Beautifully converted stone barn near Daglan, Perigord Noir, heated pool

Many thanks for your comments. We were delighted to be able to contribute to the success of your celebrations. We hope to have the chance to see you again on the next big anniversary!

Merci beaucoup! Nous sommes ravis que vous ayez apprécié votre séjour.

To say that this home is “not as advertised” is simply dishonest. Apart from improvements, the home is exactly as described and shown in the photos. Anyone who reads this review in conjunction with the other 5-star reviews of this home will realise that it is based purely on malice, and has nothing to do with the home. Richard bitterly resented being informed (very politely) that, in general, public nudity is illegal in France and that he was risking a possible penalty of a year in prison and a EUR15,000 fine. We don’t make the law – we simply inform guests what it is. That, apparently, makes us “domineering”. Mark’s “well-behaved” dog turned out to be a very large and extremely badly-behaved Airedale over which the guests had very little control. They resented being asked (politely, again) to attempt to restrain it from jumping all over the kitchen cabinets and up the glass doors. We’re sorry if that makes us rude, but we also need to think of future guests. As for an insulting comment – none was made by us. The rest of the review tries to find fault where none exists. Yes, there are loose covers on the sofas and chairs – they can be taken off and washed as often as needed. Cleanliness is a priority for our guests and the covers were spotless when these guests arrived. Yes, there are few ornaments – the majority of our guests have children and don’t want to spend their holiday worrying about breakage or separating their possessions from decorative clutter when they leave. The bedrooms have rugs, cushions and pictures (see photos!). No, there were no linens in the unused bathrooms - we don’t provide linens for non-existent guests and most guests aren’t interested in “dressing” unused rooms. Of course there was toilet paper – it’s one of the items on our final pre-guest checklist. Of course there’s privacy – there are curtains at all the windows. Yes, we were in the middle of re-landscaping the pool area when these guests arrived – we explained, and stopped to give them peace. Yes, there’s a walking path which passes it, but there’s a privacy fence. And so on …... The reviewer states that the barn was the only property available – in late September, these guests could have taken their pick of hundreds of homes. They wanted clean linens daily, “toiletries, umbrellas, hair driers”, and “courtesy items”, i.e. they expected a 5-star hotel. They should have stayed in one.