So glad you enjoyed your stay in Le Genévrier.

Just to clairfy- During the summer of 2015 the centre of a neighbouring village was closed and the traffic was diverted onto the road going past the property, which added to the normal volume of traffic. This road is not a trunk road, but links Aups and Salernes. Aups is a bustling market town, with a very popular market. We are only 1km from the centre of the town, which has associated noise. Most of our guests see this as a bonus, as they are able to walk into town, and enjoy the bars and restaurants, together with the other facilities. Most of the walk is on pavement, and the route has street lights. The nearby supermarket is seen by most of the guests as a great convenience. There is noise during opening hours, and unfortunately we have no control over who maybe in the car park. During the long lunch break and in the evenings, the road is quiet. There is a trade-off between absolute peace and quiet in the depth of the countryside and having facilities on the doorstep. We can control activities within our grounds, but the swimming pool and surrounding paved area has to be cleaned and the garden has to be maintained, in order to meet the standards, we like our guests to experience.
We did have some issues last year with returning some of the security deposits through paypal. The length of time between receiving payment and refunding the deposit, in some cases fell outside the time limit for a refund directly into the credit card account. As a result of this, having investigated the problem, we have now changed our balance due date. In this case, as soon as we discovered that the clients had a problem with paypal, we offered to cancel the refund through that route, and return their deposit to them by direct transfer. This was declined.

It was lovely to see you again. So glad you enjoyed your stay and appreciated the beautiful region and authentic provencal villages and produce.