8/10 Good
Claire B.
14 Jul 2023
Liked: Cleanliness
Close yet remote
Lovely old house with some charming foibles and eccentricities. Even developed a soft spot for the robot lawn mower.
Great space, 4 bathrooms (2 ensuite), well equipped kitchen (always great to have basics there - salt, oil, herbs etc), great table tennis room, big garden to kick rugby ball. Outdoor bbq plate. Terrace and view lovely. Close to airport suited our family requirement. Lots of sunny and shady spots.
Some TLC needed in house - first stair step and ants/bugs in top bedroom - not that either of these bothered us, nor the lovely owl in the corner of roof. Lack of downstairs WC might bother some, pool side tiles loose and some toe-stubbing protrusions to be aware of if you have little ones. Didn’t concern us overly.
Pool man came, and you may need to do your bit emptying the filters of linden tree leaves. One disappointed teenager as the arcade games not operational. Maybe remove the picture? The dog next door was a tad annoying as he came early morning and late night to make a daily deposit. Neighbours like strimming early and late!
Went kayaking down stream from Aixe, took train twice into Limoges from Saint Victurnien (half price from Aixe!), big Leclerc at St Junien was our favourite (and a good Japanese restaurant close by), local martyr village worth a look, and mooched around Bellac.
Aude was brilliant to deal with - all by text - super helpful and very grateful for her generous help and support.
Will be back. Cards and a G&T outside - a joy!
Claire B.
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2023