The gîte

 We hope you have an enjoyable stay at Pépoulie.

Telephone numbers to Pépoulie

Land line:

Outside France: +33 5 63 75 83 36          Within France: 05 63 75 83 36

Mobile:

Outside France: +33 6 32 35 87 79          Within France: 06 32 35 87 79

Meeting and greeting We will be on hand to meet you when you arrive, show you round, and give you the keys.

Hot water and appliances This is switched on at the fuse box in the corner on your left as you enter the gîte. The switch is marked Hot water. Make sure also that the switch on the same row furthest to the right is on 1 and not auto or 0, and that the master switch in the top row furthest to the left is also switched on.  Should you need them, there are instructions for appliances in one of the kitchen drawers.

Water There is a sodastream in the gîte so you can carbonate the tap water. There’s no need therefore to buy bottled water unless you want to.

Locking back and front sets of doors Pull the first of the two doors closed and push the handle right down into the vertical position. Pull the second door closed, turn the handle upwards to the vertical and turn the key towards the other door.  

Shutters and fans When the weather is hot, try not to open windows and doors too much - the traditional thick walls mean that the gîte stays cool – which you will especially appreciate at night time.  We have also provided a fan for each bedroom.

Child security gates We fix these at the top and bottom of the stairs for those families with children of an age to need them for their safety. Tell us when you book if you would like these installed. The model is PATRULL SMIDIG from Ikea. If you’re not familiar with this, you should press the button on the handle to release, raise the handle to vertical, then (important) lift the gate about a centimetre to swing it open.

Linen, towels, pool towels All linen, and towels for indoor use, are provided. We also provide towels for you to use by the pool.

Recyclable rubbish Plastic bottles, metal and cardboard – unsorted - can all be recycled in yellow bins situated on the corner of rue Edouard Vairette and impasse Victor Batut, by the municipal tennis courts. Newspapers are put in the blue bin, and glass in the green bin marked Verre. Take the avenue de Revel, going towards Carrefour and Intermarché supermarkets, and just past the gendarmerie turn left at the sign to “Crabille la Nouvelle”.

 Non-recyclable rubbish There is one collection a week for non-recyclable rubbish on Tuesdays around lunchtime. Take your sealed rubbish bags to the top of the drive and leave in one the bins by the Pépoulie sign.

Breakages Please make a note of any breakage so we can replace things promptly.

Furniture and equipment We have provided wicker chairs which you are welcome to use outdoors – please bring them inside at night and in bad weather. There are also two tables and ten fold up chairs provided for outdoor use, which can remain at the front and back of the gîte. (Please do not move the easy chairs or dining room table outside).

You will find cleaning equipment, an iron and ironing board beneath the kitchen sink and in the cupboard under the stairs.

Feel free to borrow any of the maps, guides, books and games we have provided. 

Septic tank If we are away during your stay please add a sachet of Eparcyl once a week per one to four persons to the toilet whilst flushing so as to keep the septic tank sweet.  You will find a box of this under the kitchen sink.

Please only use toilet cleaners that work with septic tanks (it will say something like compatible fosses septiques on the container). If you do not, it will stop the Eparcyl doing its job.

And to avoid blockages, please don’t flush way anything other than toilet paper.

Internet Bring your laptop or tablet and get free high speed wireless internet access by connecting to the network named roger. The password is qwerty14.

 Satellite TV As well as French TV channels, we now have satellite TV in the gîte and house with all BBC, ITV and Four channels (but not Scandinavian ones unfortunately).

To get to the satellite channels, do this:

Press the Power button on the Samsung remote to switch on the TV, and press Source, the button with a square and arrow entering it from the left, in the middle of the remote. Scroll down and press HDMI/DVI. Switch on the Freesat Manhattan remote, and press the Guide button. Scroll down the list to choose the channel you want, then press OK.

Bicycles There are two mountain bikes for you to use.

Flowers We would much appreciate it if you could water and deadhead the flowers in pots at the front and rear of the gîte during your stay.

Logs for the wood-burning stove in winter for guests on long term lets

We can supply these at two euros per basket.

Pets Sorry, no pets.

Handover days Saturday is the handover day, and we ask departing guests to leave by 09.30 latest, and arriving ones to be here no earlier than 16.00.  Please strip the beds and leave bedlinen and towels on the landing as we will collect these for washing after your departure. It would be helpful if you could remove any leftover food from the fridge, freezer and cupboards as we always clean these out for new arrivals.

Emergency telephone numbers We sincerely hope you never have to use these during your stay, but here they are in case:

From a landline, use these numbers:

Ambulance service             15

Police                              17

Fire brigade                      18

From a mobile, use the Europe-wide number for all services: 112

If you have any comments about your stay, please email or telephone us.

Updated 2015-12-16