Category: France

The Vineyard Suite Was Magnifique!

“A Place of Calm” – yes, exactly as advertised! After spending a few glorious (but cold and busy) days in Paris, including running the Half-Marathon, it was a pleasure to unwind at this beautiful gem. We were warmly greeted by George and Jean Pierre, but we must confess we most appreciated the friendly welcome by Charlemagne (Charlie), their beautiful bi-lingual Bernese mountain dog! (We missed our dogs at home!) The owners’ hospitality, recommendations, and attention to detail (both in their gorgeous chateau and the guest accommodations) were much appreciated. Thank you for the wine and flowers, and milk in the fridge! Our vineyard suite looked exactly as pictured and was extremely clean, comfortable, and well-designed. Perfect location for chateau-hopping (we visited 8 in 3 days at a leisurely pace).

We were lucky to arrive on a Monday, so we stocked up at the fantastic Tuesday outdoor market in Bourgueil, and enjoyed cooking several meals in our apartment. Don’t miss the Cafe Metry (patisserie/ salon de the) for their outstanding pains au chocolat and coffees. We also very much enjoyed dinners at La Rose de Pindar and La Trattoria (excellent crepes – but cash only unless you have a credit card with la puce). Everyone was very friendly. The village center is a 15 minute pleasant walk. Yes, we were there during the off-season, weather was chilly and not much was in bloom, but that was offset by the lack of crowds and the solitude – merci George, Jean Pierre, and Charlie, for sharing your place of calm. We hope to rent from Historic Rentals again, perhaps one of your lovely Paris apartments.

A la prochaine!

– Carlsbad, California USA

The Rue du Chateau suite is in a perfect location to visit Paris.


The apartment on Rue du Chateau is in a perfect location to visit Paris.  It is very close to the Pernety metro station which give you easy access to all of Paris,  the RER station Denfert Rochereau which provides an inexpensive service to Charles de Gaulle airport, and the wonderful market on Rue Daguerre. It is also a 1/2 block from an excellent bakery.

The apartment is in easy walking distance to Les Frangines bistro (The Franprix is located right across the street), Le Petit Baigneur (which, in my estimation, is one of the better restaurants in Paris), and L’assiette. There are also several Turkish places along Rue Raymond Losserand that are really cheap and good if all you want is a sandwich and fries and a glass of wine. The suite is also within easy walking distance to the Montparnasse Tower which has the most amazing views of Paris.

The apartment was great. Completely furnished and very clean. Just perfect. Free phone service back to the US. Free internet (very fast). Could not ask for more.


Tom H.
Texas, USA

Your Cluny suite apartment, our home away from home, was wonderful.

Thank you for your help and advise prior to our visit to Paris. Your Cluny suite apartment, our home away from home, was wonderful. The neighborhood and the many friendly people we met there are a part of our mosaic memoir.

One of our favorite delights was visiting the market on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday to discover fresh produce unknown to us, and which made for many delicious meals.

We also liked sleeping in the “the cave.” In fact, the day after we visited Versailles, we felt like doing nothing, so we spent one whole glorious day there!

You run a business like a business, which you should take as a high compliment. Not surprisingly, you were right about taking half the clothes and twice the money.

Jean-Pierre was a fine ambassador for you, and most helpful when we had questions. The apartment was also maintained splendidly.

Hopefully we’ll be able to return, and will certainly recommend others to you. Thank you for your hospitality.

Carol and Gary R.
San Diego, CA
USA

We very much enjoyed the Rosiers suite!

We very much enjoyed the Rosiers apartment. The bed was wonderful, the books provided were a big help to us, and the kitchen couldn’t have been nicer. Even the fresh flowers were a nice touch. We will heartily recommend the Rosiers apartment to others!

Virginia & Bob L.
Kansas City, MO
USA