A beautifully restored 'maison bourgoise', just 5 minutes drive to the famous Grand Massif Express, with a traditional savoyard barn ready for conversion into a stunning rental chalet. Sitting on nearly 7,000m2 grounds, the main house has been fully restored to it's former glory with impeccable attention to detail by the current owners, who live there year round. From the original cast iron radiators, to stunning oak floorboards and wall panelling - the house mixes modern "English designer style" with classic Belle Epoche architecture, to create a warm and welcoming character home in the hills..The property is entirely secured by a low boundary wall, making it ideal for families with young children.

The main house, totalling 360m2, is on 3 floors plus cellars, currently used as a ski room and workshop. The ground floor has a modern design kitchen, lounge and seperate dining room, each bathing in natural sunlight on the front of the house, and fully equipped home cinema room (or playroon) at the back. Cat 5 network cabling and speaker wiring run throughout, making this the ideal home to receive friends and family, or kick back after a day on the pistes of the Grand Massif ski range.

The first floor has 3 bright and spacious bedrooms, each with their own distinct style, and a large bathroom and seperate shower room plus WC. The rooms could easily be converted to en-suite for anyone looking for 'rental value', by changing a dressing room and construction of a small stud wall.
The second (top) floor has a large lounge area and 2 seperable bedrooms, plus bathroom with WC - easily converted into an independant studio by installing a small kitchen (there's plenty of space!).

The 150m2 barn has preliminary permission to be converted into a 200m2 chalet with first floor terrace, overlooking the impeccably kept gardens and the village beyond. Home Hunts can recommend architects and help (would love to!) with the process of any conversion. The potential here is enormous thanks to the fact that Samoens is fast becoming an Alpine hotspot….

The property is just 5 minutes drive from the Grand Massif express high speed bubble lift, taking you up to 260km of fantastic "altitude" pistes. If you don't fancy driving in your ski boots it's about 100m to the free ski bus stop, and you can make your way home via the renowned Cascades piste, a spectacular 14km blue run which drops from Flaine to Sixt through the Nature Reserve. Closer to your doorstep, the village skiing comprises 6 lifts and 32km of pistes, which on a quiet day can feel like your very own private ski resort.

This home needs to be seen to be fully appreciated, but if character is what you are looking for, then it doesn't get much better than this!

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