Our group had a lovely stay at Pouzatel in September 2019. There were 9 of us in total (4 parents and 5 young adults), and the main house and cottage gave us plenty of space to make ourselves at home. Both properties are very well equipped, especially the main house, with its spacious, hi-tech kitchen, beautiful dining room, etc. The 2 sets of parents chose to sleep in the cottage as they were the only en-suite bedrooms. A little less glamorous than the rooms in the main house, but we were perfectly comfortable. The pool was wonderful and it was great that there were other activities on-site to keep everyone happy, e.g. table tennis, a pétanque court and a pool/billiard table. The icing on the cake was the quiet, rural location, so it was peaceful and ‘away-from-it-all’, although we were only a short drive from shops and supermarkets in Fumel. Well worth a visit is the Chateau in Bonaguil where we had a terrific guided tour in English. A bit further afield are Puy L’Eveque, Cahors and Rocamadour… all very pictureque towns to visit with great restaurants and brasseries.
Christian and Nicole are friendly and hospitable and their 3 dogs are adorable.
Our only complaint was that the English version of the Homeaway website failed to inform us of some rather important information prior to our booking. At the time of writing, they are still listing bedlinen and towels as ‘provided’ and, on closer inspection, now I can see in small-print, in French (after the reviews, the location map and the calendar), a tiny mention of ‘departure cleaning’ and linen hire, plus details of a €1500 security deposit. None of us had any idea of this at the time of booking, and it created considerable stress and embarrassment during the final few days before we began our journey to France. Christian did show us evidence that the information was clear on the French equivalent of the listing, but Homeaway really need to provide clarity on this for English-speaking visitors. Thankfully, Christian was very gracious and kind about the situation and the issue did not spoil our holiday. He allowed us the option of cleaning the house before we left and, as there were 9 of us, we could each take a share. We would like to send thanks to Christian and Nicole for being lovely hosts and we will happily recommend a stay at Pouzatel.