We had a lovely stay at the house despite a few days of terrible weather! It felt spacious and well equipped. The cover on the swimming pool meant that we could still swim in bad weather.Anita and Richard were super friendly and helpful.The only downside to our stay was the quality of the bedding. The mattress cover had a plastic lining making it quite uncomfortable and hot.Despite this, I would still 100% recommended this house!
Anita was an absolute pleasure to meet and was attentive with any requirements, bice atnosphere and a nice rural setting, pool is really nice and the ChĂąteau in the grounds is beautiful. A really great holiday home, do consider it is quite remote from major towns/cities so a car and some travelling is essential to get around.
Lovely gite with brilliant facilities in a superb beautiful location. Enjoyed the swimming pool daily as well as the badminton and table tennis equipment. Gite ideally located for exploring the local area; Le Mans (including the 24 hours museum) Zoo de la Fleche and Jublains roman village amongst others. Richard and Anita were very helpful and welcoming, already considering returning to explore the surrounding area more!
We were two families staying at the gite, and thoroughly enjoyed the pool and other facilities including the games box with rackets for table-tennis, badminton etc.
This is a very quiet area, and at night we could watch the stars, and listen to the owls in the trees. Very peaceful. The gite met all our needs (although stairs to the 2nd floor bedrooms are rather steep so just be mindful of this if you have younger children or people with mobility issues).
Would highly recommend this lovely gite if you want somewhere to just relax and get away from it all.
The Sille plage (beach) nearby was great, and we spent a few days there in the sun.
A very relaxing week away - and great to have a pool in our back garden!
We spent a lovely week in August in Grooms Cottage. Anita and Richard are fantastic hosts - they allowed us to look around their beautiful chateau, and we had some lovely walks in the grounds and orchards.
The pool is a great size and the cover helped on some slightly cooler days, worth noting that the pool is shared with chateau guests and the other rental property. Richard has a number of inflatables he regularly blows up for guests which is a lovely touch!
The cottage itself is very spacious especially the bedrooms and the original character really stands out. The furnishings etc are fairly basic, but the kitchen was well equipped. We had a lovely, relaxing week exploring the local area and would recommend to others who want their own piece of rural France for a week. Thanks again to Anita and Richard for sharing their home.
We hebben 10 dagen genoten. Het huis is fijn, het zwembad is heerlijk zo vlak voor de deur, de omgeving prachtig en mooi afgelegen. Anita en Richard ontzettend aardig en gastvrij.
This is such a beautiful area of France, and relatively undiscovered by tourists.
We loved the property and the pool, bear in mind it is shared with the second gite and chĂąteau but there was never any antisocial behaviour, in fact it was fun to meet the other guests. Richard and Anita are charming and welcoming. The gite we stayed in was comfy and had all we needed. The nearby plage at Sille was lots of fun and we also did loads of walks.
Weâd love to come back.
Heerlijke week gehad met prachtig weer. Zwembad is dan echt een plus. Met twee kleine kindjes veel gewandeld over het landgoed naar de visvijver. Aardige, behulpzame eigenaren.
Aangenaam verblijf gehad, goed contact met de eigenaar. Prachtige setting. De potten pannen zijn mss wat aan vernieuwing toe, maar verder was alles meer dan in orde. We komen zeker nog eens terug
Charmante woonst
Ruime kamers
Fijn (overdekt) zwembad
Behulpzame hosts
Prachtig domein
Pittoreske stadjes in de buurt
Keukengerei om zelf te koken eerder basic
Heel fijn verblijf gehad voor de hele familie!
We stayed for five nights in mid September. The weather was glorious with plenty to enjoy in the local towns and villages.
Anita and Richard were very friendly and relaxed hosts, and our property had everything that we needed. With the weather being so hot the swimming pool was especially welcome.
Thank you for the great holiday. A real nice flat, everything clean and enough space for 5 and more people. A nica and clean pool directly near the flat.
We had much fun.
Thank you to Anita and Richard
Grooms Cottage is an interesting, historic and comfortable gite in a converted stables. The layout was perfect for us, with two double bedrooms (on separate floors) and two bathrooms - all very well equipped. The gite was very clean and tastefully furnished, with modern bathrooms and kitchen yet in keeping with the historic building. Anita and Richard (the owners) made us feel very welcome and were happy to supply any information we needed. The pool was great! We also spent some time exploring the grounds and spotting wildlife. It's only a short walk to the boulangerie (Mont Saint Jean), but we thoroughly enjoyed the fresh croissants that Anita kindly delivered each morning. The welcome pack was also much appreciated. Our nearest supermarket was 20mins drive at Sille Le Guillame - a large Super-U. Given the fabulous weather we spent most of our time relaxing by the pool and wandering around the grounds; although we did (on Anita's advice) take a drive up to St Leonard-des-Bois (a very pretty village) where you can go rock-climbing or kayaking, and spent a pleasant evening listening to a live band by the lake at Sille. In summary, this is a fabulous gite in very peaceful surroundings, managed by charming hosts, and we would love to return.
Mooi gelegen gite in een bosrijke omgeving. Alle gemakken voorzien. Mooi groot zwembad
In een prachtige bosrijke omgeving gelegen gite. Maakt deel uit van een gebouw, aan de andere kant is ook een gite. Gedeeld zwembad was groot genoeg voor alle huurders. Elke morgen stokbrood en chocolade broodjes aan de deur. Heerlijk. In het dorpje is ook een bakker. Woensdag dicht. Verder veel in de omgeving te doen. Le Mans ligt op 3 kwartier rijden. Veel middeleeuwse dorpjes en stadjes in de buurt. Aanrader Fresnay en Sainte Suzanne.
Highly Recommend - Great settings with friendly owners
The gite is within the grounds of Chateau de La Lucaziere just out side of Mont Saint Jean. The accommodation is comfortable with the bonus of a heated pool. One of the owners Anita brings you pastries in the morning for the local bakery which is a lovely touch. The owners Anita and Richard always have time for you and are very welcoming. The grounds of the Chateau are beautiful and it is a lovely walk down to the small fishing pond and stream. Nearby is a lake with all the actives a family of varying ages would require. I look forward to returning again sometime in the future.
We thoroughly enjoyed our 10 day stay; the house was spacious, comfortable and well-equipped. The garden and pool were fantastic; plenty of room and sun loungers for guests to enjoy and certainly well-used by us and our four children, as were the boules sets and ping pong table that were provided. The hosts were welcoming, friendly & helpful. They gave us lots of suggestions for places to visit and things to do in the surrounding area; lots of which we did and enjoyed.
I moved to France with my husband and 3 young children in 2001, since then I have worked alongside my husband on our organic suckler cow farm. My son has recently joint us on the farm which has given me the opportunity to renovate our gite, something that I had been wanting to do for a while but had never had the time!. In my spare time I like to make the most of the beautiful countryside in which we live and enjoy horse riding and walking.
I fell in love with La Lucaziere the moment I saw it and it is a dream come true to live here. It is secluded and peaceful with super views, giving you the impression of stepping back in time.
The site of La Lucaziere has been inhabited since the 1300's, although the facade of the chateau has changed over the years. There have been many noble families that have taken residence in the chateau, but now it is the family home of Richard and Anita Harvey and their children. They are gradually trying to piece together the history of La Lucaziere through the chateau archives.