Exceptional Manor House with Private Pool, centre of medieval Seillans, France Reviews

We met up with a larger group in this house in April 2007, having had a long day driving so the last stretch up to the town and house was most welcome. The house stands in the centre of the town with great views over the valley and with the town amenities nearby (restaurants, bakery etc.). The square in front of the house is great for parking and just along is the town boules area which was great for watching the world go by and unwinding.

There are some nice walks in the area, we did two, one easier down to see some old dry stone huts called Borie, the other more strenuous up into the forests behind the house - plenty of signs of wild boar in these beech forests.

The web site description of the house is a good one; it is a large house over a number of levels that allowed our large group to disappear and then meet up in the large dining room and lounge. We were in the downstairs room which has its own bathroom and smaller room attached for family use (called "Summer Ground Floor Bedroom" on the site). This has shutters and french doors out onto the terrace that surrounds the house - really nice. Lots of personal touches in the house, nice furniture - it feels like someones house rather than a sparse rental property - all clean and well maintained.

The garden is lovely, we didn't use the pool but it looked clean and is large, but securely fenced off. There is a large outdoor table shaded by plants growing over a frame, put to immediate use when we arrived for a cold glass of local rose - really nice shade when hot.

We tried one of the local restaurants, just down from the house in the town square by the fountain, called La Gloire de Mon Pere with tables outside - lovely Sunday lunch in the sun. There are 3 - 4 other restaurants in the town so if you were staying longer than we did plenty of choice. There's a small Supermarket (Huit a Huit) in the lower part of the town and a much larger E.Leclerc 10 minutes drive away so easy to stock up.

What else? Seillans is a small town so has a nice feel to it and the old part is compact and full of interesting nooks and crannies. It is pretty central for visits out and about - other local towns (Fayence is nice), the coast is within easy reach, the hills inland too.

This is a fantastic old house in a beautiful location great for family groups or groups of friends looking to rest, relax and chill out - we would have loved to stay longer!