Coastal La Tranche-sur-Mer Villa With Private Pool, Vendee, France - L`Etoile De Mer Reviews

This was our (two related families)second visit to this property,the 1st time was in 2012 and within the first day we decided to book for the following year - we were gutted when it wasn't available. When we returned last year it was everything and more than we had remembered. The House itself is wonderful and the outside terrace, seating and pool area is to die for. Our late teens sons were with us the first year and practically lived in the pool with my 80 plus Mum looking on from the sun terrace which she could access directly from the ground floor en suite bedroom. This room is perfect for people of limited mobility. The estate is beautiful and the walk to the beach is stunning. A five minute walk takes you to the village of La Terriere which has a great wee bar, bakery and hotel with a good restaurant. 20 minutes walk the other direction is the small town of La Tranche sur Mer which is just lovely, some great restaurants and some really nice shops. All that said, we are at our happiest having a barbeque at the outside seating area after a lazy day at the pool. The outside dining area is covered so even if there is spot of rain you can still be outside. Although our weather has always been mainly great. We are going again this year and can't wait. There is nothing to beat sitting in the late sun before dinner by the pool with a glass of vin blanc and delicious local olives from the market in La Tranche. We have all been coming to France for over 20 years and this is our favourite area. Indeed this is our favourite Villa and will always be our first choice when coming here. The owner, David, is extremely helpful and makes the whole experience a total pleasure. I do not have a single negative thing to say

This is a large, comfortable, well appointed family home but we visited for a week as a couple only. I am always concerned booking French holiday homes because of the quality and comfort of the beds and furnishings and everything here met or exceeded our expectations. We loved the privacy the property created which centred around the pool area enabling us to eat outside every evening. The owners have the property well equipped with lots of swim floats and although we used the pool every day the star day out was surfing in the sea which was a few minutes cycle away. We used the house as a base to cycle from every day and the owner provided really good information and recommendations for this. We took our own bikes but we could have also used the bikes at the house. This has been one of my most memorable summer holidays because of the location - it is a little way from the centre which means that it is really peaceful at night but easy enough to access the bars and restaurants should you wish. We tried some of the recommended restaurants of the owner and fully agreed with his comments. We are thinking about returning again next summer but possibly for longer if we can.

The house was perfect for us (2 couples with 3 children and a baby between us). Swimming pool was great. The bikes provided were in good condition and the kids loved the bike trailer. Only a short cycle through woods to get icecream from town. Big sandy beach nearby. Quiet. Clean. No problems at all. Friendly owner. Well recommended.

The villa was stylish and elegantly furnished but most welcoming. We were an extended family of ten covering an age range from 8 to 70. Everyone enjoyed themselves as there was much to do around the terrace and the pool and the short walk to the beach was an added bonus. Many days the children were in the pool for 6+ hours. We enjoyed the early morning walks to the village to buy the bread. A most enjoyable holiday in a delightful villa which I would thoroughly recommend.