The apartment is very well equipped with a open plan Kitchen to a Lounge that's quality furnished, with leather chesterfield settee, armchair, rocker and stool with a Colour TV (UK. programmes) a Video,DVD player and many english films for your enjoyment. The two bedrooms are both very spacious. The master bedroom has en-suite toilet and vanity sink large Double bed and wardrobes etc. No.2 with a small double (3/4) bed plus a single with an extra bed stored beneath.There is also a small tv, play station No,1 with games to play in this room. A third room can be made available as another bedroom if required. Bathroom - furnished with large vanity unit, mirror, toilet and very roomy jet spray shower. Utility Room for Ironing Etc.
Outside beside the lovely 6m x 12m floodlit pool there is a large sunbathing area, shower and a WC.
The tree shaded garden is 1,800 square metres, plenty of space for a game of Boulle or ping-pong at the full sized table-tennis table provided. There is also a dartboard and darts on the bar where the BBQ is.
Saint Siffret is a charming medieval village boasting a small supermarhet and post office two resturants, and 3 of the souths best wine Caveau's what a joy to experience having your own 5 litre bottle filled with lovely Merlot, Cabernet, Rosa or White Wine (and so cheap.) Uzes is only 4km. away and the saturday morning market is reputed to be best in the south of France for Wine, cheese, honey, truffles, garlic and of course the lovely hand-crafted artefacts that make markets special. The source for the famous Roman Aquaduct here at Uzes by the River Alzon and the Gorge here is wonderfull. La Cheminee is a great place to stay, come and relax beside the pool and listen to the singing of the birds and cigala's day and night, smell the lovely lavender and see how the many different coloured beautiful Butterflies are attracted to it.For those keen on Golf, the nearest nine hole golf course is at Uzes. 4km. The Pont du Gard 10 mins. reputed to be one of the most visited Roman sites in the world. If you like fishing, it's available at the rivers Gardon/ Alzon, daily licenses available at Uzes tourist office. (June to September)
La Cheminee is also an excellent base for Birdwatchers with non-birding family as they can easily reach some very good sites while the family are still in bed or relaxing by the pool. In the local Gorge du Gardon there are walks and canoing where you can get Crag Martin, Black Kite, Short Toed Eagle, Woodchat Shrike and near Pont St Nicholas there is a large breeding colony of Bee Eaters. You can be in the Crau in less than an hour for some excellent species such as Lesser Kestrel, Little Bustard, Stone Curlew and Calandra Lark. Or the Camargue for Night Heron, Purple Heron, Squacco Heron, Little Bittern, Zitting Cisticola, Cettis Warbler, Collared Pratincole, Roller, Slender billed Gull, Roller, Bee Eater and of course Greater Flamingo. For a full day birdwatching the Cevennes above Florac across to the Gorge du Jonte can get you 3 Buzzard species, Crag Martin, Pallid Swift, Subalpine warbler, Sardinian Warbler, Ortolan Bunting, Crested Tit, Black Eared Wheatear, Lesser Grey Shrike and many more.
Also for a full day a trip to Mont Ventoux is worthwhile for Rock Bunting, Alpine Accentor, Citril Finch on the higher slopes while lower down there are Redstart, Black redstart, Red Rumped Swallow, Goshawk. It is also a good raptor watching site. Overall we had over 220 species and many wonderful butterflies in the area including Swallowtail, Scarce Swallowtail, Cleopatra and Camberwell Beauty. Humming Bird Hawk Moths were common and we also had a Broad Bordered Bee Hawk Moth. But the best time visitors always say is when they just relax by the pool, BBQ in the evening, whilst enjoying the local wine etc.