We thoroughly recommend La Taillade, having just spent a most enjoyable fortnight there. The house is very handsome, offering complete rural privacy at the end of a driveway through sunflower fields. The views beyond the house over the valley below are gorgeous. Both kids and adults happily hung out in the lovely saltwater pool and the hot tub, where the terraces have been generously equipped for lounging in comfort. In fact, generosity is the hallmark of hosts Andrew and Parul's approach to provisioning the entire house and grounds: everything is well-equipped, with a lot of thought given to maximising guests' comfort and enjoyment, including table tennis table, giant Jenga set, boules court and numerous boxed games. Housekeeper Victoria had everything looking beautiful for our arrival and was responsive to questions during our stay. La Taillade is well placed for fun excursions of a historic, gastronomic and sporting nature, but we also just enjoyed going for daily walks along the lovely country lanes and wooded paths surrounding the property.