8/10 Good
Verified traveller
4 Sep 2022
Liked: Cleanliness
A solid house good for exploring Pays D'Auge
The house is well built and has excellent windows and electronic shutters. In the heatwave we managed to keep cool enough by arranging air to come in through open windows, but keeping shutters almost closed. There is no air con and there are no electric fans.The bedrooms are big enough and the beds comfortable. There is plenty of space to park. There is plenty of dining space inside and out. Food shops and supermarket are within about five minutes' drive. The property is reasonably near a main road but there is only a whisper of traffic noise. When you check in please ensure you have written proof of payment if you have pre-paid for the cleaning as the owner wanted to take payment for this on arrival. We needed to show her the paperwork as proof we had paid. She also required us to sign an inventory of everything in the house. I think this was in case we broke anything and would be required to pay for it. The owner speaks very little English but her son speaks basic English well. The owner lives next door and was helpful in providing us with additional things we needed fort cooking (oven gloves etc) and also gave us two bottles of home made cider which were excellent. The kitchen is oddly equipped with mismatched older crockery and pans but we managed. The 'American style' fridge freezer is a marvel and produces ice cubes on tap. One additional thing UK renters might need to know is that 'linen provided' does not include towels as most accommodation does in the UK. We spent our week explaoring the coast and the countryside. The area on the coast is rich in WW2 historical sites and museums and in the countryside there are attractive villages with typical local architecture..
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Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022