Most friendly hosts, in an amazing historic environment. A wonderful week, not to be ever forgotten. A most interesting part of the world, and could have spent many more weeks exploring this fasignating region of France. Thanks Suzzane and Mike and we hope to come and stay again one day.

Mike and Suzanne made our special week even more special and we are already thinking of heading back in a couple of years to visit again.

Fantastic, beautiful, peaceful, everything we imagined and more. We had Room 6 which has the most comfy large bed and a lovely area outside with chairs and table where you can sit out in the evenings. Everything about Ferme de Tayac was magical for us. What more can we say. We didn't want to leave and I had a few tears when we did. Loved this place and people so much. If you are thinking of going then do, you will not regret it one bit.

Mike and Suzanne remodeled this lovely ferme from the ground up over several years. Suzanne has decorated the rooms and grounds (literally every surface) with antiques she has collected. You will feel most welcomed on arrival and find Ferme de Tayac a perfect quiet retreat, centrally located, to return to after a long day of adventure around the area. It is only a 10 minute walk into town to visit the museums and have a meal. The room we had above the main salon was a spacious king (although a king room is not advertised on the website). Breakfasts were the most spare on our trip with only an egg, croissant and bread with
jam, cereal with forage blanc and juice. Amenities included free wifi (only at one hot spot outside), a guest refrig and a large reading library. The two kitties and very rotund Lily the English Bulldog will be your companions around the sparkling swimming pool and at the various tables tucked beneath trees on the property. All in all a beautiful place to stay.

If you ever nurtured a dream to restore an old wreck of a monastic farm in rural France, save yourself the labor and visit the Ferme de Tayac! It is everyone's dream come true. We were there for 4 nights last year and just returned from 8 more! In so many ways, the Ferme evokes medieval life in rural France, from the buildings' construction of completely idiosyncratic timber framing (you can see the carpenters' marks on each member), to the hand-hewn stones that form walls and steps. To this ancient fabric Suzanne and Mike have added modern bathrooms, good lighting and wonderful beds, and filled the grounds with ever-blooming roses, lavender borders, boxwood, and old-fashioned flowering plants. Others have noted the convenience of this location (for example, in 8 days we visited 5 chateaux/gardens, 4 caves, 2 rock shelters, 7 picturesque villages - 3 with markets - and 2 world-class museums). But the very best part of a sojourn at the Ferme is that Mike and Suzanne have created ways for guests to meet, tell stories around an enormous breakfast table, and share picnic lunches or dinners or glasses of wine under the shelter of the "abri" in the garden. On chilly days the wood fire in the large and graciously furnished salon draws guests round. Time seems to almost stand still, the only reminders of the day being the 8:00 am and 7:00 pm church bells, three beautiful tones that make every cell in your body smile . Bring along a Swiss army knife, some plasticware and a willingness to let the day unfold as it will, and remember how much fun it is to make an occasion out of very simple ingredients. The Ferme de Tayac is our idea of Heaven.