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W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: Douglas on January 01, 2008, 16:47:46

Title: French inn near Cognac with vintage car rental
Post by: Douglas on January 01, 2008, 16:47:46

Here's a neat find:

http://www.logisduparadis.com/

Looks like a couple of car-loving Brits bought a beautiful old inn in the Charente Valley that could an interesting destination.

Note their selection of cars for hire includes a certain convertible Mercedes...

Douglas Kim
New York
USA

Title: Re: French inn near Cognac with vintage car rental
Post by: France on January 02, 2008, 09:10:11

Hi Guys,

This place looks like fun.  There must be hundreds of these places, especially in western and southern France.  Brits have been buying old buildings for years and doing them up.  Anyone follow A Place in France, with Nigel and Nippy buying their place in the Ardeche?  Hilarious.  

Imagine taking on this project, plus keeping all your old cars going!  We too have a building project plus several old cars, so I know the pain.  

Here's a wonderful tour of Alsace I found...might do this even tho' it's in our backyard.

http://classictravelling.com/alsace-tour/

Deux Chevaux for rent?  Hmmm...does anyone remember a '60s movie with two guys in France trying to drive one with a wonky transmission?


Trice
1968 280SL US, signal red/bl leather, auto, kinder seat
Sarasota FL; Alsace France; Switzerland
Think of your Pagoda as a woman with a past...

Title: Re: French inn near Cognac with vintage car rental
Post by: Peter van Es on January 02, 2008, 15:42:46

Our dear president, Cees, is currently doing up a place in France also that we were thinking of using this 2008 summer / autumn for a European event. We need someone locally to help us organise it however.

Peter

1970 280SL. Also known as 'admin@sl113.org' and organiser of the Technical Manual (http://www.sl113.org/wiki/pmwiki.php).

Title: Re: French inn near Cognac with vintage car rental
Post by: Cees Klumper on January 03, 2008, 17:28:39

Trice, Peter - our place, a former monastery, is located close to the Elsace and near the Vosges and Jura mountains. Our architect is looking at it tomorrow, and work will need to be done that may extend beyond the 2008 summer season. Once ready though, it will be a perfect place to organize an event from (20 rooms in the main house, and plenty of garage space in the two barns on the property plus a very nice hotel closeby) but it may not be ready for that this year. Just spent two weeks Christmas and New Year's vacation there with frozen waterpipes, -12 degree (Celcius - cold also in Fahrenheit) nights, and no heat but open fireplaces. Luckily the previous owner left lots of wood in the distillery! To be continued ...

Cees ("Case") Klumper in Amsterdam
'69 white 280 SL automatic

Title: Re: French inn near Cognac with vintage car rental
Post by: Kemal on January 03, 2008, 18:50:13

Can't wait! (' ;) ')
Look forward to updates.(' :) ')

Kemal
280 SL Manual 69

Title: Re: French inn near Cognac with vintage car rental
Post by: France on January 03, 2008, 19:02:01

Cees,

So you're about 200km southwest of us in Alsace. Between us is a beautiful drive and plenty of good wine and food!  Let's see how it plays out!

Trice
1968 280SL US, signal red/bl leather, auto, kinder seat
Sarasota FL; Alsace France; Switzerland
Think of your Pagoda as a woman with a past...