Village Town House in Lourmarin, Near Luberon National Park, Vaucluse, France Reviews

I spent many hours earlier this year searching the internet for the perfect holiday house for our extended family with ages ranging from 21 to 83. Our criteria being a town house in a pretty village with direct access to restaurants and shops. After much research I found the perfect house in what looked like an idyllic village, Loumarin. I contacted Jim & Linda who understandably thought the house would be unsuitable for my 83 year old father due to the stairs and accommodation arranged over three levels. However, despite his years, my father is very able and after numerous witty e-mails back and forth with Jim and Linda we went ahead and booked. Thank goodness we did, we had the most wonderful holiday in a lovely home. The house was as expected beautifully furnished, well equipped and in a perfect location tucked away in a side street and yet minutes from the shops, patisserie and restaurants. The village is so pretty with a fantastic weekly market and the locals were extremely friendly and accommodating. Virginie, who was our contact in Loumarin, was a star. We had to contact a doctor whilst we were there and despite the language barrier, she was extremely helpful.

The surrounding hilltop villages and countryside are well worth a visit, Gordes in particular (get there early if you are going on market day). However, we decided we did extremely well to have chosen the prettiest village by far in the area and we spent most of our time sitting in the cafes watching the world go by and enjoying evening strolls exploring the side streets after a delicious and relaxing meal in one of the many local restaurants. We would highly recommend Jim & Linda's charming house and are very much looking forward to a return trip although we would like to keep Loumarin our little secret!!