In short, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Véronique and Jérôme's property. The cottage easily accommodated the seven adults in our group for both indoor and outdoor activities. The house was very clean, attractive, and comfortable, and the kitchen was well-equipped with most of what anyone would need. The back and side yard included lounge chairs for relaxing, and an outdoor table with umbrella where we spent at least one afternoon eating lunch and sipping wine. Very relaxing in a beautiful country setting.

Potential guests might be interested in knowing that our group of seven found bathroom facilities particularly well-suited for a group of our size in that the two bathrooms (each including showers) were separate from their associated toilet facilities, therefore making concurrent "multitasking" faster and easier. In other words, we were able to get on with our day's activities relatively quickly. The four bedrooms at the cottage were all a comfortable size for the seven of us.

The owners surprised us one morning with baguettes and pastry hanging on our door knob. That, in addition to a bottle of cider when we arrived (a local product). What to do when you finished the goodies provided by Véronique and Jérôme? No problem. Although in a seemingly isolated country setting, the cottage is only 10 minutes from Bayeux, where you can do grocery shopping, get gas for the car, peruse outdoor food markets, and much more. Our daily morning baguette run was a 10 minute drive to a boulangerie on the outskirts of Bayeux.

The cottage is ideally located. In addition to being only 10 minutes from Bayeux, it is located within 15 minutes of Omaha Beach, and 15 to 40 minutes to many other places of interest, many of which are related to D-Day. The rental is adjacent to the owners' home. However, because of the layout of the cottage, we very much felt we had the place to ourselves. Although Véronique and Jérôme were available if needed, they otherwise left us to our relaxing vacation.