Location Loire Atlantique – Gästebuch
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We would like to thank Teresa and Ian for their very kind hospitality. La Glycine was a lovely gite with all the amenities we could wish for and an amazing view of the garden and this made our two week holiday most pleasurable.
This was our first holiday with our 19 month old daughter and Teresa went out of her way to provide both indoor and outdoor toys for Ophelia to play with, which kept her and us very happy.
We managed to see Nantes and the incredible mechanical elephant, the historical towns of Châteaubriant, Rennes and Vannes and the very interesting architecture they had to offer. We also got to relax on the lake beaches of Plessé and Fégréac and visit the coastal beaches of St Marc and La Baule, plus see many other places including lots of markets.
So thank you to Teresa and Ian for making our holiday such a memorable experience and we hope to return soon.
Jamie, Melanie and Ophelia (Aug 2009)
Our first time in a Gite and didn’t we pick well! My wife and I stayed in La Glycine which had everything you needed and more besides. Set in beautiful gardens, the gites are in a quiet location yet close to the local village and easy reach of the large cities in the area.
Just as important and no less impressive was the warm welcome we received from Teresa. She also helped us with sightseeing and provided all the local knowledge we needed. I haven’t mentioned the “main man” Ian as he was off playing golf in England most of the week, but he was there with Teresa to give us a warm send off. As you can guess, I highly recommend going to pay Teresa and Ian a visit. You will not be disappointed.
Many thanks to you both for making our holiday so memorable and we hope to come and see you again.
Kind regards,
Roy & Pam (September 2009)
What can one say about a retreat that has been a home-away-from-home for 3 months? We have grown to love this place and have a store of memories to last the rest of our lives. We came here with the view to living amongst the French people and to this end we have to say that whilst we don’t understand the French ‘way of life’ still and still get a little frustrated with odd trading hours, we have found that many French people have good hearts.
The cottage has provided us with everything we could need. It has been a refuge when we have travelled too far, a place to recuperate. We have been able to entertain our children and grandchildren in a safe and restful haven. Each of them has needed the recuperative powers of this peacful environment to minister to their bodies and souls.
Ian and Teresa have provided every amenity we have required and the cottage has weaved its magic on us all. Wildlife abounds with cows, hedgehogs, squirrels and many birds keeping us well entertained. The garden has provided us with many hours of restful enjoyment. Our granddaughter loved picking flowers in her special basket and then putting them into a vase for our enjoyment. She loved her upstairs room with all the fairies sitting on her window sill each night; we didn’t see them but she assured us there were 10 -12 each night – why should we doubt?
We just hope that other families get as much enjoyment from ‘Coeur de Chéne as we have. We feel a bit selfish that we have been able to enjoy it for so long.
Peter & Audry Robinson
Western Australia (30/06 -- 27/09/09)
Marg and I and our friends Grant and Wendy stayed in La Glycine for a week in May 2009.We didn,t quite know what to expect as we had never stayed in a Gite on our regular trips to France.The Gites of Terese and Ian were so much more than we ever expected.It was the highlite of our eight week trip to europe.Our hosts could not do enough for us and the Gite was so well equiped.The location was ideal for us as everything we wanted to see and do was in easy reach for day trips.We will all certainly return again and wish Terese and Ian every success with the Gites.
Best wishes
John and Margaret Donnelly
Gold Coast, Queensland
Australia.
Our second visit to Les Quatre Cles was as delightful as the first. We stayed in the newly renovated Le Camelia which was beautiful and had all the rustic charms of La Glycine that we stayed in last year.
Our two year old old just loved the gite and the garden. Teresa and Ian went out of their way to make it very special for her with lots of outdoor equipment and a box full of age relevant toys inside.
We visited the must see picturesque towns of Rochefort en Terre, Josselin and Malestroit and also enjoyed the market at Vannes. A trip to La Boule provided idyllic beaches and a variety of excellent restaurant to lunch in. From La Boule it is certainly worth while travelling up the road to Le Croisic, a small port with some lovely cobble streets.
Die vier Schlüssel, Guemene Penfao is a lovely part of France and definitely worth a visit. For us it is a beautiful place with beautiful memories.
Teresa & Ian – what can we say but ‘fantastique’. A beautiful space, a ‘home from home’. The setting is beautiful and the river and fishing have been great. We have also enjoyed having a table tennis championship every evening. The wildlife has been a joy to see, many kingfishers and snakes in the river, coypu and many varied caterpillars that kept the kids amused. We also enjoyed the ‘bat walk’ along the lane and from the barn. You really think of everything that we need which has made the holiday. Fond memories and photos to look back on and we will see you next year.
Paul, Carol, Luke and James – Cambs
22 – 29 August 2009
Nous avons très apprécié notre séjour dans ce gite très agréable et décoré avec beucoup de goût.
C’est une adresse à recommander.
Serge
Le 30 décembre 2009
07.01.2010
Sitting in front of the woodburner with a glass of vin rouge – lovely! Fabulous spot, peaceful and tranquil, close to many fascinating towns. We’ve had a great time and you’ve made us feel very welcome. Dan Jones
We have really enjoued our stay here – it has been a great central base to explore the area. The gite has been lovely and warm weven in these freezing temperatures. Flo has loved her stay here and us very sad to be leaving the pink fluffy rabbit behind! Hopefuly we’ll be back again and we’ll be sending family members to stay when they care to visit. Thank you for your hospitality. Kirsty & Flo Jones
21.03.2010
First and hopefully not the last time here! Very nice place and lovely countryside. Thank you for your warmness. See you again very soon.
Christian, Emilie and Elvis (the dog)
Thank you very much for a lovely stay, the site was very comfortable and the children had a brilliant time. Will be back as soon as possible. – Helen
Thankyou for yet another very pleasant stay in your lovely gites, we and our Freunde had a great time, I think you have both done a fab job on the renovations, and the swings and playhouse are a great feature for the children. Thanks again Tracy, Peter, Richard, Carla & friends
10 – 17 April 2010
Thank you very much. We had a wonderful week with sun! We loved the table football and boxing and cycling to the boulangerie. Thank you for the loan of your bikes and the beautiful house. We strongly recommend the canoeing on the river Don. Les machines de Ille at Nantes was impressive for the children and La baule beach was long and sandy. We wish we’d had time to do some pony trecking too.
Thank you again for a brilliant week and very friendly host – Ian.
Ruth, Al, Guy & Jack
We have loved the week in spring in France. After winter in New Zealand, it was great to see tulips and blossom. What a great bike ride to see the mill at Juset – we rode along the Don. Thank you for our wonderful stay and holiday.
Kathy & Les, Lorraine & Selwyn
29 May to 6th June 2010
Thank you so much Teresa & Ian for helping to make this such a wonderful holiday. The very minute I first walked through the front door I knew we had come upon a most beautiful & relaxing place. Thank you for your hospitality, helpfulness & great information. We found the gite most comfortable and found no difficulty in making it our home for the week. Simon our three year old, in spite of being unwell for a few days, had a great time exploring your beautiful garden and playing with all the toys both inside and out. This is a great base for exploring the many beautiful local places, and even if we had never gone anywhere, it was just heaven to spend time around here. The cool evenings in particular were lovely for sitting outside with the vin rouge & simply listening to the birds and crickets and enjoying the delicious perfume of the honeysuckle (chevrefeuille) wafting past us.
The gite had everything we could possibly need and we knew that should we need anything else, it was only a matter of calling on either Teresa or Ian. The beds and linen were very comfortable, something which can sometimes be hard to find. I imagine no matter what time of year one might stay here – summer or winter, a wonderful time would be had.
So thanks once more to you both, we most definitely will be back. It was the first thing we both said the minute we got here. We wish you well with happiness and good health always to enjoy the place you must happily & proudly call home.
Frank, Anne & Simon Kelly
Ireland.
3-10 Juli 2010
Many thanks for a lovely relaxing week at Le chevrefeuille. The gite was ideal and all the carefully thought-out-extras made all the difference. A lovely warm welcome and plenty of local knowledge and tips for places to see and treats to enjoy.
A beautiful, quiet and relaxing corner of old Brittany – perfect for some serious chilling out. Wishing Les Quatre Cles continued success, very best wishes, Dave & Rosy
16 Juli 2010
Great People!
Great Gite!
Great Jam!
Keep up the good work
Steve & Alison
Teresa and I have been friends for more than thirty years but we hadn’t seen each other since she’d moved to France, so I thought it was about time we got together again! We had a lovely week at Coeur de Chene, which we thought was well equipped, comfortable and met all our needs as a family of four, including two teenagers, who made particular use of the television! We loved lounging in the garden, barbecuing with a glass of wine in one hand and a good book in the other, watching the birds or just soaking up the sun. We made several trips further afield to Vitre, Vannes and even just beyond Tours to visit a couple of chateaux and found pleasant, good value restaurants in most places although one has to bear in mind that lunch in France is served strictly between twelve noon and two p.m., which is a bit restricting. Never the less, we had a great time and are sure that many visitors to the cottage in future will too.
Fantasic all round! Lovely location, all the family have had a great time. Thank you for your service and hospitality.
16th to 30th July 2010
30th July to 7th August 2010
Thank you for our stay, very relaxing week, much refreshed. Lovely area and everything we needed was taken care of. Thanks a lot
John & Verona & family
31st July – 13 August 2010
We write this at the end of a really delightful holiday. Everyone enjoyed their holiday including ‘Sophie’ the canine member of our group. The gite was wonderful and everything was so well prepared and thought out to ensure a relaxing stay in a superb location. Nothing was too much trouble for Teresa & Ian, their hospitality really helped to make our holiday enjoyable. We are really thankful for all their kindness during out stay. I am sure we will return soon.
Andrea, Gareth, Gabriella, Alex and Sophie the dog (woof woof)
17th – 30th July 2010
We anticipated it was going to be a great holiday, but we didn’t realise it was going to be this brilliant! The weather was beautiful, the gite spectacular and the jams and chutneys simply magnifique! Our highlights were the medeaval festical in Dinan, the outdoor pool at Plessé, the market and shopping in Redon and your personal favourite Teresa, the elephant at Nantes! We have greatly enjoyed our fortnight, very much hope to come back again and wish you all the success in the future – you deserve it. Best wishes,
Helen, Andrew, Jess & Morwenna
Thanks a lot for this wonderful holiday week. What a great gite! A part of England in part of ‘grande Bretagne’ in the small French one. It was amazing! We appreciate your kindly attention and as there is so much to see, we have to come back for a longer time.
Et puis comme nous sommes francais, je me dois de souligner l’effort, l’acceil et le partage que vous nous avez offert bien que votre cliente traverse plus seuvent la manche que nous. Lille vous remercie, Laura, Cathy et Romain
7 – 14 August 2010
Thank you for creating a very welcoming gite, very comfortable and lacking nothing. The home grown tomatoes were very good too – better that mine growing (or not) in England. It’s a shame the sun didn’t shine all the time, but we still enjoyed ourselves. Best recommendation is the new ‘Terra Botanica’ near Angers – great for all ages. Best wishes from a fellow quilter – Steve, Daphne & Chris
14 Zu 21 August 2010
Thanks very much for all you have done for us, which includes keeping Freya in toys etc. Weather was good and we enjoyed canoeing and horse riding near Plessé in the Forest du Gavre was excellent. We met some lovely families whilst we were here and Teresa & Ian were so friendly and helpful. The gite was so pretty and well kitted out. You’ve done a fine job and we’ll recommend you to friends etc. Best wishes
Jon, Sandra, Harvey, Ella & Freya
14 – 21 August 2010
We loved the gite very much with all its attention to detail. It was very homely and we loved coming back in the evenings – especially the garden.
We would definately recommend this gite to family and friends, its great for families and also opportunities to meet other families. Thank you very much – your jam is devine.
Michael, Jayne, Emilie (I enjoyed playing in the garden and loved my stay in France) & Chloe (I loved staying in this gite, it was clean and cosy. It was a pleasure to meet new people from another country – that was fun, Thanks)
I would like to say that I had one of the nicest holiday, thanks to the wonderful hospitality of Ian and Teresa. They made our stay at Guémémé-Penfao and surrounding areas extremely pleasent, they were very helpful in every respect and they made us feel as one of the family. It was like going home for your holidays. The gites were comfortable, clean and well equiped. Nothing was lacking. Teresa and Ian were two very warm nd friendly people with whom I would enjoy spending another summer. Thank you for making my summer very special. Best wishes Donna and family.
Me gustaría decir muchísimas gracias. He tenido uno de los mejores cumpleaños en mis 12 años de vida gracias a Teresa y sus huéspedes. Besos. Shannon:)
14.8 – 28.8.2010
This was our first stay in France and it have been our best holidays so far! First impression counts – we saw the flowers, the garden and the typical brittany house, and then Teresa and Ian, and we were sure we would enjoy our time here – and so it was
It’s the frequent possibilities of leisure activities why I recommend this region for holidays.
And it’s the kindness of the people, and their neverending will to help why I can especially recommend Teresa and Ian’s gites.
Thank you very much … und vielen Dank für alles
anna – michael – yvonne – tamara – kristina
23 – 30 August 2010
Dear Teresa & Ian,
Thank you very much for the lovely days we have in your house. Hope we see you soon.
Oliver & Sylvie, Lilian & Julian, Silke & the dogs Fly & Mia.
Freiburg, Germany
Dear Teresa & Ian,
Just wanted to say thanks for yet another great stay at La Glycine. As usual the gite was perfect, the Christmas weather was far better than the UK and we had a wonderful time.
Thank you and we will be back as soon as possible!!
Teresa & Carlos
We stayed here a few months ago and had a wonderful time. This is exactly how you want an accommodation to be. Excellent service!
Teresa & Ian
Thank you so much for your discreet, but friendly hospitality and your gite had every comfort…. home away from home with constant sunchine, what a bonus!
Paul, Elizabeth & Samantha
30th May to 6th June 2011 – taken from our guest book:
“We have had a wonderful stay and seen many amazing things. Favourites include the Grand Elephant and the machines and we plan to return when the 3 tier carousel and Heron tree are completed. Coming from Australia, we are in awe of all the history and beautiful buildings. Puy du Fou was another amazing place with spectacular shows – take the 2 day pass if you can. Thanks to Teresa and Ian, friendly knowledgeable hosts and lovely accommodation.”
Liz, Chris, Jared & Ellie
19 Zu 26 Juni 2011 (from our guestbook)
“We have had a very pleasant stay, the location is ideal as there are many varied places and activities within one hours drive. Our gite, La Glycine, we found very comfortable, fully equipped, lacking nothing and with some pleasant details like an interesting photo album of the original conversion, well done Ian & Teresa – all done in about one year, impressed…. With a southerly aspect, the patio was great and amongst many features in the garden is a challenging pentanque terrain.
Many thanks
Maurice & Wendy Day
Joanne & David Guest
Hayling Island
11 Zu 18 Juni 2011
Taken from our guestbook:
“After a week at this lovely location we are leaving with many great memories of a wonderful holiday. Teresa & Ian have been very helpful and friendly. The gite is home from home with all the smallest of detail having been thought of. We will be back as soon as we can.
Thanks”
Rosetta & Mark Stone, Killinchy, N. Ireland
18 Zu 24 Juni 2011
From our guest book:
“We’ve had a lovely few days here. The gite is excellent. This is our 5th gite holiday and not only is it the best equipped gite (so much is provided from DVDs to kitchenfoil) but it’s the most comfy bed we’ve had! The area is fantastic for cycling, we brought our own bikes and have had a great time cycling on quiet roads with not many hills!
Thank you”
Rick & Judy
Basingstoke
27 June to 7th July 2 families in La glycine & Die Heckenkirsche
From our guestbook:
“Thank you! We’ve had an excellent week here in chevrefeuille- the honeysuckle is really delightful in the evening with a glass of wine in hand, sun going doen slowly. mit 2 young ones in tow, your garden has been fantastic. Ian’s Wendy house has kept all of us amused. Elsie has played ‘church cafes’ (?) in it happily all week… I’m looking forward to my own garden house just like it. Super craft skills! Just wondering what will be next … mechanical elephant all from pallets??? Thank you for your hosting”
Philip, Rachel, Elsie & Mary. Abergavenny
und
“Thank you for providing such a wonderful backdrop to a lovely family holiday. You exceeded our expectations in all areas, and our granddaughter will be wanting her own ‘church cafe’ (aka the Wendy house) Zu Hause. Not sure that even our combined skills can match Ian’s!
Many thanks to you both. PS. the Tour was great too.”
Chris & Sammy Betson – Suffolk
Andrew & Nanette – Swindon
9 Zu 16 Juli
Taken from our guestbook:
“We came because Fiona, our daughter, has spoken about the wonderful time she spent here with Steve, back in 2005. Needless to say, we were not disappointed – on the contrary, we have been absolutely delighted! The accommodation is excellent, providing all home comforts in an idyllic rural setting. The location is perfect, providing a wonderful range of easy destinations to visit & enjoy. In addition, Guemene provides convenient shopping outlets for food etc. Thank you Teresa & Ian, for a most enjoyable and tranquil stay in La glycine. ‘Labour of Love’ is so appropriate – the gites are a credit to you both
Peter & Jacqui
Ely
9 Zu 16 Juli
taken from our guest book
“We’ve had a lovely relaxing week… thank you! It has been such a homely place to celebrate our wedding anniversary and Chloe’s 7th birthday. Thank you for saving the day with birthday candles! The children have loved playing in the garden and the house. We’ll never forget Toby’s face when he saw a real combine harvester in the field at the back of your garden … a real treat! The swimming lake at Plessé has been great on hot days. Thank you for the use of the bikes to get croissants in the morning. It’s been a great opportunity to stay in your lovely gites! Thank you again. Best wishes”
Dougie, Joanne, Chloe & Toby
16 Zu 23 Juli 2011
Taken from our guest book:
“Thank you for a great start of our two weeks in France. The jam and the mediterranean chutneys were very tasteful. The garden is do nice and peaceful. It’s a shame the sun didn’t shine all the time, nevertheless the countryside is very beautiful.”
Birgit, Barbet & Frederike – Berlin
16 – 23 Juli 2011
Taken from our guest book:
“Chére Therese,
Merci pour cette belle semaine si tranquille, dans cette nature magnifique – le gite est superbe, et l’accueil super sympathique! Nous avons decouvert une region nouvelle pour nous deux, malgré la pluie….
All the very best to you and Ian”
Hélené (Paris) & Walter (South Africa) = New York
This year (the first two weeks in August 2011) was a return to Teresa’s hospitality in Guemene-Penfao. There were a number of places we wanted to revisit as well as explore new ones. The Gite itself was, as before, homely and well equipped, in a lovely location. Brittany’s weather was kind to us as well which helped make this another memorable holiday. Our thanks go to Teresa and Ian and we wish them all the very best.
Doug, Soraya, Heather & Christina
August 6th – August 20th.
Would like to thank Ian & Teresa for sharing their Gites with us. Our two weeks went far to quickly!
Wanted for nothing in the Gite, and the garden/play area was fantastic. The play house was beautiful and with-stood our two children’s antics in it!! The beaches at Pornichet and La Boule were lovely and clean with great water sports. The kayak trip down “Le Don” was a brilliant end to our holiday.
Would recommend La Glycine for a relaxing, peaceful (even with children)! holiday.
Samantha & Clive.
A huge thankyou to Ian & Teresa for a fantastic weeks stay in Coeur de Chene. A great base for exploring a beautiful untouched region of France but still plenty to do with young children. We enjoyed beautiful weather and found lots of lovely places for cycling, swimming, shopping and of course enjoying amazing french cuisine! A real home from home experience, didn’t want for anything and would highly recommend you to friends and family.
Many thanks Julie, Phil & James
13 – 27 August 2011
We recently spent two enjoyable weeks in Le Camelia. The gite has been restored to a high standard and was well equipped with little touches that made it feel like a real home from home.
Ian and Teresa provided valuable information regarding places to visit and special events that can only be gained by living locally. We particularly enjoyed the medieval festival at Malestroit.
We wish that we could bottle the relaxed feeling that we quickly gained on this holiday. Die Umgebung, the gite and Ian and Teresa provide everything you could need for a perfect holiday. We will definitely recommend you to friends and family.
Many thanks
Estella, Joe, Rhianna & Charlotte