Rent from owners direct in France

Maïa, a former tourguide and her husband Frédéric have escaped from a more hectic life in Paris to the peaceful Loire countryside. They are experts at looking after you and they are just next door, discreets but always on hand if you need them.

Kim and I decided to turn our passion for weekends away and visiting new places into running our rental properties in Lanzarote, which we've had for 5 years now and France, which we've just purchased. We love the Aquitaine region of France, the space and fresh air and a swimming pool helps too! Our goal is to provide everything we would expect ourselves, exceptional quality and memories to cherish.

Julian has 2 properties including a 2 bedroom farm house with shared pool in Pech-Luna, France and a 2 bedroom house with shared pool in Pech-Luna, France.

Elly and I are a married couple who met many years ago travelling through Vietnam when Vietnam was not yet opened to the world. We fell in love and Steve moved from Australia to Amsterdam. After several years we moved back to Australia and for a time lived between Melbourne and Roussillon. We love travel, adventures and animals. We also run a small tour company in France, plus we own a small Brocante. Elly speaks several languages, Steve, well working on that, a bit of Dutch and French!

I am Diane and I live in a thirteenth century Manor house with my beautiful, affectionate and friendly border collie, Florette. I am originally from the North-West of England, but I’ve been living and working in various countries and in France since 2000. After seven years of giving English lessons to students at the University of La Rochelle, I decided that my heart belonged to the French countryside, and so began my long search for a traditional French house with character, history and charm. I finally moved to Carlucet in 2007. I have been very lucky to have lived and worked in some stunning places around the world, including Canada, the USA, Australia and the Republic of Ireland, and my aim has always been to restore an old house, using its history to renovate with the utmost integrity. To this end I have sourced and used only traditional materials, local artisans whenever possible and my knowledge and love of historical buildings gained from my Bachelor of Arts studies in Art History. I am now the proud owner of a fully-restored thirteenth century Manoir, complete with original medieval beams, original stone walls created using wattle and daub, enormous fire-places and a vaulted cellar with arrow slits (narrow vertical apertures) where archers once launched arrows during the Hundred Years War.

We, Michelle and Martin bought this house and gite at the end of 2013 after visiting Michelle's sister's family who live close by. When we saw it we immediately fell in love with it. We are both now retired. Michelle was a Beauty Therapist and I worked as a Technical Sales Director in agriculture. Every year we do more to improve the property and our ambition is to help make your holiday the best ever. We want you to enjoy the peace and quiet of our rural setting but will always be on hand to help with suggestions for visits, local amenities and attractions if needed. If you have any special interests or needs for your stay just contact us. If we don't know the answer we will find out and get back to you quickly. The 9.2m pool, which is cleaned every day, is a wow for the children.

David has a 1 bedroom gite with shared pool in Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt, France.

Our only focus is to make sure you have the absolute best time at Haute Vue.

Hello, I am Simon Clark, a retired schoolteacher and lover of France and Spain, their languages and cultures. My partner and I bought the Mas d'Arjac 16 years ago with a view to creating an arts and cultural centre with accommodation and a business to keep me out of mischief once retired. As well as our holiday rentals, I also run a cultural association which promotes concerts, mainly of classical music, by some of the brightest musical stars of the future. We fell in love with the peaceful woodland setting of the Mas d'Arjac and the beauty of its stone buildings which we have restored to practical use over the intervening years. We particularly love exploring the many stunning villages within easy reach of the house as well as the vibrant market days in our nearest towns. Our small corner of France, in the Aveyron but very close to the borders with Tarn et Garonne and the Lot, is the perfect springboard to explore this fascinating and extremely picturesque part of SW France.

Kerrie has a 1 bedroom gite in Champsecret, France.

I'm owner in the Villa Garrigue of Cap Esterel.

After buying the house a few years ago, and completely renovating the interior, professional reasons led to us moving away from the region. However, we are available at any time for recommendations or advice on things to do in the area, for all ages and any level of activity that interests you :)