La Morandière

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The house itself was set in a beautiful location, but the grounds and pool were not as big as the photographs on the website suggested. Unfortunately on our arrival the house and outside area hadn't been cleaned properly and after a 9 hour drive, we had to clean the kitchen and fridge which smelled terribly of rotten fish(!) and then had to tackle the gravel, the urns by the front door and an old bucket of water, all of which were full old cigarette butts - not exactly what we had envisaged for our first evening's entertainment! For the duration of the stay the pool was not working, although three attempts were made to fix it - this was frustrating because I have four children and the whole reason for booking the property was so that they had a pool to use.It transpired it had not been working on the day we arrived, but our representative failed to mention this on our arrival.
One other negative aspect was the smell of oil fumes that came through the floorboards of the master bedroom upstairs. We woke up on the first couple of mornings with a terrible headache, so I think the extractor fan from the tanks below could do with looking at, as I'm pretty sure this isn't normal. The property itself was very pretty, and I particularly liked upstairs, where the bedrooms and bathroom were beautifully furnished, comfortable and spacious. It is a clearly loved family property but unfortunately the low level of cleanliness really let it down, as did the fact that we all felt the photographs were a bit misleading, giving the impression of a much bigger pool. I hate to give such negative feedback: it is a pretty area, with lots to do and see; ideal for visiting Mont St Michel, Bayeux, Flers and Arramanche, all of which we enjoyed. However, I couldn't really recommend the property as it was a lot of money for somewhere with so many issues. We spent three weeks in France this summer, in three different properties and La Moriandere was the mid-range in terms of price, but unfortunately bottom of the table in terms of value for money, cleanliness and facilities.

Vorgelegten: 27 Aug 2014

Mietwoche: 16 Aug 2014