Thoroughly Enjoyed

Thank you so much for your beautiful house and what was a lovely holiday!   We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves – everyone agreed it was one of the best houses we’ve stayed in.  ..  We will certainly keep you in mind for another trip – it’s rare we find a property that the whole family really love – so thank you once again!

J Wordsworth, July 2024

Absolutely Beautiful

Le Clapier was absolutely beautiful, I’ve been going to France for the last 30 years on holiday and your house was head & shoulders above anything I’ve ever stayed in……The area is amazing and it’s a place that me and my partner want to buy in at some point.  We loved the gift pack that we received when we arrived – very thoughtful.

A Smith,  July 2024

Five Star Stay

Our stay was very comfortable, great beds, we had the best sleep ever.  The house was very clean, Rosetta your housekeeper was perfect, such a lovely welcome from her.  5 Star Stay! – Thank you

The Jones Family,  August 2024

Views Are Stunning

Fantastic house to stay in – comfortable, clean and everything needed provided.  Beautiful garden, pool and terrace.  The views are stunning especially with a morning coffee or glass of wine (at dinner!)

The Collins Family,  August 2024

Home From Home

Beautiful, clean, spacious, easy to live in home from home.  It is a very special place to stay.

The Dunne Family,  September 2024

Amazing Fortnight

We are almost packed and ready to go, and are sat out on the deck with a cold glass of white.

It’s been an amazing fortnight, all we could have wished for and more - especially after the year we’ve all had. The house and pool have been wonderful, the area is gorgeous, and the view is something you could never tire of.

Stevens Family,  August 2020

Wonderful Holiday

We got home safely from Le Clapier last night - 12 hours door to door which we were pretty pleased with!

We wanted to write to thank you and Tim for a wonderful holiday in your home. Your kindness in being so flexible with your cancellation policy made the difference between us having a holiday this year and not, so we are very grateful to you for that.

The house and pool gave us everything we needed for a lovely fortnight, from comfy beds to the best equipped kitchen we've ever found in a rental home! We were pretty impressed to even find a lemon juicer. The pool was really wonderful, the table tennis was great entertainment and that view was just so relaxing to enjoy. The quality of the fittings, including the stereo system, was very high and made a real difference - it's obvious how well cared for the house is.

S Wakeman, August 2020

La Piscine Extraordinairere

C'est avec regret que nous avons quitté votre magnifique maison où nous avons passé une semaine merveilleuse !

Merci de nous avoir permis de profiter de ce cadre fantastique et du confort de votre maison.

Elle est vraiment exceptionnelle, décorée avec goût, très bien équipée, les lits sont très confortables, tout était parfait, vous avez pensé à tout rien ne manque. Mentions particulières pour la situation de la maison avec cette vue sur la campagne et pour la piscine qui est extraordinaire.

Family GRIGORIEFF, July 20

Beautiful Villa, Fabulous Pool!

We loved our stay in Le Clapier. The villa is big, beautiful and cool (the weather was HOT!) and extremely well equipped. The beds, in particular, are super-comfy and we really appreciated the extra touches, like piles of big lizard-patterned pool towels (in addition to soft white bath towels for everyone), gorgeous soaps in the bathrooms and a huge range of kitchen equipment (including sharp knives - hurrah! - and a coffee machine). The pool is a good size (long enough to swim 'proper' lengths, if that's your bag) and it was lovely to take a dip in soft, salt water, rather than the usual strong-smelling chlorine. Our teens loved the ping-pong table (and we loved that it was in the courtyard, out of earshot!), the massive bean bag, the great wifi connection and (face of shame) the BBC channels on the TV. The village restaurant (literally 15 paces away) is great - really friendly, nice food - and there a lots of other good places to eat in the towns nearby (once you've worked out which ones are closed on which days - every one is different!). Thoroughly recommend this villa - we honestly can't think of a single thing it's missing - and the truly beautiful French landscape all around it.

Helen M., August 2017

Beautiful House And Pool In An Ideal Location

We have just spent a fortnight at Le Clapier and couldn't have asked for a more relaxing time in beautiful surroundings. The house combines its traditional roots with a large, modern open-plan living and kitchen area - huge windows bring in plenty of light and show off the far-reaching views towards Lauzerte and the east (Miramont de Quercy is perched high above the surrounding countryside). The bedrooms are all large with comfortable firm beds; a travel cot (and highchair) was provided for our youngest. Five of us shared the house (two adults and three children) with bags of room to spare - easily enough for the full complement of eight. The two bathrooms (one en suite) both have large walk-in showers with monsoon heads and plenty of hot water. Outside, a large decking area caught the morning rays and provided a great space to relax in the afternoons (despite reaching around 34 degrees, a gentle breeze meant that the heat never became oppressive). The pool is a real feature of the house – large, heated, and a child-magnet. The kitchen had every appliance, utensil and piece of cutlery you could need, and the TV (UK stations) kept the kids occupied when a break from the sun was needed. Plentiful WiFi flowed throughout – mostly consumed by children sunk into the massive orange beanbag. The region has plenty of attractive towns within driving distance, and we never seemed to be far from a market or event (the evening food market at Lauzerte and day market at Moncuq were highlights). All the local towns seemed to have large squares, great for a coffee or ice cream, or just letting the kids run-off their cheese and ham crepes (Pujols is definitely worth a visit). Bonaguil castle gives a real sense of the Bastide history of the region and its historically precarious position between the French strongholds of Toulouse and the English fortresses of the Dordogne (where we spent a great day canoeing from La Roque Gageac, and then escaped to the relative tranquillity of the Midi Pyrenees). The owner, Jo, was very responsive to our questions pre-visit, and Rosetta and Steve were on-hand to provide help and information during the stay. Given Le Clapier’s proximity to the village restaurant we had some concerns that we would pick-up some of its noise. However, this was totally unfounded since the two are effectively “back-to-back” and, in fact, having such a chilled restaurant serving great food (and wine) within walking distance was a godsend.

Ian L., August 2017

Luxury With Wonderful Views

We (a family of four) stayed at the villa for a week in July 2017. The rooms, facilities, equipment and décor are to a very high standard. A nice touch is the welcome pack of bread, cheese, wine etc. when you arrive and there is a helpful housekeeper who introduces herself, but leaves you to it unless you need her help. The pool is wonderful and the grounds are not overlooked and the quiet hill-top location affords peace and quiet and beautiful views across the countryside. Ironically, one of the best restaurants that we went to is the one in the village itself where the food was good and the owners very friendly (we ate there twice). There are local shops and a supermarket within ten minutes’ drive and we made use of both the excellent oven and BBQ in the villa. Away from the village the beautiful medieval hill-top town of Lauzerte is ten minutes away and the main town of Cahors with its bridge, market, restaurants and vineyards and Moissac with its fine Abbey are no more than an hour. This means that the villa is ideally placed for making day-, or half-day, excursions in different directions before returning ‘home’ for a family meal around the BBQ or in the restaurant. There is a large TV with UK television channels, good wi-fi and high internet speed (if you are not satisfied with wonderful views, a nice swim or good food, that is). The arrangements for booking the villa, getting there and leaving were very smooth. Another nice touch is the information pack describing the villa, the village and places to visit, eat etc

Lawrence I., August 2017