Les Chambres de la Mare Aux Saules

This is a B&B in a very old building on a farm, with the farmhouse adjoining in the same building. Don't imagine it's noisy and mucky; it's not: the building looks out onto orchards and a couple of cows peacefully grazing, and it's very quiet. The ground floor of the B&B has a large kitchen-dining room which people staying there can use (our hostess offered to let us use the oven) to cook/warm up an evening meal, or make cups of tea/coffee, which we appreciated. Most of the bedrooms are reached via a very tall staircase (best just to take what you need for the night in a rucksack). They are large, with a large bathroom with a big walk-in shower and a choice of sprays ... giving a very nice showering experience. In the morning, guests go downstairs to find their table already laid out with delicious things to eat: uniquely tasty baguettes made locally using the same dough as for croissants; jam made by the hostess's mother (including delicious mirabelle plum & vanilla); juice; cheese; cold meats; and eggs are available if you want them. Our hostess spent time talking with her guests (she speaks some English but she was patient listening to our best efforts at speaking French), and once she knew the direction we were headed in, she took out a map and pointed us in the direction of good places to see en route - and very good they were, too! If we are passing through this area again, we would not hesitate to stay here again.

The host was very good to give us tips for the area and what to see . The room was Nice and clean and the breakfast exelent.