLAN and LTE) was extremly slow and not usable for watching movies. A mixer in the kitchen would be a marvellous feature...

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Nina S.

26 August 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful apartment and views

We stayed 9 days in the apartment. It has everything we needed and was so comfortable. Ceilings are low in places so watch your head. There is access to the lake literally 2 minutes from the house and the larger beach is a 10 minute walk. There is a bus stop right outside but this is not the free bus but it will take you to Annecy. The only drawback of the apartment is that it is close to a busy road so can be noisy. Yvonne was so helpful and responsive to our questions. Great views from the balcony and would definitely stay there again.

Stayed 9 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

imke b.

21 July 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Besondere und liebevolle Unterkunft

Saubere Wohnung, es fehlte nichts, unglaublich toller Balkon mit Blick in die Berge und auf den See

Stayed 11 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Morten G., Viborg, danmark

22 July 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

God placering

Ligger godt i forhold til Statens og aktiviteter. Vi boede på loftet med god plads til en familie på 6 med stor børn og en hund

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Philip H.

27 April 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fabulous Apartment close to lake.

The accommodations was brilliant . Full of character and absolutely huge . Pizza shop around the corner, convenient parking and lake just over the road . Lovely welcome when we arrived and Yvonne was a fountain of local knowledge. Would definitely recommend and look forward to staying again.

Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

MARC G.

31 October 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent rapport qualité/prix

Propre, extérieur un peu moins bien, intérieur très agréable, télé trop petite, excellent accueil, propriétaire attentive et disponible.

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Andrea T.

7 September 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

August 2021

Very nice, spacious flat, comfortably furnished, nice contact with landlady, everything went smoothly. We enjoyed our stay there very much.

Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Magali C.

25 August 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Appartement confortable et très bien situé

Très bon séjour dans un appartement spacieux et bien organisé. Vue sur le lac. Le seul bémol est la proximité de la route très passante.

10/10 Excellent

Florence P.

10 August 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Super séjour !

Extra !!! Merci Yvonne !!! Nous reviendrons !!!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Philippe A.

15 July 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Séjour ds loft

Logement très bien situé pour accès plage, cuisine et salon très bien équipés , jolie propriété. Seul bémol fenêtres ouvertes trop bruyant avec la route et hauteurs sous plafond trop basse...( loft)

8/10 Good

Sandra L.

22 September 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Great stay! :)

We had a great stay in this flat. Only in some spaces in the flat the ceiling or the wooden planks are quite low. Also the road is a bit loud. But the flat is very close to the lake and with the bicycles it is not far to the next bakeries. I can recommend this appartment!

10/10 Excellent

sally h.

21 July 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent property in great location

Well appointed property in a great location very close to Lake Annecy at the Southern end. Great kitchen and balcony to eat outside. Nice shared gardens. Just note that the ceiling beams are quite low in places and you need to remember to stoop at times! Can be noisy as close to main road but it didn’t bother us. A great place to stay.

10/10 Excellent

jose m.

3 May 2019

A lovely place to stay

I must say that we and my family had an excellent stay at Yvonne home, that in fact it is, a sweet home. Everything run as planned, wonderful place lovely home. Fully recommended. We will be back Regards Jose Marques

Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Alan J.

4 October 2018

Great apartment in a beautiful area

This is a lovely apartment consisting of the entire top floor of a large detached building. Well equipped and nicely situated within walking distance of a beach and easy driving distance of many great tourist attractions. Yvonne was very helpful and friendly when we needed her too. The ceiling is a little low in parts, I'm only 5'10" and had to duck a lot but it's no big deal. Would definitely stay again if coming back to the area.

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Mrs Michelle Wilson W.

28 July 2018

Beautiful apartment and location.

Really close to the lake and beautiful balcony to enjoy the superb views.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Mark Doherty

7 August 2017

Great Apartment and great location

This was our second stay in the Loft Apartment and it didn't disappoint - we'll be back !

Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2017

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Gareth O.

11 June 2017

Highly Recommended

We had a wonderful stay at the Loft The apartment was spacious and well equipped The property was in a beautiful location and we had a great holiday at Lake Annecy Many thanks. Yvonne and Carl

Stayed 10 nights in May 2017

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Jette N.

16 August 2016

Very, very pleasant appartment

We stayed in the lovely and spacious loft appartment. It is very well quipped and we enjoyed our dinners at the balcony. Having the lake within walking distance made it possible to go for several swims during the day. The traffic noise from the road was a bit loud, but it would not prevent us from coming back!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2016

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Mark Doherty

7 August 2015

Fantastic home from home

This is a beautiful property in a beautiful location and had all a family with two teenagers could want - we had a great holiday at Lake Annecy and look forward to returning again

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Anna G.

11 December 2014

Amazing location, beautifully decorated!

We had a fantastic stay in Villa Anne-Marie! All the mod cons you could need & in the perfect location! Just a stones throw from Lake Anncey - beautiful! From the moment we booked it, Yvonne was super helpful and friendly - thank you for all your recommendations and advice! Will definitely be booking again - see you next year!

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Paul G.

10 September 2014

Best kept secret

We thoroughly enjoyed our first visit to Villa Anne-Marie and the surrounding area. We were overwhelmed with the beautiful scenery – it has to be seen to be believed. The Loft Apartment was fantastic and exceeded our expectations - nothing had been forgotten, which made our stay perfect. We cannot recommend both the area and Villa Anne-Marie highly enough; indeed, it is very tempting to be selfish and make this our best kept secret. One word easily sums up our holiday: idyllic.

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Jo C.

12 July 2012

Girls Get-Together

Simply put... we did not want to go to sleep on the night before our departure because it meant we would have to wake up the next morning and leave! Friends for 30 years, we are three ladies that now live in different cities, in different countries so a get-together at Lake Annecy has been the most important and exciting thing on our agenda for the past 6 months. We were not disappointed! We were in the loft apartment at Villa Anne-Marie in Doussard. Wow! stunning is an understatement! You can visibly see the love that Yvonne & Carl have for the villa in the beautiful way they have restored the property… blending the old wooden beams in the open plan lounge/dining room/kitchen area with modern appliances and utilities to make for easy and comfortable living. The balcony off the TV lounge is marvelous for sun-downers and al fresco dinners. All three bedrooms have magnificent old pieces of furniture, adding to the ambience. The beds are really comfortable too. And then there’s the garden! Lying on a lounger, soaking up the sun, surrounded by perfectly manicured trees, plants and flowers makes you feel like you have been dropped into paradise. Our only complaint would be the sound of the constant traffic going by but even that becomes background noise after a while. We relied on the water taxi and the bus to get us to Annecy and the other small places around the lake but then decided to hire a car for a few days to give us more flexibility and enable us spend more time at the places we really liked, namely Taillores and Menthon-St. Bernard. Swimming in the lake is just wonderful at these two areas. While we popped into the closest restaurant, Chez Ma Cuisine for coffee and/or drinks on a number of occasions, we decided to have dinner at Spinnaker on our last evening. Everything - the setting, the food, the wine, the service was perfect and a fitting end to a fabulous week of fun, laughter and many other happy memories. Yvonne, we thank you for sharing your beautiful home with us (and for answering our emergency call to come and fetch us from the store with all our groceries). Wait for us Annecy… we will be back… Alison, Gilian & Joanne

About the host

Hosted by Yvonne Van-Hien

Villa Anne marie was purchased from madame Anne Marie pianasani by Carl and Yvonne as a derelict house in 2002, we are only the 2nd owners of this lovely property and have loving renovated the building into 2 stunning apartments ,we ourselves love the house and its surrounds and enjoy sharing it with our visitors,we live in the French alps with our two teenage daughters and jack russel, scooby .We have been in France for 20 yrs

Why they chose this property

the apartments are very spacious, well equipped and designed as homes not just rental apartments, we have kept many original features of the house, including things like framed magazines which were found in the building from 1911, I think the love put into the renovation makes it a special place to stay!

What makes this property unique

The proximity to the lake and cycle path , stunning views space and freedom of the house offers our guests a very enjoyable holiday,
Canadian canoe is available for guests use too, the port of bout du lac and the village summer markets make this a great place to stay.
The ferry boat that tours the lake stops very close by too.

Languages:

English, French

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3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

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