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

Stayed here the first week in September. The house is exactly as seen on the website. The house has everything you could need for a comfortable holiday. The living area is comfortable, very clean and spacious. The English tv was a bonus on the times when we had less than ideal weather. The bedrooms being downstairs meant on hotter days they stayed quite cool. Helen and Peter were really friendly but also discreet. The pool was fabulous and felt very private. We enjoyed our week there even though the weather was a bit mixed for us. Would recommend the house for a holiday.
T. Oughton Sat, 31 Aug 2024

Had a fabulous quiet and relaxing two week stay at La Guiraude. Our two boys (14 & 11) loved the garden space and also the large pool, we loved the peaceful surroundings for a quiet drink or two in the evenings. Explored the surrounding villages and attractions including a day spent watching la Tour de France finishing a stage at nearby Villeneuve. We had croissants in Castelmoran, amazing Pizza in Pujols and got soaked in Saint Livrade whilst paddle boarding. Walks up to Monclar almost made up for the calories in the ice cream at the cafes in Villeneuve, night markets also in Monclar and mooching about Monflanquin, we merely scratched the surface of things to do and explore nearby. Peter & Helen were wonderful hosts, there if you ever needed anything or advice on days out and interesting things to do. The gite was spotlessly clean, excellent facilities and UK TV, with the added bonus of the bedrooms being downstairs and nice and cool at night. Looking forward to returning soon.
Colin Rae Sat, 06 Jul 2024

A lovely gîte in the wonderful countryside. Quiet, clean and a comfortable stay. Helen & Peter are lovely hosts and are very nice people. The gîte has a good, quiet location that has beautiful country views. It’s not too far from the village of Moncleur located at the top of the hill. If you like to explore traditional historic Bastides, there are quite a few that about a 40 minutes drive. We will certainly re book and be back in the future.
Rebecca Brown Tue, 21 Mar 2023

The gite was a perfect home for our family of 6 and set in the beautiful French countryside. The children and adults both loved the pool. Helen and Peter are wonderful hosts and couldn’t be any more helpful. A wonderful place to stay, we would love to go back.
Kristine McShane Sat, 13 Aug 2022

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

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 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