A very Happy 2026 to you. We hope your year ahead is both healthy and happy. We are looking forward to another year of playing host here at la Menantelierre to guests from across the world.
We have been running our Gite now for 14 years and have seen a lot of change during that time. When we started we listed our Gite with a small family run listing site called Owners Direct, it did what it said and put the holidaymaker in direct contact with the owner. It was a great asset and a key part of our early promotional activity. Sadly Owners Direct were purchased by a large corporate entity and the personal element quickly disappeared. Further changes meant that prospective guests could no longer contact us directly. With the personal element eliminated we cut our ties with them and looked for other booking platforms.
We have been listed with Gites.com since 2013 and in that time we have had guests from Holland, Belgium, Germany, France, UK and Canada book our Gite through their platform. Our listing with them is still live and we are more than happy with the effectiveness of their platform. Our 97% approval rating on their site is a testament to the
This year we are now also listed with Gites.co.uk – we are hoping this will improve the number of bookings by UK based holidaymakers.
Time will tell – in the meantime we again wish you a very happy 2026