Le Clos des Platanes

We chose this property for it's French character and it's central location. Several restaurants within walking distance, plus two supermarkets. Lots of Dordogne villages in easy driving distance. The Sunday morning Market is right outside the front door, stretching for 500m along the High Street. So many local ingredients to choose, and then you can cook them in your own kitchen! We loved sitting outside in the private courtyard in the evenings and on Saturday night we could enjoy listening to the live singer in the restaurant/bar on the main street. The washing machine worked well and the private parking was ace.

Instructions in English would have been helpful, especially for navigating the French waste disposal system. Broadband was so poor to be non effective. We relied on 5g data (which worked well).

Bed comfortable, convenient position, good for coffee & croissant, shops, bars.

No oven although this was self-catering. There was a microwave type oven, but too small to cook much in, which was a problem because of dietary needs, expected a proper oven with a self-catering apartment. Bathroom and kitchen a bit dated.

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We liked the location, across the street from the wonderful market, and in the middle of the ancient village.

The apartment was very cold and no heat was available, except a tiny electric heater that the owner's daughter brought after I complained of the cold . Also, there were no rugs to help with the cold floors and no throws or extra blanket to keep warm. The "kitchen" arrangement was very poor, but we managed. Although the description said the apartment was "ground floor", there was a very high stone step to get in the front door, and to reach the parking area, one had to go down and up seven stairs without handrail in the back. We are both in our eighties, one handicapped, so this was a serious problem. I was not informed of the stairs, even after email inquiries.