We booked La Colette almost one year in advance and were very attracted by the great website impression of the property. The reality exceeded our expectations at the time of booking!
My wife and I rented La Colette for four weeks during which we had a steady flow of guests (friends and family) throughout the month. We invited 22 guests in total with a maximum of 8 at any time, and we could have comfortably accommodated 10.
The house is attractively designed with multiple areas inside and outside for small or large groups to socialize. We ate almost all our meals at the lovely large table situated between the main part of the house and the wing of three guest bedrooms. We had morning coffee and evening drinks on the lovely terrace adjacent to the sitting room. We also lounged around both pools, particularly enjoying the larger and lower pool with its kitchen facilities and refrigerator.
We had a great deal of fun playing Boules/Petanque which is such an inclusive game for all ages.
All five bedrooms are very well appointed, spacious, with pleasant aspects on the countryside and nice en-suite bathrooms.
The lovely kitchen and dining room are very well equipped with crockery, cutlery and glassware, enough to host many more guests than the house will accommodate!
The owners, Sylvette and Pascal were there to welcome us on arrival and orient us. Madame Denise, the housekeeper, attended well to our needs during the course of our stay and was readily accessible.
The house is located on an east facing hillside looking out across spectacular countryside and beautiful sunrises each morning. The colors of the distant hills and mountains were magnificent and constantly changing, with the occasional mist in the valleys when it cooled. The shade in the late afternoon and evening was ideal for sun-downers and evening meals. We used the large barbecue, adjacent to the outdoor table, about 12 times
La Colette is a short (5 min) drive from the lovely perched village of Seillans which has mutiple good restaurants and two pleasant cafes/bars. It is also close to the other perched towns in the area, most notably Fayence, Mons, Callian, and Tourettes where we enjoyed good walks and great lunches/dinners.
We had to make four runs to the Cote d'Azur Airport in Nice which is about one hour away and very accessible.
The 8-to-8 store in Seillans and Super U in Fayence met all our grocery needs very well.