Practical Info & Tips Holiday Homes - Maulmont

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1 Tel : +33 (0) info@chateau-maulmont.com Web : Practical Info & Tips Holiday Homes - Maulmont Here you will find practical info & tips to help you make the most of your stay in the Holiday Homes on the Maulmont estate. If there is something that we ve missed, we would be happy to help answer any other questions that you have, don t hesitate to ask us. All of the info here, along with further info is available in your welcome guide in each holiday home. Check-in/out times We will meet you on arrival at your holiday home. Please call us when you set off to agree a meeting time. Check-in: by appointment- between 4 and 9 pm Check-out: before 10 am Deposit A deposit payment is required on arrival: this will be returned to you on departure subject to verification that no damages have occured. Electricity & Water All electricity and water consumption is included in the rental price. (heating & hot water is electric). Linen & equipment Each holiday home is fully equipped : cooking utensils, cutlery, crockery, glassware & dish towels. The beds will be made ready for your arrival and towels are supplied. Animals Dogs and cats are very welcome and without supplement. Other animals on request. Cleaning Service Your holiday home will be clean and in good condition on arrival. We ask that you leave your holiday home in a tidy state with no dirty dishes. Cleaning is not planned during your stay but can be arranged on request. It is not necessary to wash linen or towels before you leave, your holiday home will be cleaned and serviced after your departure (included in the price). Toiletries Toiletries such as shampoo, shower gel & lotion are not supplied in the Holiday Homes. The château The castle itself is private and used exclusively for private events. The rental of a holiday home on the estate does not provide access to the castle or its facilities, except of course if you or your group have a chateau rental contract in conjunction with your holiday home rental.

2 Bakery & bread ordering There is an excellent bakery in Randan: La Boulangerie Tupone 10 Place des Sports Randan. Tél : +33 (0) Open every day except Sunday afternoon & Monday. La boulangerie Mathillon, also in Randan, is open on Mondays. You can also pre-order & collect bread and croissants from the bar/tabac «La Tanche» at Les Graveyrons (a short walk from the Holiday Homes). Telephone your order before 6 PM the night before. Supermarkets & Pharmacy The bigger supermarkets such as Leclerc, Carrefour or Cora are all available in Vichy (12 km). Leclerc is the closest big supermarket, at Bellerive sur Allier : direction Vichy, you will find it by turning left at the roundabout just before entering Bellerive. There are also smaller supermarkets closer by (also open Sunday mornings) such as Intermarché in Randan (7 km) and Carrefour Market at Saint Yorre (7 km). The closest pharmacy is in Randan. Markets Vichy covered market: (6800 m2 exclusively for local producers and artisans) : open Tuesday to Sunday from 7am to 1pm and also additional opening hours on Fridays, Saturdays & bank holidays from 4pm to 7pm. Local farmers also open their stalls on the mezzanine of the covered market (2 000 m2) every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday morning from 7am until 1pm. Riom : Grand marché alimentaire Big Food Market (tens of local farmers & artisans) and fair (local stall holders) Saturday mornings, from 8am until mid-day. Gannat : Saturday mornings. Maringues : Buy your fresh eggs direct from the local farms at this Poultry Market held on Monday mornings from 8am to mid-day. Puy Guillaume : Wednesday mornings from 8am to mid-day. Television & DVD TV by satellite is available in each holiday home with the main French channels, along with a small selection of English, German and Spanish channels. A DVD player is also provided in each holiday home. Internet & Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is available free of charge in all holiday homes. Telephone There is a fixed phone in each house connected to the estate switchboard: To contact reception: dial 9 For an outside line: dial 0, followed by the number you require. All external calls are chargeable and will be invoiced on departure. The price per unit is 0,35. Restaurants Here is our list of local restaurants including our personal favourites which are highlighted with a heart:

3 Restaurant Description Chef/Owner Address Opening/Closing Telephone RANDAN - 7km / 10 minutes Puy de Randan Bar & menu du jour Denis Duperrier 6 Place des Sports RANDAN Open lunchtimes Monday to Friday and Friday & Saturday evenings. Closed on Sundays Hôtel du Centre Sélim Chefchaouni Place de la Halle RANDAN Open every day lunch & dinner except Sunday evening DIRECTION ST YORRE - 7km / 10 minutes Les Sources Cédric Pouzadoux 2 Route de Saint Yorre SAINT SYLVESTRE PRAGOULIN Open every day for lunch and for dinner on Thursday, Friday & Saturday ABREST - 10km / 15 minutes La Colombière Gastronomic Restaurant Panoramic view to the Volcano range Michel Sabot 136 Avenue de Thiers ABREST Closed Sunday evening & all day Monday La ROTONDE La Table de Marlène Waterside Restaurant Brasserie, with large panoramic windows looking out on to the Allier river. Gastronomic Restaurant with large panoramic windows looking out on to the Allier river. Michelin Bib Gourmand. Bruno Cassard Bld delattre de Tassigny, Open from April to October for lunch Wednesday to Sunday and for dinner on Friday & Saturday Open all year every day for lunch & dinner except Mondays & Tuesdays Empire Café Breakfast, plat du jour lunch, brunch on Sundays 3, Galerie de la Source-de-l'Hôpital Closed Monday & Tuesday. Open from 9am to 6pm from Wednesday to Sunday. Open evenings in summer Les Caudalies "Bistronomie" - Emmanuel, the chef, creates original dishes using fresh seasonal produce. Emmanuel BASSET 7-9 Rue Besse Closed Sunday evening and all day Monday

4 Restaurant Description Chef/Owner Address Opening Times Telephone L'Alambic Jean Jacques BARBOT 8, rue Nicolas Larbaud Closed Monday & Tuesday Le PYL-PYL Bar/Brasserie and restaurant located in a refurbished part of the old Railway Station, excellent cooking in a relaxed atmosphere. Pierre-Yves Lorgeoux Place de la Gare, Open every day 7/7 from 10am until 1am Brasserie du CASINO A great traditional brasserie with good food in a classic setting. Mr TAJETTI 4 Rue Casino Closed all day on Tuesdays & Wednesdays ETNA Classic Italian gastronomic Restaurant. Giuseppe Di Bella 65, rue de Paris Closed Monday & Tuesday all day Brasserie de l'opéra Brasserie familial 6 Passage Noyer, Closed Monday La table d'antoine Gastronomic Restaurant Antoine Souillat 8 Rue Burnol Closed Sunday evenings & all day Mondays L'escargot qui tête A classic traditional family run restaurant Jean-Louis Honoré 84, rue de Paris Closed Sunday evenings & all day Mondays Joséphine Family restaurant Crêperie 30 Rue Lucas Open every day Four à Bois Pizzeria 15 Avenue du Président Doumer Open every day L'atmosphère Family restaurant on the riverside Rue Claude Decloitre, BELLERIVE SUR ALLIER Open every day (summer only)

5 Restaurant Description Chef/Owner Address Opening Times Telephone La Truffade Restaurant auvergnat. Local traditional dishes: truffade, aligot, saucisses de choux. Jesus Moreno 16 Rue Ravy Breton Open every day for lunch except Mondays. Open for dinner on Friday & Saturday Les jardins d'enghien Restaurant in the courtyard, tables beside the pool in summer. Jean Paul Belhabed Rue Callou, Closed Sunday evening & all day Mondays Decoret Inventive cuisine in this former Napoleon Chalet. 1 star Michelin. Jacques Decoret 15 rue du Parc, Closed Tuesday & Wednesday le N3 aux Celestins Low calorie healthy cooking in this Restaurant which is located in the Spa Hotel Les Celestins. Christophe Vauthier Bd des Etats Unis Open every day for lunch & dinner 7/ Michelangelo Italian Gastronomic Restaurant Michelangelo Straneo 44 avenue Eugénie Gilbert, Closed all day Monday & Tuesday and Sunday evening L'hippocampe A great Fish Restaurant Rémy Bourgeois 3 Bd de Russie Closed Monday & Tuesday THURET - 18km / 24 minutes La marmite Traditional Country Restaurant Patrice MARINGUES - 20km / 26 minutes 2 rue Limagne THURET Closed Sunday & Monday Le Carrousel An excellent gastronomic Restaurant 1 star Michelin. Olivier Said 14 rue du Pont de Morge MARINGUES Closed Tuesday & Wednesday Reservation essential