Family home with pool, 10 minutes from the old port and Ile de Ré

We stayed here for one week. On arrival Jean Charles was there to meet us and showed us around the property. The house is lovely with everything you could possibly need for a comfortable stay. We were 7 adults and one dog. The pool was perfect, particularly as the weather was so so hot. The use of the bicycles was great and cycling in the area was really easy. There is a local nature reserve and marshlands where we saw Muskrats and many birds We visited Île de Ré and thoroughly recommend Saint-Martin-de-Ré, the cafés, restaurants and shops were amazing. The town of La Rochelle is great too, again market stalls, restaurants and street entertainment made the visits fantastic. The local bus service is very good too and a boulangerie and supermarket very close by. Jean Charles is a very welcoming host and was very keen to ensure we had a pleasant stay. He arrived upon our departure and to check we enjoyed our stay which I felt was important to him. Merci beaucoup Jean Charles.

Fabulous house and garden. All the necessary appliances and excellent kitchenware.Would definitely return

Nice stay! The house and the surroundings have many assets, for all ages!

We had a lovely stay in this comfortable house in La Rochelle. It was a , as described , a 10 minute drive to the beautiful town . It was spacious and well equipped including bikes which were great for getting around. It did mention in description of the house that towels were provided but in fact there weren t. We were informed by owners the day before we arrived. This was disappointing as we had to bring towels for 7 people and we were flying and the extra weight that entailed. My main concern was when we were asked for a deposit if 1000 euro, again, just 2 days before we arrived. We have rented many houses over the years and the deposit has always been included in a breakdown of costs of rental of property and its usually around 10% of cost.There had been no mention of deposit in rental costs on webpage. The owners did accept a personal cheque on arrival which was returned on departure. Another extra cost that we were not informed of at any point til we arrived at the house was a tourist tax of 1euro per person per day for persons over 18. I have no problem paying this tax, but it should also have been mentioned in rental costs. In effect the owners waived this when we queried it . We did have a lovely time and the house , garden and pool were great . My main criticism is that the entire cost of the renta[ should be transparent and clear before booking.