We had a great fortnight here in September - and such wonderful weather! Rob and Jacci kept our much delayed booking from before COVID and we're really pleased we stuck with it.
Access details were impressively clear, and cleared up what worried us the most - car parking. When you arrive, there is a pass for a clean, secure and spacious underground car park a couple of minutes' walk away, and you can park outside the house for unloading, etc.
Rob phoned us the evening we arrived to check everything was OK, but in truth, the written instructions for the house covered everything with consummate clarity anyway.
The house itself is admittedly quite 'bijou', but sofas in the lounge area and the main bed are extremely comfortable, and the dining table had plenty of room for us. The kitchenette has all the equipment you need, but work surfaces are a little limited, and please don't expect a washing machine and dishwasher - again, the descriptions are precise, so please look before you book. A bath and two showers are paired with the bedrooms, and the main bedroom is on the ground floor, so you can just come in the front door and throw yourselves into bed. All is very cleanly presented and the gift of a bottle of wine was much appreciated.
The great joy of this house is its position, facing the beautiful basilica of Saint-Sauveur (no, the bells DON'T ring all night, and the house walls are so thick you can hear them or not as you wish). The house is in the corner of the lovely Jardin Anglais which ends in a promenade along ramparts with superb views over the viaduct and Port of Dinan.
Dinan itself is a sizeable town and an absolute gem, with a vast range of eating houses and watering holes within easy walking distance. It represents a cross-sectional showcase through the history of French vernacular architecture from the medieval to the modern. The historic centre is jaw-dropping in its beauty - think Diagon Alley in Harry Potter and multiply it many times.
Further afield Rennes (also accessible by rail) is less than an hour away by car, as are the mysterious Arthurian forest of Brocéliande and the Emerald Coast. Historic Saint-Malo and chic Dinard are about half an hour away. The highlight for my wife was sitting on the harbour wall at Cancale eating the famous Cancale oysters straight from the growers at a fraction of the price you'd find them in restaurants.
Much more to say about this splendid holiday, but I've run out of space!