CHIC RIVERSIDE TOWNHOUSE IN SALIES-DE-BÉARN + EQUIPPED & FURNISHED + IDEAL FOR PIED-À-TERRE, HOLIDAYS, B&B...

Are you looking for a unique riverside property with gorgeous views? If so, this superb FULLY EQUIPPED & FURNISHED townhouse will be perfect for you!

This delightful property is an ideal size for a couple, a small family or first-time-buyers to use as a permanent home, a holiday home, a pied-à-terre...

If you prefer to use it as an investment property, it could be rented out on a long-term basis or to holidaymakers for short-term breaks/B&B (subject to energy efficiency regulations). Your guests will love its town-centre location, as well as its proximity to beaches (45 - 50 mins), skiing (90 mins) and to Spain.

There is also year-round demand for accommodation from people visiting the town's thermal spas, with the possibility of offering all-inclusive spa treatment and B&B packages for your guests!

Whatever your plans, you are guaranteed to be charmed by the property's top-floor balcony and the fabulous views of the river and Salies-de-Béarn...

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Built in 1648, this unique townhouse is one of the most historic riverside buildings in the centre of Salies-de-Béarn.

The townhouse is currently used as a cosy holiday home, but would be ideal as a permanent home for a couple, a small family or for first-time-buyers. In addition, the property is completely ready to move into because it is being SOLD FULLY EQUIPPED AND FURNISHED!

The property could also be used as a gîte for holiday rentals or even rented out on a long-term basis (subject to energy efficiency regulations). There are also many tourists visiting this beautiful area, who hope to book delightful self-catering accommodation for short breaks, including people visiting Salies-de-Béarn's famous thermal baths for spa breaks.

The townhouse is located in the historic riverside part of Salies-de-Béarn. From the street, a shared entrance door opens into a small hall, from where a few steps lead up to the property's front door.

The front door opens into a light and airy entrance hall with built-in cupboards and a wooden staircase up to the top floor of the house. The entrance hall could be used as a small office area, a nursery, a playroom, a sleeping area for guests...

From the hall, a door opens into a lovely bedroom (11m²), which has views of the river. On the other side of the hall, there is a shower room with a WC (2.5m²).

From the entrance hall, the staircase leads up to a lovely open-plan, loft-style sitting room with a fully equipped galley kitchen, an open fireplace and access out to a south-west-facing balcony overlooking the river. There is also a small shower room behind the kitchen area. Please note that the rooms on this floor have sloping ceilings.

This property also has a river-level room (22m²), which has been equipped as a summer kitchen and a wine cellar, although it does occasionally flood. The room can, of course, continue to be used for most of the time and would seem to be an ideal space for drying clothes, for example, and for storing surfboards, watersports equipment...

Whether you are planning to use this wonderful townhouse as a permanent home, a holiday home, a pied-à-terre or an investment property, its charm will delight you! And not only is it being sold fully equipped and furnished, so you can move in straight away, but you can also look forward to immediately enjoying the superb views from the top-floor balcony, as well as being able to dine alfresco all day long... sunny breakfasts, long, lazy lunches, romantic suppers under the stars...

This amazing townhouse is truly a rare and beautiful gem!

This lovely property is located in the riverside town of Salies-de-Béarn, which has many excellent shops and amenities. The town is famous for both its salt - which is used to cure Jambon de Bayonne - and its healing thermal spas, which attract visitors for spa treatments all year round... with many of those visitors hoping to book chic accommodation to stay in!

Salies-de-Béarn also has a golf course, a casino, a weekly farmer's market and numerous bistros, teashops and unique boutiques, where you can buy original artworks, locally produced crafts, second-hand antiques...

THE TOWNHOUSE

Street level:
- an entrance (shared with an adjoining property) with a few steps up to the front door of the house

First floor (22.5m²):
- an entrance hall with built-in cupboards (8m²), which could be used as a small office area, a nursery, a playroom, a sleeping area for guests...
- a bedroom (11m²) with views of the river
- a shower room with a WC (2.5m²)

Second floor:
- a balcony overlooking the river (6.5m²)
- an open-plan sitting room (20m² usable floor area) with a galley kitchen and ba
- a small shower room with a WC
NB: these rooms have sloping ceilings

River level (22m²):
- a room conceived as a summer kitchen and a wine cellar, which could also be used for drying clothes or storing surfboards/watersports equipment... NB this room occasionally floods

THE POTENTIAL!

This adorable three-storey townhouse is the perfect size for a couple, a small family and first-time-buyers to use as a permanent home, a holiday home, a pied-à-terre... Ready to move into immediately, the property is being sold FULLY EQUIPPED AND FURNISHED, so all you will have to do is unpack your suitcases!

If you work from home, the entrance hall could be used as a small open-plan office area - or you may prefer to use it as a nursery, a playroom, a sleeping area for guests...

If you are purchasing the townhouse as an investment property, it could be rented it out on a long-term basis, or as a gîte for holidaymakers, especially during the summer months, the skiing season and for Christmas and New Year (subject to energy efficiency regulations). To be located in the centre of Salies-de-Béarn and just a short stroll away from shops, bars and restaurants - and even the golf course (a 10-minute walk) - is a major advantage for attracting holidaymakers! In addition, beaches on the Atlantic coast are only 45 minutes away; ski resorts in the Pyrénées are about 90 minutes away.

If you prefer to use the townhouse for accommodating holidaymakers, Salies-de-Béarn is visited by tourists all year round. In addition, people visiting the famous healing thermal spas ("curistes") often prefer to stay in upmarket accommodation in the centre of the town, so would be perfect clients for your chic property! It is entirely possible that you will be able to set up partnerships with the various thermal spas in the town offering all-inclusive spa treatment and accommodation packages for your guests. You could even offer luxurious extras, such as gourmet meal hampers delivered straight to their door…!

This unique townhouse is bound to attract lots of bookings... but you may find that your guests are reluctant to leave this little riverside corner of paradise when their stay comes to an end!

SERVICES & TECHNICAL

SOLD FULLY EQUIPPED AND FURNISHED!
Cable internet connection available
Heating: electric radiators + open fireplace
Mains water
Mains drainage
Free parking in nearby streets

THE LOCAL AREA

Located in the centre of Salies-de-Béarn, this gorgeous property is not far from Navarrenx, Sauveterre-de-Béarn, St-Palais and Orthez, which has a leisure lake with a beach. Both the motorway and the nearest TGV train station are easily accessible from the house (10 minutes), should you need to commute to Pau, Bayonne, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Paris...

The region is popular with tourists all year round for hiking, mountain-biking, white-water rafting and fishing. There are also several ski resorts (90 minutes) with a choice of winter sports, which include downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, snowboarding and snow-shoeing. For those who prefer beach-based activities, the Atlantic coast is about 45 - 50 minutes away, where you can picnic, swim and surf at Biarritz, St-Jean-de-Luz, Hendaye, Hossegor...

If your interests are gastronomic, Salies-de-Béarn has a twice-weekly farmers' market (Thursday and Saturday), where you can sample locally produced Jurançon wines, along with tasty Bayonne ham, which is cured using salt from Salies!

Airports: Biarritz, Pau, Tarbes-Lourdes
Train: Orthez, Puyoô
Coach: Pau, Bayonne
Ferry: Bilbao, Santander

Ski: Issarbe, La-Pierre-St-Martin, Iraty, Eaux-Bonnes, Gourette, Artouste, Val-d’Azun, Formigal (Spain)...
Beaches: Biarritz, St-Jean-de-Luz, Hendaye, Hossegor, Tarnos...

Attractions: Golf, Thermal Spas, Casino, Base de Loisirs d’Orthez-Biron, Aqua Béarn, Le Petit Train d’Artouste, Parc'Ours, Grottes d'Isturitz et d'Oxocelhaya, Grottes de Bétharram, Grotte de la Verna, Chemin-de-St-Jacques-de-Compostelle...
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