Location Loire Atlantique – Guestbook
Here are some reviews posted on Slow Europe by recent guests before the birth of this website. As this site is now live, we welcome your comments here on your stay with us.
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Teresa Sorokin & Ian Elliott
Les Quatre Clès
Gascaigne
44290
Guémené Penfao
FranceTel: 0033 240518167 9am - 9pm (UK time) any day
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15 Comments
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 (Sept 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.
Les Quatre Cles, 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 friends 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 July 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 July 2010
Great People!
Great Gite!
Great Jam!
Keep up the good work
Steve & Alison