8/10 Good
Ralph B.
23 Jul 2019
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful property, great grounds............
This is a lovely old farmhouse on the road between Cabannes & Avignon. Despite being only 5 - 10 minutes from the nearest A7 junction there is precious little road noise other than the occasional local delivery truck. It's less than 10mins walk from both local boulangeries, boucherie & pharmacy (where there are also 2 doctors).
The place is well furnished with plenty of seating - and the sun loungers/outside chairs all have cushions (even if they do need refreshing in the next year or so). The kitchen is really well stocked with crockery, glassware and cutlery. There are loads of fridges/freezers. The pool is perfect, even if it get completely full of garden debris when it's windy - and the pool man only comes once per week, so you have to clear it yourself. The grounds are pretty huge - must be over an acre - and it's beautiful. There are loads and loads and loads of games from darts to table tennis. There's a great gas bbq unit and a charcoal kettle bbq as well. The recently completed garden studio has a small gym with a couple of machines. There's plenty of effective aircon, and the units have ultra quiet sleep settings - although a couple of the rooms don;'t yet have any aircon at all(including the gym).
The only real downside to the property is the lack of bathrooms. The only ensuite is in the studio. There's 1 upstairs bathroom (lovely), and 1 of the bedrooms does have a shower and sink at 1 end (quite why it isn't separated and doesn't have a loo is beyond me). There's also a lovely shower room downstairs and a separate loo. The property is safe - no child is going to get off the grounds alone, although there's no fence round the pool(thank heavens - supervise your kids or educate them!)
Going back to the bedrooms, there are 4 really good doubles plus a childrens' room with about 5 singles in it plus a further 3 single beds on an open mezzanine. Plus a double in the studio.
The hosts are great - really easy going (typical french insoucience) and speak and write brilliant English, so really easy to interact with them by phone or email.
In summary, great property - you live really comfortably here with loads of shade if you want it as well as direct sunshine if you want to cook yourself!