L'ancienne ferme Mas de la Rivière

We had a fabulous holiday at Mas de la Rivière. The house is spacious and well-equipped and the private and partially shady terrace with its beautiful trees and wisteria-covered outdoor dining space was a godsend on the hottest of days. We enjoyed the beautiful clean pool and after-dinner boules on the floodlit pitch in the garden. Our dog enjoyed swimming in the river Tet next to the house and there are enormous sandy beaches nearby as well as some pretty rockier coves close to the Spanish border. We also enjoyed some great walks up in the hills. All in all, a great holiday. Thank you Jeni and Jean-Pierre.

This is a lovely old farmhouse with good sized rooms. It is light,comfortable and well equipped. The grounds are big with lots of mature trees,play facilities and a good sized pool with diving board The patio area is large with a lovely covered eating area and BBQ

Very nice and quiet location, beautifully furnished and spacy with Catalan floor tiles. The swimming pool is exactly as the picture shows. It is spaceous and well serviced and situated in a large garden with palms and mediterranean trees. The landlords are very nice and did everything to our convenience. Washing machine and dryer are located in a separate part and at your disposition whenever needed. We spent a wonderful vacation and would always highly recommend this place.

We had a wonderful family holiday: perfect for all three generations. We were brilliantly looked after by Jeni and Jean-Pierre. There was oodles to do: beach, mountains, walks, cycling and of course, chilling by the pool with a glass of rose to hand. The farmhouse is delightful. All just rather lovely. We are missing it already!

Lovely property, Beautiful location, fantastic hosts - A couple of things that we'll remember from our stay here. Jeni and her husband were amazing the whole time and were on hand to help us with any query we had. As we only had the one car, Jeni spent most of the week offering lifts to our group as Taxi services almost don't exist in the area. We rented both houses as we were in the area for our Wedding and Jeni was kind enough to allow us to hold the evening do in the courtyard of the main house (Even giving the beautiful bride a lift to the ceremony on the beach) The houses were big and clean and had everything that we needed. Would 100% recommend to any families looking to stay in this area. Lots of games for the kids on site also which kept them entertained for our whole stay - Table tennis is something we all especially enjoyed.

Gemütliches, charmantes Farmhaus mit viel Platz – innen und außen. Privater Terrassenbereich mit wunderschönem Freisitz, Grillplatz und Liegestühlen. Riesiges Außengelände mit Spielplätzen für Kinder (u.a. Volleyballfeld). Ausstattung des Hauses ebenfalls sehr kinderfreundlich (Geschirr, Zubehör). Großer, schöner Gemeinschaftspool und Liegebereich, den man mit den an das Haus angrenzenden Mitmietern und Eigentümern teilt. Jenny und ihre Familie sind perfekte Gastgeber, die mit Rat und Tat zur Seite stehen und sich sehr um das Wohlbefinden bemühen. In 5 Autominuten ist ein toller, neuer Carrefour zu erreichen und das benachbarte Perpignan bietet viele Unterhaltungsmöglichkeiten. Einzige Besonderheit: Die Umgebunserkundung und kurze Einkäufe in Villelongue z.B. beim Becker sind am besten mit dem Auto zu erledigen, da es an der Hauptstraße an Gehwegen oder Spazierwegen mangelt.

Although I have put the last date of arrival, I have stayed here previously in both the farmhouse and villa at varying times of the year. Jeni and JP are very welcoming and it always seems that nothing is too much trouble for them. On more than one occasion, Jeni has prepared and served a wonderful gourmet meal for me and my friends on, I must admit, quite short notice and at such reasonable rates it's really not worth the hassle of shopping and preparing it myself. Such a wonderful spot by the river with a local beach just a short bike ride away and Canet Plage with its Markets nearby. Medieval Perpignan is also within easy striking distance and I can spend many repeat visits there just wandering round. My favourite bit, probably, is picking a lemon from the tree in the garden for my GT before taking it poolside to vegetate when the thought of even a short bike ride is just too much - marvellous. The accommodation fit-out needs to be highlighted. I have stayed in many holiday homes in Spain and France which can be a bit hit and miss but I have to say that the build quality of the kitchens and bathrooms in particular is of a very high standard - much better than what one typically finds in such places. Everywhere is clean and tidy and the pool area brilliant - the pool is gi-normous!!! I cant recommend the hospitality of the owners or the standard of accommodation highly enough. In the last couple of years, I have planned my journey south to include a stopover at Mas de la Riviere (I probably need to say here that I am retired and my trips comprise a couple of months or so at a time and mostly end either on the Mar Menor or Sitges). I usually travel alone with friends joining me along the way at various places and I aways feel particularly safe here. I have no hesitation to commend this destination to you if you are looking for tranquility and an easy pace of life - even if only for a short while. I hope that, one day, you might be able to enjoy a break there as much as I always do. Sincerely Di W

I would recommend this house to anyone looking for a holiday which is simultaneously both relaxing and stimulating. It is relaxing because the weather is so reliably good ; because the house is so comfortable and characterful ; because the pool is so refreshing ; because the local restaurants are so good; because the owners (who live nearby) are so endlessly helpful and friendly. But if you feel more adventurous you will have an almost limitless range of possibilities. - Within a few minutes drive (or bus ride) you will be on glorious sandy beaches or in fascinating local towns like Perpignan. However you are also well placed to explore the Pyrenees, or the ancient towns of Cathar Languedoc, even Barcelona. I had an excellent holiday here, and I am totally confident that you will too.