Gite in Southern France (Bordeaux)

rs

Anyone ever done a holiday like this? Basically we are looking for a fairly laid back family holiday near Bordeaux for me, my wife and our 18 month old trouble making toddler

My wife's sister lives in Bordeaux, so we'd like to visit them for a day or two.

Anyone used any good websites for this kind of thing or have any recommendations?

torregolf

for accomodation try www.holiday-rentals.co.uk and www.holidaylettings.co.uk

Otherwise, you can't beat ryanair for the flights

Car hire - www.carjet.com

much cheaper holiday and much more flexible than a package

jrar

Depending on when you're going, don't rule out the ferry/self-drive option - stopping off heading up and down thru France can be made part of the holiday itself though with an 18-month-old, you might prefer to go direct.

Have holidayed in French gites/cottages every year except one since 1999 with small kids in tow - we've tried diff. parts of France each time, and it's one country which never fails to surprise and delight in its variety, landscapes, cleanliness, cheap wine, etc !

This year we're tied to school holidays so planning 2 weeks in July/Aug. in eastern France (Alsace region) via Eurotunnel for hopefully something different yet again.

shrapnel222

this is a very good site for finding gites

http://www.gites-de-france.com/fr/gites_ruraux

a gite can be very different to a holiday home as some can be very basic, but they are much cheaper and you can find some great houses too.