Dordogne Country Cottage with Private Recreational Lake, Saint-Priest-les-Fougeres Reviews

We have holidayed in the Dordogne area for more than 10 years, always opting for a house with a pool until 3 years ago when we discovered the delights of La Maison Jaune and its private lake.

We have just returned from our third visit and have had another fabulous, relaxing holiday in this lovely, natural haven. As always we received a wonderfully warm welcome from our hosts, Victor and Gaynor (who feel like members of our extended family) our well-equipped pretty cottage was immaculate.

The weather was fantastic - clear blue skies and temperatures up around 30 every day meant we didnt venture too far from the lovely clear, warm waters of the lake on most days, where we made full use of the fishing, swimming, rowing and sailing boats or just sat relaxing in this lovely natural environment before enjoying the evening sunshine with a barbeque by the lake watching the sun go down - Heavenly! Who needs a swimming pool when you can have all that!

The village shop is a must for bread and breakfast and holds a stock of other essentials. La Coquille (5 min drive) has a range of other shops including a small Shopi supermarket for everying else you need and a lovely hotel/restaurant, Les Voyageurs, where we had a delicious dinner on the pretty terrace (the assiette gourmand for dessert is highly recommended by our 11 year old daughter!)

The area has something for everyone - its packed with pretty villages, towns and chateaux as well as some lovely countryside, and for the more active go-karting, canoeing and tree climbing are within easy reach.

We have found our little bit of paradise and can not recommend it highly enough - we have been home 2 days and are already looking forward to our next visit!