Trip to Bas D'Avany 9-23rd August 2008
Review Submitted: August 28, 2008
Date of Stay: August 2008
The moment we pulled up at BasD'Avant, which is surrounded on three sides by beautiful fields of sunflowers and vineyards, and the fourth by a small french farm, I knew it was my kind of place. The house itself was beautiful and a perfect mix of rustic/modern with many original features being retained, but the new fitting in perfectly (Luckily we opted for the downstairs bedroom so did not have to tackle the original spiral stairs after a bit too much wine every night)! The property was spotlessly clean and equipped with everything we could have asked for, including a welcome food pack including essentials and a bottle of wine. The garden, with 5 children in our party, was brilliant for football, rounders golf, etc, and the pool unlike so many in France, has a safety cover and not a fence around it, which would have totally spoilt its effect.
Having travelled to rural France on holiday for several years now, it never fails to amaze me how peaceful and relaxing the place is. Lying out in the garden, (whilst the children were elsewhere), you realise you can hear nothing but total silence which is only interupted every now and again by buzzards or kestrels calling, and this silence goes on forever! Again, simple things like the stars are fantastic and something that living in a city we never get to see. One of the highlights of my holiday was undoubtably waking up early one morning, opening the bedroom windows and lying in bed watching the most amazing sunrise over a field of sunflowers. The pictures I took will never capture exactly how beautiful it was. Unfortunately we were so laid back that we didn't actually leave the house much, but did manage a canoeing trip down the Dordogne which was great as it is something we have wanted to do for many years but have had to wait until all the children were old enough. We also visited the nearby village of Somensac for one of their summer Sunday markets which included the locals setting up lots of tressel tables in a place with a great view whilst fresh local produce was cooked and eaten. The couple who look after Bas D'Avant also introduced us to a local farmer who sold very cheap but very nice wine so we did manage several trips to him! All in all we has a fantastic time and would like to thank Kim and her family for allowing us to use her amazing house.
Owner's Response: My thanks to Lightyear for taking the time to write the review. We are thrilled that they enjoyed our home in France as much as we do - we do truly want our guests to have a really enjoyable holiday so a review like this makes the effort all worthwhile!
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