Help, having lots of problems trying to find holiday villas with fenced and gated pools.

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Asked about this a while ago on Mumsnet and was told to look at villas in France. I can't seem to find any anywhere!

We want to go away with my brother and his wife next year. Would like a villa with pool, but with three toddlers under 3 would like pool to be fenced and gated. Can anyone help find me a link, or tell me whether they exist or not? Getting really fed up with getting nowhere.

www.frenchlife.co.uk/uce/fl?view=details&action=readDetails&cottageId=386965&holidayPark=N&sleeps=8&propertyTypeId=1

This has an indoor pool with childproof gate?

Or: www.frenchlife.co.uk/uce/fl?view=details&action=readDetails&cottageId=387307&holidayPark=N&sleeps=8&propertyTypeId=1
Le Pouldu is lovely and that whole area is gorgeous.

How much do you want to spend? we stayed at a fab one this year, but it was quite expensive. See here

That looks amazing mo2, I love Port Grimaud too.

Enid - it was!!! Wish I was back there! The grounds were amazing - we used to wander down to the orchard every morning to pick fresh apricots for breakfast.
After the 2 weeks, when we told him we had to go home, our DS1 (4.5) simply said, "Why?". And I couldn't have agreed with him more !!

Love it. I am a Brittany freak (as we use our neighbours practically free cottage) but am beginning to yearn to go further afield...

After coming back from 2 weeks in Brittany, dd1 asked the local cafe (fry ups and nescafe) owner for mussels

Oh, thank you both - I was beginning to wonder if I would find anything! We don't mind expensive as long as we have peace of mind. The property you stayed in Mo2 looks fab, fab, fab.

Just looked at the prices Mo2 and out of season they would be fine. There would be two families - me, dh plus ds1 (3) and ds2 (1), then my husband and his wife, plus their daughter (age 2). It sounds as though it would be suitable, although it says only 2 bedrooms - we could manage with one child sleeping in with us, but not sure about both! I like the idea that there are 2 bathrooms one for each family. I suppose we could put a cot in the dining room - what do you think?

TGB - no - there are actually 4 bedrooms! And in fact, there is also a 'mezzanine' twin bed area next to the master suite which can be partitioned off with a screen (so could technically sleep 10!)

The two rooms on the ground floor are both pleasant doubles, with room for a cot, and are adjacent to one another - you & dh could have one, and your two boys the other.

Then your brother & wife and daughter could have the master suite upstairs with daughter in one of 'mezzanine' twin beds which is next to their room (but separated by a door if necessary).

Or vice versa.

Hey - and you wouldn't even need the lower ground floor 'suite', so I could come too with my boys!!

You are clearly busy discussing (excitedly!) with dh.... I'm off to bed now!
Night!
(But let me know if you decide to go for it!)

try www.cheznous.com - all private villas in france, so you also deal directly with the owner, and can ask direct questions. French law has been changed this year I think, and now each property with a pool has to have a fence and gate. We stayed in one last year, but she is no longer renting it. Happy hunting!