Francois D.

Nous sommes arrivés l'avant veille et avons été très chaleureusement accueillis. Sympathique et de confiance, ils ont tout mis en œuvre pour que nous passions un agréable séjour. C'est un endroit calme et fort agréable qui bénéficie de tout le confort nécessaire. Le suivi de l'évolution était effectué très régulièrement par clichés, mails ou téléphone en fonction des besoins de chacun. "Chouchou", le chat, est adorable, et ce fut un plaisir de le soigner et de le "surprotéger" pendant les 10 de soins prodigués. Nous remercions François et Jocelyne pour leurs produits du potager et tout particulièrement des petites attentions supplémentaires qu'ils nous ont offertes et procurées. Nous venons d'effectuer un home-sitting et nous sommes repartis avec de nouveaux amis.

Belle propriété,agréable et bien entretenue. Les propriétaires sont accueillants et chaleureux, soucieux du bien-être des home-sitters, Une situation centrale pour découvrir les beautés de la vallée de Chevreuse. Autre attrait bien sympathique : leur chat "Chouchou" est absolument adorable.

Staying in another person’s space is an intimate activity, and I always feel honored to share so closely with another in this way. We are home owners ourselves. We have a mutual respect for others in their own private, sacred space. It is our principal goal to care for the home entrusted to us, and to return the home undamaged and clean. If the owners have entrusted a pet into our care, we understand that this pet is part of their family and make every effort to love and cherish the animal in the manner to which it has been accustomed. We have chosen to travel a long distance to see how others live, to share the culture, to speak the language. We also cherish our independence. It is important to us that the owners be happy upon their return. Gerard and Jocelyn were a joy to meet and get to know. Jocelyn is a very up-beat and positive person and is very comfortable in social situations. We felt so welcomed by them; they shared meals with us, showed us around the town for essential needs and upon their return, exchanged gifts. Their home is quite comfortable and spacious with many unique details designed and worked out by Gerard. Their cat, Chou Chou, is a lovely, gentle being and we enjoyed interacting with him. A car is an absolute essential item needed to stay at this rural location; unexpectedly, at the last minute we rented Gerard’s electric automobile from him. With every experience we live, we learn.

We were very comfortable with Gerard and Jocelyne from the beginning. This was due to their very generous sharing of information about their lovely home and community. We "skyped" and exchanged emails and received detailed instructions as to the various features of the house and garden before we arrived, which made it much easier for us to hit the ground running. We arrived the day before they went on their trip and had a thorough tour of the house and a run through on what was expected of us while they were away. The house and gardens are wonderful. We introduced ourselves to Chouchou, the cat, and felt at ease immediately. We think it is very worthwhile to spend a little time with owner and animals before they leave and Gerard and Jocelyne were very accommodating in that regard. We shared a very nice meal at both ends of the stay. As the need arose, we were able to contact them while they were on their trip to New Zealand and they were very timely with their responses. From the perspective of sitter, we would highly recommend Gerard and Jocelyne. They are exceedingly nice people and it was our good fortune to be able to be their house sitters.