This is it. You can stop obsessively looking now. Rent this house. Seriously, I'm surprised this house doesn't have more reviews--it is heavenly.
Driving up to the house you will blown away. The beautiful sienna colored house is surrounded by silvery sage colored trees and fragrant flowers everywhere. The house sits up on a hill and has beautiful expansive views of forest, ochre cliffs, the Luberon valley, and hilltop villages. There are many terraces to enjoy the views and the outdoors.
The inside of the house is stylish and relaxing. The eclectically decorated great room area is perfect for hanging out with the family and eating dinner (although we ate all our dinners on the terrace). There is an open loft above the great room area where the kids congregated and played games. The bedrooms are spotless, comfortable, quiet, and chicly decorated. One of my favorite things about the house were the hallways that led to the bedrooms. The artwork, the light fixtures, the baskets... it's hard to describe but I just loved the little touches throughout the house.
My sister loves to cook so we used the kitchen quite a bit. It had everything we needed to make some big meals (there were 12 of us) and lots of room for helpers.
For the Americans out there worried about air conditioning... were were there during a heatwave (over 100) and were slightly freaking out about the heat. Well, it was totally fine! The house has very thick walls. During the day, we closed the shutters and in the evenings we opened them up to cool breezes. There were fans in every bedroom. It really wasn't an issue. After a long day of sightseeing, we all loved jumping into the cold refreshing salt-water pool. The pool is down a hill from the house which was nice because it kept things quiet at the house.
The location is great. We had our privacy but we didn't feel isolated. It is about a 20 minute walk to the center of Roussillon village. We were close to other hilltop villages and about an hour outside of Avignon. We only had 4 nights here and didn't even scratch the surface of all the things to do in the area.
Finally, the check-in and check-out process and communication were extremely easy. Michel was very responsive and their awesome housekeeper, Lila, checked us in and showed us around the property.
So, seriously, if you are looking for a large beautiful house to rent with family and friends in the Luberon valley, I’m not sure how you can top this beautiful home.