Season has started

Since the beginning of May the first guests have been enjoying Villa Dæsch. As always there was a lot to do to get the house ready for the season. The usual Big Clean, for instance, which means cleaning and airing all the rooms and checking the inventory to see that our guests have all they might need for a perfect hassle-free stay.

This year brought extra pressure as we renovated part of the old building and created a loft space for 2 persons. And although it looked as though we would run out of time, we made it with great help from dear friends:  Reinout who takes the lead when it comes to gardening and Olivier who is a sparring partner in many activities as he knows the house so well. There’s more to tell about their reason for being in France and I will surely write about that in a forthcoming blog.

preparing the garden

Once again I had the pleasure of designing a space to my own taste. The challenge to make the old meet the contemporary and still be appreciated by guests is wonderful. I try to create an environment where people feel at home. Being on holiday is pampering yourself with the good things of life. Staying in a nice place is a very important ingredient: at least that’s the way I see it.

So “le loft”, as we call the new space, is ready for boarding and has taken off with the first guests. They were very happy and complimented me on the new space. Even the pouring rain during their first 2 days couldn’t dampen their enthusiasm.

 The website is up to date again and I’m now focusing on the marketing part of the business.  I cross my fingers it will be a successful season. Being a Libra means having a lot of doubts!

I’m a bit sorry that for the next few months I’m not able to shop around anymore to find matching items for le loft. That’s enormous fun for me. Driving from brocante (second hand outlets) to design shops gives me great pleasure. Mixing and matching, looking for bargains but also falling in love with that much too expensive cushion.

So the summer season is here and guests are gradually making their way to this beautiful part of the world.

A bientôt
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