10/10 Excellent
David F.
30 July 2019
Liked: Cleanliness
Tranquility in the mountains
We had two really excellent weeks at the apartment in the house in St Martin de Bavel. Although we enjoyed some agreeably quiet relaxing times in the garden looking out into the dramatic vista of Grand Colombier with a cold glass of local wine, we spent most of our time out and about. The surrounding countryside is dramatic, the ViaRhona cycle route is unchallenging (unless you do it as we chose to in 37Ā° heat in which case it was extremely challenging) and there are many large and small towns to visit from Lyon to Annecy to Chembery to Chanaz.
Above all there are several lakes in which to bathe on hot days and experiment with canoeing or a small electric boat: Virieu. Bourget, Annecy. These are great fun.
Bernadette and Laurence are perfect hosts, giving us space to enjoy the surroundings but helping out where needed.
I would recommend this destination extremely highly.
David F.
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2019