4-person gite - 3 *** at the gates of Les Eyzies (for rental only)

We were welcomed warmly by our host and hostess. They helped us with our luggage and gave us very complete instructions for how the various amenities worked. The apartment was very clean and well equipped and we had no problem cooking many delicious meals. The meals were made more delicious by our family giving us fresh vegetables from their garden. The apartment is situated where we had gorgeous views from all the windows. The area is filled with wonderful places to visit and our hosts were very helpful with sharing info. We had to leave pretty early in the morning and our hosts were there to help us with our luggage and to see us off. I strongly recommend visiting this area that is not as well-known in France.

It is a lovely apartment. Great views and grounds.

My husband and I enjoyed the rustic charm of this gite (French for vacation cottage). We highly recommend it. Just the facts: Lovely hosts! Wonderful location on a farm one minute from the town of Les Ezyies. Charm charm charm! You will be staying on the second floor of the stone barn across from the hosts' stone farmhouse. Spotlessly clean. Excellent, fully equipped kitchen. Great value for money. More details: We are travelers from the United States. We speak some French. This holiday rental had features that were new to us, such as: Our host supplied linens for a small extra fee. (I think many European travelers bring their own?). Also, electricity use per day beyond a certain meter reading is charged at an extra fee, although we did not exceed that use. Considering the extremely reasonable cost of the rental, both of these additional fees seemed fair. Inside, the house was comfortably but not lavishly furnished. One charming detail was the embroidered starched cotton window coverings on all of the windows. As mentioned above, the kitchen was excellently supplied. There is only one bathroom, and the plumbing seemed less new than the kitchen appliances. Being able to look out the window at the hosts' home, seeing the smoke coming out of their stone chimney, and glancing across the hydrangeas to the country fields wawaswaswonexperienced.

The area around Eyzies has fantastic scenery and marvellous caves and museums to visit. The gite is situated a short walk over the river into the town, where there are restaurants and bars. The riverside walk into town is delightful. Being on the south (shady) side of the valley, the gite is in the shade in the afternoons, and was then a little chilly. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay, and M and Mme Dalbavie were excellent hosts. We would recommend this as a great place to experience the area.