If you want to have a holiday in gorgeous, serene, surroundings with the most thoughtful hosts you can imagine, this is the property for you. Mulberry Villa and it’s adjacent Butterfly Cottage are set in the soft, rolling hills and fields of the Dordogne. The grounds themselves are manicured and perfumed with honeysuckle and roses. The pool sparkles and the hot tub welcomes any with sore muscles from too much climbing while exploring nearby castles.
The kitchen is well equipped and we were able to produce great meals for ten people. Speaking of great meals, if a celebratory meal is on your agenda, consider bookingChef Dimitri . He created two fabulous and totally different meals for us.
Over a two week period, we hosted 14 people ranging in age from 20 months to mid 70s. All were enchanted, a toddler who could run and play, twenty something’s who could swim and cavort, young parents who could have their own space in the Butterfly Cottage.
The thing that really makes Les Hirondelles, with its cottage and villa incomparable though is the family who own it. Andy, Uliana and their son, Michael. Andy and Uliana went out of their way to offer assistance, answer questions and check how we were doing.
The only problem with Les Hirondelles is that it is so far from our home in Austin.