<h2>Comfortable Accommodation</h2> A L'Orée du Bois in Retaud offers family rooms with private bathrooms, garden views, and soundproofing. Each room includes a kitchenette, work desk, and free WiFi. <h2>Exceptional Facilities</h2> Guests enjoy a sun terrace, garden, and outdoor seating area. The property features a shared kitchen, electric vehicle charging station, coffee shop, and picnic area. Free on-site private parking is available. <h2>Delicious Breakfast</h2> A continental breakfast is served with local specialities, fresh pastries, fruits, and juice. The host ensures a pleasant start to the day. <h2>Convenient Location</h2> Located 89 km from La Rochelle - Ile de Re Airport, the bed and breakfast is near attractions such as Saintes Train Station (16 km) and Royan Golf (15 km). Highly rated for its breakfast and comfortable rooms.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.0 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.1)

    • Breakfast info

    • Continental

    • Free private parking available on-site


Availability

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Room type
Number of guests
 
1 double bed
4 single beds
2 single beds
1 double bed
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Guest reviews

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Staff
10.0
Facilities
9.0
Cleanliness
9.5
Comfort
9.6
Value for money
9.5
Location
9.1
Free WiFi
7.5
High score for Rétaud

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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Hugh
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Lovely rural location, great hospitality, delicious breakfast. Thank you Fabrice
  • Brenda
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Delicious breakfast. Very friendly host. Lovely garden and nature.
  • Cosmin
    Germany Germany
    It was clean, the owners were very friendly and helpful, there was an issue either payment via credit card and they said no problem, come over and will arrange it, I very much appreciate the trust!
  • Anna
    Austria Austria
    We enjoyed the peace and quite and a lot of greenery around us. Our son could play with some toys and count snails in the garden. The owners were really friendly and put in a lot of attention to detail in making a nice breakfast.
  • Jim
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Excellent host Really good breakfast...really appreciated home made products Comfortable room Access to a fridge to keep drinks chilled Plenty room to park
  • David
    Ireland Ireland
    Fabrice was an exceptional host. The rooms are located in a separated building from the main house, set in a wonderful garden. The room was spacious and spotlessly clean. toilet and shower were perfect. The breakfast was excellent and served in...
  • Julien
    Mauritius Mauritius
    Fabrice was a very friendly and helpful host, with things to do around, where to park for free in Saintes, etc. The breakfasts were great and home made! Fabrice also accomodated our request to have our kids' room to be next to ours, etc. We...
  • Doris
    Germany Germany
    Sehr freundliche zuvorkommende Gastgeber. Zimmer, Frühstücksraum etc sind gemütlich und liebevoll eingerichtet. Für einen Kurzurlaub empfehlenswert.
  • Julien
    France France
    Super hôte, endroit très sympa, chambre au top et petit déjeuner parfait.
  • Marcel
    France France
    Le cadre, Accueil sympa, Chambre coquette, Petit déj avec produits faits maison.

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 3 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Property surroundings

Facilities of A L'Orée du Bois
Great facilities! Review score, 9

Most popular facilities

  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Free WiFi
  • Facilities for disabled guests
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Tea/coffee maker in all rooms
  • Breakfast

Bathroom

  • Toilet paper
  • Towels
  • Bath or shower
  • Private bathroom
  • Toilet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer

Bedroom

  • Linen
  • Wardrobe or closet

View

  • Garden view
  • View

Outdoors

  • Picnic area
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Outdoor dining area
  • Sun terrace
  • Barbecue
  • Terrace
  • Garden

Kitchen

  • Shared kitchen
  • Children's high chair
  • Dining table
  • Coffee machine
  • Toaster
  • Stovetop
  • Oven
  • Tumble dryer
  • Kitchenware
  • Electric kettle
  • Kitchen
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Kitchenette

Room Amenities

  • Socket near the bed
  • Drying rack for clothing
  • Fold-up bed
  • Clothes rack

Activities

  • Walking tours

Living Area

  • Dining area
  • Seating Area
  • Desk

Food & Drink

  • Coffee house on site
  • Tea/Coffee maker

Internet
WiFi is available in the rooms and is free of charge.

Parking
Free private parking is possible on site (reservation is not needed).

  • Electric vehicle charging station
  • Accessible parking

Services

  • Executive lounge access

Reception services

  • Invoice provided

Entertainment and family services

  • Board games/puzzles
  • Board games/puzzles

General

  • Non-smoking throughout
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Heating
  • Soundproofing
  • Private entrance
  • Soundproof rooms
  • Family rooms
  • Ironing facilities
  • Facilities for disabled guests
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Iron

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Entire unit wheelchair accessible
  • Entire unit located on ground floor

Languages spoken

  • English
  • Spanish
  • French
  • Italian

House rules
A L'Orée du Bois takes special requests - add in the next step!

Check-in
From 18:00 to 21:00
Check-out
From 11:00 to 12:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Refundable damage deposit
A damage deposit of € 75 is required. The property charges this 7 days before arrival. That's about £65. This will be collected by credit card. You should be reimbursed within 7 days of check-out. Your deposit will be refunded in full via credit card, subject to an inspection of the property.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

Children 3 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.

To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.

Cot and extra bed policies

0 - 1 year
Cot upon request
Free

The number of cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.

There are no extra beds available at this property.

All cots are subject to availability.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Accepted payment methods
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.

The fine print
Need-to-know information for guests at this property

A damage deposit of € 75 is required. The property charges this days before arrival. This will be collected by credit card. You should be reimbursed within 7 days of check-out. Your deposit will be refunded in full via credit card, subject to an inspection of the property.

Legal information

This property is managed by a private host. EU consumer law relating to professional hosts might not apply.

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