In September, 2006 my wife and I stayed at Les Petites Charmilles
http://www.lespetitescharmilles.com/ easily located just outside the village of Ste. Nathalene and 10 km from Sarlat-la-Caneda . The owner and his wife are British. We were treated as visiting friends rather than lodgers and would highly recommend staying there. It has four upstairs rooms with an outside entrance, private facilities for each room, a nice pool, and a small shared refrigerator (about room size) inside the entrance.
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My wife and I stayed with James and Theresa in May 2008.We are not experienced European travellers and got lost in Sarlat(we are from New Zealand so that probably explains everything).James came into town and escorted us back to St.Nathalene and the safety of their delightful B %26amp; B.The fruit trees were beginning to bloom and it was a magical place to stay.We really enjoyed our time at Les Petite Charmilles and were sorry to leave the area.Their company was really enjoyable and I liked listening to James%26#39;s stories relating to his career with the Foreign Office .Nice rooms,superb breakfasts and great compamy:what else can I say.
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My fiancee and I stayed with Jim and Theresa in May of this year and were made to feel so welcome. The house is in such a beautiful setting and when we arrived the flowers and trees were in full bloom. It%26#39;s such a laid back place and we spent days by the pool and in the garden reading as well as having some very interesting conversations with Jim and Theresa about everything from politics to music, cats to cars! There%26#39;s also lots to do in the area, we enjoyed canoeing in particular. Theresa%26#39;s Indian meals are delicious, make sure you try one. Highly recommended. www.lespetitescharmilles.com
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How strange – how did you come to experience an Indian meal ? no mention on the site of anything other than breakfast being provided, although frankly going to France and eating Indian food seems unusual anyway, when there are plenty of outlets in Sarlat to experience French food – surely the point of a French holiday ?
And we didn’t get any chat about Foreign Office, politics, or anything
Very unusual experience all round, in fact – if it weren’t for the review above from 2006 I would have thought that the owners had only moved in recently – the house is utterly beautiful outside, but inside appears to have been “tarted up” as quickly and cheaply as possible, white emulsion absolutely everywhere ( including on the light switches and plugs.....) and “garden furniture” in the bedrooms. Wallpaper coming away from the walls too and towel rails coming away from the walls, not very safe at all.
Probably the least enjoyable night of our 2 week trip, but a beautiful location
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So you went to the trouble of signing up for an account, only to make a single post, condemning the place?
This is why you take all reviews with a grain of salt.
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Sunshine - actually no, as you will see I have been a member for 4 years and I have made a lot of posts, I have no idea why the site says %26quot;1 post%26quot; as that is totally inaccurate.
and even if it WAS my %26quot;first post%26quot;, which it isn%26#39;t - I%26#39;m not allowed to have a negative opinion then ?
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My apologies, then -- there seems to be a long list of folks who sign up to air some grievance, without any real justification, then raise their hackles the minute anyone requests further information or suggests ways to avoid that situation in the future.
if you%26#39;re a long-time poster, then I apologise.
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Hi there,
Just had to respond - it%26#39;s great to see the willingness and forthrightness of TA respondands like %26quot;Sunshine%26quot; and %26quot;Esmiralda%26quot; - comments - both positive and negative and the willingness to apologise when one has put one%26#39;s foot in one%26#39;s mouth is so refreshing and rare in our world. Over and above the advice one receives on TA we also get the opportunity of being exposed to the foibles of mankind. It%26#39;s the best kind of therapy!! Thanks to all.
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Sunshine - apology fully accepted and I greatly respect the fact you were willing to make it so promptly. All of my other posts about places ( London, Scotland, etc etc ) have been very positive bar one other than Sarlat. I do try to take a balanced view, but in this case (Sarlat) I couldn%26#39;t accept garden chairs in a bedroom, peeling wallpaper and a towel rail coming away form the wall as %26quot;acceptable%26quot;. If others can, that%26#39;s fine, of course. I%26#39;m sure I accept things they don%26#39;t.
Happy travelling :-)
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Don%26#39;t hold it against Sarlat -- it%26#39;s a lovely area, well worth lots of time...there are plenty of charming, well-appointed B%26amp;Bs, hotels, and cottages in the area.
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Hi there, Once again, I want to give my two cents worth.I agree totally with Sunshine.
We go to this region - every year! - and believe me, we could choose any part of the world to visit - for us the Dordogne/Vezere/Lot/Cele rivers running through the most charming of medieval villages is absolute paradise on earth (not during the height of the summer if you can avoid it - which we have experienced and find the traffic more than congested!If you cannot avoid this time of the year, it is still heaven on earth!). Best regards.
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