Guest Book
3rd September-10th September 2011 After a week driving around France Cruzel has been the perfect place to relax. Many thanks to Steve and Edite for providing the perfect blend of helpfulness without intrusiveness. All facilities especially the pool were ideal. Visits to Cahors, Lauzerte, Montcuq and Moissac were all great fun. We ate well usually inexpensively in them all. Lunch in Auberge in Miramont de Quercy is very good. The menus du midi/jour near the Abbey at Moissac is worth trying and the Abbey cloisters are unmissible., as is the Sunday market at Montcuq. We hope to be back soon. Maybe with the 2CV. One word of caution finding lunch after 1pm is very difficult. |
20th August-27th August 2011 Kiltos, thank you, for sharing your home with us strangers and making us feel welcomed and relaxed. Loved the pool, the gite, the area and what it has to offer. It’s been a pleasure staying here the week and experiencing so much. (Castlesarassin, Montegue, Lauzerte, St Moran, vineyards ecc). Thank you for the interesting conversations about all and nothing. For the help with the bee sting and splinters, not forgetting the whisky. Whether you seek lazy days or fun paced adventure Cruzel offers the perfect place to explorer Cathar country. A huge thank you to Steve and Edite for both their hospitality and wisdom for what has been unforgettable week. We would recommend the local markets, the walk in the Touffailles valley and the fresh bread. Ask Edite to put the sauna on and take a dip in the pool and get Steve to point the way to the secret cave. Well done reader for finding Cruzel a gem of a gite looking up at the beautiful stars. |
20th August-27th August 2011 A fantastic week for the whole family. The boys loved the football and table tennis and we all loved the pole. Good days out were the market at Montcuq, Lauzerte and the night market at St Moran. All in all a very successful holiday with good weather made it a bit more special by the fantastic hospitality by Steve and Edite. Your welcoming attitude and good advice makes all the difference |
13th August- 20th August 2011 What a wonderful week, from the moment we arrived to be met by very welcome drinks, to the moment we left next stop. Steve and Edite could not be more hospitable and were the icing on the cake. Beautiful stop, perfect villa, great hosts. |
13th August-20th August 2011 Reluctantly reaching the end of our wonderful week here this week has been about stopping and catching up with ourselves, and we seem to have stumbled across somewhere that has allowed us to do just that. A huge thank you to Steve & Edite for being such warm hosts, for your ready advice for where to go and what to see, and for the site hung-over following the night of wine tasting together! An amazing week, thank you |
6th-13th August 2011 We arrived to be welcomed by apperceives by Steve & Edite. They have been wonderful host making us feel most welcome. We have stayed in many gites over the years, but have never met such passionate good willed and genuine concerned from the owners. The accommodation has been excellent and the pool wonderful. We have explored the area by bike and can particularly recommend the trip to Braisac Bourg de Visa and home 20miles in great countryside with virtually no cars. The canal ride in Moisac is also very pleasant in the Toulouse direction. Moissac itself and its Abbey is also worth a visit. We enjoyed the night market, gourmet food, more fun the gourmet. Lauzerte also worth a visit good supermarket & cheap petrol. Thanks to our host once again. |
2ndJuly-23rd July 2011 We have just enjoyed an idealist timeless 3 weeks in Cruzel. Enjoying the beautiful old house the wonderful pool and the sunbathed terrace were we eat each day overlooking the valley and nearby woods. Steve and Edite could not have been more welcoming and generous in providing everything we needed and sharing their knowledge of the area which is rich and alive with mediaeval villages, beautiful countryside and excellent affordable places to eat. Steve & Edite also make you feel special & important to them not just as holiday visitors but as people they are keen to know and engage with. This is an extra, unexpected and enriching dimension to the visit here. |
25th June-2nd July 2011 We booked very late, just 4/5days before we left. We received much help from Steve & Edite prior to arriving and much more while we were here. Such a lovely family with the lifestyle to be envied in this wonderful area, brilliant home and gites. Could not speak more highly of our hosts or the area. We came away for a well needed rest and what we found was the very best-the hideaway gite with perfect hosts. Steve & Edite you really can boost that your home is wonderful and so are you. We cannot thank you enough for what you did. Love and happiness I am sending your way hoping we will meet again another day. |
11th June-19th June 2011 Wonderful gites and great host. The pool is great after a morning of site seeing. Best day visiting Chateau de Banaquil in Fumel, best meal at auberge Les Ban Enfant-meal of the day. Cahors was well worth the drive and a wonderful part of France Roger and Lesley , Bedfordshare |
28th May-3rd June 2011 What a wonderful find, very comfortable accommodation, warm and friendly hosts who helped us so much with what to see or where to go. The lovely pool and BBQ were very much appreciated in the exceptional l weather. Places to go, Cahors and the tiny train followed by tea water edge drink at St Cirq Lapopie, Lazerte, Moissac, Chateau de Banaquil and so many more. |
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15th August-21st August We arrived Sunday evening just as you had started your dinner. Within 2min we were sat down with you eating and drinking. What a welcome. You are the perfect hosts so kind and considerate. Although we have travelled over most of France this is the first time we have visited the region and we have enjoyed it very much, the gite and wonderful swimming pool are ideally located and we plan to return. Best wishes to you Steve and Edite. You cannot be anything but successful hear. Peter and Seta (Wirral) |
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14th August – 28th August 2010 Thank you Steve & Edite for such a lovely, relaxing 2 weeks in your gite. We were made very welcome and you both so helpful & informative. The pool and it’s setting is fantastic! We were not sure what to expect from the salt water pool, but it is amazing. Such a lovely view & the gardens & surrounding land is beautiful.We have done a lot of driving around whilst here (Millau, Toulouse, Bordeaux) but its always a place to arrive back “home” here in the evenings! Jane & Richard (Thanks Steve for all your moto related info to Richard) I have had a great holiday here it was really hot! (some days) But the best bit it has to be the horse riding. I went cross-country which was so exiting! The people were so nice and friendly( spoke good English!) I also went on a hack & saw some beautiful scenery. Thank you so much! Maddie & Indie (13y) |
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A week at this lovely place just isn’t enough! Beautiful area, lovely equipped gite & pool and helpful, kind and considerate hosts Edite and Steve. Having visited this area before we knew roughly what to expect, but Touffailles is truly a little gem of tranquillity and cam, just what we need for perfect relaxing holiday. Hope to return again. Thank you for sharing your lovely home with us, as well as the tasty veg, free range eggs and fresh herbs!! Karen & Nick (Bristol) |
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17th July- 31st July 2010 Thank you Steve and Edite for being such kind and considered hosts for the London family very much in need of some fresh air, peace and relaxation! We loved the gite , the pool gloriously quiet and unspoiled local area-and our children had an absolute ball! We couldn’t have asked for a better rest and break from it all. Thank you both! Neil, Pip, Miranda (4) and Edward (3) Westminster, London. |
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10th July-24th July 2010
Thanks to Edite & Stephen for the past two weeks at Cruzel have been delightful and spell of charm. Peace and quiet except the fete) competed with the wonderful weather-what more can one ask for? The ancients certainly knew what they were on to a good thing around here! This visit was a brilliant taster of SW France for us. Pamela and Edward |
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22nd June-10th July 2010
Thank you Steve & Edite for a wonderful 2 weeks at Cruzel. Your welcome was second to none, and we really appreciate your friendliness and assistance in making us feel at home and relaxed straight away. The gite is superb and the pool is amazing. Didn’t get to use the sauna-it was just so hot! Managed to see beautiful red deer in the fields and a squirrel scampering across the roof of the main house. The sunflowers were starting just to come out in our second week. We were grateful for two chimes from the church bells across the valley, but we pleased that they stopped at midnight. What can we say? It was wonderful to explore such peaceful and tranquil countryside with warms and friendliness from the locals- especially enjoyed the square at Lauzerte and the view from the terrace at the hotel Belvedere near Lauzerte. Just loved it!thanks, Jane and Paul (Corbridge, Northumberland) |
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3rd July-11th July 2010 This has been our second visit to Cruzel which meant we were able to slip into holiday mode as soon as we got here. Once again everything fell into place and we have enjoyed ourselves as much if not more than last year- the weather, hospitality, tranquillity , scenery, wildlife and relaxed pace of life, all helped. As did the pool, the food and the wine! Roll on next year…. Sally , Kev & Scarlet xxx |
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| 11th June- 26th June 2010 Left my overnight stop in Vatan early on Saturday and had an unhurried drive to Bergerac to collect Les Enfants. Without the sat nav the drive through the middle of Bergerac, with the market in full swing, was very exiting. Toulouse was a super day out and I could have spent many more hrs wondering around the paved streets browsing in the boutiques. Following Edites advice we all took a trip out to the market at Montquc. The array of stalls, selling such a variety of things was a delight. Cahors made a useful diversion on one very rainy day-we bought umbrellas at the market then found them chipper in a little boutique. Just for the joy of it, we visited Domain des Boulbene and spent a merry hour sampling and selecting wines to take with us. Our French isn’t good and they spoke no English , but we understood each other just fine by the time we left. Edite & Steve, thank you Fiona - first visit Second visit- Anna (26) & Lidia ( 24), Gary (30) and Andy (26) & Elise (1year 10month) |
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29th May-5th June 2010 26th June- 3rd July 24th July - 31th July
Steve’s & Edites gite was just what I imagined-no surprises (what you often get). However one surprise was the fantastic pool and view down the valley. The other was how helpful Steve & Edite have been. They have helped us get to know the area, the locals and the tennis court! I will be back to enjoy this place again. I hope everybody we meet in France in future is as nice as this couple. Stephen Collard & Andre Fleuren |
22nd August-1st September 2009 This is a superb gite with the fantastic pool, great views and the best welcome anybody could wish for. There is so much to do that you really can spent one week here without ever leaving Touffailles.However for me the best thing is attention to detail and the fact that nothing is too much trouble. We enjoyed our stay so much that we extended it for extra days. We will miss Cruzel very much and warmly recommend it to everybody. Thank you and hope to see you next year. |
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25thJuly-8tAugust 2009 Thank you! what a great place you have here.A perfect setup for the combination with family of 4+grantparents. We have had a wonderful time. Pool, tennis, ping-pong, badminton we;ve have tried it all. Long mornings walks....seeing deer in the morning mist...just magic. |
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15th-25th Jul, 2009 Thank you Steve & Edite for a wonderfully relaxing and enjoyable 10 days. |
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27thJune-4th July. What a beautiful place...Simply perfect! Every detail has been thought of. Fantastic location, tranquil and stunning views. Pool was where we spent the long summer afternoons and evening even taking in the occasional sauna, now that something you don’t get everywhere! Steve and Edite are great hosts. after the week I feel as though they are the part of the family and of course there is Charley....As well as spending time at the pool have visited some great medieval villages that are straight out of a story book and eaten at the great restaurants (Miramont and Bouville). All in all adding up to a great holiday and would defiantly come back!Kathrin, Andrew and Becky Thorpe. Yorkshire, Uk. |
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| 20th-27th June, 2009. Wow, what a surprise! After a long journey from Calais through the night we arrived at the gite and this beautiful village which would be our house for the next week. We were so surprised at the size of the place; Steve your website does not do it a justice! It’s certainly a home from home with everything we need for a perfect holiday. Steve and Edite have been perfect hosts and Charley the cat has been brilliant entertainment for Elise! The pool and sauna are ace for lazy afternoons and the table tennis, badminton and tennis courts are ideal for more energetic afternoons and evenings! It has been a perfect holiday, we will really miss Touffailles and we will definitely be back! The JeffKelly kins Anna (25) and Lidia (23) Jeffrey, Garry Hopkins (30), Andy and Elise (26 & 10month) xxx |
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| 20th27th June,2009 Every once in a while the holiday comes along that stays with you. Our thanks for this go to Steve and Edite, the surrounding landscape, the weather, the wildlife, the views from the terrace at Cruzel, the swimming pool the cats, the tranquillity, the bakery in the village and much more. This week has been a real eye-opener-finding such a tourist free corner of France has been a pleasant surprise. It’s also been a great opportunity to catch up with our friends Steve and Edite. We want to come back. Kev, Sally and Scarlet, Norwich, England.xxx |
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18th-25th April, 2009. Cruzel is in a beautiful location and both gites are very comfortable and well equipped. Edite and Steve gave us a warm welcome to their home and nothing was too much trouble for them. We only had time to visit a few of the beautiful villages and towns nearby, but we found that every place visited had an interesting history. Further afield but still within easy reach we visited Londes and Carcassonne. Margaret and |Fred Friend. We had a fantastic stay at \Cruzel.The gite is beautiful and had everything we needed, even for our 20 month old daughter (Matty). We had excellent day trips to Cahors and local towns like Lauzerte ........ Excellent meal at Bouville. All the staff at the gite for Matty like the high chair, travel cot all worked very well. She particularly enjoyed meeting (and harassing) Charley the cat! Steve and Edite are excellent hosts-thank you! Great holiday. Edmund, Hermone and Matty Friend. |
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7th-17th April, 2009 What a lovely Easter break. |
| 2nd-5th May,2009 Milzigs un velreiz milzigs paldies par lieliskam brivdienam! Jutos tiesam atputusies un tik mieriga,bet tikai viena nelaime-paisu brivdienas! Atbraucam labi,12 nakti bijam majas!Sturitis paradize kur pilniba atslegties un no sirds atputinat pratu un dveseli!!! Noteikti brauksim atkal! Paldies!!!! Big thank you for a great break! Feelings rested and relax, the only negative thing-the break was too short! Arrived home well at 12pm.The place is a paradise where you can relax and re-energise you mind and spirit. Will definitely be back soon! Vendia and Janis, Talsi, Latvia. |
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Gibson and Guy Family July, 2008 The Best family holiday we have had. |
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Gosling Family August,2008 What a stunning location! Spent such a relaxing week, hardly leaving the pool once! Emma(8) and Phoebe (6) just loved it all especially the star gazing and the night swimming! The Steve’s thrashing each other at billiards was certainly a hi-light! x x x |
Patel Family August,2008 This was the best holiday I have ever had in France. The gite was homely and the pool was fabulous. So happy to see my first shooting star. I hope to come back! Had a absolutely fantastic 2 weeks here. The location is amazing. The gite had everything you needed and was home from home! Steve and Edite are truly amazing people who we will miss dearly. – Thank you so much for making us feel so welcome and for being super hosts. The best holiday we have had in France so far _ so much so – watch out – we will be back!!! Minesh and Kirti |
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| McFadden Family August,2008 Charming gite with wonderful relaxing feel. The pool is amazing _ where else can you swim with such a view. We were so comfortable we didn’t want to leave. We will be back. Thanks for a fantastic holiday. Judi and Alan |
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Hermans Family 30-08-08 > 05-09-08 It has been quite an experience to be so close to England in Touffailles!!! P.S. Hermans’s family | Nous avions besoin de vacances…. nous les avons eues. Nous voulions un changement…. nous l'avons trouvé.Quel coin pittoresque ! Magnifique ! Le seul bruit que nous avons eu…. nous le reprenons avec nous…. ce sont Léane et Méline !Quant à l'accueil…. Pas de surprise ! Nous savions qu'il serait excellent et il l'a été !Merci beaucoup pour votre gentillesse Edite et Steve. Nous reviendrons ! ça c'est sûr. Amitiés, Doriane, Léane, Méline et Claude Hermans’s family |
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Turtle-Hopewell Family September, 2008 This is the third holiday that we have had in this local area of France, and it has been far & away the best gite and holiday – with a fantastic swimming pool and wonderful views. |
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Tyler Family October, 2008 This is our first trip to this area of France, what a fantastic place, so peaceful, fabulous views. Beautiful house, gite and location. Thank you so much Steve abd Edite for giving us a very memorable weekend, we would love to come back. Sue and Paul Tyler P.S. |
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Mrs Nicol
The house and gites are superb with most spectacular views and so peaceful. I really enjoyed the walk in the forest picking the fir cones……………..and of course the hospitality from Steve and Edite is very special. |
