Before booking this villa, I had read in someone else's review that "this was the best villa they had booked in Provence over several years". I thought that given the vast choice and relativity of standards in amenities and appliances (German or British vs. French), that did not necessarily mean we would come to the same conclusion. Well, it did!
We, that is a family with four children now aged 3-10, have stayed in a variety of houses in the Var over the last few years. Considering the combination of a beautiful and vast garden & grounds, a well kept pool and a beautiful, very well equipped house with modern, high quality building technology, this is the best house we have booked so far!
If you want to find out if this is for you, here are our priorities and how they were met:
- We like to have nice and comfortable space for the parents. This was fantastic: The house has a master bedroom with ensuite bathroom and walk in wardrobe off the living room. The bedding was of very good quality, and even my 1.86m husband did not need to sleep with his feet hanging out. The children had two rooms up a small flight of stairs via the entrance level, with their own toilet and bathroom. Thus, they had their own level, but were also close enough just in case. Also, there were lots of good quality toys and books, there really is no need to bring any. (Unless you don't read English.)
- In the past, we preferred gated or covered pools, but given the pool's location next to the terrace, it was easy to keep an eye and we were quite satisfied with the pool alarm. The pool was absolutely sufficient for 4 children.
- We like to have a high quality bbq and a well equipped kitchen since we love to cook. A lot. Our expectations were surpassed: There was a nice, large gas bbq just outside the kitchen, next to the extremely beautiful patio. The kids loved the large fridge with the cold water & ice cube dispenser. I enjoyed the extra wide gas stove and sufficient oven. The kitchen literally had everything, including a good mandoline, scales and sufficient small Kenwood style kitchen machine.
- The upper part of the garden is beatifully sculpted and a feast for the eyes. The rest of the hill is several 1000m2 of semi-wilderness for the children to play in. The loved it. You can also play boules in the driveway.
- And: The owners were extremely kind and helpful, we would love to come back anytime!