8/10 Good
Stephen S.
1 Aug 2019
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
A very pleasant and relaxing week
We were pleased to find this ground floor accommodation still available at short notice in Guillestre on the route of the Tour de France, which we wanted to see.
Nicole who lives in the upper floors was there to meet us to show us where to park the car and point out everything in the apartment. We were a bit concerned that she doesn’t speak English and we speak very little French. Whether by chance or by arrangement we don’t know but her granddaughter Elsa who does speak English was visiting when we arrived and was able to act as interpreter.
Entry is via the garage which is clean and tidy, and provided useful storage space for my bike and our luggage. There’s also a French window from the living room / kitchen which opens onto a small terrace underneath the first floor balcony. This was shaded from all but the early morning sun, which we were very grateful for given the heat wave that was covering all of France that week with afternoon temperatures even in Guillestre reaching 37 degrees. We ate all our meals out there. There is a spacious garden, and the property is high up on the edge of Guillestre, very peaceful, with magnificent views of the mountains. It’s an easy kilometre walk down to the middle of the town, but an uphill trudge back.
Facilities are very much as shown in the pictures on the website, except that there’s now a flat screen TV. If you want to make a pot of tea there’s a teapot but you may wish to bring your own kettle. Bed linen can be provided if you ask for it beforehand, but not towels or tea towels.
Nicole was out watering the garden most evenings, and maintained a discrete distance, though I’m sure she would have been pleased to chat to us if our French had been up to it. She did ask a couple of evenings if everything was OK and we had everything we needed, and was very concerned the day before we were due to leave that we knew the normal route back to Lyon was blocked by a landslide as a result of the same storms that had washed out Stage 19 of the Tour, and got Elsa to pass the information on to us by phone.
Stephen S.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2019
