Mas des Oiseaux

Q. Would you recommend Only Provence to friends or family? If not, why?
R. Yes

Q. What star rating (1-5) would you give this villa? (5 being best)
R. 5

Q. Did your villa meet your expectations? If not, why?
R. Yes

Q. Were you able to find the property easily?
R. Yes

Q. How were you treated by the property’s staff and manager? (5 being best)
R. 5

Q. How would you rate the cleanliness of the villa? (5 being best)
R. 5

Q. Did you book any chef or tour services? If so, what was your experience?
R. Yes

Q. Chef Tour Experience Details
R. We were very pleased with chef Nadege, Gerald and Marie.

Q. Would you consider staying here again?
R. Yes

Q. What did you like about your experience?
R. Nice villa. Beautiful surroundings. Calm.

Q. What is one thing we could do to improve your experience with Only Provence in the future?
R. Nothing

Just wanted to send you an email to follow-up our stay a Mas des Oiseaux. It was magnificent !!! We had a wonderful time. The house was beautiful and so well equipped. Our first dinner we ate in the “summer kitchen” but every other dinner we ate outside overlooking the lavender fields and the beautiful views from every direction. Since we were three families and each one rented a car everyone could do ‘their own thing’ during the day and then we all met for dinner complete with a l-o-n-g cocktail hour (strictly local wines). Some days we stayed home and enjoyed the pool and quietness other days we visited the local towns which were simply lovely. The weather was perfect. We cooked at home every day except for the delicious meal Marie prepared for us. She was delightful and didn’t seem to mind our questions about what she was doing in the kitchen. We had a few solvable issues like getting wi fi to work which was really too much for Miriam to handle (although she certainly tried) and then when she came on Wednesday she “didn’t have time’ to mop the kitchen floor. These were minor issues and in no way caused any inconvenience. It was simply a wonderful family vacation.

The property is truly beautiful, I think we probably saw the lavender at its best! And our children loved picking raspberries every day.
The house is beautifully decorated and very spacious, I don't think the photos adequately capture this. The location was great, easy to visit a number of lovely villages in the area, we also went hot air ballooning.

One negative - the flies! We are very used to flies in Australia, but we have never seen a fly in Paris,so we were surprised there were so many flies. More fly screens on windows (many were broken upstairs), insect repellent, fly swats perhaps?? There were lots of dead flies around the house after a few days.

Only Provence response: We had reports of unusual amounts of flies across Provence this summer from the heat wave. Most houses do not have screens as the flies and mosquitos are not enough of a problem in a normal year.

The house was fantastic. The location couldn’t have been more beautiful — surrounded by fields of lavender with a view of the Luberon valley. And the town, St. Saturnin Les Apt, was quite charming.

Areas for improvement:
The drive up the 2 km gravel road is a little bumpy, but to be expected. And the bees around the pool are intimidating, but they never bothered anyone. Probably had something to do with the surrounding fields of blooming lavender.

I would definitely recommend all to friends. Our trip/house/food were all great. Was a lovely week without any real surprises.

What star rating would you give Mas des Oiseaux? (1 is lowest and 5 is the highest) — 5*
What star rating would you give Only Provence? — 5*
What star rating would you give Chefs/ Tours you experienced? — 5*

— Our vacation booked through Only Provence couldn’t have gone better, nor could the process have been easier. We would gladly use them for our next trip to Provence.

— Mas des Oiseaux is a charming house, rustic but elegant, with breathtaking views of the Luberon Valley. It couldn’t be more picturesque.