8/10 Good
Catherine H., Sunbury
14 May 2019
Peaceful retreat!
We had a fabulous week in Mauritius and used the villa as a base to explore the island in our hire car. Francoise, the owner, was abroad dealing with family issues but kept in full contact throughout. Charonne greeted us the morning after our late evening arrival and showed a great deal of hospitality...nothing was too much trouble. It was lovely to have some provisions provided and a home cooked meal left in the fridge for our arrival. This was very much appreciated after a long flight and drive trying to find the villa in the dark, with poorly lit streets, street names and diversions due to construction of a new bridge in Albion .
At first we were concerned with the electric fence around the property, but it proved that this was more of a deterrent and we had little to worry about...the most we heard were the birds chirping away around the villa in the day time and the numerous stray dogs barking at night.
A word of warning...do be careful if driving at night as there are many more hazards on the roads than in the UK!!( Cyclists do not use lights, pedestrians walk on roads with no footpaths and stray days frequently lie in the middle of the road).
Overall, a lovely holiday was had and it was good to come back to the peace and tranquillity of the villa and the pool after a busy day touring and exploring the island.
Just a suggestion..it might be useful to provide guests with a folder in the villa of useful information such as nearest large supermarket, places to go and things to do etc.
Thank you to both Francoise and Charonne for making our holiday so enjoyable.