Centre Ville à Pied dans une Authentique Bastide XVIIeme rénovée

This is a stunning 17th century chateau within an easy walk to the center of Aix. It has plenty of room and a beautiful pool. There are some things to be aware of, though. The host will want to meet you and share many, many details of the home, which can be helpful but is not the usual VRBO approach. Be sure to tell him IN ADVANCE exactly how you want the beds set up (couples vs singles) as this disrupted our visit for some of our party of 10. If it's hot (we were there during a heat wave), make sure he has the A/C running before you get there as it proved finicky at first but perfect thereafter. Be aware that the bathrooms, while plentiful, are sometimes split toilet from sink/shower. Finally, it is surrounded by condos and the people there don't like late noise, so keep it down. We found out the hard way. Overall, we really enjoyed it, but knowing these things in advance would have helped.

We had nine adults with one senior citizen. The walk to town was every bit of 20 minutes. But what a lovely town it was. This home was built in the 17th century. Soexpect some unexpected things.The house itself had four bedrooms on the second floor and a fifth with a spare room on the third floor. Many rooms had toilets, separate from shower and sink. All the bedrooms were comfortable. Bedding and mattresses were great. The kitchen was serviceable. The pool was unheated, but the yard was so pleasant to sit in we hardly noticed. There was plenty of seating inside but much of it is well seasoned. The neighborhood was quiet. The neighborhood was safe and secure.The host and hostess were amazing. Very easy to communicate and quick to respond.