Holiday Rental Gite with Swimming Pool in Monclar, Lot-Et-Garonne - La Guiraude Reviews

We were very impressed with this property. It is a converted barn, with high-quality fixtures and fittings - very homely and comfortable, with a plentiful supply of utensils, crockery etc, everything you need. The living area is spacious with kitchen, dining and living all in one - perfect for social or family holiday. All three bedrooms are on the other floor together with the bathroom. Again all to a high standard (especially the shower) and the whole Gite is very clean.

Outside you have exclusive use of a 6x12 meter pool, with plenty of other space for dining or kids playing.

The area itself is typical French countryside, very open and interspersed with plenty of interesting Bastide towns and villages to visit (and not much traffic).

Helen and Pete are on site, but very discreet, you wouldn't know they are there. You can use their local knowledge or stay private, it's up to you. All in all one of the better rentals we have had, and we have no hesitation in recommending it to others or going back again if we re-visit the area.

Steve E

Our second visit - we first came here 4 years ago. As we only stayed a week this time, we didn't venture far, just a short drive to the supermarket and outside to the pool. Perfect peace and quiet for us, the pool for the kids and a lovely, very comfortable gite with those fantastically cool downstairs bedrooms too (just amazing, considering the pretty hot temperatures). Just as lovely as we had remembered. Would absolutely recommend for families, as well as couples who would just like a bit of p & q.

Julie O

We arrived in the middle of a week's bad weather and had spent the previous 3 days feeling a little cold and damp (inadequate clothing for the rare bad weather!). We got to the gite and Peter provided us with lots of kindling, told us to help ourselves to wood and we lit the stove. How wonderful to feel warm and cosy. This is probably an odd start to a review, but we had spent the previous week in a house which was not suitable for the chilly weather and having a fire made us very happy. The gite itself is really very nice. Perfectly equipped and very comfortable and renovated to a high spec. When the weather picked up we used the pool which is a perfect size. Helen and Peter did not intrude. They came to see us after our first night to see if everything was OK and then we just saw them in passing, and when we went to borrow a memory stick to watch some films. We went walking when the weather was cooler and went to various local towns. We relaxed a lot in the last 4 days when the weather was good and it is a perfect gite to relax in. We aim to go back in early summer for a week doing absolutely nothing. Cath and Clare.

Catherine P

Had a 3 week stay in August ,Family of 5 The House has everything you need ,and having the bedrooms below is great ,with them been fantastically cool ,a real bonus considering how hot it was The pool is fantastic, large ,and well maintained We were apprehensive about the owners being on site Don't be They are there if you need them ,but they keep themselves in the background,and what lovely people they are ,Peter is up super early every day ,cleaning the pool for you ,the whole pool / garden area really is the property's feather in its cap We holiday in France most years and this is one of the best holiday houses we've found Enjoy
andrew varley

Helen and Peter were wonderful hosts. We really enjoyed meeting them together with Helen's delightful parents. It was so nice to be in such a bright, spacious, sparkling clean, well-equipped house in its beautiful garden. We enjoyed playing table tennis, walking into the village of St Monclar, and the excellent market in Issigeac. We stayed for nine nights and would love to have stayed for longer. We look forward to returning some time.

Rod N.Melbourne, Australia Sat, 18 Mar 2017

The house was spotless and well maintained, the garden lovely, Helen and Peter made us very welcome and we barely new they were there. The area was very peaceful and the surrounding villages beautiful, there were many colourful markets particularly in Isseagac on sunday morning and Monpazier is lovely. Listen out for the hoop hoop bird you may not see it though. The weather was wonderful we left with great suntans and very rested, we would recommend to others and hope to return sometime

Elaine

We are met at the gate of this marvelous property by Helen and Peter. They show you to the Gite and what do we see, Wow! can it be true, all the photos on the website paint a true picture of this wonderful Gite with marvelous pool. The property is so well cared for, all the fixtures and fittings are top class. Everything in the Gite is so pristine. This has been our 4th time here, when you go you will experience a lovely home with magnificent pool for the length of your stay, together with great help from Helen and Peter should you need it. Helen's mum and dad, Wendy and John are real treasures. I can only commend a holiday here to you, lots to do in the area surrounding, we had a great 3 weeks and look forward to returning soon.

John Filmer

Just back from a wonderful week in this Gite. We would strongly recommend to anyone looking at the site!. We headed over to France for a family wedding and this location and Gite was a perfect base for our break. The Gite itself was perfect....really well equipped, very spacious, with the marvelous open plan main room a fantastic space for families and socialising. The Pool was also wonderful...a really great size also. we loved it. The owners were also a great help and on hand for all enquiries. would not hesitate to recommend this Gite and will be heading back ourselves for a longer break I am sure. Make the booking...you won't regret it.

Paul Kelly

We have just returned from a weeks stay in this fantastically appointed Gite.

The owners Helen and Peter live in their property which is sited next to the Gite. They both made our family feel really welcome, gave us great advice upon arrival about the local area and the amenities which we needed. For us it was great to have two friendly faces to say hello to throughout the week, equally if it is privacy you are after then both Helen and Peter are the sole of discretion and you wouldn't notice them.

The Gite itself is brilliant, an upside down layout means the bedrooms are located on the ground floor, this means they remain nice a cool day and night. The upstairs living area is well laid out with direct access to the pool area. This worked perfectly for us as we could see our young children at all times.

The Gite has absolutely you will need for your home from home stay, the kitchen is well stocked with all utensils and essentials. Everything was clean and very well presented. In addition Helen has a great library of DVD's which will cater for everyone including loads of children's films.

The pool is for your exclusive use throughout your stay. The pool, surrounding pool area and the gardens are all immaculately maintained, there is ample space for young children to play in a safe and secure environment within the fenced gardens.

We spent a fun family week relaxing within the Gite and using the pool, only leaving to go to the supermarket.

We would highly recommend a stay at this Gite and will hopefully return at another point in time.

Mark & Janine Farnham