Comments for Villa Roquette - Chambres d'Hotes - B&B Languedoc France Gites - Vacation Apartments Bed and Breakfast - Zimmer » BB BandB bed breakfast chambres dhotes vacation apartments Villa Roquette Languedoc France http://villaroquette.com Apartments, B and B, Chambres dHotes, Gites, Agde Beziers Montpellier Pezenas Languedoc South France Holiday Apartment Vacations Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:22:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Buy a House in Languedoc France by admin http://villaroquette.com/about/rocket-blog/buy-a-house-in-languedoc-france/comment-page-1/#comment-30571 admin Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:22:24 +0000 http://villaroquette.com/?page_id=1020#comment-30571 Hello Fay, We moved to the local area 18 years ago, before then we lived in the Beaujolais, North of Lyon for a few years to be sure we wanted to live in France - we did. Our first home was in the small village of Nizas, just north of Pezenas - it was a 10th century rambling ruin with dozens of rooms and I spent ten years making it a weird and wonderful home. We were offered so much money for it we couldn't refuse and then thought, well we can go anywhere in the world now and buy a house - but we only wnted to stay in the local area so looked for land to build a place in Nizas. This changed as I wanted to find a large home quickly so my Mother could come over and live with us. We bought our home in Montblanc, again only a few kilometers from Pezenas, and are happy here. Montblanc is a bigger village (3000 people) than Nizas (500 people) with all shops, a restaurant, medical center, cafe, pizza parlour, hairdresser and two boulangeries - so is a typical, largish, French village. One thing I strongly recommend to anyone moving here is the simple test of being able to walk to the boulangerie, buy fresh bread every morning of the week and get it back home while it is still warm. If you can't do this then you are not living in France. We spent a long time looking all over France before deciding where to live, about four years of constant travel. We discovered Pezenas and for us this is the perfect French town, but towns are places to go to, not live in. French life in the South of France is centered around villages. Every village still has a distinct character. We liked both Tourbes and Castelnau, but neither really has a "heart" or a full set of shops and commerce. They are both dependent on Pezenas for most services, as are most smaller villages now. There are dozens of interesting villages around us, but it is a personal choice. Next time you are in France do come and stay with us, I often sit around a table with guests sharing information about this region. I have worked as a real-estate agent here, but could not cope with the deceptions and lies and the bunch of crooks in Pezenas so tend not to get directly involved, although I can point you towards the few more honorable people. Thanks to the excellent medical services in France I am getting my life back together and planning. Let me know more information about yourself, your aims, budget and aspirations for living in France and I will try to hel you in your planning. Best Wishes Tony Hello Fay,

We moved to the local area 18 years ago, before then we lived in the Beaujolais, North of Lyon for a few years to be sure we wanted to live in France – we did.

Our first home was in the small village of Nizas, just north of Pezenas – it was a 10th century rambling ruin with dozens of rooms and I spent ten years making it a weird and wonderful home. We were offered so much money for it we couldn’t refuse and then thought, well we can go anywhere in the world now and buy a house – but we only wnted to stay in the local area so looked for land to build a place in Nizas.

This changed as I wanted to find a large home quickly so my Mother could come over and live with us. We bought our home in Montblanc, again only a few kilometers from Pezenas, and are happy here.

Montblanc is a bigger village (3000 people) than Nizas (500 people) with all shops, a restaurant, medical center, cafe, pizza parlour, hairdresser and two boulangeries – so is a typical, largish, French village.

One thing I strongly recommend to anyone moving here is the simple test of being able to walk to the boulangerie, buy fresh bread every morning of the week and get it back home while it is still warm. If you can’t do this then you are not living in France.

We spent a long time looking all over France before deciding where to live, about four years of constant travel. We discovered Pezenas and for us this is the perfect French town, but towns are places to go to, not live in. French life in the South of France is centered around villages. Every village still has a distinct character.

We liked both Tourbes and Castelnau, but neither really has a “heart” or a full set of shops and commerce. They are both dependent on Pezenas for most services, as are most smaller villages now.

There are dozens of interesting villages around us, but it is a personal choice. Next time you are in France do come and stay with us, I often sit around a table with guests sharing information about this region.

I have worked as a real-estate agent here, but could not cope with the deceptions and lies and the bunch of crooks in Pezenas so tend not to get directly involved, although I can point you towards the few more honorable people.

Thanks to the excellent medical services in France I am getting my life back together and planning.

Let me know more information about yourself, your aims, budget and aspirations for living in France and I will try to hel you in your planning.

Best Wishes

Tony

]]> Comment on Buy a House in Languedoc France by fay walker http://villaroquette.com/about/rocket-blog/buy-a-house-in-languedoc-france/comment-page-1/#comment-30538 fay walker Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:45:44 +0000 http://villaroquette.com/?page_id=1020#comment-30538 Hi I enjoyed reading your blog about your house and your life in general......The house sounds and looks great but your health scare, I would rather not experience ......but then one never knows what lies ahead........ I came across your website while browsing real estate in the area. We live in Australia and would like to buy a place near Pezenas which we visited last year (unfortunately only for one week) but it was enough to know that we want to buy in the area, we met so many friendly people, but it is frustrating being so far away. We are coming over this year in June and July hopefully to buy a place where we can come and stay for a few months a year. What is Montblanc like to live in? My husband and I only managed to see Tourbes and Castelnau de Guers. I would have liked to check out other villages within a 10k radius but it didn't happen....My son has a motto failing to plan is planning to fail, which I did! Regards Fay Hi
I enjoyed reading your blog about your house and your life in general……The house sounds and looks great but your health scare, I would rather not experience ……but then one never knows what lies ahead……..
I came across your website while browsing real estate in the area. We live in Australia and would like to buy a place near Pezenas which we visited last year (unfortunately only for one week) but it was enough to know that we want to buy in the area, we met so many friendly people, but it is frustrating being so far away. We are coming over this year in June and July hopefully to buy a place where we can come and stay for a few months a year.
What is Montblanc like to live in? My husband and I only managed to see Tourbes and Castelnau de Guers. I would have liked to check out other villages within a 10k radius but it didn’t happen….My son has a motto failing to plan is planning to fail, which I did!
Regards
Fay

]]> Comment on Videos by admin http://villaroquette.com/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-30196 admin Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:17:21 +0000 http://villaroquette.com/?page_id=1098#comment-30196 Hi Nola - July and August are the busiest months, we are always fully booked and wish we had twenty times more accommodation to satisfy some of the enquiries. Our Rose apartment is still at 590 euro a week and we have not confirmed any bookings yet - I expect by the end of January to be booked solid so do let us know as soon as possible. Best wishes Tony Hi Nola – July and August are the busiest months, we are always fully booked and wish we had twenty times more accommodation to satisfy some of the enquiries.

Our Rose apartment is still at 590 euro a week and we have not confirmed any bookings yet – I expect by the end of January to be booked solid so do let us know as soon as possible.

Best wishes

Tony

]]> Comment on Videos by Nola Smart http://villaroquette.com/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-30152 Nola Smart Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:09:16 +0000 http://villaroquette.com/?page_id=1098#comment-30152 Thank you for the videos of your apartments. What would be the cost of the Rose for a week commencing August 14 2012? Kind regards Nola. Thank you for the videos of your apartments. What would be the cost of the Rose for a week commencing August 14 2012?
Kind regards
Nola.

]]> Comment on Bring the Family to Villa Roquette in the South of France by France Voila Newsletter December 23 2011 | French Life and Living in France http://villaroquette.com/bring-the-family-to-villa-roquette-in-the-south-of-france/comment-page-1/#comment-30102 France Voila Newsletter December 23 2011 | French Life and Living in France Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:50:47 +0000 http://villaroquette.com/?p=1085#comment-30102 [...] Bring All the Family to the South of France Bring Three Generations (or more) Together in Our Home [...] [...] Bring All the Family to the South of France Bring Three Generations (or more) Together in Our Home [...]

]]> Comment on France is Best for Family Life by France Voila Newsletter December 23 2011 | French Life and Living in France http://villaroquette.com/france-is-best-for-family-life/comment-page-1/#comment-27252 France Voila Newsletter December 23 2011 | French Life and Living in France Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:16:33 +0000 http://villaroquette.com/?p=1081#comment-27252 [...] France is Best for Family Life How to Find Happiness [...] [...] France is Best for Family Life How to Find Happiness [...]

]]> Comment on Bring the Family to Villa Roquette in the South of France by Anita Ayre http://villaroquette.com/bring-the-family-to-villa-roquette-in-the-south-of-france/comment-page-1/#comment-27246 Anita Ayre Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:28:16 +0000 http://villaroquette.com/?p=1085#comment-27246 Hi Tony, Please keep sending me emails as I do enjoy your news. I came close to being near your house when I came to the south of France in 2004 to study at Beziers. I do intend to come to stay at your place, probably in 2013. I live in Australia but I am English-born. I look forward to meeting you and your family at some stage. Anita Hi Tony,
Please keep sending me emails as I do enjoy your news. I came close to being near your house when I came to the south of France in 2004 to study at Beziers. I do intend to come to stay at your place, probably in 2013. I live in Australia but I am English-born. I look forward to meeting you and your family at some stage.
Anita

]]> Comment on Guest Book by Jerry and Maryssa Spencer http://villaroquette.com/about/guest-book-2/comment-page-1/#comment-23912 Jerry and Maryssa Spencer Sun, 04 Dec 2011 01:47:43 +0000 http://villaroquette.com/?page_id=451#comment-23912 Merry Christmas from Idaho everyone! Merry Christmas from Idaho everyone!

]]> Comment on Whats On In Herault by admin http://villaroquette.com/whats-on-in-herault/comment-page-1/#comment-21910 admin Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:22:32 +0000 http://villaroquette.com/?p=1025#comment-21910 Hello Ruthann, Thank you - we have been working hard to make Villa Roquette a happy, friendly and comfortable as possible. It has been a pleasure to have our guests with u this year an we look forwar to an exciting 2012. WOW does give a lot of local information, the editor, Robin, is a friend of ours and does an excellent job exploring this fascinating region - we look forward to seeing you next year - for a lo,g stay we hope. Best wishes Tony Hello Ruthann,
Thank you – we have been working hard to make Villa Roquette a happy, friendly and comfortable as possible. It has been a pleasure to have our guests with u this year an we look forwar to an exciting 2012.

WOW does give a lot of local information, the editor, Robin, is a friend of ours and does an excellent job exploring this fascinating region – we look forward to seeing you next year – for a lo,g stay we hope.

Best wishes

Tony

]]> Comment on Whats On In Herault by Ruthann Donaldson http://villaroquette.com/whats-on-in-herault/comment-page-1/#comment-21882 Ruthann Donaldson Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:28:08 +0000 http://villaroquette.com/?p=1025#comment-21882 Hello Tony and Carole, It's been some time since I dropped a note here but as I checked out what is new at your B&B, I must say it is even more lovely. I am looking forward to a long visit in 2012. This link to WoW is the most extensive sight seeing to-do list I have ever seen. Thanks for it.....an even BIGGER reason to hurry and reserve a room at Villa Roquette. Regards, Ruthann Donaldson Hello Tony and Carole,
It’s been some time since I dropped a note here but as I checked out what is new at your B&B, I must say it is even more lovely. I am looking forward to a long visit in 2012. This link to WoW is the most extensive sight seeing to-do list I have ever seen. Thanks for it…..an even BIGGER reason to hurry and reserve a room at Villa Roquette.

Regards,
Ruthann Donaldson

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