The 2 downstairs bedrooms
WELL-BEING IN CHARTRES’S COUNTRYSIDE
IN THE GRAND GITE OF CHARTRES
THE 2 DOWSTRAIRS BEDROOMS : INVITATION TO RELAXATION
AN OD TO CHARTRES, CAPITAL OF LIGHT AND PERFUME
Each of the bedrooms downstairs is labeled after given to Chartres, the
capital of Light and perfume.
So you'll find the bedroom LIGHTS (lumières) and the bedroom PERFUMES (parfums).
The warm decoration as well the furniture are different for each room :
PERFUME with 3 single beds :
A tall bookcase painted with a patine in the bedroom Perfumes
This bedroom with 2 windows can be accessed, on the left, to through the living room
All the old exposed wooden beams are painted in white.
LIGHTS with 1 double bed :
A dresser and a dressing table
A tan color contrasted with the XVIIIth century wooden beams of the building
This bedroom with 3 windows can be accessed, on the right, to through the living room and a corridor
Our beds ?
Each one measures 0.9m X 2m.
The beddings are high end quality and anti dust-mite treated. They have been newly bought for the opening of the Grand Gite in 2016:
- Davilaine mattresses, 20cm thick, pocket springs
- Davilaine 14cm slat bedframe
- 100% polyester pillows, removable pillow cases.
A bright bathroom is located downstairs with independent toilets.
Why the name LIGHTS for this bedroom ?
In Chartres, Lights are very famous in the past and nom !
First reason : because of the lights of the Middle Age famous glass stained windows of Chartres' cathedral ;
notably famous is the blue of Chartres !
Second reason : from april to january, each evening, you can walk and see 25 illuminated sites in "Chartres en lumières".
Here is the map of illuminated Chartres
Why the name "PERFUMES" for this bedroom ?
First reason : because our daughter collected miniatures and perfumes bottles
Second reason : Chartres is in the middle of Cosmetic Valley, a competitive center, first world producer of cosmetic perfumes.