My family and I have recently returned from a 10 night stay in "Le Poulailler" where we had a fantastic time!
The owners, Martine and Michel, couldn't have been more accommodating. We stayed in their 3 bedroom property, the bedrooms were all an excellent size, extremely clean and beautifully furnished. The 2 larger rooms had a TV, although only French channels, however this was not an issue for us. There was also internet access should you require it with a cable connection.
The kitchen had everything you could possibly need and again was spotless, as was the bathroom.
The dining area seated the 5 of us comfortably.
Outside the gardens were lovely with plenty of space for the children to run around. The pool was fantastic, it was heated and kept very clean and used by the children every day....Michel even pumped up their inflatable’s. Martine and Michel have a table tennis table which was brought outside every day for us along with bats and balls, etc. Another addition to the garden was Aladin, the boxer, who was great with the kids and was at our side when lying on the loungers! In the far corner Martine has chickens and a goose which if you're lucky enough to be offered eggs from, do accept, they were delicious! The children got to go in with the chickens when Martine and Michel were collecting eggs and feeding them.
At the back of the garden there is a field with a horse and donkey owned by Martine and Michel. The children were invited in and gave them carrots with Michel and Martine supervising.
There are many places to visit nearby including Saint-Pierre-Sur-Dives which has a great market and is a nice village to walk around. Falaise is slightly larger with excellent places to eat and steeped in history. There is also a tourist information here. We went further a field and visited Deauville which is a lovely seaside town with fantastic beaches...well worth the journey (approx 1 hour) and Arramanches (again approx 1 hour away) which provided a fascinating insight to the 2nd world war, but also a very nice little touristy village.
All in all, we highly recommend staying here....a fantastic location in a lovely area with excellent hosts!