Montemboeuf holiday lettings

Perfect for a week.

Thank you for your hospitality, as we have spent a very enjoyable family holiday in your delightful property. Not only it provided us with a very comfortable "pied a terre", but it was also a great place to admire the summer night sky and have charming walks along the Tardoire. Your warm welcome made our stay even more memorable.

We have stayed in many places in South West France over the years and this was by far the best. Immaculately clean with a heated private pool. The owners Christine and David were extremely friendly and helpful and on hand if we needed anything, but respected privacy. A very quite beautiful location, we honestly couldn’t have asked for more, we will return.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay in le Mas. The gite was well equipped and comfortable with some extra touches such as the welcome provisions. We cooked most nights and found everything we needed in the small but perfectly formed kitchen. Pasha and Rod were the perfect hosts and made us feel welcome from the start to the end of our stay. We were very lucky with the weather, 33 degrees the high, and the garden was a lovely place to relax after a busy day visiting some of the many places of interest nearby. Would recommend Brantome and Oradour sur Glane as well as a Tuk Tuk tour of the vineyards of St Emillion if you fancy going further afield.

I would like to thank the owner, Florian for giving us the opportunity to stay at his amazing property near Busserolles. The photographs of the property are a good representation of what is on offer here. We really did have our own lake and orchard set in beautiful surroundings. Each morning we would walk into the orchard and pick our own fruit from the trees including, peaches, pears, apples, grapes, blackcurrents. The lake is also ideal for swimming and fishing and we particularly enjoyed the small boat which is there for your own personal use. The apartment itself is equipped to an extremely high specification. There is a dishwasher, fridge- freezer, high spec coffee maker and quality furnishings. The shower in the bathroom was very powerful which is always a bonus. The lounge, dining room and bedroom are all in 1 room but for 2 people there was plenty of room for us and our belongings. We also took our dog with us who enjoyed the freedom of his surroundings, the great walks and swimming in the nearby lake. Piègut- Pluviers is the nearest town which has a few nice restaurants, a market on Wednesday's which is really worth a visit and bakeries, butchers and an inter- marché which is their equivalent of a supermarket. There is a lovely place nearby called St Estèphe where there is a huge lake, great facilities and small beach. There is also a 'Producteur' market there on Saturday evenings from 6pm. Here you can buy local produce and eat local food at really good prices. Approx 11 Euros for 2 courses. Other recommended places to visit are Brantôme- it is so quaint and we hired a canoe, Périgueux if you want to go to a larger busier town for shopping- good for clothes shopping, Jumilhac- le Grand and Nontron for markets, Oradour- Sur- Glane- a WW2 village. The region is famous for Foie Gras and a lovely aperatif to drink or buy is Pineau de Charente which is like a sweet sherry. My advise is to steer clear of the andouillette- an offal based sausage. The French love it but I guess it is an acquired taste- not for me though. The best restaurant nearby is 'Perigord de Vert' in Piégut- Pluviers. The tomato and coconut soup was 'délicieux'. An amazing holiday and we will definitely return.