France Vacation Rentals - Southwest

Southwest France is a varied and mostly rural area bordering Spain and the Atlantic coast. The Dordogne (also called Périgord) in the northern part of the Aquitaine region is a popular rural destination; visit the towns of Sarlat or Périgueux or the city of Toulouse. The Charente Maritime has popular beach areas. Visit the wine-producing area around the city of Bordeaux. The southern part of this area is in the Pyrenees Atlantiques Mountains. Regions - Poitou-Charentes, Limousin, Auvergne, Aquitaine, Pyrenees (Midi-Pyrenees)

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Featured Vacation Rentals

Our featured European vacation rental resources.

Rentvillas.com

Vacation rentals in Italy, France, Greece, Spain, Great Britain, Portugal, Switzerland and Turkey. The majority of their properties are in Italy. They work directly with owners and represent some local agencies. They have a local representative in Rome. When booking you are assigned a Travel Advisor, so you get personal attention. Agency based in California and has been in business since 1984.

Local Agencies

Vacation rental agency with head office in the country where they offer vacation rentals. Usually you find the best prices with local agencies.

Accessible France

Local Agency based in France

Vacation rentals near the beach town of Le Touquet in northern France (1 hr south of Calais). Apartments and houses of various sizes, some with pools. Also a chateau near the Loire Valley and a house on the Ile D'Oleron south west Atlantic coast near La Rochelle. This website is both an agency and a rent-by-owner site. Marie, a native English speaker, runs the website and works with clients by phone or email to select and book the rental, but the client pays directly to the owner. All owners are on-site.

Listings for France: Le Nord, Loire Valley, Poitou-Charentes

Features: good photos, prices listed, scroll down on home page for links to properties

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Farmhouses and Villas

Local Agency based in France

Vacation rentals in the Tarn area of south west France, all properties with pools.

Listings for France: Pyrenees

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar

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Holiday France Rentals

Local Agency based in France

Apartments in Paris, with a good selection of apartments for two. Also long term rentals (more than 3 wks). A few houses in other parts of France.

Listings for France: Aquitaine, Languedoc-Roussillon, Normandy, Paris

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar

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Ile de Re Holiday Homes

Local Agency based in France

Four vacation rentals on Ile de Re, an island near La Rochelle on the Atlantic coast (2, 3, 4 bedrooms), three of them in the village of St. Martin. Internet access in houses. Close to beaches.

Listings for France: Poitou-Charentes

Features: good photos, prices listed, availability calendar, credit cards

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Pure France

Local Agency based in France

Villas and houses with pools in the countryside.

Listings for France: Aquitaine, Brittany, Burgundy, Cote d'Azur, Languedoc-Rouss --> <--

Features: good photos, prices listed, availability calendar, online booking, credit cards

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Simply Perigord

Local Agency based in France

Vacation rentals in the Dordogne region. Also a few other properties in Provence and Burgundy. Most are houses with pools (not may properties for 2).

Listings for France: Aquitaine

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, credit cards

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Farms

Apartments, cottages or houses in the countryside on a farm, estate or in a hamlet, run by one owner. These may be converted outbuildings.

*Gites de France

Official website listing gites throughout France. Like the Agriturismo in Italy, they offer B&B or vacation rentals (self-catering) options on farms in rural areas throughout France. Book directly with the owner. This site rates them by quality of the place (with ears of corn). There are Gites sites for certain regions of France but this main site links to them when searching.

Listings for France: All Regions

Features: location maps, prices listed, star ratings, availability calendar, Some areas have online booking

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Accueil Paysan

An association of rural farms that provide farm holidays including accomodations. Gites are available on some of the farms. Others only provide meals or rooms. Most of the site is in French. Contact the owner directly.

Listings for France: All Regions

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed

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Bienvenue a la Ferme

An association of farms with accommodations set up by the Chamber of Agriculture. They have various types of accommodations from camping to gites.

Listings for France: All Regions

Features: location maps, Links to farm websites on google map

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Bouillatou

Five stone cottages on a renovated farm in Bouillac in the heart of Perigord Noir Dordogne area.

Listings for France: Aquitaine

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar, credit cards

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Chateau de la Guillonniere

Vacation rentals in a castle located south of Loire Valley. Apartments in the castle or cottages on the castle grounds.

Listings for France: Poitou-Charentes

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed

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Domaine Le Bost

Six vacation rentals (gites), plus one B&B room, in the Perigord, on the edge of the town of Thiviers. Owners are from the Netherlands.

Listings for France: Aquitaine

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed

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Faysselle

Three holiday cottages sleeping 4, 6 and 6 and set in 12 acres idyllic countryside Lot et Garonne area of South West France.

Listings for France: Aquitaine

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar

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Gite.com

A directory of selected gites in France. Rentals are directly with the owners but this site has better quality photos and layouts than the normal home rental site.

Listings for France: Aquitaine, Brittany, Burgundy, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loire --> <--

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, customer reviews

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Gites With a Pool

Two vacation rentals (gites) in a restored 17th century barn on a farm (sleeps 4 and 6) - with a pool - north of Perigord Noir in the heart of the Dordogne. Near the village of Cendrieux. English owners live on site.

Listings for France: Aquitaine

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar

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La Bouliniere

Six houses in Pays Montmorillonais near La Rochelle.

Listings for France: Poitou-Charentes

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed

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La Peyrecout

Four vacation rentals on a farm in the Pays des Bastides in Tarn (sleeps 2, 4, 6, 8). Swimming pool, close to a village.

Listings for France: Pyrenees

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar

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La Prairie in France

Three cottages, a farmhouse and stone house for rent in Dordogne (The Thums).

Listings for France: Aquitaine

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed

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Le Banquet

Three houses on a farm in the Dordogne (sleeps 4 - 6). A fourth larger house (sleeps 12) is not available in 2009.

Listings for France: Aquitaine

Features: location maps, prices listed, some photos

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Le Chevrefeuille

B&B and three houses (1-2 bed) on a farm in the Dordogne. They also do evening meals and cooking classes.

Listings for France: Aquitaine

Features: good photos, prices listed

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Le Manoir des Granges

Main house (6bed/6bath) and four apartments in renovated farm buildings (1 - 3 bed) on a farm in the Dordogne.

Listings for France: Aquitaine

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed

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Le Petit-Manoir

Three charming gites just south of Sarlat in carefully restored buildings and on three hectares of park and forest. Garden, BBQ, WiFi and pool on property.

Listings for France: Aquitaine

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, star ratings, availability calendar, credit cards

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Leigners Estate

Three houses on an estate in the Poitou-Charente area.

Listings for France: Poitou-Charentes

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed

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Les Gites Fleuris

Two traditional stone Perigordian farmhouses, located on a quiet semi-private lane, framed by acres of orchards, forests, and gardens.

Listings for France: Aquitaine

Features: good photos, layout diagrams, location maps, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar

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Les Hiboux

A French Farmhouse estate with 4 large rentals. The rentals are good for families or groups with children.

Listings for France: Poitou-Charentes

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, PayPal

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Peyrenegre

Two vacation rentals (one sleeps 4 - 6, the other 2 - 10) on a farm in Lot-et-Garonne.

Listings for France: Aquitaine

Features: good photos, prices listed

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Apartments

A group of apartments in a village, town or city run by one owner.

La Maison des Poetes

Three luxury apartments in the heart of Sarlat.

Listings for France: Aquitaine

Features: good photos, layout diagrams, location maps, prices listed, customer reviews

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La Villa des Consuls

Luxury vacation rentals located in the medieval quarter of Sarlat, Dordogne. They also have single rooms available.

Listings for France: Aquitaine

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed

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Agencies

Vacation rental agencies not based in the country where they have their properties. Usually based in the US or the UK. They may represent local agencies.

Alternative Aquitaine

Agency based in United Kingdom

UK agency specializing on self-catering holiday villas, cottages and apartment in Aquitaine region. The agency focuses on the coastal resorts of Aquitaine in the Southwest region of France. The website also has good tourist information on the region

Listings for France: Aquitaine

Features: good photos, prices listed, star ratings, availability calendar, credit cards

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Anglo French Properties

Agency based in United Kingdom

Luxury villas with pools in the south of France; six in the south-west and twelve in Provence. All sleep six or more. Agency based in London.

Listings for France: Aquitaine, Cote d'Azur, Provence

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed

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At Home in France

Agency based in United States

Personally selected rentals available in several regions of France.

Listings for France: Aquitaine, Burgundy, Cote d'Azur, Languedoc-Roussillon, Par --> <--

Features: good photos, prices listed, US check

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Belvilla - France

Agency based in Netherlands

Vacation rentals in Europe (2300+ in France). Agency, based in the Netherlands, has been in business for over 30 years. Other websites represent their database. Belvilla is part of the @Leisure group.

Listings for France: All Regions, Paris

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar, online booking, guest comments may be in Dutch, credit cards

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Brittany Travel

Agency based in United Kingdom

A wide selection of rentals in the Brittany region.

Listings for France: Brittany, Poitou-Charentes

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar, Availability and booking are buttons on right navigation bar.

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Chez Nous

Agency based in United Kingdom

Vacation rentals throughout France (7000+). Part of The Hoseasons Group.

Listings for France: Aquitaine, Auvergne, Brittany, Burgundy, Corsica, Cote d'Az --> <--

Features: prices listed, availability calendar, Not all rentals have availability calendars

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cottages4you

Agency based in United Kingdom

Vacation rentals in most of Europe - United Kingdom (England, Wales and Scotland), Ireland, France, Italy. Part of The Hoseasons Group.

Listings for England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Wales - France listings --> <--

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, star ratings, customer reviews, availability calendar, online booking, credit cards

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Cuendet

Agency based in Italy

Large agency based in Italy, part of the Wyndham group, with vacation rentals throughout Italy and France (thousands of properties). They represent many farms/estates with cottages and apartments, also have villas and smaller houses. Some other agencies represent their database (you will see the same listings on many other sites). Catalog available.

Listings for France, Italy - France listings for: Aquitaine, Burgundy, Cote d'Az --> <--

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, star ratings, availability calendar, online booking, credit cards, PayPal

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Dominique's Villas

Agency based in United Kingdom

Agency specializing in large villas and chateaux. You can search for properties with pools or tennis courts.

Listings for France: Aquitaine, Burgundy, Languedoc-Roussillon, Limousin, Loire --> <--

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar, online booking, credit cards

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Doorways

Agency based in United States

Vacation rentals in Italy, France, Spain and Costa Rica. Most are high-end villas. Agency based in Pennsylvania.

Listings for France, Italy, Spain - France listings for: Aquitaine, Cote d'Azur, --> <--

Features: good photos, location maps, availability calendar, credit cards, US check

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Drawbridge to Europe

Agency based in United States

Vacation rentals in Italy, France, Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Agency based in Oregon.

Listings for France, Germany, Italy - France listings for: Aquitaine, Cote d'Azu --> <--

Features: good photos, prices listed, customer reviews, can create a shortlist

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FranceBy.com

Agency based in Italy

Apartments, villas, farms/estates, hotels and B&B in France. Best Price Guarantee - lowest price for the property. Part of the WorldBy.com group (based in Italy) - for France they run several websites (FranceBy.com, ParisBy.com, RivieraBy.com).

Listings for France: Alsace, Aquitaine, Champagne, Cote d'Azur, Loire Valley, Pr --> <--

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, customer reviews, good search engine, credit cards

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French Affair

Agency based in United Kingdom

Rentals in Southern France. Most rentals have a pool. They also have advice on events. Part of the Affair Travel Group with websites for other countries: Spanish Affair, Portuguese Affair, Corsican Affair, Croatian Affair.

Listings for France: Aquitaine, Languedoc-Roussillon, Poitou-Charentes, Provence --> <--

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar, online booking, Can put property on hold for a few days, credit cards

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French Country Cottages

Agency based in United Kingdom

Vacation rentals in all of France. Agency has been in business for over 30 years and is now part of The Hoseasons Group. Great variety of cottages, many well-priced.

Listings for France: All Regions, Paris

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar, online booking, credit cards, PayPal

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Gascony Secret

Agency based in United Kingdom

Vacation rentals in the Gascony area of the Pyrenees region. Most are houses (not many properties for 2).

Listings for France: Pyrenees

Features: good photos, prices listed, credit cards

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Interhome

Agency based in Switzerland

Agency based in Switzerland with listings throughout Europe. Variety of places and prices - over 30,000 vacation rental properties in 21 countries (mostly Europe). Partnered with ResortQuest in the US. They have sites for different countries (country person booking lives in) with prices in their currency. If their listings are represented by another company, the prices are the same. Note that Interhome has local offices in many areas, so it is like dealing with a local agency.

Just France

Agency based in United States

Vacation rentals throughout France. Most are large, high-end properties. Agency based in Pennsylvania.

Listings for France: Aquitaine, Burgundy, Cote d'Azur, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loi --> <--

Features: good photos, prices listed, credit cards, US check

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Quality Villas France

Agency based in United Kingdom

Villas, farmhouses and apartments in several regions (many are large villas with pools). Also runs Quality Villas Italy.

Listings for France: Aquitaine, Brittany, Cote d'Azur, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loi --> <--

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar, credit cards

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Six Cottages in France

Agency based in Australia

Seven vacation rentals in different regions of Southern France (Lot, Dordogne, Tarn, Gascony, Provence, Haute Provence, Pyrenees). All are historic buildings in villages. The owners are Australian.

Listings for France: Aquitaine, Provence, Pyrenees

Features: good photos, layout diagrams, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar

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The Right Vacation Rental

Agency based in United States

Vacation rentals in several European countries. Properties are well priced. Agency, based in Philadelphia, is part of Untours. When booking you can talk directly to the property "host" (owner).

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Features: good photos, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar, credit cards

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VFB Holidays

Agency based in United Kingdom

One of the longest established British tour operator specializing in French rentals. Wide selection of cottages and villas across France. You can also book short breaks, escorted tours and river tours.

Listings for France: Alsace, Aquitaine, Auvergne, Brittany, Burgundy, Corsica, L --> <--

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar, online booking, credit cards

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Ville et Village

Agency based in United States

Vacation rentals in France and Italy. They represent Individual Travellers and Salogi. Some properties not listed on website, only in printed catalog. Agency based in California.

Listings for France: Aquitaine, Brittany, Cote d'Azur, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loi --> <--

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed

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Wake Up in France

Agency based in United Kingdom

A wide range of accommodations in Vendee and on Ile de Re as the company Holiday Vendee. They also have rentals in other areas of France as part of Wake up in France. Many of the rentals are in apartment residences. Good selection for families.

Listings for France: Brittany, Corsica, Cote d'Azur, Normandy, Poitou-Charentes, --> <--

Features: good photos, prices listed, availability calendar, credit cards

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Directories

"Rent from Owner" websites with lists of vacation rentals where you book directly with the owner.

Best of Perigord

This site focuses on the Dordogne Perigord region. It is a tourist site and has listings of gites and self-catering accommodations. Bookings are done directly with the owners.

Listings for France: Aquitaine

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed

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Chateau Country

Vacation rentals and B&B in chateaux throughout France (castles, manor houses).

Listings for France: All Regions

Features: good photos, location maps

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Franglo Classifieds

Expats site for France with classifieds for housing (long and short term rentals).

Listings for France: All Regions

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French Connections

Listings of vacation rentals by owner across all of France. You can also book B&B and hotels on the site. You can create a shortlist of the properties you are interested in.

Listings for France: All Regions

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar

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Holiday France Direct

Directory of vacation rentals France. Most properties on the coast (Normandy, Brittany, Loire, Poitou, Aquitaine). Site run by Brittany Ferries. Book directly with owner.

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Holiday Velvet

Vacation rentals worldwide. Book directly with the owner. Holiday Velvet acts as an agent for some rentals. Not many properties in some destinations (listings are being added). They take 101 properties per location and work with "seriously committed owners". Also hotels and B&Bs.

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Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar

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HolidayLettings.co.uk - France

Directory of vacation rentals worldwide, with thousands of listings for Europe (France +4,000 properties). Good searching (can search for properties with internet access). Book directly with owner. Owned by TripAdvisor.

Listings for France: All Regions, Paris

Features: good photos, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar

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HomeAway - France

Directory of vacation rentals worldwide, with over 52,000 rentals in France. Rent from the owner.

Listings for France: All Regions, Paris

Features: good photos, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar

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Le Guide

This agency has a wide variety of rentals mainly in Southern France. There are also listing for canal boat rentals in France.

Listings for France: Aquitaine, Languedoc-Roussillon, Pyrenees

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar

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Pure Holiday Homes

Directory of vacation rentals worldwide. Rent directly from the owner. They offer an "owner verification" scheme to prevent fraud. Good search features. (United Kingdom 1400+ properties, France 2900+, Italy 1900+, Spain 1200+, Germany 700+, Austria 700+)

Listings for England, France, Italy - France listings for: All Regions, Paris

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar, create your own shortlist

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Total France

Expats in France website with property listings (for sale, long term rent and vacation rentals). Click "Classifieds" to see categories or "Property Search" to search by region. Might be a good resource for finding longer rentals.

Listings for France: All Regions

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VRBO - France

Directory of vacation rentals worldwide, part of the HomeAway group.

Listings for France: All Regions, Paris

Features: good photos, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar, book with owner

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Your Holiday Matters

This company formed by experienced owners of vacation rentals and B&Bs offers a rigorous accreditation service for vacation rentals and B&Bs in Europe and worldwide. They only accept vacation rental owners who have proven their commitment to providing exemplary customer care and comfortable (from simple to luxury) accommodations; assessment is via a detailed application form, interview exploring how they deal with guests, website check and direct contact with previous vacationers for feedback. Book directly with the owner.

Tourist Offices

Local tourist offices frequently list local accommodations that you can book directly with the owner.

Bearn Basque Tourism

Tourism website for Bearn-Basque country area of Southwest France. Listing for self-catering houses, residences and holiday villages. Book directly with owner or on Gites site.

Listings for France: Pyrenees

Features: good photos, location maps, star ratings

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Ile de Re Tourism

Tourist office for Ile de Re, on the Atlantic coast near La Rochelle. Very good selection of vacation rentals for this area. Links to owner websites or contact - book with owner.

Listings for France: Poitou-Charentes

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, star ratings, availability calendar, book with owner

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Tourism Midi-Pyrenees

Tourism site for the Midi-Pyrenees area in Southwest France.

Listings for France: Pyrenees

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, star ratings

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Tourism Poitou Charentes

Tourism office for the Poitou Charentes regions of France. Good listing of rentals under Travel Information - Accomodations. Select the rental properties tab.

Listings for France: Poitou-Charentes

Features: good photos, star ratings