Dordogne, near St Emilion-beautifully restored 18c village house+heated pool.

A beautiful fully equipt house with everything you need for a perfect stay in this stunning region. The pool is amazing and with the stunning weather much needed to cool off. On Friday evening the village comes alive with a night market and music. Great fun! St Emilion is gorgeous and well worth a visit. An amazing week thank you Kim and Russ.

The owners are delightful, accommodating and knowledgeable like old friends and their house is well stocked, large and comfortable..very deceiving from the street. The village of Villefranche-de-Lonchat with its unbelievably friendly summer block parties, a roving circus, small museum, and a World Class restaurant- L’UN DES SENS , could not have been more welcoming! We felt like we were residents from the first day of our 15 day stay.

Having the beautiful pool and court yard was so relaxing after long days of exploring this historic and beautiful part of France. Every day was filled with Châteaus, wine tasting, and magnificent landscapesand Every person we met was helpful and kind. Thank you for this amazing vacation.

What a lovely holiday experience we had staying in Les Martinets! The house was really well equipped with some lovely and interesting features (loads of antiques) and fascinating nicknacks. There were eight of us plus a baby and we found the house very spacious, with lots of areas for the four children to relax and do their own thing too. The beds were all comfortable and it was great to have the ensuites/bathroom facilities. Everything we needed was supplied in the kitchen/dining area for our catering needs - we didn't venture far most days for it was a truly relaxing holiday we were after and were not disappointed. Indeed, the facilities all round - including local boulangeries, restaurants and nearby supermarkets supplied everything we needed. It was super to have the laundry area (which was well used on a daily basis!) and this extra room was perfect for accommodating the dog cage and for our pets to cool down/sleep. Kim, Russ and Charlie made our dogs feel so at home too! The garden was an absolute sun trap, facing due south. Indeed we think the pool area and garden must have been designed with our family in mind because it was absolutely perfect and totally secure for our dogs to exercise. During our stay the pool was well used and thoroughly enjoyed by all of us, including 'little baby'! Our hosts, Kim and Russ (not to forget Charlie), became our friends who kindly invited us round for drinks one evening which we can honestly say was a lovely and fun-filled evening! We had such a wonderful time in their company and so invited them out to a local restaurant for dinner one evening which turned out to be another wonderful and enjoyable night. Nothing seemed to be too much trouble for Kim and Russ to help accommodate us and to ensure our stay was as near perfect as possible. Thank you.

Dear Kim, Russ and Charlie - we intend to stay friends and keep in touch and certainly hope to stay at your wonderful holiday home again.xx

A lovely house in a small village