Great holiday at Villa Fougères, Sanguinet

We were delighted to be back at this beautiful villa in April/May this year for what proved to be an equally enjoyable holiday to our previous stay in September 2007. Booking the villa with the owners was a very professional experience and we again much enjoyed all the facilities the villa has to offer. It was a lovely time of year to visit and the weather was again very good. We brought our golf clubs with us and much enjoyed the local courses. We particularly liked the course at Biscarosse Lac, only 15 minutes by car. The delightful and beautifully kept 18 hole championship course is set between the lakes and the ocean and backs onto the pine forest. We also much enjoyed the championship 18 hole course at Gujan Maestras which was just 10 minutes drive. The clubhouse terrace overlooks the 18th hole which has a splendid water feature around the green and is a lovely setting where we had drinks and a very pleasant meal afterwards. In between our golf, we enjoyed some picturesque walks and picnics around the lake at Sanguinet and Biscarosse. A particularly enjoyable day was hiring a boat and taking it out for the day which everyone much enjoyed.
We promised ourselves we will be back!

We made a second visit in July to Sanguinet in this lovely part of France and stayed again at this beautiful villa. Our previous holiday stay was in August/September 2006.
The villa itself is located in a very private, tranquil position and the lovely pool and villa are completely unoverlooked. It is very spacious and well laid out and offers everything you could need. In the hot weather which we had both times, the double-glazing keeps the place refreshingly and welcomingly cool.
Everything you need is close to hand with excellent local boulangeries, good supermarket and cafes in the village which is two minutes walk. There is also a local market on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
The area has much to offer with the beautiful lake only a few minutes walk and the excitement of the breakers and surfing (lessons available!) at Biscarosse Plage just a short car drive.
We hired bikes and enjoyed the (flat!) pistes through the forest. We can recommend also the boat trip around the Bassin D’Arcachon, which everyone enjoyed. It is also worth making a trip to the Dune de Pilat, which is the biggest sand dune in Europe, and has fanatastic views from the top across the sea and the Bassin D’Arcachon.
We enjoyed dining out at some good restaurants including L’Authentic in Pyla sur Mer and Captain Aldo on the seafront at Arcachon.
There is plenty going on to suit all the family. We attended the Sanguinet Jazz festival, which is in its 10th year, and saw several performers including the finale by the excellent Blues Brothers Band.
We can highly recommend both the villa and the area. 5/5

This villa is beautifully appointed and the swimming pool was a marvellous facility in the hot weather (mostly in the 80's). Sanguinet is a lovely village with several excellent restaurants; we can recommend the local bakers! In walking distance was the lake with a variety of watersports activities and several sandy bays for picnicking and swimming. In the region are more attractions than we could find time to visit including Biscarosse Plage (lovely beach, surfing galore) Bordeaux only short drive away; le parc ornothologique, and beautiful forests to explore.

Beautiful villa in a fantastic location for exploring the Bordeaux region and beyond. Clean, modern, bright and really well equipped. Rooms are all big, great living space, lovely pool and outdoor area to chill, eat, sit. There were only 4 of us but I would imagine that even with 8 there is enough room for everyone to have their own space. The village is quiet off-season but it still has everything you need. The owners are very pleasant and professional to deal with and we would have no hesitation about going back!