10/10 Excellent
Fiona H., London
Aug 22, 2018
Lovely week in a charming mas
We enjoyed a lovely week at the Mas de Veroncle at the start of August. The house is charming and well equipped with much needed aircon (in the main bedroom and lounge areas) and fans providing welcome comfort from the heatwave in early August that the area was experiencing when we visited.
The property is an old farmhouse situated at the end of a bumpy track just 10mins drive down the hill from Gordes. The interior of the house has been cleverly renovated and lovingly furnished by the owner and we really felt we were staying in a welcoming home rather than a holiday let. The downstairs of the property is well laid out to make good use of the whole space with a small kitchen, dining room, bathroom with separate WC and two lounge areas (with a mezzanine level above leading to the bedrooms.) The main bedroom is very nice with en suite shower and sink and the other two bedrooms are of a good size with sinks. There is also a separate shared toilet upstairs. The mezzanine level provided the ideal extra bed space for our party of 8. Outside there are two additional dining areas (don't forget your mosquito spray!), an attractive garden of plants and gravel pathways and wooded grounds that the children enjoyed exploring. The pool is fabulous and bigger (about 10 metres long) than we were expecting – really warm (although unheated) and deep enough to dive into much to the kids' enjoyment (fishing out creepy crawlies that wandered into the pool also kept them amused!)
Wifi is available at the house and has very good range down to the pool but sadly a fault on the line two days into our stay meant we went without for the rest of our week and any repairs that had been in progress were thwarted by the flash floods that hit the area later that week.
Gordes town is only a 10 minute drive up the hill and is truly stunning to look at! We'd recommend La Bastide de Pierres by the roundabout for a family meal - speedy and quality Italian/European fare!
Corinne, the owner, made us feel extremely welcome and was very attentive throughout our stay. A huge thanks for the recommendation to visit Sault which is a lovely hilltop town and home to the shop of Chateau de la Gabelle at which we made a significant purchase of the gorgeous lavender toiletries that Corinne so thoughtfully provided in the bathrooms. The shower gel is amazing!
We had a wonderful week, Corinne - thank you!
Fiona H.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2018