Victoire’s home is very nice, it is extremely large, the house is well appointed and basically as described in the listing. We were very pleased with the house in all respects. Please let me expand just a bit to be clear of our rating.
The home is super, as is Victoire. It was extremely clean, well appointed and in a very nice rural location that was extremely pretty and quiet at night. No problem with any of this, we really liked the home.
As is typical in much of Europe and France, there are no screens on the windows. As it was quite hot, we needed to keep the windows open at night and we did experience problems upstairs with mosquitoes. The problem was not apparent when we kept the windows closed, but for someone who is allergic to insects, this could be a problem. Under normal conditions, I don’t believe this would be a problem, especially in the spring or fall.
Victoire did a super job of making sure the house was clean and very nice. Thanks very much for that. Once we checked in, we were quite happy with the home and proximity to local restaurants and the village of St. Jean Pied de Port, perhaps 10 minutes away by car.
For non-French speakers, I must note that the check in process was difficult. The address provide to us after we booked the rental was incorrect, I don’t understand how this can be to be honest. The address provided was not the address of the home.
There was no communication with the host from the time we booked until 8 PM the night before check-in after I had contacted Airbnb with my concern about the checkin process. I had contacted Victoria several times inquiring about check in, but never received a response. Had we not had fluent French speakers with our party, this check in process would have been difficult at best. We eventually contacted her family by the phone numbers with the listing. I expand on this as often clients from out of the country do not have active phones and this process is extremely difficult as a result.
Victoire’s home is lovely, she is very pleasant, and the home was spotless. If the check in and communication process can be improved, this is a very desirable location. On balance, the major problem I had was with communications and the check in process, the house itself was very nice. I hope my review balances these two considerations fairly.
Thanks to VIctore for a very nice stay and the best of luck in the future. You have my email, if I can help in any way in the future, please don’t hesitate to contact me.