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Gites in Charente Maritime
BEAUREPAIRE
Self Catering Holidays in Poitou Charente France

Guest comments

A selection from 2009

"thank you for a lovely holiday in your gite, we are definitely coming back" (Abernathy family, the Wirrall)

"we had an excellent time in SW France. The gite was perfect and the games room a nice bonus" (Declan & Blathnaid OhAnnrachain & family from Luxembourg)

"Now that we are back in Edinburgh, I just wanted to drop you a short note to let you know how much Philippe, Elliott and I enjoyed our stay at Beaurepaire.
Thanks to both you and Debbie. The facilities were fantastic and the setting just beautiful. As I said, we will definitely recommend it to our friends !
I hope the sun is still shining in Charente." (Claire Schiltz, Scotland)

"We had a really lovely time. James had a whale of a time in the pool and Sophie was a bonus." (Godward family of Yorkshire)

"Thank you both for making us so welcome we will certainly return in the future as we love the area and your gite so much" (Pearson family, Essex -2nd holiday at Beaurepaire)

"we had a great break thank you, weather could not have been better. We may book again for the same time next year, just need to see how the baby settles" (Charlesworth family, Sheffield)

A selection from 2008

"had a lovely couple of weeks, made very good use of the pool + games room...gite very well equiped...Kevin & Debbie always willing to help...a place to remember for the future" ( Lisa & David Bassett & family of Tunbridge Wells)

"had some nice days out, Saintes, Royan and Talmont all worth a visit. Also had an interesting tour around Martell Distillery in Cognac." (M & H Dawson, Surrey)

"we travelled the coast, swam in the sea at St Palais sur Mer and had a fabulous day at La Palmyre zoo, not sure feeding caramel popcorn to giraffe & zebra is good for them but it was wonderful for me...went to Bordeaux for the day and used the Park & Ride as suggested in the book. €2.60 to park the car for the day & 3 people in and out of town on the tram....(Rogers family of Solihull)

"very clean & spacious property with all required facilities...great places to visit - La Rochelle - old port & moules frites, Blaye - old citadelle, La Palmyre - zoo - fantastic views of polar bear swimming our baby loved it, everyone very pleased particularly when we used our French - little old lady at village shop very helpful." (O'Connor family, Aberdour, Scotland).

"Delighted with our accomodation which was spacious, spotless & extremely well equiped. Facilities all as described & more. Perfect for both couples & families. Kevin & Debbie are very sociable & always ready to help & advise. Great location - lots of places to visit - 2 weeks not really enough. Special favourites Ile de Ré & La Rochelle, Ile d'Oleron, La Tremblade, lesser developed areas with beaches, woods & nature trail - great for cycling & walking" (G & L Jones, Llanelli, Wales)

"Great gite - very clean, cosy & well equiped. Found Kevin & Debbie so helpful. Location was ideal and we enjoyed the lovely beaches....very quite and peaceful gite and will certainly recommend Beaurepaire to our friends" (P & B Burwood of the Charente dept. 16)

A selection from 2007

"we have rented holiday cottages for many years and this is without doubt one of the best we have ever used." (K & M Oxley & family of Rotherham).

"we have had a super holiday. Excellent gite with superb facilities, especially the games room which saw another success for Lancashire in the War of the Roses competition." (K & S Bagot & family of Blackburn)

"Many thanks for a really super holiday, we really loved your gite complex, the boys had a brilliant time, plenty of entertainment. We will certainly recommend it to others.......a truly memorable holiday, the boys say the best ever!" (A & S Browning & family of Berkshire)

"thanks for a great holiday - the gite was just the ticket and as you probably noticed the kids loved the pool." (P & S Scott & family of W. Sussex)

"We had a good journey back and enjoyed our holiday very much. The accommodation was great and the kids loved the pool and games room." (P & S Hands & family of W. Sussex)

"we had a wonderful holiday, and even after our long drive yesterday, feel very relaxed, but wish we were still in France. We loved the Gite, it was spacious, well equipped, and had everything we needed. We ate out much less than previous years because it was so easy to stay in and cook and the surroundings were so relaxing. The pool is fabulous and we enjoyed our lengths - 12m is a good size and you get a good work out." (Jane Bill & family of Norwich)

"Thanks very much for a great holiday, we all feel very relaxed and had a wonderful time......it was really nice meeting both of
you. You have given my mum the bug so you never know she could become a neighbour." (Stephanie Howson & family of Beds.)

"Just to say both myself and Gemma enjoyed our stay at Beaurepaire - the gite was ideal for what we wanted and very well equipped. I will certainly recommend your gite to my colleagues at work " (S. Oliver of Brighton)

"Thank you very much for your hospitality. We had a good holiday." (Andy Chrystal & family of Edinburgh

"the weather has been great.....Thanks to Kevin & Debbie for providing a haven." (Bernard & Joanne Brown of Eastbourne)

A selection from 2006

"the holiday was great.....We would certainly reccomend Beaurepaire." (Roger & Jeanette Amos of Hampshire)

"Thanks for another great week. We'll be recommending you to our friends." (Nick James of Minehead - 2nd visit)

"we had a very pleasant stay and the boys loved swimming best of all!" (Catherine Collins & family of Co.Kildare, Ireland)

"Missing having the pool and doing nothing very much. Think we should have stayed another couple of months! Thanks again for making the stay so enjoyable - I'm already trying to work out when we can come back!" (Sue & Mike Bowyer of Lincolnshire)

"We very much enjoyed our stay and enjoyed the quiz.....We would very much like to stay again in the future although we will probably make it later in the season and potentially with a number of friends." (Paul & Sue Jackett-Simpson & family)

"The holiday was lovely and one of the best that we have had.....The accommodation was lovely and we could not have wished for any more.....I have been showing my colleagues some of the pictures and your web site, I do not think that they will be able to make it this year, but they will both probably call on you and Gemozac next year." (Graham & Lesley Nuttall of Hertfordshire)

"We've had a lovely lazy holiday here in this well equiped house with friendly hosts.....It's been so hot , it was hard to do anything other than swim and play in the lovely cool games room" (Ken, Caroline & Matthew Clancy of Epsom, Surrey)

A selection from 2005

"What a lovely holiday - beautiful gite, beautiful weather. We all had such a good time. A big thank you to Debbie, Kevin & Jordan for their hospitality........hope to return someday soon." (Debora, David, Jake & Caitlin Griffith of Hampshire)

"A lovely gite in a beautiful area of France . Ideally situated to visit the towns/cities of Pons, Cognac, Saintes, Royan and Bordeaux." (Owen, Debbie & Adam Dyson. of S.Yorks)

"Wonderful place - v. peaceful." (George, Emma & Christopher Fulton of N. Yorks)

"Beaurepaire is a lovely place to stay. The gites are very well thought out and are exactly what you would like to find. Hosts are lovely, friendly." (Lynne, Trevor, Lucy & Tom Murton of Oxford)

"Beaurepaire was a lovely place to stay and Kevin & Debbie were extremely helpful." (Simon, Natalie, Emily & Eleanor of Buckinghamshire)

"I came for rest and recovery and that's what I got" (Nick James of Somerset)

"Lovely area, home from home gite and very welcoming hosts..." (Doug, Chris, Ant, Mel, James, & Dan of Kent)

"Very enjoyable holiday..." (Sam, Steve & Lizzie Arnold, Fionnuala, David & Niamh Docherty of N. Yorks.)

"We had a really good time at Beaurepaire thank you." (Ian, Caroline, Theo & Isobel Hallworth of Brighton)

"...the relaxing and doing nothing in such a beautiful place has relaxed us before our trials ahead." (Jackie & Robert Martin of Leics.)

A selection from 2004

"Thank you for letting us stay at Beaurepaire. It is a lovely place-the surroundings are beautiful and our gite was well equiped (Kevin's directions were excellent, too)"

"Relaxed atmosphere, clean and tidy, excellent for coast, shopping and scenery. Gite equipment to meet needs-BBQ etc, games, pool, washing machine. Nice touch with the wine, biscuits, bbq coals etc."

"Thanks to you and Debbie for all the help and guidance during our visit, and for keeping an eye on our kids whilst Jackie and I toured the countryside looking at properties."

"We had a great time there, the location is great the gite was also great"

"...thank you for such a nice stay. Your hints and advice were really helpful and also looking after the boys for us was a help.

For further information please contact Kevin and Debbie Mills on 00 33 (0)5 46 93 90 16 or email kevin.mills@wanadoo.fr