Le Chic – Charming Romantic Stone Cottage in the Heart of the Marais

Lovely well equipped and appointed gite. We had a quiet week exploring an area, seamed with medieval waterways, that we first discovered when stopping overnight last year. Recommend a private guided boat trip on the canal backwaters round Coulon and a visit to Damvix, lower down on the river. We also visited the Ile de Re, beyond La Rochelle. Stunning bridge onto the island (peage). Quite a long drive but well worth the effort.

Super endroit, calme, reposant, le gîte était parfait. Rien ne manque. Beaucoup de choses à faire autour de la location, visite des marais à vélo, en barque, à pied. la Rochelle est proche pour aller se baigner. De très bonnes vacances avec un hôte bienveillant et généreux.

location calme permettant de décompresser, à proximité de jolis petits villages avec possibilité de balades en barque et de balades pédestres et à vélo.

Well worth booking in here, house well appointed and very comfortable with all of the facilities you will need. We stayed there mid October and had very good weather so house very warm and no real need for heating, although it does have a proper log burner and electric panel heating. Lots of places to walk - use Google Maps - from the house and nearest small town by the river - Damvix - has good selection of restaurants and we walked there as well. Damiusz very kindly gave us some honey, champagne and wood for the fire and was a great and interesting host. Kitec his friendly red setter occasionally came to visit as we have a young golden retriever who was really happy there. House is in a small quiet hamlet, baker has van that visits four days a week about 8.00am, and good sized Intermarche about 15 mins drive away. Well worth staying at this house.

We spent 3 weeks cycling the quiet roads that take you through the marshes to lovely villages. The area has well marked cycle routes that also took us right into the heart of Niort, a lovely city. The gite was well equipped but if you want to eat out there’s a few good options at Damvix 2 miles away.

A beautiful little farmworker's cottage in the middle of some very scenic French countryside, in a tiny remotevillage. You really do need a car to get to the nearest supermarket, bars, and restaurants. Our favourite close village to visit was Damvix, a pretty riverside village, with 2 excellent bar/restaurants in the centre, near the Church. There are also two or three more pubs etc on the river, and nearby. Back at our Farm cottage, it is very comfortable, with many restored, original stone walls. The staircase to the bedroom, however is not for any disabled person. Enjoyed it very much, and will go again. Roaming Roland.

Lovely cottage, clean and well equipped kitchen and bathroom. English TV and powerful internet. The bedroom upstairs was modern and clean, the bed was a little creaky and the mattress a bit thin so uncomfortable for one of us. There was an area to BBQ with a charcoal BBQ available to use. Our host gave us champagne and honey which was much appreciated. Thanks for a nice stay Marius.

The property was delightful and very well equipped. Mr Kasak was extremely helpful and nothing was too much trouble for him. We had very hot weather for the whole of the fortnight, almost too hot, but did get to see a lot of the area. We would definitely go back again.