a reputable real estate agent wont be doing holiday lets. Too much work, no margin The Gites de France website is probably the best place to start ... more

... where properties are pre-inspected: Gites de France ... ... The English version of the Gites de France site is: en.gites-de-france.com Alastair Sawdays' selection is much smaller and concentrates on more rural properties, although I noticed some in Brittany close to the sea. www.sawdays.co.uk VfB ... more

... satisfy and their hotels and gites are fab. I would highly recommend them. They go from Plymouth to Roscoff, it takes about 6-7 hours, an overnighter is better as you can have a drink in the bar, go to bed and when you wake up you are there.......simples ... more

... From the balcony of the apartment we rented, on a clear day, Mont St. Michel is there in the distance. Charming town with all the usual shops...within easy reach of Dinan, Dinard, St. Malo...The tides make the oyster beds appear and disappear. Website is www.lehock.com J ... more

... think about renting a few gites or holiday cottages and use those as bases. Non-EU citizens can get preferential leasing deals from Renault and peugeot-Citroen which work out much cheaper than renting. Here's an example http://www.renaultusa.com/ Timo makes a good point about the weather ... more

... we stayed in a smaller gite with the smae owners as linked here (ref: W13690) it was a fab base right by the river Rance: http://www.cottages4you.co.uk/sites/cottages4you/pages/PropertyDetails_C.aspx?QS=3E0F3DCD-882D-4738-9E61-B90EA3C005F2~C~W13690~WEL~64~GBP~6~21~09 ... more

... each other so we can socialise in the evenings - or a 7 bed house/gite. We can avoid school holidays but would like the option of having things to do on a campsite or in close proximity. Preferably early September but could July might be a possibility. Any suggestions please ... more

... would dream of: http://www.gites-de-france.com/location-vacances-ploubazlanec-gite--,gites22_b2012.1.140328.G.html The area of this house is beautiful and generally recommendable. There are some other big houses in Cote'd Armor too, but seem to be none in Ille et Vilaine a ... more

... I made looks almost perfect on a quick look at least. The advantage for you about Bretagne is that there are some huge "longeres" = big farm houses converted into gites, which offer you a lot of capacity either as one single house or as several gites built into one building ... more