Charming 19th century Charentaise farm house

We were given a warm friendly welcome from owner Nicolas who showed us around his lovely homely farmhouse. The house looked stunning in the warm Charentes sunshine and is set in magnificent gardens filled with flowers and a fascinating variety of trees including cherry, apple, fig, olive, chestnut etc, etc. The top of the garden has space for games and would be great for kids. Although the house could sleep 10 we were only 3, my husband and I and our adult daughter. Our daughter had the upstairs with a lovely double room and modern fitted shower room and WC. Despite the warm weather even the upstairs was cool and comfortable. We had the downstairs bedroom, ideal for me as I have mobility issues and there is also a lovely shower room with large cubicle and separate WC. Although we had everything we needed downstairs I could still manage the wide stairs to the first floor. Larger parties should note that access to one of the downstairs doubles is through the other bedroom. The lounge has a comfy large leather suite and we really felt at home every evening. There is a large supermarket 10mins drive away and the historic town of Pons is on your doorstep. The Roman town of Saintes is a fantastic place to visit and is 20 mins away. Nicolas lives in Paris but his parents live close by in Berteau and we had their number for any problems. A lovely relaxing place to stay. The yellow cherries fresh from the tree were delicious.

We have enjoyed the most memorable and beautiful experience here. Our host could not have been more helpful and caring. This house has a wonderful, happy, family feel, from the moment we walked in it was like the house wanted us to have a great holiday. It was perfect in every way, and especially for autumn with the open fire. It was cosy in the evenings and bright and airy during the day. We would definitely like to return here.

The perfect place for a quiet and relaxed family vacation in the French countryside away from the big crowds, yet close enough to visit the sights and amenities of Charente-Maritime and the surrounding departements. The old farm house is very well equipped and nicely renovated. And the HUGE garden is perfect for children to play in while the grown-ups enjoy their free time making BBQs or having drinks under the big lime tree in front of the house. A short list of what we also liked about the house: the ambience lighting in the garden the well maintained Weber barbeque grill the modern bathrooms the fly screen in front of all windows the extra refrigerator in the basement the many deck chairs available All in all, us and our two kids have spent two wonderful weeks in the house together with our friends/neighbors and their children and there was nothing to complain. Also, Nicolas (the owner) was very helpful and very dedicated from the very beginning to fullfil our needs and wishes. Thank you Nicolas for a great two weeks in south-western France!

Wonderful house with lovely garden in idyllic location. Everything about the house was almost perfect. Particularly the newly refurbished suite on the upper floor with lovely shower room and bedroom.The property was clean and well maintained. Customer service provided by Nicolas, the owner (now resident in Paris) and by his father who lives near by was second to none. His father even took us to the nearest supermarket on the first day and waited to take us back to the house. He also lent us a mobile phone as we were having a little trouble with ours.The location was also excellent with many lovely places (Pons, Saintes, Congnac, Royan, Rocheford, La Rochelle) only a short drive away.I would be more than happy to stay here again and probably will at the first opportunity and would be more than happy to recommend this to friends (in fact, I already have)!In short, we had a lovely relaxing holiday in a lovely place and fantastic value for money.