Belle demeure, cœur du Périgord Noir et des sites touristiques, piscine chauffée

Be informed before booking!Arrived on a hot day to a very warm house-no surprise. Not expected was the cobwebs and spiders EVERYWHERE including on the toaster &across the toilet bowl. Everywhere we walked we were hit w/cobwebs. Kitchen table was covered w/tiny dead bugs. The bedrooms in the lower building were too musty to consider sleeping in. The pool appeared to not have been cleaned in a while with debris on the cover, surface & bottom.Opened the sliding door in the living room to cool the room, trying to make staying work, & a giant wasp flew in. Only ONE window in the two buildings had a window screen, so no way to cool the house down w/o bugs getting in.Within an hour we concluded we either had to spend hours cleaning ourselves & still worry about spiders in the bedrooms or leave. We messaged the hosts, who were very dismissive. The reply said of course bugs came in b/c the house was “in the woods”. They then suggested opening the windows to cool the house down and to get rid of the musty smell in the lower building bedrooms - huh, keep them closed, but also open them?They claimed it had been cleaned for 12 hrs the day before. Either not true, or they had a HUGE spider/bug infestation. The sheets appeared to be clean, but the house was definitely NOT clean.The hosts said we made a bad choice, and that was a true statement because the house was not like the photos since they didn't show the bugs & webs everywhere & a dirty pool.We left within the hour.

This is a good place to stay if you value some peace and quiet. It is secluded in woodland, and there is very little traffic on the nearby road. The grounds are extensive but for the most part overgrown and inaccessible to all but the intrepid. The pool area layout is excellent and probably the best thing about the property, we spent lots of time down there. The pool itself is very well-maintained and a pleasure to swim in, day or night.The house has character and has been furnished in a quirky way with some interesting antique-style objects, which might not be to everyone's taste. There are hundreds of books but almost all are in French. Rooms are large and the furnishings comfortable. The kitchen is well-equipped but we were surprised not to find a more modern corkscrew, it being France.The nearby town of Montignac was a pleasant surprise, the old parts being very attractive. There is a good range of restaurants, encouraging us to eat out every night.All in all, we enjoyed our stay here.

Great overall, wonderful pool. Perfect compound for a family get together. Location is a bit isolated.

The house is beautifully situated and the layout with the terraces, outdoor dining table and pool area worked perfectly for our group of 5 adults. We found all we needed in the kitchen for dining in - plentiful fridge space and super Smeg cooker. The bedrooms and living spaces are full of quirky antique furniture and books everywhere (which we loved). The Wifi in the main house was strong.The reason for 4* is that the bathroom in the main house is intended to serve 3 bedrooms, so that could feel tight if there were more guests and the top floors creak so much that anyone going to the loo in the night is in danger of waking up everyone else. Obviously, not a problem for some but it was for us. Finally, we were at the house in the week of the heatwave and the bedrooms were very hard to cool down, despite the two excellent fans: we could have done with a fan in each bedroom and would suggest anti-insect mesh in the windows so that the windows could be kept safely open at night. All in all we had a wonderful stay and were delighted by the local area.

Pool was the only gem, general house would benefit from some general maintenance and better cleaning. There is no cleaning kit available to clean during stay. Kitchen has ant problem and most rooms have hairy caterpillar problems.Two double and one twin room in the main house share a bathroom. There is a further bathroom near the kitchen. The annex has en-suite bedrooms, one upper double with terrace and a lower level double and twin rooms. However the lower bedrooms smell musty with damp issues which seriously need to be addressed and were plagued with bug problems, (THEY SHOULD NOT BE USED UNTIL ISSUES ADDRESSED). The other is aware as there is a dehumidifier in the twin room which has to be emptied every day. Their upper bedroom, bathroom fans do not work and is causing mould. The terrace has over grown vines and ivy, and very slippy when wet.The garden is over grown plants on steps leading down to the pool with no handrail. Some patio furniture is in a poor condition, a chair leg gave way and our daughter was lucky not to have been seriously injured.I am sad to have written such bad feedback but the property is in a remote location and could be amazing with some general maintenance but is not in a standard other French holiday homes in which we have stayed and for that reason we would not recommend.

What a lovely property, we wish we could have stayed longer. It has everything we needed and expect. We highly recommend it and would definitely come back again. Communication from Bruno and Line was excellent

On the second night a thunderstorm brought part of the roof down. We had to move two of our beds into the kitchen and the falling in roof was covered outside by a plastic sheet. The dishwasher in the upper building did not work so we took the plates up and down to the dishwasher next to the pool. The property is lovely but could do with some renovations.

I needed a property for a group of 10 adults to act as a base to tour the Périgord Noir region. It was in a good quiet location and had a pool which was a requirement. Sadly, the house and outbuildings are in a state of decline. We experienced frequent sewage smells, poor plumbing with insufficient hot water and flooding showers.The kitchen was unhygenic with mouse droppings in drawers, on crockery and in cupboards. As our stay was quite short we chose to eat out. The owners could fix these problems over a winter season. The property is let down by poor maintenance.

Just back from a weeks stay in this delightful property, a trip originally conceived for my 60th Birthday which turned out to be at the height of the Covid pandemic. I must firstly sincerely thank Line and Bruno for their flexibility and patience with us in allowing us to rebook not once but twice. Covid brought a degree of anxiety to travel but Line was quick to communicate and supportive. We finally made it! 🙏 The property itself is charming with an older main house with spacious living and a well equpped kitchen area, an outside courtyard with a BBQ, al fresco dining table and stunning views. The lower building houses three bedrooms, one of which, poolside, has fridge and cooking facilities. Cold drinks poolside hurrah! Our party encompassed an age range from 86 to 21. Slight mobility issue for my mother up and down the steps to the pool but we took our time and managed. Everyone had a wonderfully relaxing time. The pool was balmy, grounds extensive and secluded. The property is a little remote but that was the joy of it and there is lots to see and do locally. We enjoyed Montignac, Lascaux, Canoeing on the Rive and simply being together in the charming property. Book with confidence and I hope you enjoy as much as we did.