August 2009. Just returned from a fabulous 2 weeks at Gite du Calme. A wonderful restoration, the rooms are big and airy, and the kitchen is a great size. The terrace was a great place to relax and enjoy the balmy evenings over a long meal, great local cheeses, and a glass of rose! The children had enormous fun in the pool with Daisy, and on the trampoline. If you get chance do try the local honey and eggs as they taste great! We have been coming to the area for more than 20 years and would thoroughly, and highly recommend Gite du Calme for a relaxing and chilled out holiday. Thank you Julia, Robert and Daisy!! Sharon, Nigel, Moira, Owen, James, Laura & Sophie, East Sussex UK.
July/Aug 2009 Thanks Julia & Robert for a great holiday in a wonderful gite in a fabulous location.Perfect for relaxing in and ideal for touring the region. The Davies family , Durham ps your jam was excellent.
july 2009 We were here for a week with two families and had a great time. The house is spacious, big rooms very well decorated, fabulous kitchen and livingroom, huge garden with great stuff for children, nice and clean swimming pool. Julia, Robert and their daughter Daisy are lovely people. We did not have good weather every day but there was plenty to in the do in and around the house. We felt very much at home and welcome and will definately recommend this place. Dick, Sandra, Pascale, Eric-Jan and children from The Netherlands
july 2009 A luxurious interior and lots of places to sit outside, including loads of fun garden games for the kids + the pool. Just the place for a family holiday. Tom & Friends.
06/22/2009 The Anderson family - We would highly recommend Gite du Calme - by far the nicest self catering accommodation we've stayed in. It was so well equipped and had absolutely everything we needed for our 1 and 3 year olds. The huge trampoline, outdoor toys and paddling pool were ideal for the kids and mum and dad so enjoyed early evening badminton before getting kids to bed and having wine in the garden til sunset. Thanks for your hospitality - hope you're all well. Rona, Craig, Rachel & Fraser x
10/05/2008 Nicky, Richard & Alex - Staying at Gite Du Calme - Sept '08 Having our first holiday abroad with a baby we were apprehensive about our ability to have a real break. We needn't have worried, Gite Du Calme was beautiful and the photos you see on this website do not do it enough justice. The place is condusive to relaxing and really 'taking out the batteries'. The gite was furnished with fantastic baby equipment so there was no need to bring anything with us. Jules and Rob made us feel extremely welcome and their knowledge of the region was really helpful when deciding on daytrips. Would also recommend Julia's scrumptious cooking! Thanks guys for an amazing holiday and your generous hospitality.
09/07/2008 sue waine - Holidays at Gite du Calme We were a party of 6 adults who stayed in Gite du Calme for 2 weeks in July. We had a great holiday! The gite is set in a very peaceful location with extensive grounds harbouring plenty of nooks and crannies where you could sit in sun or shade. The countryside round about was ideal for cycling. The gite was well eqipped and the kitchen was spacious and could easily seat us all. You could also eat outside, which we did frequently as the weather was warm and sunny. As we were 3 couples, we really appreciated the three, roomy, double ensuite bedrooms. The hosts Julia and Robert, ably assisted by their charming daughter Daisy, were very welcoming and helpful. Vive la france! P.S. The bikes were a little hard going for us old crusties! - how about buying a couple of new ones Julia?!!!
07/18/2008 James, Anna, George and Ben King and Chris James - Gite du Calme We have had a lovely week and the gite is just fab. Beautiful inside and out. The boys thought Daisy was great fun and she was really kind to them even if they did splash her in the pool! Good luck with your business. Only minor things missing from gite is a washing basket and a jug for taking drinks out to the pool/table outside. Otherwise really well equipped.
07/09/2008 Harriet - Staying at the Gite We spent a week at the Gite and had a great time. Our room was gorgeous, and the whole Gite is beautifully decorated. The weather was really hot, so we were able to enjoy the lovely gardens with the swimming pool, and our 4-year-old was kept busy with all the play equipment. It's in a great location right between Saintes and Cognac, and we visited both. Thanks so much to Rob and Julia for looking after us so well, and we really hope to come back!
