Pau - Large unique penthouse with indoor pool and mountain views

This contemporary penthouse apartment of 246m² in the heart of Pau has magnificent panoramic views of the Pyrénées, along with a gym, a sauna, and a heated indoor swimming pool equipped with a counter-current system!
Although in need of redecorating and updating, the property would be ideal for a spacious family home or would also be perfect to use as a second home, a holiday home or a pied-à-terre, especially if you work in and around Pau.

Should the new owner be hoping to rent out the apartment, the city-centre location could not be better either for a long-term rental or for short-term rentals to holidaymakers, who will particularly appreciate the property's location halfway between beach resorts, ski resorts and Spain.

If you work from home, there is plenty of room for an office area – and the amazing gym, sauna and indoor swimming pool on the apartment's upper floor mean that you don't have to travel far for your daily workout and swim!

The two-storey apartment, which is in need of some redecorating and updating, occupies the whole of the top floor of this modernist-style apartment building. Each apartment has a private garage in a secure, enclosed courtyard behind the building - and there is also a secure cellar/storage room for each apartment on the building's lower ground floor.

Access to the apartment, which is on the eighth floor, is via a lift - and from the eighth-floor landing, two front doors open into entrance halls on opposite sides of the apartment. The larger of the two entrance halls has an adjacent cloakroom with a separate WC.

The main living area of the two-storey apartment is on the lower level and the upper level comprises a huge solarium with a gym and a sauna. From this level, concrete steps lead up to a mezzanine level above, where the heated indoor swimming pool is located. The whole apartment benefits from air-conditioning.

On the lower level, the south-east-facing side of the apartment comprises a large sitting room with an open fireplace and sliding glass doors which open onto a terrace with views of the Pyrénées. An adjoining billiard room, which could also be used as a dining room or an office, also has sliding glass doors out to a second terrace, which also overlooks the Pyrénées. Next to the billiard room is a bedroom, which has sliding doors out to the billiard room terrace. Opposite this bedroom is a bathroom and a separate WC.

The north-west-facing side of the apartment comprises a "retro-style" fitted kitchen with an adjoining dining area, which would be suitable to use as an office. From this room, a glazed door opens onto a balcony, which is shared with the second bedroom. This bedroom has an en suite shower room. On the other side of the kitchen is the third bedroom, which also has an en suite shower room. This bedroom has access to its own balcony.

The upper floor of the apartment has a cathedral-style ceiling and huge floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors out to a south-east-facing terrace, making the area light and airy all year round. The panoramic views of the Pyrénées are fantastic! The solarium area also has a curved stone bench, where you can sit and relax in the sunshine. Behind the solarium is a gym area with fitted wooden gym bars and a mirror, a large sauna and a shower room with a separate WC.