Getting here · Fargues-Saint-Hilaire (33370)
Twenty minutes from Bordeaux, five from the ring road: you get here by car, by train or by plane without thinking about it. The door code reaches you before you do — come in whenever suits you, from 4 pm.
At a glance
4 pm
self check-in with a smart lock; in-person welcome by appointment
10 am
check-out, cleaning included; late check-out until 1 pm on request
3 spaces
of parking on the property, EV charger, electric gate
20 min
from Saint-Jean station; Bordeaux-Mérignac airport 35 min away
Getting to the villa
By road, rail or air
By car
The ring road less than 5 km away
The A10 from Paris, the A62 from Toulouse, the A63 from Spain and the Basque coast: they all join the Bordeaux ring road, and the villa is five minutes from it. Three parking spaces await you behind the electric gate, one of them covered.
- Bordeaux in 20 min, Saint-Émilion in 35 min, the Bay in 1 h
- EV charger on the property
By train
Saint-Jean station twenty minutes away
Paris in 2 h 04 by TGV, Toulouse in 2 h. From the station, a taxi or ride-hailing car drops you at the villa in about twenty minutes; the car-hire desks are inside the station itself.
- Regional trains to Saint-Émilion and Arcachon from the same station
- Self check-in: no appointment time to keep
By plane
Bordeaux-Mérignac thirty-five minutes away
The airport is on the other side of Bordeaux, thirty-five minutes away via the ring road. Hire a car there, or take a taxi to the villa.
- Direct flights from most major European cities
- Car hire at the airport, or U Location a few minutes from the villa
By coach
Regional lines 470, 472 and 474
Regional coaches link Bordeaux to the village; line 470 is an express service. Once here, everything is on foot: bakery, supermarket, pharmacy, restaurants.
- The village on foot, Bordeaux by coach: doable without a car day to day
- The Roger-Lapébie cycle path ten minutes away
Where the villa is
Fargues-Saint-Hilaire, on Bordeaux’s doorstep
The village sits on the first hills of the Entre-deux-Mers, just beyond the ring road: Bordeaux and its station twenty minutes away, the airport thirty-five, Saint-Émilion thirty-five through the vineyards. The exact address and the access code are sent with your booking confirmation.
- GPS coordinates: 44.8265, −0.4481
- Three parking spaces on the property, behind the electric gate
- The village centre on foot: bakery, Sunday market, restaurants
Arrival day
From 4 pm, on your own
The smart-lock code is sent to you before your stay and works from 4 pm on arrival day: come in whenever you like, no appointment needed. Would you rather be welcomed in person? That’s possible by appointment between 4 pm and 7 pm, to be confirmed 48 hours ahead; later on, we guide you by video call if needed.
- Code sent before arrival, active from 4 pm; the door locks itself when you close it
- Park on the property: three spaces behind the gate, one covered
- The tablet in the kitchen holds the house guides and our addresses
- Not resident in France? An individual police form is required by law: an online form, sent before arrival
Check-out
Before 10 am, no chores
End-of-stay cleaning is included: no need to strip the beds or gather the towels. Simply check that nothing is left in the bedrooms, close the windows and pull the door shut behind you. Need more time? A late check-out until 1 pm is possible on request, depending on the cleaning schedule.
- Cleaning included, sheets and towels provided
- Late check-out until 1 pm on request, depending on the day’s arrivals
- Early arrival: ask us, depending on the previous departure
When you arrive
What awaits you on site
- Beds made, towels and linen provided for the whole stay
- Cot, travel cot and high chair set up on request before you arrive
- Fibre Wi-Fi, air conditioning throughout, wood stove in winter
- Heated, secured pool, open from May to September
- EV charger, three parking spaces
- Arnaud & Nadia, your hosts: reachable before, during and after your stay, in French, English and Spanish
Frequently asked questions
Arrival, in practice
Can we arrive earlier or leave later?
Check-in is from 4 pm and check-out before 10 am. A late check-out until 1 pm must be requested in advance and depends on the cleaning schedule; an early arrival depends on the previous departure: write to us with your times.
How do we reach the villa without a car?
From Saint-Jean station or the airport, a taxi or ride-hailing car drops you at the villa in twenty to thirty-five minutes. Regional coaches 470, 472 and 474 also link Bordeaux to the village. Once here, everything is on foot; for days out, U Location hires cars a few minutes away.
Is there parking and an EV charger?
Yes: three parking spaces on the property, behind the electric gate, one of them covered, and a charger for electric cars.
Your dates, your code, your villa
Book, and everything arrives by e-mail: the confirmation, the door code, the exact address and how to find us.
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