Accommodation
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| We first viewed Kaber Chapel in May 2006 and because of many hiccoughs and red tape we eventually completed the purchase in January 2007 having achieved full planning permission for a luxury holiday home. We are a mixed cultural couple - British and Norwegian - living in Norway with family living in a neighbouring village to Kaber. This is our dream place. It's designed to help us and others escape their stressful lives, to be active by walking or cycling in the area or just relaxing with the chapel facilities. We have spent many hours, with the help of an excellent architect, to create a stunning and contemporary design that we think captures the best from two different cultural styles whilst still retaining many of the chapel features.. To reduce the carbon footprint of this property we have installed an air source heat pump which reduces the use of fossil fuels by up to 40%. The building has been designed to be energy efficient and scores over 90% on energy efficiency. |
GREAT ROOM
This is the heart of the property and enjoys the full height of the chapel to the chapel roof. Here is the fully equipped open plan kitchen
- located where the altar was and still retaining the altar rails as part of it's design. It has a 2 oven Aga range cooker plus an electric
conventional 2 oven Aga module; combination microwave; dishwasher; wine cooler; fridge and freezer.
Here you will also find a large dining room table which seats 14 - two long pews from the chapel and four complimentary dining
chairs; sofa and chairs around a log burning stove with a wide range of books and board games. The CD player is here with a large
selections of CDs and an Ipod docking station which allows you to pipe music into the Great Room, upstairs Sitting Room and/or the
Lavvo area. Internet broadband can be accessed via a wireless modem.
This is the heart of the property and enjoys the full height of the chapel to the chapel roof. Here is the fully equipped open plan kitchen
- located where the altar was and still retaining the altar rails as part of it's design. It has a 2 oven Aga range cooker plus an electric
conventional 2 oven Aga module; combination microwave; dishwasher; wine cooler; fridge and freezer.
Here you will also find a large dining room table which seats 14 - two long pews from the chapel and four complimentary dining
chairs; sofa and chairs around a log burning stove with a wide range of books and board games. The CD player is here with a large
selections of CDs and an Ipod docking station which allows you to pipe music into the Great Room, upstairs Sitting Room and/or the
Lavvo area. Internet broadband can be accessed via a wireless modem.
GROUND FLOOR
| UTILITY A functional room with room to dry wet clothes, a washing machine with tumble dryer, iron and ironing board. |
| HOT TUB & LAVVO ROOMS The outbuildings have been rebuilt to adjoin the chapel and create a very special area with a Scandinavian feel. The hot tub is a traditional cedar wood barrel design heated by electricity to seat 4 or 6 people. There is a glass roof over this area. The lavvo is a Scandinavian indoor grill based on the Laps lavvo tents where they cooked and slept. The pine seats which easily seat 12 people are covered with reindeer skins - it's great fun and very social. Speakers pipe music from the Ipod docking station in the Great Room. |
BEDROOMS
There are three bedrooms on the ground floor each with a 19" flat screen TV receiving Freeview channels and an integrated DVD player.
Bedroom 3 has a king size bed and Bedrooms 4 & 5 with two twins (the twin beds can be joined together to form a super king size bed by
request). Each bedroom is decorated and furnished to the highest standard with it's own individual theme. All the beds are fitted with the
highest quality memory foam mattresses and cotton bed linen is provided with oversize duvets on every bed.
There are three bedrooms on the ground floor each with a 19" flat screen TV receiving Freeview channels and an integrated DVD player.
Bedroom 3 has a king size bed and Bedrooms 4 & 5 with two twins (the twin beds can be joined together to form a super king size bed by
request). Each bedroom is decorated and furnished to the highest standard with it's own individual theme. All the beds are fitted with the
highest quality memory foam mattresses and cotton bed linen is provided with oversize duvets on every bed.
| BATHROOMS - all wet rooms Bedroom 3 has an en-suite shower room. Bedroom 5 is adjacent to a shower room which also serves as the cloakroom to the Great Room and the main shower room is adjacent to bedroom 4. The main shower room has an infrared sauna which seats 6 adults. All shower rooms have luxury towels (hand towels and bath sheets), complimentary toiletries, terry dressing gowns and slippers for every guest. |
| FIRST FLOOR |
SITTING ROOM
A fabulous room with views over the village and fells. Comfortable leather sofas
(one of which converts to a double sofa bed) provides seating for twelve people
around the fireplace. There is a 42" LCD flat screen TV, SkyHD with all the
channels, a DVD player with DVDs and a Sony Playstation 2 with a wide
selection of games. Two audio speakers link music from the Ipod docking station
downstairs. The sitting room has an open balustrade looking over to the Great
Room, however there are tasteful curtains which when drawn create a screen for
when the sofa bed is in use .
A fabulous room with views over the village and fells. Comfortable leather sofas
(one of which converts to a double sofa bed) provides seating for twelve people
around the fireplace. There is a 42" LCD flat screen TV, SkyHD with all the
channels, a DVD player with DVDs and a Sony Playstation 2 with a wide
selection of games. Two audio speakers link music from the Ipod docking station
downstairs. The sitting room has an open balustrade looking over to the Great
Room, however there are tasteful curtains which when drawn create a screen for
when the sofa bed is in use .
BEDROOMS & BATHROOMS - all wet rooms
On the first floor Bedroom 1 has a king size bed and an en-suite shower room. There is a spa bath in the bedroom!
Bedroom 2 also has a king size bed and an en-suite shower room. Both have 19" flat screen TVs receiving Freeview
channels and an integrated DVD player. They are decorated and furnished to their own individual theme with high
quality memory foam mattresses, cotton bed linen and oversize duvets.
On the first floor Bedroom 1 has a king size bed and an en-suite shower room. There is a spa bath in the bedroom!
Bedroom 2 also has a king size bed and an en-suite shower room. Both have 19" flat screen TVs receiving Freeview
channels and an integrated DVD player. They are decorated and furnished to their own individual theme with high
quality memory foam mattresses, cotton bed linen and oversize duvets.
BALCONY
On the opposite side of the building to the Sitting Room is a wide balcony overlooking
the Great Room. Here you will find the old chapel organ.
On the opposite side of the building to the Sitting Room is a wide balcony overlooking
the Great Room. Here you will find the old chapel organ.
| OUTSIDE |
| From Spring 2008 there will be an unfenced garden to the front; seating on a patio at the front within the stone walls and sitting area to the side with a grassed area, tables and chairs. Until then the whole area is gravelled. The chapel is situated on a large expanse of village green and common land where children can play safely. There is private car parking for four cars. |
- On arrival, your holiday home will have been cleaned and prepared, equipment and facilities
checked. Logs will be provided. - For guests who need easy access three of the five bedrooms and three of the five bathrooms are
on the ground floor. There are no steps on the ground floor and the side entrance to the chapel
has no steps either. Being wet rooms all of the showers have no shower tray making access
easier. There is a support handle next to the downstairs toilet. - It has underfloor heating throughout and a ventilation and heat recovery system (ideal for
allergy sufferers as it automatically exchanges stale air for fresh in main rooms and extracts
damp air from bathrooms). - There is a central vacuuming system.
- All floors are wood or tile.
- There are plenty of books, DVDs, board games and free wireless broadband Internet access.
- For those with babies we have two travel cots and a highchair.
- So that you may have an evening out or get out on the fells to try some of the strenuous walks
you did as a couple we can arrange for baby sitting using a circle of friends and contacts we use
ourselves. Please advise in advance how many nights and date preference. - A maximum of two dogs are allowed with responsible owners.
- The management company are available to help in any way and at an extra cost can provide a
grocery pack for your arrival (in addition to our free welcome pack); extra cleaning services;
catered waitress served dinners; delivered home made food which is ready to cook or home
made cakes and tray bakes. (Click on the Food & Wine button at the top of the page). - We can offer a wine tasting experience - or even a whole weekend dedicated to it; beauty
treatments or organise a party weekend with activities in and around the chapel. - Our list could be endless and you may well think of an item not listed. If you have any special
request please do ask and we will endeavour to meet your needs, and please remember our
management company can provide local knowledge and advice.
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