This is our second year for holding our three generation reunion at the Cottage La Maison du Lac in Saint-Avertin! What an incredible place. Jean-Francois is a wonderful host. The home is beautiful and artfully decorated, with room for all 12 to comfortably sleep. The public spaces--including three areas for the family to eat together--are warm and welcoming. There are chateaus and other attractions all around, yet the house was so perfect, we often wanted to just spend the day there--with kayaks and a launch right on the property, the yard and wooded path for the kids to explore while adults mingled or cooked or read. My father, who is 90 years old, just told me how lovely it was to pull up this year and say--Wow, we're here at this beautiful lovely place again! He loves sitting on the veranda on the second floor and watching all the grandchildren play in the yard, and see what a wonderful time everyone is having. Couldn't ask for more in a home away from home!