2010
France holiday cottage accommodation, gites & rentals
Annuaire Gitelink France directory

Travellers' Information Page - Gites in France

Gitelink is a fully independent directory of selected French holiday cottages and gites, including gites de France, secluded holiday cottages, reasonably priced accommodation, and out-of-the-way places to stay in France.
A cottage gite in France
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Gites in north east FranceGites in Brittany & NormandyGites in Loire valley & BurgundyGites from Loire to BurgundyGites in north east FranceGites in Aquitaine & westGites in Auvergne-LimousinGites in Lot, Aveyron, Causses, ArdècheGites in the Alps & JuraGites in Languedoc / Midi-PyrénéesGites in Provence

The regions of France, a brief overview

Gites and cottages by region

1a. Gites in Brittany
1b. Gites in Normandy
2. Gites in the Loire - Centre - Burgundy regions
3. Gites in north east France, from Picardy to Alsace
4. Gites on the west coast - from the Loire to Aquitaine
4. Gites in Dordogne and Lot & Garonne
5a. Gites in the Massif Central, Limousin and Auvergne
5b. Gites in Lot Causses Ardèche
5c. Gites in Jura and Alps
6a. Gites in south west France & Pyrenees
6b. Gites in Languedoc Roussillon
6c. Gites in Provence and Riviera

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The Gites and cottages in the Gitelink directory
Gites and cottages are not accepted into the Gitelink Directory unless they provide sufficient information and photos on their website for us, and you the potential visitor, to get a good picture of the property concerned. We do not accept in the Gitelink directory properties that are too cramped, lack an outdoor space, are inadequately furnished, or are otherwise liable to prove less attractive than was imagined.
In over ten years of operation, Gitelink has received just one single - and unjustified - complaint regarding a property listed in the directory.

The direct booking process
Booking a gite directly with the owner is generally one of the safest and surest ways of ensuring a successful holiday - especially when you have had the opportunity to thoroughly check out the property you have chosen, as is the case with the Gitelink guide.
Private owners renting out their property directly often live close by, and have their own personal reputations to defend if there should be a problem. Many, if not most, take pride in ensuring that their visitors get a great welcome, for if not, it is they, they owners, who are in the direct firing line. They have no anonymous travel agency or tour operator to hide behind.
Remember, bad news travels much faster than good news, and gite owners have every interest in ensuring that no-one starts spreading bad news about their property.
Many of the properties in the Gitelink directory are run by British or English-speaking owners; flags in the directory indicate the languages in which they have put up their website.
A few properties in the directory will ask you to book through the "Gites de France" organisation. This is a reliable process.

Securing your booking
There is a standard tradition in the world of cottage rentals in France. A deposit, usually between 20% and 40% of the rental cost, is required to secure the booking, and the balance is due either a month or so before arrival or sometimes on arrival. There is also a standard damage deposit requirement, called in French "la caution" - though there is no fixed rate. Between 200 and 500 Euros is normal. Usually the visitor must deposit this in the form of a cheque which will not be paid in unless required. In some cases a deposit in cash may be easier.

Payment
Few gite owners accept online payment, and those who do, especially if they use Paypal, often ask the customer to pay the transaction charges. The owners of many of the gites in the directory will accept cheques in sterling on a UK bank or in Euros on a French bank. When payment is required in Euros, this is no big problem even if - as is probable - you do not have a French chequebook in Euros. European banks have now all adopted the IBAN system, and every bank account in France now has its IBAN number.
Gite owners who do not accept payment in Sterling should be able to provide an IBAN number; it is then a simple matter to instruct your bank to make payment of the required sum to the IBAN account indicated. Bank charges on IBAN transfers are low, and even - for transfers between countries in the Euro zone, which includes the Republic of Ireland - normally free.

Definition:
What is a "gite" ? Click here for details on distinguishing between gites, villas, cottages and other rentals.

When making enquiries with any of the properties listed in the directory, please remember to say that you found them on
Gitelink France



Pour certains des gîtes présents dans cet annuaire , la location s'effectue via les Gîtes de France .
For some of the gites and holiday cottages presented in this listing , booking must be made through Gites de France.
Gitelink can in no way be held liable for information provided on independent sites listed in this directory. Each site is the entire responsibility of its owner/webmaster