Le Repos des Hiboux

Guest comments & feedback for the last 2 years.

Further feedback available in the gite.

30th July - 13th August 2011
Thanks for letting us stay. The gite was lovely and so was the pool. If you go to the Aquarium at La Rochelle (which is fantastic) get your tickets from the tourist information office and you will get straight it!!
We recommend anyone who stays goes to the 'Mouton Noir' on a friday night as there is a band playing and they do a 3 course meal for about 15 euros. Overall everything was great! Loved it!
Ed, Linda, Amy & Ellie Randall (Cleveland)
ps. I loved playing with georgina & claudia for the time we had!

25th June - 9th July 2011
Fifth year coming and still having a great time. Pool was fantastic again especially with Lisa swimming & diving at last.
Good laugh was had with guests from the other gite.
Only managed to go to Rochefort for a day out. Sean & Lisa (& mom & dad) enjoyed the model boats at St Savinien. Also managed to see the lovely Chateau La Roche Courbon.
As always "The Allingtons" hospitality was second to none. Looking forward to seeing you next year.
The McInally's/Taylor (Bo'ness, Scotland)
 
22nd - 31st October 2010
Ooh la la !!
Thank you so much for yet another fabulous week in France.
Every year it gets harder to leave after such a great time. The horse riding was a day to remember, a great opportunity for the girls to hear & practice french - fantastique!! But the icing on the cake was the Halloween Party. Your pumpkin carving skills are first class & such stamina to do all 4. You're a star. See you next summer if not before.
Love from the Sharpes (Harrogate)
 
28th August - 4th September 2010
We arrived tired and full of colds and sniffles, but we leave fully rested and in rude health!! (Although the fog this morning was a shock). Thanks for the warm welcome and for your kind advice and help all week (the loan of buckets and spades for trips to Fouras, Chattelaillon plage and Ile de Re was a lifesaver). We mainly relaxed in the gardens and by the pool (especially Lucy) enjoying the sun and the slower pace of life, but we do recommend lunch at the Auberge in Dampierre.
Thanks for a great stay.
Phil, Margaret, Lucy & James Duggleby (Middlesex)
 
14th - 28th August 2010 (by email)
Dear Nicola, Paul, Georgina and Claudia
Just a quick email to say a big thank you for another wonderful holiday experience, 2 weeks is definetly better than 1!!
We all had a truly great time and were quite emotional on the drive back to the airport.
 We wish to all the best and look forward to coming back again "sometime". Love
 Richard, Lisa, Isabelle, Louissa and Caleb Carr (Sheffield)
 
31st July - 14th August 2010
Our holiday is coming to an end and we we would love to stay longer. We have enjoyed our time relaxing here. The sunsets have been wonderful along with the star gazing at night with a nice glass of red wine in one's hand. The BBQ Paul & Nicki arranged was wonderful and gave us the opportunity to meet James a Gerry and the kids (our neighbours for the next 2 weeks). The kids loved playing with their new friends and the pool and gardens. Thanks for Nicki and Paul for the advice on where to go and the odd phone call to book places. We recommend the restaurant at the fishing river 'Migre'. The kids loved the aquarium at La Rochelle and we liked the ports of Ile de Ré (Ars en Ré, La Flotte & St Martin) plus La Rochelle itself. We loved the beach at Chattellaillon plage and 'Le Grand Blue' restaurant which you can access direct from the beach. FANTASTIC
Kevin, Jacqui, Chloe, Kiera, Danny & Maggie (The Bagshaw family, Berkshire)
 
17th - 31st July 2010
Thank you to Nicki, Paul , Claudia & Georgina for the welcome & hospitality. We are now going home very well rested - just what we needed. Thanks again
Clare, Trevor, Magen & Daisy
(Howard/Smith family, Derby)
 
26th June - 10th July 2010
Thank you again for a great holiday, after 4 years coming here the sun actually shone all fortnight. Now we are convinced the pool is like a bath. Didn't really go anywhere apart from going to the pool - far too hot to go sightseeing (35°). Did manage to go to Puy du Fou which was great but recommend going on a cooler/overcast day. Also had great fun decorating the christmas tree!!!
Thanks again for your hospitality - see you again next year ....
Frances, David, Gillian, Sean & Lisa (Taylor/McInally's, Bo'ness, Scotland)
Rebooked for Summer 2011 for the 5th year running!

19th - 26th June 2010
Thank you for a wonderful holiday. You are a great family who provide a really welcoming and relaxing atmosphere. The gites have everything and the pool is lovely. You have done a really good job with the gites and I will certainly be recommending them to friends and family when I get home. Hopefully we will be back to explore this wonderful region again.
We recommend the following:
- Le Repos des Hiboux!! - La Rochelle
- Fouras - Rochefort - Ile D'Oléron
- Royan - Saintes - St Jean D'Angely
and many smaller towns/villages (too many to mention)
Brian, Susan, Margaret, Rob & Charlotte (South Yorkshire)
 
29th May - 5th June 2010
Dear Nicky, Paul, Georgina and Claudia
Thank you for letting us stay and thank you for the eggs aswell. We loved the zoo at La Palmyre but we still feel sorry for the mad polar bear and the mad leopard. The pool was heavenly but only in a wetsuit. The aquarium in La Rochelle was quite good but Grace didn't like the tunnel of jellyfish. We thought the model museum was amazing, our favourite model was daddy ..... We also liked the boat trip and we saw a Kingfisher! We loved the weather from Wednesday onwards.
From Louise, Wilf, Grace & Jack (Rothwell family, Kent)

Note from Nicki: Having heated the pool prior to their arrival, we then had a week of horrible cold, rainy weather which significantly reduced the heat in the pool .... Sorry, we can't control the weather but I am glad you still enjoyed your holiday!!

8th May - 15th 2010
Dear Nicky and Paul
Despite the rather bad weather we had a wonderful time at your gite. The gite was very good. Lots of space, a privtae garden, good beds and well equipped. The kids and we would have wanted also to try the pool, but we think we have to come back to do so! We've never been in this part of France before and we made some nice trips to La Rochelle, Cognac and Saintes. We also went for a visit to Futuroscope which has some new attractions and a beautiful spectacle in the evening. The small zoo at Chize (zoodysee) is very nice but make sure you take the ride with the carriage - our children loved it. The swimming pool at St Jean D'Angely was a good alternative for your swimming pool. On monday you can go for a long time and there were very few people.
Thank you for your kind welcome and hospitality. We will recommend your gite and we will also come back ourselves.
Pia, Jean-Pierre, Richard & Myrthe Den Bosch (The Netherlands)
 
27th March - 2nd April 2010
The Weather wasn't so nice as we had expected but great we could use the wood stove to warm the house! And great there was so much space in the big house. The zoo at Chize was very nice and we, or at least 4 of us, dived for a short moment in the sea at La Rochelle. Wish you all a good time.
Maria, Charlie, Jorn & Jacqueline (Denmark)
Mia, Wiel, Huub, Ans & Maurice (Holland)