Linden LodgeStays
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As your hosts we want your sojurn in Linden Lodge to be as happy and relaxed as possible. We therefore provide extra services, see below, which will hopefully make your stay memorable – for all the right reasons!
If you need something which is not listed, please ask about it, and we'll do our best to provide it. If anything is not to your liking, please inform us straight away, so that you can enjoy the results of our help during your stay. Many thanks.
As experienced hosts we acquired Linden Lodge in 2021 and spent much of the year renovating it. It is already a comfortable place to stay, but we have plans to develop it. Please feel free to offer us any ideas that you may have – we will be most interested to hear them!
Late Check-Ins
Check-in time is from 5-6pm. Our gates are closed overnight to maintain privacy and keep our grounds secure. Check-outs are from 10-11am.
Our personal check-in includes signing a short form, and you can also book and pay for any extra services you'd like to have.
We hope your journey will be smooth but we appreciate that things can go wrong. For this reason the privilege of a later check-in time can be extended – on occasion – but we ask that you call us in advance to agree this first.
We recommend you to keep your mobile phone fully charged and call us as soon as you become aware of travel issues. We may be able to offer you extra support.
Cleaning
We do not charge for cleaning the lodge – we just ask our guests to leave it clean and tidy when they depart and with all the contents present and undamaged.
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We clean the lodge at the end of each stay. When guests stay for more than 8+ days, we offer a mid-stay cleaning service for €50 and you can book and pay for this in cash on or after your arrival. The lodge must be vacated during the 2.5 hour cleaning period.
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We appreciate that accidents can happen and things can get broken, damaged or lost. We encourage you to bring such things to our attention while you are here – because in general these things are so much quicker and easier to deal with in person. Please see our terms for more information.
Linen Changes
Towels, bedlinen and tea towels are included in the price, and are changed at the end of a each stay. Please bring your own beach and swimming towels.
For stays of 8+ nights, we can also provide a midstay linen change for €32, which you can book and pay for in cash on or after your arrival.
You are most welcome to use your own bedlinen and bath towels, if you prefer. Please see our terms regarding linen changes.
Dining in Charente
Linden Lodge is self-catering, but you will find lots of places in Charente to delight the palate and romance the heart. We are happy to recommend a good restaurant.
Keen cooks can buy eclectic ingredients in the supermarket 'Frais' which is near Angoulême; an Asian supermarket is in Soyaux, 30mins away; and there is a spice quarter in Bordeaux!
Aternatively you can book dinners to be cooked for you. Ingrid is a trained Thai chef and cooks a broad selection of dishes with a vibrant and original flair. Dinners are eaten en famille in our kitchen or under the trees.
Let us know if you would like to book a dinner, and Ingrid will make a suggestion using local seasonal ingredients. The pictures show Thai Chicken with Cashews, Hungarian Goulash with dumplings and Tiramisu. Sample menus and more pictures of Ingrid's cooking are below.
Dinners can be booked for any day other than check-in/check-out days, and days when you have asked us to make you tea. Two dinner courses are €35, three are €43, and four are €50 per person.
Check out Ingrid's website www.yourculinarygenie.com, where she has started posting recipes.
Suggested Teas & Dinners
Scandi Tea
Smores with smoked salmon &
various other fish toppings
Pickles & cucumbers in sour cream
Berry compote & cream
Herb tisanes & coffee
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Rustic Tea
Bacon & tomato muffins
Spiced cocoa or Tchai
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Other Meats & Poultry
Lettuce soup with crusty bread
Marrow stuffed with spiced pork
Blueberry eton mess
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Game
Bouchées à la Reine
Rabbit & prune stew with rice
A selection of cheeses
Chocolate mousse
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Seafood
Mackerel & warm potato salad
Seafood linquini with lemon chilli oil
Chilled herbed kefir
Pears in ginger
Vegetarian
Warm tomato & lentil salad with
crispy garlic croutons
Spinach, cheese & red grape tartlets
with mixed greens or salad
Prune & elderflower cheesecake
Vegan
Baked tomatoes stuffed with rice & nuts
Vegetable korma with sambals
Plum & clove jelly with soy cream
Check out Ingrid's website www.yourculinarygenie.com
to find her recipes and articles
about food trends.
Suggestions de Thés et Dîners
Thé Scandi
'Smores' au saumon fumé & diverses autres garnitures de poisson
Cornichons et concombres à la crème fraîche
Compôte de baies et crème chantilly
Tisanes & café
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Thé Rustique
Muffins aux lardons et tomates
Cacao épicé ou Tchai
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Autres Viandes et Volailles
Soupe de laitue au pain croustillant
Courge farcie au porc épicé
Désordre d'Eton aux bleuets
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Viandes de Gibier
Bouchées à la Reine
Ragoût de lapin avec pruneaux et riz
Une sélection de fromages
Mousse au chocolat
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Fruits de Mer
Maquereau & salade de pommes de terre
Linquini de fruits de mer & l'huile citronnée
Kéfir glacé aux herbes
Poires au gingembre
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Végétarien
Salade de tomates et lentilles avec croûtons
Tartelettes aux épinards, fromage et
raisins rouges avec une salade verte
Cheesecake aux pruneaux et jus
de fleurs de sureau
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Véganistes
Tomates au four farcies au riz et aux noix
Korma de légumes aux sambals
Geléede prunes avec crème de soja
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Consultez le site web d'Ingrid www.yourculinarygenie.com pour trouver ses recettes et ses articles sur les tendances alimentaires.