Our stay at the house was nice and quiet and with four bedrooms and three bathrooms you’re never in each other’s way. The large living area/kitchen is very comfortable and offers a nice view of the back garden, some meadows and even a little patch of forest. The newer part of the house is very nice, while the original part could be considered more basic. Rachel the housekeeping manager went out of her way to make sure we enjoyed our stay and was more than happy to help us in any way she could. She even brought us an extra space heater so that our parents were able to keep their bedroom warm and we even used it to prevent the living area from becoming chilly.
However, there were a few downsides:
- There is only one (double) bedroom on the main floor, the other three bedrooms require you to climb a flight of steep and narrow stairs. This might be a problem for people with somewhat limited mobility and makes the house almost impossible to enjoy for wheelchair users.
- The downstairs bedroom and the main living area/kitchen had no central heating; the living area does have two woodburning stoves, but having to get up early to light a fire and wait for the enormous room to get warm and/or doing the same in the evening after you’ve been away all day might not be everyone’s idea of fun or comfort (I know it isn’t mine).
- One of the upstairs bedrooms has ample wardrobe space; the other bedrooms (3) however have none at all, so it is impossible to hang shirts, pants and blouses.
- There is a large TV in the living room and two more in two of the bedrooms, but there are only a handful of French stations available, so unless you speak French you will not get much use out of it. Not even the local channels are available. All in all an enjoyable experience with some room for improvements. Not Rachel though, she is great just the way she is! We found it strange that for a house that is advertised for up to 8 persons, there are only 4 real dining room chairs. There are folding chairs to complement these, but to us it seemed rather odd. Outside, the terrace table only has 6 chairs. All in all an enjoyable experience with some room for improvements. Not Rachel though, she is great just the way she is!