Villa Bougainville

L’emplacement

Le petit jardin pas entretenu du tout, parasol inserviable, frigo défaillant, 2 chaises de jardin sur 7 cassées, parois de douche manquantes…

The location is well situated to baker,butcher and other grocery supplies! Pay Parking is right outside the door with a free lot just down the street. The home itself is really lovely…suitable for our family.

Staircase to bedrooms will be a factor for physically challenged or older folks.

Proximité de toutes les visites : Saint Malo, Cancale, Dinard, petits commerces à 2 pas de la maison. Le petit jardin pour prendre le petit déjeuner. Je recommande cette location très bien.

Tout était parfait.

The location near the main Street in Saint Servan is excellent and the property is very spacious, which makes it perfect for groups. The home is furnished with a lot of beautiful classic and modern pieces - you can see that a lot of love and creativity went into the décor. I appreciate that it was possible to make the rooms really dark for sleeping. The kitchen was well-outfitted for cooking for and serving a large group, and there was a grill for barbecue.

The house is in need of some maintenance. Some of the drawers in the kitchen were broken, the patio door handle had fallen off completely, the seal on the fridge didn't work properly, and the garden was getting overgrown so we had to trim some plants back to make the table outside fully usable. We were there at the end of summer, which is surely a period when the house is intensively used, but overall, it felt like the owner wasn't keeping pace with the house's maintenance needs. Even on a deeper level, one could see that some larger projects, like updating some of the house's antique electrical outlets and lightswitches, are overdue. Also, everyone in our group agreed that the beds weren't especially comfortable - some too hard, some were too soft and sagged in the middle. Finally, the 10am checkout time seemed unreasonably early to me for such a large house - especially since they ask you to have all dishes dried and put away, the beds stripped, and the trash taken out. In a large group, especially with kids, this makes for a hectic early start on the last day. It would be nice to have an extra hour or two to get that all accomplished.