Le Noyer Résidence

“Another exceptional stay at Le Noyer.”

Another exceptional stay at Le Noyer. The hosts, Warda & Alex, have the skills to make you feel at home, but also on holiday. Magnificent pool, fabulous shower in the double aspect room with sitting area outside. Well located, within 1 hour of Bergerac and less to many of the beautiful villages.… more

Another exceptional stay at Le Noyer. The hosts, Warda & Alex, have the skills to make you feel at home, but also on holiday. Magnificent pool, fabulous shower in the double aspect room with sitting area outside. Well located, within 1 hour of Bergerac and less to many of the beautiful villages. This was our second visit and they’ve upgraded dramatically since last year. Merci our votre hospitalité et a bientôt

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“Go and stay there and ask for dinner”

This has recently ben acquired by a new couple. I cannot fault it. The welcome is excellent. The accommodation is great once you have worked out how the shower works.and the whole property is just perfect. Currently, some building works are being carried out but that will soon be over. We have h… more

This has recently ben acquired by a new couple. I cannot fault it. The welcome is excellent. The accommodation is great once you have worked out how the shower works.and the whole property is just perfect. Currently, some building works are being carried out but that will soon be over. We have had prepared a superb dinner, and this is a bed and breakfast, which would do the finest restaurant proud. The dinner was so good you do mot need to find another place to eat

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“A wonderfully relaxing Chambres d’hotes”

A wonderfully relaxing chambres d’hotes with high standards. A great location for all ages. Beautiful room, pool and grounds. Delicious breakfast - all with a warm welcome from Alex & Warda! We will return. Merci pour ce merveilleux séjour

“Gite Le Reclaud - Things to note if you book this lovely place”

Delightful stay at this charming secluded gite, part of a B&B adult only residence. Check in was 3pm but unfortunately the gite was still being cleaned by our host at 4.30pm. This was fine but a little intrusive into family time and I got the impression that the host took on all the cleaning duties… more

Delightful stay at this charming secluded gite, part of a B&B adult only residence. Check in was 3pm but unfortunately the gite was still being cleaned by our host at 4.30pm. This was fine but a little intrusive into family time and I got the impression that the host took on all the cleaning duties herself. Le Reclaud is as charming as its photos and I was thrilled by both its character but also the thought put into modern decor (industrial chic, steampunk clocks, bicycle furniture, old cinema seats). Grey painted beans lifted the bedrooms and we were all delighted at this amazing find. However there are a few things that I wish I had known and that future travellers might wish to know before booking (do book, its lovely). The garden is a little over-grown compared to the photos. Myself I found that a bonus of rustic charm. However, it was not as clean as one would have hoped. Its an old gite, so one expects a bit of dust and cobwebs. It was however (as I saw) cleaned in some haste and I needed to attend to quite a bit of grime here and there. The upstairs bedroom ensuite is amazing. The second upstairs bedroom (across the far side of the house up separate stairs) has only a shower and basin, no toilet). This means the occupant of that room has to come down and walk across the length of the house into the kitchen to use the shower/loo down there. Not ideal for some. For young kids/elderly not suitable at all. We tested where you could hear someone shouting from one upstairs room to another. You cannot. There is no mobile reception here but excellent wi-fi (for Whats App calling). Madame had made the bed in the second upstairs room for us (party of three) but we de-camped to the ground floor room (with a basin) for this ease of access to the toilet and communication. The outside furniture and BBQ had been stored in a doorless outhouse getting mouldy over the winter so the corner outdoor sofa set up in the photos is not as seen. We did use parts of it that were not ripped and mouldy but we had partly booked for this elegant outdoor set up. BBQ was unusable. There is no facility for rubbish removal at the gite. So if you are self catering you have to remove your own rubbish (where??). "In town" - we ended up trying to squash it into communal bins at the supermarket. We had to leave our recycling (very sorry). We had no idea where to take this and for £300 a night we shouldn't have to. I am really glad we stayed and will cherish our lovely memories of Le Reclaud. Its old and musty (needs a new roof apparently) but that just added to its aged charm. There is now a hot tub installed for future use (wonderful) but the inside cleanliness and outdoor seating need to up their spec to attract travellers who seek this level of utility. I am sure those enhancements are in the pipeline (the B&B rooms we saw in the main part of the property were amazing, spotless and offering something very special). In time, I am sure Le Reclaud will meet the same standard. Like all of the places we stayed in the Dordogne and France (see other reviews) the website photos often glisten a little more than the places themselves in reality. Le Reclaud is a massive property and absolutely wonderful. Quiet, private, expansive. The new owners have a gem on their hands and I am very sure in time it could end up being the best gite we have ever found in France.

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