We stayed in this amazing cottage for 6 nights, everything you need for your stay is here. Very nicely decorated, luxury bedding & furnishings. Welcome pack to get you started was appreciated. The hosts Sandra & Paul were very welcoming and made our stay with our dog Rosie amazing.
We really enjoyed our stay. Sandra and Paul were excellent hosts and had plenty of suggestions for walks, supermarkets, restaurants and places to visit. The house is comfortable and spotlessly clean with lots of homely touches. We loved the beautiful private garden , a real treat in the evening after a day out. The Mayenne area is really quiet with some really interesting towns and sights. We loved the Roman town of Jublans and Sainte Suzanne . The old railway lines are perfect for walking or running and the Velorail is great fun.
We would definitely come back. Our hosts were warm and welcoming. The setting is beautiful. Itâs located walking distance from a lovely little town and easy driving distance from the sights we wanted to visit. Could not have enjoyed it more.
Beautiful property, sparkling clean, well equipped with absolutely everything you could wish for. Paul and Sandra are the perfect hosts; helpful and friendly but not intrusive. The grounds are lovely and the area is steeped in history, we especially liked Lassay Les Chateaux and Sainte-Suzanne. But the very best bitâŠ..? The peace and quiet was what struck me most and just what we needed.
We stayed in the amazing 2 bedroom cottage at Sandras and Pauls. It turned out to be the most beautiful cottage with lovely gardens. The home is so well equiped, the kitchen is amazing! Sandra and Paul were so helpful and ful of great information. My sister and brother in law joined us and we had a wonderful time. Will be looing to stay there agaiin soon!
We had a wonderful holiday at La Petite Maison. The cottage was very clean and well equiped with everything you could possibly need. But it was Sandra's attention to detail that turned it from just being another holiday cottage into a real home from home.
Sandra and Paul are extremely helpful and friendly, not intrusive but just good to know they are around should you need help with anything. Not fogetting Benji one of the friendliest dogs we have ever met, (He didn't even bark when we arrived on our first night, but seemed more content just to wag his tail and be petted).
We would certainly hope to return one day and would recommend it highly.
Peter and Margaret
Wonderful property in quiet location with hosts who were very welcoming. Lots of places to visit in the area but the best bit was getting back to sit in the garden with a drink or two in the late afternoon. We were blessed with excellent weather for the first week in October which made the whole fly by. We have taken gite holidays for over thirty years and this was the best one ever.
A lovely place to stay, the cottage is very comfortable and homely. Everything thing you need and lots of information of where to go and what to do. Beautiful countryside with many interesting walks and a lovely garden to relax in. Sandra and Paul are the perfect hosts.
My partner and I spent a short week at Chantrigne and loved every second of it.
The house is really welcoming and furnished with everything you would need in the kitchen.
The location is really peaceful and the locals are really friendly.
Paul and Sandra seem to have thought of everything and the welcome basket meant that we didn't need to stress on arrival about finding a shop.
We will for sure be looking to go back.
Hosts Sandra and Paul are so welcoming, They added some lovely personal touches to what was already a delightfully peaceful haven. The cottage is beautiful and very well quipped and the gardens are glorious, wonderful to sit in and pretty to look at whatever the weather. We thoroughly recommend La Petite Maison and so does our dog Pepper!
Leuk gezellig huisje met bezienswaardigheden in de buurt.
De laatste dag gingen we nog naar Domfort. Een aanrader.
Het huisje is niet geschikt als je niet goed ter been bent want je er zijn verschillende trappen.
Voor ons geen probleem we hebben er genoten.
Qua gezelligheid is dit huisje inderdaad 5 sterren waard !! Prachtig en super cosy ingericht met een perfect werkende houtkachel die het ganse huisje lekker warm maakt...Mooie herfstwandelingen in de buurt en een sympathieke ontvangst door de eigenaars ; kortom een aanrader !!!
Paul and I both had busy lives, too much stress, unhealthy lifestyles and not enough 'together' time. We would longingly watch all those TV programs about changing your life, moving to the country, renovating a dilapidated barn into a designers dream, all whilst Kevin McCloud peered into the camera wringing his hands in despair - if only that could be us! We decided to leave our London lives behind, we put our furniture in storage, rented out our property, packed our Clio with all our essential worldly belongings and set off for France with a map and a gite booked for 7 weeks. Sixteen years later we are still here and loving the french life! We (meaning Paul) have gained many skills along the way - plumbing, electrics, stonemasonry, joinery, roofing and landscaping to name but a few! We can also now speak very reasonable French (starting from a baseline of no french at all), Paul was a member of our village council for 7 years and we taught English for 4 years to the children in the local school - although to be honest I think we learnt more French from them than they learnt English from us! We have four stray french ginger cats who gave adopted us and two lazy non egg laying chickens!
We started our search for a property further south towards Saumur and Tours but on a day trip north we chanced upon the department and river of Mayenne and absolutely fell in love with the area! Family, friends, eating and socialising are the main focus for everyone here so there's never any hurry and nothing is ever too busy or too much trouble. It's great to just relax, unwind and enjoy the everyday beauty of the surrounding landscape, the abundance of fantastic wildlife and listen to the quietness. Although we live on a hilltop with great views all our local amenities are just down the road. The river Mayenne is just 7kms away with great walks and cycle tracks, its never busy and parking is free and easy! In addition the coast is only an hour and a half away for those days when we fancy some sea air, a run on the beach and a plate of really fresh shellfish.
Knowing how important holidays are when your time is precious we wanted to create a holiday cottage that we would have wanted to stay in when we were on holiday - soft pillows, white linen on the bed and a great big shower with lots of hot water, (not just a luke warm trickle whilst crouching in a small smelly cubicle). A pretty private outdoor garden to sit and enjoy a glass of wine, read a book or just lie back and relax. Most of all a place that could feel like a home not just a holiday let. We also wanted to take the hassle out of trying to find out about local places to visit or eateries that are good value and great food rather than discovering it all on the last day when your holiday is almost over. We have put together a comprehensive book with all the local attractions, restaurant recommendations and information leaflets, along with books on the local area, cycling and walking routes and trips further afield if you are feeling adventurous. We look forward to welcoming you at La Gautrie and seeing you soon - A bientĂŽt Sandra et Paul !