Authentic French Accomodation
Review Submitted: June 3, 2008
Date of Stay: May 2008
We (husband, 2 sons age 5&6 and myself) recently stayed at this lovely French Mas. The friendly owner kindly upgraded us to a larger apartment at no extra cost.
The apartment was full of character, well equipped, very clean and spacious. The outside pool was the best we have seen, complete with alarm. The property mostly matched the description on this website. (Discrepencies with regard to: linen - states included in one section, not included in another; and beds - two singles detailed in one section, which are actually bunks upon further reading). We were able to watch some DVDs in English, and there was plenty of reading material, if you read French!
It would be an improvement if the owner were to leave eg washing up liquid,multi surface cleaning agent & cloths, as of course everyone wants to leave a place as clean as they find it, but may find it annoying to buy those items, use a slight amount and have to leave the rest. There was a welcome gesture of a bottle of wine, which was generous and kind, but a small bottle of milk and some coffee would have been even more welcome after 12 hours of travel. If you arrive in the late evening, as we did, be aware that supermarkets will be shut if it is after 8pm, you will struggle to buy food from a shop, and therefore you will be forced to eat out.
Superb family beaches at St Cyr, and the hill top town of Le Castellet is a must for a day out. The village of Le Plan du Castellet, the location of this accomodation, is unremarkable, and a car is needed. A trip up and along the very steep and winding roads to Mt Faron in Toulon would provide cool relief among the trees on a hot sunny day, but the drive is not for the faint hearted!
Finally, if you fly from Marseilles, do not follow the signs to the airport which take you off the A50, as travelling along the Marseilles ring road is not pleasurable!
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