Great location for exploring this area. Beaches, shops and the beautiful town of Marennes all within a short drive. The cottage we stayed in was fully equipped with everything you would need, including a personal barbecue. Each cottage has it's own walled garden area so this is great with small children. Outside of the walled garden the complex is quite large and enclosed and the pool is fenced off so children have plenty of space to play and can be kept safe. Bruce and Catherine are very welcoming and friendly and quickly resolved any unforseen problems.

We have just returned from a wonderful holiday staying here. We stayed in the Le four au pain cottage which was perfect for the three of us. The pool is beautiful and we loved the quirky nature of the gite in that it was very 'french' and traditional.

Basic but excellent facilities for young children (table tennis, badminton, football goaposts, table football). Lots of books and games for adults. My daughter had us playing monopoly most evenings.

Would derail location - perfect t for exploring Saintes, Royan, La Rochelle and other places. Catherine and Bruce were very helpful and accommodating.

If you will be relying on a strong Internet connection throughout your stay, then I not ideal as we had to sit at the foot of the garden to get signal (so our 7 year just about coped!!).

We would highly recommend and will certainly be going back.

We have just returned from a week at Rochebonne cottages with our 5 and 2 year olds. We had the loveliest time - the cottages are full of character and although decorated in a rustic style, still come with mod cons such as a washing machine and dishwasher, which was an unexpected bonus.

The cottages each have a little private gated garden with BBQ, table, lawn etc, which was great for letting the kids loose unsupervised. But the communal garden, with basketball hoop, badminton net, play fort, sandpit, swings etc was truly brilliant. The kids had an absolute ball. The pool was gated for safety and surprisingly warm, given that it was only May!

All in all, we had the best week - lovely local villages and towns to explore, fantastic beaches, a great corner of France - and perfect accommodation at Rochebonne. We can't wait to go back!

Thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Would highly recommend it to anyone wanting a place that's great for kids, and not far from beaches, larger towns and things to do.

we stayed in the Chai with our family,and it was our best holidays ever, the cottage was really clean, all you need is inside, the swimming pool was the best part for the kids and there is also lots of game to keep entertained, the owners are very helpful and nice, there is a private garden as well with a BBQ, the area was really nice and everything you need is close. a really really nice stay, we will coming back taht is for sure!

I wanted to say how much we enjoyed our lovely stay in this property. It was well furnished with all that we needed, the owners are friendly and efficient, and answered all our queries very quickly. Great for young kids as it's fully enclosed and very safe.