Reviews of Property: Summary of l'Olivier 2 Bedrooms, Sleeps 6

L'Olivier is a beautifully furbished Gite, done with attention to detail, great taste and quality equipment. There was everything needed to ensure a relaxing and comfortable holiday. With plenty of garden area and super pool, all well maintained, we all had a great time. Our 2 girls were quite happy to spend the whole day just jumping in and out of the pool and playing in the garden with Catherine and Terry's 2 lovely children.

We received a friendly welcome with wine, local cheese and bread left out for us. Catherine and Terry are available if needed and really charming and fun but also completely unobtrusive so that your Gite and garden are your own private area despite them being close by.

Whilst the surrounding area is peaceful and relaxing, there are many towns and villages to visit with restaurants catering for all tastes. The river Charante is also close by offering all water sports or where you can just just take a leisurely stroll. Our children particularly enjoyed the repilca motorised boats on the lake and St Savinien, and we ended up going there 3 times!!

We fell in love with the nearby City of Saintes with its beautiful architecture, pretty streets, shops, cafes and restaurants, not to mention its culture and historic roman attractions.

We spent a few days travelling out to the coast for visits to the beaches which were beatiful. However we always enjoyed returning in the evenings to the peace and tranquility of Crazanne

We have already recommended these Gites to family and friends and will definately be returning ourselves at some time in the future.

We had a wonderful 2 weeks. The gite, garden and pool were perfect. The gite is beautifully renovated, with all our needs catered for. The children's toys and outside play equipment were a big hit with our children as was all the baby equipment Catherine provided. The gardens are beautiful (great place for hide and seek). The children loved the pool and their swimming and confidence in the water has improved no end. We had lovely weather and spent time on the local beaches. There is plenty to do in this area for families with young children. Thank you Catherine and Terry for a wonderful holiday and are looking forward to our return to you next year.

My family enjoyed a perfect holiday in mid France, well worth the travel. The garden was fantastic fun for the children along with the sandpit, swings, playhouse and garden snails. Service is above and beyond the standard provided in France with superb attention to detail, a wonderful personal touch from Terry and Catherine. Very clean and well organised, beautifully presented bedrooms
and well managed/maintained. Also very thoughtful were the toys and the videos for the children. Great cooking and washing facilities, the gite is warm and the log burner adds a romatic touch to a glass of cognac. Superb sun trap and BBQ in a further enclosed garden for an aperitif. Well sited with quick access to the beaches, aquarium, fun parks, town markets, Vineyards and not far from Bordeaux and the Perigords (bon appetit). A very peaceful and restful environment, either to get-away-from-it-all or induldge in some French culture and goodies. Very highly recommended gite, we enjoyed warm sunny afternoons watching the children play. One last thing - the entire surrounding area is safe and clean. No rubbish.

We had an excellent short stay out of season (October), not only were we blessed by the weather, which was excellent, but the gite was exceptional and ideal for us with our 4 year old, who enjoyed the huge range of videos and the swings in the garden!

Catherine and Terry were excellent hosts and I would recomend this gite to any wanting a quiet retreat in a lovely and underestimated part of France.

Almost forgot about the wonderful log burner in the front room, ideal for autumn and winter.

We visited for a week summer 2007 and it would be hard to improve on the experience.

The position was perfect, being only around 5 hours from St Malo, and positioned for easy access to many daytrip locations, eg. Bordeaux, La Rochelle, Cognac, Royan and the Islands, and even St Emilion.

The accomodation was very comfortable and eveything we could ever need had been anticipated. Gardens were beautiful and very secluded.

You have to travel quite a way to find a good restaurant, but the local shops were great and very good cooking facilities are provided in the gites

A wonderful retreat. We would have no hesitation in recommending these properties to anyone looking for peace and quiet.

Karen B and family, Newcastle upon Tyne

We would thoroughly recommend both l'Olivier and la Petite Bergerie. On our first visit to Crazannes we booked l'Olivier for our family of five (children ages 6,7,8). It was delightful, with its own private garden within the grounds. Catherine and Terry have lovingly converted this barn with an eye for detail and a flair for design. As much work has gone into the gardens which are a joy. The pool is well maintained and safe making this a relaxing, family friendly site. You could spend the week on site but out and about there are plenty of places of interest and activities such as horseriding and canoeing to satisfy all.
We loved the place so much we returned with my parents and stayed in la Petite Bergerie. Again, the accommodation did not disappoint. The spacious yet very homely and comfortable living area is ideal for a larger group. We mainly used local shops and cooked or had barbeques but must recommend that visitors try Catherine's home cooking which is available as an extra service. My personal favourite was the lemon tart but all the dishes we chose were delicious.
Catherine, Terry and their family are fabulous hosts. They are attentive and friendly but in no way intrusive. The grounds and pool are such that you can be as private or as sociable as you wish. I look forward to us returning there sometime in the future.