Highlights
Voltaire
Dorset, United Kingdom [view map]
- Style
- Dripping-with-luxury barn conversion
- Setting
- Dorset dreamscape – 200 acres of rolling farmland
Can be rented with Burggraaf (sleeps 12), which has its own indoor swimming pool. Deep in the heart of the Dorset countryside, on West Axnoller Farm, lies the up-to-the-second stylish barn conversion Voltaire. Sleeping 12 in six en-suite bedrooms, this property’s elegance is so distracting that it causes you to breathe in sharply upon arrival – and forget to exhale. The six double bedrooms, and open-plan living/dining room and kitchen, exude contemporary style, but with super-sumptuous solid comfort. Within the barn, a private spa awaits, with an indoor swimming pool, sauna, steam room, gym and two professional treatment rooms. Sociable, yet tucked away in the middle of the countryside, Voltaire is ideal for fabulous house parties, birthday celebrations, anniversaries, and stylish stag and hen breaks. This is pure secluded splendour within a patchwork-quilt Dorset setting.
Need to know
Eating & Drinking
Catering can be arranged, as can deliveries from the many local delicatessens or supermarkets. Book a chef for the week and use the house as a hotel, or opt for your own self-indulgent self-catering – it’s totally up to you. The dining table in the open-plan living area seats 12, whilst outside there is a large gas barbecue, and table and chairs for 12 by the hot tub. If you’d like to replace the ‘self’ in self-catering with ‘selfish’, a chef can be brought in to prepare a dinner party for 12, with full waitress service. Alternatively, ready-to-eat local, organic Rural Ready Meals can be delivered directly to your door.Housekeeping
Daily housekeeping is available for an extra charge.Music
The living room has a CD music system. A wide range of entertainment, including helicopter rides, spa treatments, therapies and catering, can be organised by Voltaire at the click of a finger (or mouse).Provided
Indoor pool, sauna, steam room, gym, outdoor hot tub, remote-controlled ribbon fire, free WiFi on site, Sky+ HD, DVD, CD, Nintendo Wii, pool table, gas barbecue, fire pit. In rooms: flatscreen TV, Aromatherapy Associates toiletries and bathrobe.Eco policy
Organic produce from local suppliers and farmers can be pre-ordered on request. Recycling facilities are available.Smith card offer
A Dorset-tastic welcome hamper of clotted cream tea, Blue Vinney cheese, Denhay Cheddar and Dorset knob biscuits, plus five per cent discount on all spa treatments.
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Voltaire
West Axnoller Farm
Axnoller Lane
Mosterton
Dorset
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