Faye l`Abbesse Holiday Home in Poitou-Charentes, Deux-Sevres, France Reviews
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Returned from the most wonderful and relaxing week at La Belle Echappee. This magnificent house has everything you could wish for in a holiday home. We arrived late in the evening and as soon as we pulled up the drive to our very welcoming hosts Graham and Diana, I knew we were in for a perfect week.
The House
There were 9 people in our party (4 adults and 5 children; ages ranging from 4 to 15). The house is large and spacious and was spotlessly clean. It could have easily accommodated another family. The bedrooms are luxurious and beautifully decorated. The kitchen is very well equipped hosting just about every kitchen utensil you could ask for. For the little time spent in doors, the Sky TV & Wi-Fi access was an added bonus for when we wanted to keep the children out of the sun.
Outdoors
What can I say – fantastic! The house is set in large grounds. The heated salt water pool is gorgeous and a lot kinder to the children’s eyes than a chlorine pool; this was a bonus as the children spent the majority of the week in there!
Outdoor activities – endless!; football nets, badminton, table tennis, table top football, boules, croquet, swings and slide. There were a number of bikes which the Dad’s and older children enjoyed visiting the surrounding villages on. Prior to our holiday we planned on a couple of day trips out, however we never left the house – we had no reason to do so!
Apart from breakfast, we ate all meals outside, mostly BBQs, so the outdoor summer kitchen was ideal and well equipped for our needs. The large wooden patio table seated us all comfortably and is housed under a gazebo.
The village
Beautiful little village, very French and the people were friendly. Hosts a bakery, small shop, pharmacy, post office, and library and pizzeria restaurant (which we can highly recommend a visit to).
In a nutshell, we have already booked for next year – does that not say it all!
PS: forgot to mention the welcome basket and the fresh daily eggs - just perfect!