Guest reviews and testimonials
At Les Vieilles Ombres, we take great pride in the excellent reviews and testimonials we regularly receive from our guests. Here, we’ve selected a few standout comments from those who have chosen to spend their holiday in one of our beautiful French holiday gîtes. If you’ve recently stayed with us and would like to send us your feedback, you can do so through following the link below to our contact form. We may feature your comments on our reviews page for future guests to read. See Google for more reviews.
Lovely gîtes. A great welcome with wine, milk, bread, croissants. Gîte was perfectly clean with everything you could want. Pool, gardens and covered games area are amazing. Its a very quiet area. Sharon and Chris are very helpful, knowledgeable and friendly. If you want to chill out this place is perfect. We also did the diving which was lots of fun.
Mark Schaefer
Quiet gîte complex in rural France, with easy access to many interesting towns and attractions. The owners are very knowledgeable and informative about local events and places to visit for an interesting day out or to eat. The whole site is arranged for a relaxing holiday with brilliant host’s. Will certainly be going back.
Geoff Cordwell
Lovely gite, plenty of space, fully equipped. Pool and play area great for kids. Authentic part of France. Fab local food! Family run, very friendly.
Francesca Marks
I love this place and I’m going to miss it. Richard and Niki are so welcoming. The gites are well appointed and the grounds are lovely. The pool was warm and it’s so peaceful, I wish I was back there.
Christopher Arnold
A lovely little Gites complex run by a lovely family. Highly recommend.
Alison Trace
We had a great holiday here and loved everything – you couldn’t have made us feel more welcome. We will be back next year so the children can enjoy your lovely pool again.
Arnie, Stephanie, Winnie, Olivier & Madelief – Holland
Lovely Place (the Old Shades), excellent hosts, lovely accommodation, very busy week soaking up the culture. Very Boozy too. Thank you Chris, Sharon and George. Hope to visit many more times x
Elaine and Ken
We really enjoyed our time at Les Vieilles Ombres / The Old Shades – We would definitely recommend a day trip to La Vallée des Singes (Monkey Village).
Edward, Rachael and Helen
We absolutely loved our stay at Les Vieilles Ombres. The rooms are stunning and really clean too. We will love to come back but for a bit longer next time. Chris and Sharon are fantastic hosts and really made us feel welcome.
Sarah and Alex
This place is relaxed, welcoming and in the perfect spot with just enough to do around locality. Chris and Sharon are very helpful and friendly and the accommodation spotless, spacious and with a typically French feel. Its great for little ones with plenty of spaces to play outside, a beautiful garden and fenced swimming pool. Highly recommended.
Matt, Liz, Ruby and Seth
We stayed in la Charente gite for a weeks holiday with our 2 young children….what a beautiful complex. Our gite was ideal for the family and the gardens & pool were fabulous. The children loved to explore the gardens and enjoyed the swing ropes and see-saw especially. The gardens & pool were very well looked after by the owners and nothing was too much trouble. Plenty of supermarkets nearby and the BBQ outside our gite was used on numerous occasions.
The Grahams – England
Fantastic Place for the family, swimming pool is great, The barn is so good for the kids to play in, pool and table tennis to keep them entertained. The accommodation was spotless and very well equipped with everything you need. Sharon Chris and George do a fantastic job and help with great advice on places to visit. Will definitely be returning.
Guy Sugden
Had a wonderful time staying at Le Vieille Ombres in October. The Gite was perfect and had everything we needed for a weeks holiday. The pool and garden area were well kept and the new play area went down a treat with the children. Charente-Maritime is a lovely area with so much to do. Matha is a 15 minute walk away with traditional French bakeries and restaurants. We visited the beautiful town of La Rochelle with its harbour and plenty of shops and restaurants.
Darren, Jacqueline, Jack and Lucy
We stayed in le Cognac for 2 very hot weeks with our teenage daughter. The gite was comfortable, very clean and supplied us with everything we needed. The owners were most helpful and arranged a tour of a local Cognac house for us, as well as including us in the village Bastille Day celebrations. The grounds were a bonus, with the beautiful pool and both the sun & shade to cater for all tastes. Plenty to do & see locally.
Helen E – UK
Just a quick note to say thank you so much – both Ed & I had a great time in France and really enjoyed our time in Bagnizeau, in your lovely gite, sat around the pool, cycling in the area or visiting the local Pineau producers (which has gone down really well at home, by the way) You were both so friendly and helpful. Many thanks!
Sam
After not having had a break for a couple of years this has been the perfect setting for a relaxed and happy holiday. Our daughter loved playing hide & seek in your beautiful gardens. It was lovely to meet you all and you couldn’t have been more welcoming. We will be back in May… thats says it all!
Rosie & Rob – England