Meet Debbie
Helpful, Friendly, Adaptable
I take a genuine interest in all my guests and try to help as much as possible with ideas of where to visit, what to see and what to do. We welcome you into our home like one of the family.
On a typical day...
I have a very open house. My house is your house.
When I host guests...
I mostly keep to myself and just rent out the spare room.
Family Hobbies
Cycling, Running, Swimming, Basketball, Bird watching
About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
Large family home in North Deux Sevres, Western France. We have a mixture of farm birds, 3 dogs, 1 cat and 2 pony's. The "we" consists of me and my husband, our daughter and our 2 grandchildren.
We are in the middle of the country side but on the main Thouars to Bressuire road. A small village 4km away has everything you need, but we also have a choice of Thouars (9km) and Bressuire (19km) There are wonderful walks, Churches, châteaux, lakes and leisure facilities, i.e swimming, bowling, gyms, fishing, horse riding, etc all within easy reach.
Our home is an old French farmhouse set in it's own courtyard with many out buildings which include barns, old pig styles and stables.
We have a large sitting room with satellite tv as well as French. Wi-fi, dvd etc. There is also a quiet reading area with a large selection of books to choose from.
We have 3 seating areas around the grounds where you can sit and relax with a nice glass or two of local wine. Depending on the time of year, we have a good sized orchard with apples, cherries, plums, pears, peaches, grape vines, so you can also sample these. Also 2 very productive walnut trees. I make many things from all the fruit, jams, chutneys, cakes, pies etc. etc. and you are welcome to try them.
There is an activity lake 4km up the road where you can fish, swim , walk and cycle.
We strongly advise you have transport. There is good walking around here but you need car/bike/motorbike to get to the bigger towns. There are no buses.
My Pets
Dog, Cat, 2 Others
House Facilities
- Garden
- Bikes for use
- Computer
- Swimming Pool
- Laundry
- Parking
- TV
- Internet Access
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
We are ideally situated for exploring the area and all it's sights. Saumur with all its wineries and horses, Thoars and Bressuire with their Châteaux. The Loire Valley and all it's history. We have many local attractions but some of the bigger ones that you may have heard of are:-
Puy dy Fou
Futuroscope
Both are 40 mins away
The coast is only 1 1/2 hours away
Local Area Facilities
- Tennis
- Park
- Gym
- Golf
- Swimming
- Bowling
- Cinema
- Museum
- Shopping Centre
- Amusement Park
- Horse Stables
- Water sports
- Sports arena
- Health club
- Fishing
- Restaurant
- Train station
- Hospital
Meals
Hosts can offer a complimentary light breakfast at their discretion. All other meals, including a full breakfast, might incur an additional cost, if offered. Meals and any additional payment should be arranged directly with your host.
Included in the stay
- Complimentary Light Breakfast
- Use of Kitchen
Diet Type available on request
- Vegetarian
- Nut Allergies
House Rules
Because of the grandchildren we ask that you keep noise down after 10pm
Don't go into the outbuildings without asking first.
You are welcome to invite friend around but please ask us first.
You are welcome to use kitchen but please tidy up after you.
Smoking Rules
Your host smokes outdoors only.
Smoking is allowed outdoors only.
1 Review
October 2017
I had a very relaxing and comfortable stay with Debbie and Steve.
My trip was mainly a cycling holiday and found plenty of very quiet roads. Excellent routes up to 100km but not so many hills.
All in all I would recommend staying here and to include the evening meal option.
How do I book?
Contact the host to check their availability and ask them any questions you have about staying with them. Once the host confirms they’re available for your dates, you can complete your booking.
When do I pay?
Once a host confirms they're available, you can go ahead and pay the 15% booking fee (maximum of 250 $£€ for longer term bookings) using a choice of payment methods: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Maestro, Laser, JCB & PayPal (not available in certain countries). You then pay your host on arrival or as stated by your host on their profile and agreed by you on booking. Please be cautious if a host requests advance payment if its not included on their profile. Our hosts have been advised that if they wish to request advance payment they must make this explicit in their profile. We do not recommend the use of Money gram or Western Union.
When can I share my contact details?
Host and Guest email address, phone number and home address will be exchanged in a confirmation email sent to both immediately after a booking is completed. It's against our policy for Guests and Hosts to exchange direct contact details via our messaging system.