The Ile de Re is a wonderful place to holiday with family, and La Flotte is a pretty seaside town with picturesque alleys, full of hollyhocks, roses and mimosas. It does have a beautiful port area and a small beach, good sand, however for swimming, at low tide it can be a little muddy and covered in seaweed, the best beaches are a short bike ride or trip on the free electric bus that does a circular route between the capital St Martin, La Flotte, St Maries, and Le Bois en Re ( beaches).
Bikes can be hired everywhere and our host had negotiated a 20%discount with Cycloland, well worth it!
As a party of 7 from.19 to seventy we all thoroughly enjoyed all the island has to offer.
The Lem House was ready for our arrival and spotlessly clean, extremely well equipped kitchen, though the hob did seem to be a law unto itself! There were even buckets and spades etc for families with small children.
The parking space was a valuable asset, though once in, you stayed put as it was nigh on impossible to navigate in and out without the expert eye of the host who had the twists and turns down to a T! The cottage is only a 3 minute walk to the town where there is a fabulous Patisserie, small express supermarket and every morning fantastic market. Despite this the cottage was in a quiet street and received very little noise.
The flower filled courtyard was perfect for eating al fresco, sunbathing and chilling in.general.
The bedrooms are very small and the twin beds proved to be very creaky and a little uncomfortable. The decor is a little dated, but as we were out in the island most.of the time it wasn't important. We thought the cost of linen /towel hire to be very high but this is a premium area so perhaps to be expected. All in all, had a fantastic stay, thank you
