Villa Entrecasteaux

We - a family of 5, kids age 19, 16 and 14 and our black lab - spent 2 weeks in the villa. Traffic was much better than expected and were supposed to arrive already at 3.30 pm and were desperate to move in after a 1600km ride. Unfortunately the owner rejected an earlier check in referring to the 5 to 7 pm check in window. We finally arrived at 4.30 pm and had to wait outside as the cleaning lady was still busy. At least my 14 year old daughter was allowed to use the toilette. The first impression of the house was really good. Beautifully located amongst huge oak trees providing lots of shade. Nice and well maintained pool area. The rooms are smaller and not that bright than it appears on the pictures. Overall the house and the furniture appear worn-out and may require some TLC. Cracks in the walls and crumbling blaster. The living room sofa is no longer that white. It is full of dirt spots and simply covered by a throw. In the kitchen we have missed the promised oven. There is only a microwave with grill function. The 2 door American refrigerator including water dispenser is great but unfortunately the bottle depot is damaged. The ground floor bedroom bed is badly squeaky and disturbs the sleep considerably. Some black mould in the adjacent bathroom. The upstairs bathroom and ground floor toilette are in much better condition - if you do not care about loose toilette lids. The pool area is really nice. Huge oak trees provide with a lot of shade. Unfortunately there are only 4 pool loungers available. The loungers mattresses are simply disgusting. The owner offers 4 towels to cover but they are way to small and cover only half of the mattress. The pool is maintained by a cleaning robot running 24/7. A good solution if you do not care that the suction tube is always interfering. A lifesaver was the brand-new 2-burner gasgrill as there is no oven available. Another highlight is certainly the TV set and the large supply on international TV programs. The offered WIFI/satellite internet though is very basic even not really sufficient for standard surfing. Streaming and downloading not at all possible. The house is beautifully located but quite remote and there is no or very limited mobile phone connection. All manuals and appliance descriptions are only available in Dutch even the villa is offered on an international platform to international customers. During our stay the aged garbage bin broke due to normal usage and the owner had to replace it and decided to keep €25 from the security deposit.

Herzlich willkommen vom niederländischen Besitzer. Wunderschönes stimmungsvolles Haus. Geschmackvoll dekoriert. Gut ausgestattete Küche mit amerikanischem Kühlschrank, Nespresso-Maschine und feinen Gerichten. Überall Moskitonetze. Nicht in einer Mücke gesehen. Alle schönen Plätze um das Haus herum. Sogar eine schöne Veranda. Feines und großes Schwimmbad. Schöne Aussicht. Zentral gelegen zwischen charmanten Dörfern wie Entrecasteau, Cotignac und Lorgues.Op gute Fahrentfernung von St. Tropez, Cannes Nizza usw.

Bei der Ankunft waren mein Partner und meine Tochter total emotional. Ich selbst war auch beeindruckt. Alles schien einfach Frieden, Raum, Natur, Privatsphäre, Luxus, Komfort hinzuzufügen, Sie nennen es! Ein schönes Haus in einer wunderschönen Lage, umgeben von nichts als der Natur. Überall um das Haus herum kann man einen Spaziergang durch die Weinberge machen, ist ebenfalls zu empfehlen. Und dann ist der Pool und wie das vom Haus ist absolut fantastisch.