La Lezardiere - Villa Holiday Rental in Rayol Canadel Sur Mer, Var, France

Our family of 4 (including 2 young children) spent two very happy weeks here in July 2009. The house has beautiful views and is superbly located. It is very comfortable and is well-equipped - you feel you are in a friend's home rather than a rental property. The house and garden are well designed, with the pool close to the house. Everything was immaculate on arrival, and the charming lady who cleans also provides a reliable babysitting service (for whole days as well as evenings). The owner went to great lengths to check that we had all that we needed and were enjoying our stay.

 The local area is well worth the (in places) grinding drive from Nice airport: it is unspoilt and laid-back compared to the more developed areas of the Cote d'Azur, and the proximity of the house to Le Rayol is a huge "plus" because it has all that you need for your stay, removing the need for supermarket trips to big towns. We have already booked our return visit and hope to become regulars. La Lezardiere is a very special place for a holiday!

5/5

We were thoroughly impressed by your holiday home and its captivating location; it was particularly atmospheric when the "mistral" shook the shutters and swished the palms. The mimosa and acacia were in bloom, the Domaine was lovely and Sunday lunch at the Maurin des Maures was a great experience. We also liked Ramatuelle and Bormes and were taken with the Signacs at L'Annonciade.

4/5

Striking views over the sea and Islands from some bedrooms and the giant living area as well as from the paved terraces and nooks outside. There are good walks on car free roads down to the beach and past other beautiful houses.

We stayed in winter and found most restaurants nearby to be closed so appreciated the amazingly well equipped kitchen for home cooking. Central heating is also useful for cold winter days. Good for a large group, we were only 6 adults and a baby, must bring more of the family next time. Even found some toys for the baby.The caretakers keep the house gleaming and were smiling and helpful in spite of our woeful French.

Larger towns nearby such as Cavalaire and St Maxime had supermarkets and restaurants open during winter. Historic towns such as Grimaud in the nearby hills. Some roads in the Alpes behind Rayol have great views and exciting walks but are not for the faint hearted.

4/5

Our family of 4 (including 2 young children) spent two very happy weeks here in July 2009. The house has beautiful views and is superbly located. It is very comfortable and is well-equipped - you feel you are in a friend's home rather than a rental property. The house and garden are well designed, with the pool close to the house. Everything was immaculate on arrival, and the charming lady who cleans also provides a reliable babysitting service (for whole days as well as evenings). The owner went to great lengths to check that we had all that we needed and were enjoying our stay.

 The local area is well worth the (in places) grinding drive from Nice airport: it is unspoilt and laid-back compared to the more developed areas of the Cote d'Azur, and the proximity of the house to Le Rayol is a huge "plus" because it has all that you need for your stay, removing the need for supermarket trips to big towns. We have already booked our return visit and hope to become regulars. La Lezardiere is a very special place for a holiday!"

5/5

We were thoroughly impressed by your holiday home and its captivating location; it was particularly atmospheric when the "mistral" shook the shutters and swished the palms. The mimosa and acacia were in bloom, the Domaine was lovely and Sunday lunch at the Maurin des Maures was a great experience. We also liked Ramatuelle and Bormes and were taken with the Signacs at L'Annonciade.

4/5

Beautiful house, beautiful weather – we couldn’t be happier. Thanks, Clare, for thinking of every possible detail and the best equipped kitchen we’ve ever seen! We ate here most evenings on the terrace but our favourite lunching place is Tamaris Plage, just down the road in Pramousquier. Fabulous view and delicious food. Hate to leave and hope we can return next year!

4/5

Thanks for letting us share your beautiful home. Absolute delight to invite our guests to this wonderful place, to spend a holiday together. Everyone had their preferred corner of paradise. My husband, who’d forgotten his knives (chefs never take a holiday without) couldn’t believe you had the same as him.

 My 6 year old lived in the pool pretty much the whole fortnight. Family from the UK sought the shady corners and played games under the trees, whilst our French family lay like lizards on the terrace whilst the 4 year old had to sit just above the painted sign on the tree house just to prove a point, and play with her dolls.

As for me: after two weeks of quick showers a decadent bath with a view on the next to last night was bliss, also morning coffee beneath the pepper tree, the air full with the scent of Franzipan, and the beautiful yellow flowers on the tree which overhangs the far end of the pool, which opened this last week. Beautiful memories of hot sunshine and time spent en famille.

4/5

Striking views over the sea and Islands from some bedrooms and the giant living area as well as from the paved terraces and nooks outside. There are good walks on car free roads down to the beach and past other beautiful houses. We stayed in winter and found most restaurants nearby to be closed so appreciated the amazingly well equipped kitchen for home cooking. Central heating is also useful for cold winter days. Good for a large group, we were only 6 adults and a baby, must bring more of the family next time. Even found some toys for the baby.The caretakers keep the house gleaming and were smiling and helpful in spite of our woeful French.

Larger towns nearby such as Cavalaire and St Maxime had supermarkets and restaurants open during winter. Historic towns such as Grimaud in the nearby hills. Some roads in the Alpes behind Rayol have great views and exciting walks but are not for the faint hearted.

4/5

We love this place! It has been an unforgettable experience and we don’t want to leave! The ambiance of this house is pristine – the large French windows looking out across the sparkling sea has provided the perfect place for a magical family holiday. So many areas to escape to throughout this divine house. Days spent diving off nearby rocks into the crystal, aquamarine waters of the Mediterranean. Returning to the cool refuge of the house to read by the pool or in the shady hammock. After a couple of expeditions to local restaurants it soon became obvious there was no real need to leave. Preferring barbeque's by the pool or cooking in the well-equipped kitchen. We would love to come back one day!!

5/5

The house is beautiful and easily accommodated the 14 people in our family with privacy and communal space for a happy holiday.  The owners have thoughtfully provided a very well appointed kitchen. We are happy to recommend this property to large groups but the house is too big for just two people so bring your friends..

4/5

Eight adults and two toddlers spent a week here in the middle of September. We found the villa everything that it cracked itself up to be - wonderful position, beautiful views, well equipped. Our problem was that we spent too much time on the beach to take advantage of all the facilities - though we did play fierce games of table tennis.

The pool was plenty big enough for us, sometimes they are very narrow, and there was room for most of us to laze around it - which was fine because there were always people and children in it. The eyrie at the top of the property was the most magnificent place to get away from everyone - particularly at bed time with a book and a bottle of wine - or just to look at the sea.

The sea really was only 10/15 minutes walk away - though we tended to go with friends to the next beach west, where the sand was yellower and there was more activity to watch. It was possible to push a buggy in the evening to the local pizza place, and even to the beach cafes - though we tended to eat at home, outside the kitchen by the barbecue or on the terrace with the view.

Everything worked properly, there was masses of kitchen equipment with really large saucepans and frying pans, lots of plates, bowls and cutlery. The ice machine on the fridge was very popular. Once we got the magic codeword the internet worked more efficiently than home!

The caretaker was very helpful when the family arrived and showed them exactly how everything worked. She arrived when she said she would to take the keys on our last day. She will babysit, but by the time we asked her she was already booked - not a problem as the French don't worry about children in the sort of places we went to en masse.

4/5