Holiday rentals near Maison de la Boucherie

Lovely apartment - cool in the heat / close to city centre - but quiet and relaxing to stay in . Pleasant shaded terrace to sit at .

The property was in a very quiet area on the south side of the River Vienne. It had all we needed as we were only two people. As four people could have gone as there was a sofa bed there was nowhere for the people using that to put their clothes as the only wardrobe was in the bedroom. The owner was very flexible about our arrival time which was two hours later than our end time. She gave us the code to get in the front door and told us where the apartment key had been hidden. Unfortunately the code did not work but luckily someone came out so we were able to get into the building and foudn the key. They had left the key to the front door in the flat. They phoned to check all was well. We mentioned the code and they thought they might have given the wrong one but when we checked the next day the screen said the code was not in use. We don't know where the owners lived but had asssumed they would check us out but instead they asked us to take pictures of the property, which we did, and to put the keys in their letter box which we did. We thought it odd that we were asked to take pictures as had we done any damage we obviously would not have taken pictures of it and also we could have taken something after we had taken the pictures. They didn't tell us what to take pictures of so we took lots to be on the safe side. Maybe this is common but we have never come across this before as either an owner has checked us out or the cleaner reports any damage.

Host Marie was a lovely lady who greeted us after a long drive to show us around the Gite, being extremely patient with us as our french wasn’t great. Couldn’t ask for better accommodation and hospitality, overall a great 11 night stay Thank you Marie

We arrived to be welcomed by Lilyanne and Gerard who was so lovely and helpful . Offered to help carry bags in . They had limited English but between my limited French aswell they explained everything we needed to know . We had everything we needed for a very comfortable stay . Throughout our stay they were next door so if we needed anything were available. They changed towels and sheets during our stay and took away our rubbish . On arrival there was some beer wine and water in the fridge which was very kind . Plus coffee pods and some essentials . The cottage was beautifully decorated and the shower was fabulous. There were the original wooden stairs which were uneven and steep so not fir anyone with limited mobility as no bathroom or toilet upstairs. Other than this beds were really comfortable and plenty of storage for clothes etc . The second bedroom can only be accessed by the 1st bedroom so would not be suitable for separate couples but fine for children . Overall we loved this sweet little cottage run by a thoroughly kind and helpful French couple !