Cathérine and her husband are the most gracious hosts imaginable!! It began when Cathérine offered to pick me up from the train station. I declined, so she greeted me at the house with a jar of home-made apricot preserves. When my house was cleaned, they left things for me like fresh tomatoes from their garden, or a jar of home-made strawberry preserves .
There wasn't a thing that I requested that they didn't provide -- and always with a warm smile. These are down-to-earth, genuinely warm people who really love people and yet they were NEVER around unless I asked them to be.
The house itself is so charming and comfortable and COMPLETELY private. The bedroom/living room is air conditioned which made an enormous difference, as I was there during the month of July. Every detail has been thought of from a bath-robe and slippers to a coffee/tea service in the bathroom, in case you don't want to go downstairs to the kitchen.
The location also couldn't be better. There is a grocery store, a laundromat, an excellent butcher, a green-grocer and excellent restaurants and bars all within a block. AND, right next door is an outstanding bakery!!
I could go on and on about how much I love this place and these people. Suffice it to say that I NEVER give 5 stars out of 5, but this time I simply have nothing but praise and gratitude!!