Mas Cabannes in Provence

We stayed at this property with family and it was perfect for all ages. Plenty of enclosed garden space and the pool has a cover so we didn’t have to worry about the children. Highly recommend

This is a lovely old farmhouse on the road between Cabannes & Avignon. Despite being only 5 - 10 minutes from the nearest A7 junction there is precious little road noise other than the occasional local delivery truck. It's less than 10mins walk from both local boulangeries, boucherie & pharmacy (where there are also 2 doctors). The place is well furnished with plenty of seating - and the sun loungers/outside chairs all have cushions (even if they do need refreshing in the next year or so). The kitchen is really well stocked with crockery, glassware and cutlery. There are loads of fridges/freezers. The pool is perfect, even if it get completely full of garden debris when it's windy - and the pool man only comes once per week, so you have to clear it yourself. The grounds are pretty huge - must be over an acre - and it's beautiful. There are loads and loads and loads of games from darts to table tennis. There's a great gas bbq unit and a charcoal kettle bbq as well. The recently completed garden studio has a small gym with a couple of machines. There's plenty of effective aircon, and the units have ultra quiet sleep settings - although a couple of the rooms don;'t yet have any aircon at all(including the gym). The only real downside to the property is the lack of bathrooms. The only ensuite is in the studio. There's 1 upstairs bathroom (lovely), and 1 of the bedrooms does have a shower and sink at 1 end (quite why it isn't separated and doesn't have a loo is beyond me). There's also a lovely shower room downstairs and a separate loo. The property is safe - no child is going to get off the grounds alone, although there's no fence round the pool(thank heavens - supervise your kids or educate them!) Going back to the bedrooms, there are 4 really good doubles plus a childrens' room with about 5 singles in it plus a further 3 single beds on an open mezzanine. Plus a double in the studio. The hosts are great - really easy going (typical french insoucience) and speak and write brilliant English, so really easy to interact with them by phone or email. In summary, great property - you live really comfortably here with loads of shade if you want it as well as direct sunshine if you want to cook yourself!

Most of our family converged upon Cabannes in late July, 2016, to celebrate our mother's birthday. This house is just lovely, in a quiet, non-touristy town but in an ideal location for day trips to Avignon, Aix and Arles and all the hilltop villages in between. It was a quick trip to the market L'Isle sur la Sorgue, and we spread our wings from Gigondas to Cassis to Sault for the last of the lavender. The home is beautifully decorated, with contemporary furniture and appointments in gracefully proportioned rooms. The kitchen has all the conveniences, and opens to the dining room and living room. The grounds are spacious, and our young adults (mostly college age) had a lot of fun with lawn games and in the pool. We weren't sure if the bathrooms would be sufficient, but there was no problem. (There's an upstairs shower in a bedroom, plus a full bathroom with tub toilet and shower; downstairs there's a room with a sink and rain shower and a separate toilet; by the pool there's also a shower.) The hosts are wonderful, too--hands-on, friendly, and accessible by phone and email, which is helpful for Americans without prior house-renting-in-Europe experience. This is their vacation home and they come down to take care of the place, and only rent it for a few weeks. We all fell in love with it and would return in a heartbeat. A dream come true.