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About this property

Historic Charm: La Cure du Maine Charles in Birac offers a unique stay within a historic building. Guests enjoy a beautiful garden and free WiFi throughout the property. Comfortable Accommodations: Rooms feature private bathrooms, garden views, and modern amenities such as a coffee machine and minibar. Family rooms and interconnected rooms cater to all travellers. Dining Experience: The family-friendly restaurant serves French, Italian, and European cuisines with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free options. Dinner is available in a traditional ambience. Leisure Activities: Guests can enjoy free bicycles, walking and bike tours, and cycling. Additional facilities include an outdoor play area, picnic area, and electric vehicle charging station. Convenient Location: Located 105 km from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, the property is near Hirondelle Golf Course (24 km) and Cognac Golf Course (27 km). Highly rated for its friendly host, breakfast, and family-friendly environment.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.5 for a two-person trip.

Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap

Property highlights

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.7)

Breakfast info

Italian, Vegetarian, Vegan, Buffet

  • Free parking available on-site


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Number of guests
 
1 double bed
1 double bed
2 single beds
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1 double bed
1 single bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Jan
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Lovely old house set in a beautiful location. Large bedroom and very quiet . Option of dinner was most welcome. Our hosts were lovely and shared their own locally distilled cognac after a delicious dinner and great conversation. Luca and his...
  • Figary
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    A very interesting place to stay full of history. Quirky but more than adequate bathroom, Good breakfast and excellent evening meal which we shared with our hosts. Very helpful hosts Space to leave car while we took a cycle tour Good access...
  • Stella
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Amazing old building in the countryside surrounded by vineyards. Luca was very accommodating, picking us up and taking us to the train station. The gothic room was beautiful and so peaceful - would highly recommend!
  • Jiri
    Czech Republic Czech Republic
    very kind welcome, outstanding place in a quite vineyard countryside
  • Karen
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Beautiful old family property. Full of character. We had the whole house to ourselves!
  • Paul
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    On route and the owner was helpful. Invited others to join us which was nice.
  • Alex
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Setting and ckeanliy. Quirky old house. Knowledgeable and passionate about the house Cash only for evening meal or wine and we were 1€ short.
  • Kennedy
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Danielle and family were very friendly and welcoming. Great atmosphere with natural surroundings. Interesting history of the property and family. Use of natural bio products at breakfast.
  • John
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    For us the location was perfect. Host was very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was good with plenty of choice. Property is very old with character. Pet friendly which is a bonus for us.
  • Hette
    Netherlands Netherlands
    Warm welcome in an old presbyterian house. Host and his mother prepared dinner for me and let me taste the cognac from their vineyards. The house is 250 years old and has authentique details. Wooden stairs, high ceilings etc. I like the character...

Managed by Maine Charles B&B

Company review score: 9Based on 280 reviews from 1 property
1 managed property

Company information

The Maine Charles mansion was a vicarage of the eighteenth century, transformed into a castle in the nineteenth. Today it is a bed&breakfast for groups, families or individuals, which is open all year.

Property information

The Maine Charles offers the tranquility and charm of its protected environment, fields and woods. The bed&breakfast offers: 4 guest rooms, all equipped with a toilet corner (sink and bidet) and a shower room, kitchen, dining room, living room, private parking, central heating ecological (wood boiler, wood of property), large room of 110 m² and hangar open for meetings and events, WIFI, free bike activities, table tennis, nature walks and dinner bio-vegetarian on request.

Neighbourhood information

The Maine Charles overlooks the small village of Birac. It is 3 km from the nearest town, Chateauneuf, built near the Paleolithic site Angeac-Charente where they found dinosaur fossils of European interest, and 15 km from Angouleme, southwest balcony , home of the comics (the International Comics Festival is held every year, the last week of January). Birac is also located 20 km from Cognac and its cellars, 90 km from Bordeaux and 100 km from Royan on the Atlantic.

Languages spoken

English,French,Italian

Property surroundings

Restaurants

1 restaurant on site
  • Restaurant #1
    • Cuisine
      French • Italian • European
    • Open for
      Breakfast • Dinner
    • Ambiance
      Family friendly • Traditional
    • Dietary options
      Vegetarian • Vegan • Gluten-free • Dairy-free

House rules

La Cure du Maine Charles takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 16:00 to 22:00
Check-out
From 08:00 to 12:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

Children 18 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.

To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.

Cot and extra bed policies

0 - 1 year
Extra bed upon request
Free
Cot upon request
Free
2+ years
Extra bed upon request
Free

The number of extra beds and cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.

All cots and extra beds are subject to availability.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are allowed on request. Charges may be applicable.
Payments by Booking.com
Booking.com takes your payment on behalf of the property for this stay, but make sure you have cash for any extras once you get there.
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please note that prepayment is due by bank transfer or cheque. The property will contact you directly to organise this.