Our first time to Ile de Re and a short flight from Manchester to La Rochelle airport. Small and friendly airport which we passed through in under 15 minutes! Silvie organised a private taxi which was waiting for us on our arrival, a short transfer and we were at our house within 20 minutes. Excellent location we had the beach 50 metres away, bus stop 5 minute walk, shops and market 10 minute walk and we only needed a taxi once for the whole week. Buses were regular and inexpensive however they can be late, busy and a little unreliable. Fun Bike hire was a ten minute walk away and we hired bikes for the whole family for three days, they were really friendly, English speaking and couldn't be more helpful. We cycled to La Flotte and St Martin where there are beautiful shops and restaurants. We had a special family dinner at Hotel de Torois in St Martin which we can highly recommend if the budget will stretch. Our house was perfect and very thoughtfully designed with complimentary wine and biscuits on arrival. A great holiday, we will brush up on our French next time as this island is popular with the Parisians and you need to have a good grasp of French if you want to get the most out of your stay. Merci Silvie and we hope your father gets better soon. Breda, Guy and family x