Sawday’s Detours – how to explore France
Alistair Sawday’s forays into France for his guide books inspired many people to take it slow and see the best of France and now that his publishing empire has extended into accommodation collection, their website is a great resource for planning a trip. I love their B&Bs, hotels and self-catering properties because they always feel […]
Blog: a handy list of villas and gite companies
‘Can you recommend a good gite company?’ is one of the questions I’m most frequently asked, so here is a list of the companies and individual gites and villas I most often mention to people: BUDGET Sawday’s If you’ve never heard of Sawday’s, then they’re a great place to start your search. They list characterful […]
Blog: 7 reasons to love self-catering in France
Some of the best trips we’ve had in France have been when we’ve been based at a gite or villa and this style of holiday works perfectly for France. Yet you don’t often find recommendations for individual rental properties in the press. This tends to be because editors prefer to recommend accommodation that will have […]
Sleep in a castle
Whether you have delusions of grandeur, dream of being a princess or simply want to see how the other half live, then France has thousands of opportunities for you to stay in a chateau. While some places understandably are luxurious hotels, others certainly need not break the bank. Indeed in some cases, sharing a big […]