We had an amazing 10 night stay at this beautiful gite in August.
The owner, Irene, who lives next door couldn’t have been nicer or more helpful, giving us loads of ideas to do in the area. Having lived there a while she had loads of local knowledge of what to do with the kids, and where was good to avoid the crowds in the summer holidays!
If you want to stay in, the gite has loads to do on site - a lovely garden area to relax / eat outdoors, table tennis, swing and seesaw, and a lovely little pop-up pool that was great for the kids on the lovely hot days! We also used some of the selection of bikes to go for a lovely ride one day which we all loved!
Nearby there are loads of things to do, all within a 30-40 minute drive. We did roman ruins (great), river swimming, kayaks, lakes with flumes, dance and music festival, local markets, swimming pools, exotic animal parks and feel we barely scratched the surface.
The nearby towns of Confolens and Champagne Mouton are great for all the amenities you need - supermarkets, fuel, boulangeries etc. And ate only 15 mins or so to drive to.
Inside the gite the lounge area is great, and Irene provides plenty of books to read, dvds to watch, board games and there are a good few channels on the tv to chose from (although only the kids watched it)!!
The kitchen is well equipped, with an oven, microwave and washing machine. The only downsides were no dishwasher (1st world problems), but the washing machine was a better use of space. Also there is no freezer, but Irene was happy to freeze our cool blocks in hers for us!
Upstairs is cozy but comfortable. The kids loved the bunk beds and the main bed is pretty big and comfy. The bathroom was nice and the shower amazingly powerful and hot!
The whole place was spotlessly clean, with linen and towels provided aplenty. Even had a couple of bottles of vino to drink for us on arrival!
Irene is really lovely, and not intrusive at all despite living on site. It was lovely to hear about how she and her hubby had developed the place and she showed us round the next phase which promises to be amazing!! We invited Irene to join us for a bbq on the last night and we had a good laugh chatting into the evening under the stars - and the gas bbq provided was a nice touch!
All in all, would give it an 11 out of 10. Loved it and loved the area. Can’t wait to visit again to see more of the region and enjoy the seemingly constant summer sunshine!!
