La Pergola du Sourire — Hotel in Saintes

Located in a very small hamlet, about 20 minutes drive from Royan and 10 minutes from Saintes, this little bed and breakfast offers tranquility away from the hustle of the seaside resorts. A car is essential.||On arrival the entrance to the property looks very average, with private parking for your car. Then we met Dominique the host, who is charming, and incredibly helpful. She kindly showed us around, (including meeting the cat), showing us the large breakfast room (which is for guest to use at anytime), filled with many beautiful books, leaflets, and guides of the local area, indoor and outdoor seating areas, and CD player. It was nicely decorated in a romantic french style. ||Then she showed us to our rooms, a huge master bedroom, with antique furniture, and a very comfy double bed, seperate single bed area, toilet and wet-room. All very tastefully decorated. Plus outdoor seating area, and huge patio doors onto the garden.Tea and Coffee facilities and bottled water was also provided. ||Breakfast was a good selection of breads and jams (including a goats cheese bread), and on the last day Dominique joined us at the breakfast table, and we chatted about French life. ||All this was 55 Euros a night. This is a little gem of a place, a bit off the beaten track, but a good location for those who want to visit the busy coast, but want to return to the the peace of the countryside at the end of the day. ||Royan and the area just to the north is very touristy, we would recommend Meschers Sur Gironde for a small town, and selection of nice beaches. Saintes is also worth a visit, lovely old town, with a great little chinese restaurant; The Mandarin at 7 Rue Alsace Lorraine,...

For christmas our daughter did purchase a two nights stay in Retaud ... we decided to go there for our eastern vacations. This is a lovely and peaceful place in a small village close to Saintes. A large and comfortable room , friendly welcome, good breakfast ... it was...

Bon séjour, ||Petit-déjeuner servi entre 8h30 et 9h30 en compagnie de l'hôtesse très bon avec des produits frais et locaux, s'adapte pour les boissons chaudes en fonction des désires de chacun. ||Chambre très spacieuse et lumineuse, salle de bain bien équipée avec sèche-cheveux mais douche italienne un peu petite, la sdb est vite trempée. ||Propreté correcte. ||Pour accéder à la chambre il faut marcher dans l'herbe. Pas très pratique pour les valises et pour maintenir la propreté dans le logement, la création d'un passage/chemin serait judicieux. ||Prêt d'un lit parapluie. Demande de supplément de 20e/nuitée pour notre enfant de 2ans car pour mon conjoint et moi c'était via une Smartbox. ||Très bel extérieur arboré. ||Les extérieurs sont...