{"id":693,"date":"2014-09-04T22:34:06","date_gmt":"2014-09-04T22:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medoc-beach-holidays.com\/the-beachouse-montalivet\/?page_id=693"},"modified":"2021-05-04T22:17:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T22:17:49","slug":"reviews-and-links","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medoc-holidays.com\/the-beachouse-montalivet\/the-area\/reviews-and-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Reviews and Links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Read some reviews.<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Below is a list of reviews for the Beachouse. The property is perfect for filming and<br \/>\n    photography projects.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col span_4 boxed has-animation\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"150\"><span class=\"bottom-line\"><\/span>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/medoc-holidays.com\/the-beachouse-montalivet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/rector.jpg\" alt=\"book\"\n    width=\"239\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1030\" style=\"display:block;margin:0 auto;\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Getty Images, 2007.<\/h1>\n<p>&#8220;The beachouse was rented to a film crew as accommodation and as a location for shoots for six weeks. Some pictures of<br \/>\nthe Beachouse i.e. the West flat bedroom have been used as the book cover for &#8220;The Rector&#8217;s Wife&#8221; by Joanna Trollope.&#8221;<br \/>\nProperty of Getty images.<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col span_4 boxed has-animation\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"150\"><span class=\"bottom-line\"><\/span>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/medoc-holidays.com\/the-beachouse-montalivet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/book-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"book\"\n    width=\"239\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1030\" style=\"display:block;margin:0 auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medoc-holidays.com\/the-beachouse-montalivet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/book-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/medoc-holidays.com\/the-beachouse-montalivet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/book-817x1024.jpg 817w, https:\/\/medoc-holidays.com\/the-beachouse-montalivet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/book.jpg 1042w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Leila Lindholm, 2011.<\/h1>\n<p>&#8220;Right now I\u2019m on the beautiful French Atlantic coast to shoot my new television series. I love making my programme here<br \/>\nin the beautiful house we rented\u201d (Beachouse). SWEDENS TOP CELEBRITY COOK. Stayed for 6 weeks of filming with full<br \/>\nproduction crew, her small son Walter and family.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col span_4 col_last boxed has-animation\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"150\"><span class=\"bottom-line\"><\/span>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/medoc-holidays.com\/the-beachouse-montalivet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/guardian.jpg\n\" alt=\"book\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1030\"\n    style=\"display:block;margin:0 auto;\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>The Guardian, 2008.<\/h1>\n<p>&#8220;Good things come to those who wait. Now the Beachouse season extends until the end of November, and it has built up a<br \/>\nstrong fan base among families who relish the location at the centre of the market town of Montalivet and just five<br \/>\nminutes from the beach.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col span_4 boxed has-animation\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"150\"><span class=\"bottom-line\"><\/span>\n<h1>Beach Tomato, 2011.<\/h1>\n<p>\u201cBuilt in the 1930s as a rustic holiday retreat for the French bourgeoisie, Beachouse, Montalivet is the delightful<br \/>\nepitome of shabby chic &#8211; old fashioned furniture and pretty floral bed linen.. \u201cits definitely worth packing up a picnic<br \/>\nand setting off on a wine tour of the region\u201d<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col span_4 boxed has-animation\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"150\"><span class=\"bottom-line\"><\/span>\n<h1>Tatler, 2012.<\/h1>\n<p>&#8220;Creche pads: Here Grey Gardens meets Cath Kidson &#8211; on acid\u2026 A short stroll from an unspoiled, never-ending sandy beach<br \/>\n(popular with surfers) it sits on top of a daily market selling everything from Panama hats to rotisserie chickens&#8230;<br \/>\nSettle back with lashings of local rose, let the little ones run wild and you will have a blast. It doesn\u2019t matter if<br \/>\nyou\u2019ve lost your shoes, spilt your supper the kids refuse to sleep, because anything goes&#8230; Just switch off.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col span_4 col_last boxed has-animation\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"150\"><span class=\"bottom-line\"><\/span>\n<h1>The Times, 2011.<\/h1>\n<p>&#8220;Painted green and white, it\u201ds simple but inviting with period furniture including the beds long verandah is a great<br \/>\nspot for lunch&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Visit sites where The Beachouse is advertised as well as other interesting sites we like<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<div class=\"col span_12 boxed centered-text has-animation\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"0\"><span class=\"bottom-line\"><\/span>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Click to view:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montasurfschool.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The Monta surf school run by Thomas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bariksurfshop\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The Barrick surf shop run by Baptiste<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surf-longboard.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The Spider surf shop in Montalivet run by Philippe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.leila.se\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Leila Lindholm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nomadicresorts.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Nomadic Resorts, an eco tourism company by Louis, Jane&#8217;s son.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.archibaldbutler.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Jane&#8217;s other son Archie&#8217;s web design company(did this website).<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.welcomebeyond.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Welcome Beyond<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a\n            href=\"https:\/\/www.sawdays.co.uk\/france\/aquitaine\/gironde\/the-beachhouse#search_by_distance=true&#038;feature_code=ADM4&#038;radius_loop_count=0&#038;search_radius_miles=15&#038;longitude=-1.06&#038;latitude=45.36&#038;search_type=distance&#038;search_text=montalivet&#038;\">See<br \/>\n            The Beachouse on Alastair Sawday&#8217;s<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.montalivet-info.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Tourism office of Montalivet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Read some of the reviews we have had over the years<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<div class=\"col span_12 boxed has-animation\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"0\"><span class=\"bottom-line\"><\/span>\n<h1>REVIEWS AND PUBLICITY.<\/h1>\n<div class=\"col span_4 boxed has-animation\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"0\"><span class=\"bottom-line\"><\/span>\n<h2>\u2022 PAUL GETTY IMAGES 2007<\/h2>\n<p>filming at Montalivet stay at the Beachouse for six weeks. Some images of Beachouse i.e. ( West flat bedroom) have been<br \/>\nused like the cover for \u201cThe Rectors Wife\u201d by Joanna Trollope.. Property of Getty Images.<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col span_4 boxed has-animation\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"0\"><span class=\"bottom-line\"><\/span>\n<h2>\u2022 THE GUARDIAN 2008<\/h2>\n<p>9 August. \u201c Good things come to those who wait.\u201d \u201cNow the Beachouse season extends until the end of November and it has<br \/>\nbuilt up a strong fan base among families, who relish the location at the centre of the market town of Montalivet and<br \/>\njust 5 minutes from the beach\u201d<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col span_4 col_last boxed has-animation\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"0\"><span class=\"bottom-line\"><\/span>\n<h2>\u2022 blog.olivelovesalfie.co.uk, August 2013 .<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cWe created our own seaside commune and waited for friends to arrive and for the bliss to commence.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col span_4 boxed has-animation\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"0\"><span class=\"bottom-line\"><\/span>\n<h2>\u2022 Pat Varney<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cWe were with Australians. 3 separate houses and a wonderful verandah worked so well for us.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col span_4 boxed has-animation\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"0\"><span class=\"bottom-line\"><\/span>\n<h2>\u2022 TATLER; SEPTEMBER 2012<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cCreche pads\u201d. \u201cHere Grey Gardens meets Cath Kidson &#8211; on acid\u2026A short stroll from an unspoiled, never-ending sandy beach<br \/>\n(popular with surfers) it sits on top of a daily market selling everything from panama hats to rostisserie chickens\u2026.<br \/>\nSettle back with lashings of local rose, let the little ones run wild and you will have a blast. It doesn\u2019t matter if<br \/>\nyou\u2019ve lost your shoes, spilt your supper the kids refuse to sleep, because anything goes\u2026just switch off\u201d<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col span_4 col_last boxed has-animation\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"0\"><span class=\"bottom-line\"><\/span>\n<h2>\u2022 Mary Harper, 1st August 2011.<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThe BEACH HOUSE is perfect. You have created a paradise there. Perfect for all generations. There were three<br \/>\ngenerations of Harpers, and it suited all of us. We had the kids wing, the adults wing and the quiet wing. I even<br \/>\nmanaged to finish my book there.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col span_4 boxed has-animation\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"0\"><span class=\"bottom-line\"><\/span>\n<h2>\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.olivelovesalfie.co.uk\/2013\/08\/summer-surf\/ BEACHOUSE\">Olive loves Alfie<\/a>, 2013.<\/h2>\n<p>Stylist\/shop owner \u201cThere\u2019s a lovely shop in London called Olive loves Alfie\u201d The Guardian.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cbursting with an assemblage of vintage curiosities, rattan chairs and embroidered and patchwork fabrics\u2026 long soaks in<br \/>\nthe shell encrusted bathroom that had been neatly if rather eccentrically squeezed into a cupboard under the stairs. It<br \/>\nhad all we needed and more\u2026 we ..created our own seaside commune and waited for friends to arrive and for the bliss to<br \/>\ncommence.<\/p>\n<p>Took the kids to their surfing lessons at Frankie\u2019s surf school (the kids loved him and so did I picnicked on the beach,<br \/>\nencountered the thrilling waves of the atlantic and took it in turns to prepare long drawn out suppers on the porch each<br \/>\nevening\u201d www.frankie-surfschool.fr&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col span_4 boxed has-animation\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"0\"><span class=\"bottom-line\"><\/span>\n<h2>\u2022 LIVING FRANCE MAGAZINE AUGUST 2014<\/h2>\n<p>\u2018COASTAL CHARM\u2019 6 page article &#8211; completefrance.com LIFE\u2019S A BEACH \u2026HOW A<br \/>\nDREAM SEASIDE HOLIDAY BECAME A REALITY FOR AN EXPAT IN MEDOC<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Jane\u2019s eclectic style, its not surprising that her properties caught the attention of film crews and<br \/>\nphotographers\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d done up houses for a long time in London so that came naturally to me..I was an antique dealer, so I\u2019ve got a<br \/>\ncollection of antiques and light fittings, which I love\u2026 They are the tools of my trade. Seaside living is a far cry<br \/>\nfrom her former London life\u2026. but offered a welcome change. The antiques work well in the rentals, because I\u2019m not one<br \/>\nof those people who worries that guests are going to scratch or break things. People often ask how I can let people rent<br \/>\nthe house with all my lovely antiques in them and I think the more generous you are and the more you give,the more<br \/>\npeople seem to appreciate it &#8211; with one notable exception!&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col span_4 col_last boxed has-animation\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"0\"><span class=\"bottom-line\"><\/span>\n<h2>\u2022 REISMAGAZINE. COLUMBUS, 2002.<\/h2>\n<p>COLUMBUS TRAVEL MAGAZINE<\/p>\n<p>\u201c A sun shining house. Some holiday homes are just so divine you never want to leave them. Well all right, maybe just to<br \/>\nlay yourself down on the terrace\u201dFrench Grande Dame\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope you are alright and can breathe fully again\u2026we had a wonderful stay and are looking forward to visiting next<br \/>\nyear..included you will find the translation of the article about the beach house. I hope the sentence structure is ok\u201d<br \/>\nRonald<\/p>\n<p>Winters http\/\/www.projectsally.nl www.themovingcinema.com<br \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col span_4 boxed has-animation\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"0\"><span class=\"bottom-line\"><\/span>\n<h2>\u2022 JAN (Dutch magazine) June edition 2014<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI read about your house in a Dutch magazine and got enthusiastic straight away\u201d lieneg@hotmail.com article \u201cYou have<br \/>\nthe pleasure not the Jet Lag\u201d. (Beachouse).<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col span_4 boxed has-animation\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"0\"><span class=\"bottom-line\"><\/span>\n<h2>\u2022 BEACHOUSE used for BEST SELLER \u201cHello Cupcake\u201d book<\/h2>\n<p>and for 2 series of 10 cooking programmes with Leila Lindholm for Swedish T.V were filmed here. It was her tenth TV<br \/>\nseries!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDear Jane! I hope you are doing fantastic and had a great summer..will send you some stuff soon so you can have a<br \/>\nlook\u2026you look gorgeous&#8230;.Also ordered books for for you of my other titles! Should show up by post this week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Lots of love, Leila<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col span_4 col_last boxed has-animation\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"0\"><span class=\"bottom-line\"><\/span>\n<h2>\u2022 FRENCH BEACH HOUSE OF DREAMS:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pipandpea.com\/2015\/06\/24\/the-dreamiest-french-family-beach-house\/\">PipandPea.com<\/a><br \/>\nWe really loved it!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so glad you are on the mend that\u2019s wonderful news.. I can\u2019t imagine the work of running two houses if you are not<br \/>\nfeeling well\u2026here\u2019s the link to the pics of your gorgeous house\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully we can make it out again next year! xx<br \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col span_4 boxed has-animation\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"0\"><span class=\"bottom-line\"><\/span>\n<h2>\u2022 FRANCE MAGAZINE 1\/07\/2015<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cOriginal features, bleached floorboards and vintage touchesevoke childhood holidays and memories of sun-drenched trips<br \/>\nto the beach armed with buckets and spades, blankets and picnic hampers. The house has seven bedrooms but still feels<br \/>\ncosy.<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col span_4 boxed has-animation\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"0\"><span class=\"bottom-line\"><\/span>\n<h2>\u2022 ROOMIDO, 2014.<\/h2>\n<p>http:\/\/www.roomido.com\/<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEin gelungene Mischung aus Boho Chic, romantischen Blumenprinte und Surfercharme, die en drei individuell gestalt<br \/>\nApartments zu purem\u201cSavoir Vivre\u201d animiert\u201d (??) It is a wonderful mixture of Boho Chic romantic flower prints and<br \/>\nsurfer charm, divided into three individual apartments. And once there you have that feeling of pure \u201cSavor Vive\u201d.<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col span_4 col_last boxed has-animation\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"0\"><span class=\"bottom-line\"><\/span>\n<h2>\u2022 SUD OUEST NEWSPAPER 6th June 2015 BEACHOUSE voted 2nd BEST GITE IN FRANCE<\/h2>\n<p>400 best gites in France ANGLOPHONE SITE.<br \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col span_4 boxed has-animation\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"0\"><span class=\"bottom-line\"><\/span>\n<h2>\u2022 <a\n        href=\"http:\/\/www.sudouest.fr\/2015\/06\/03\/vendays-montalivet-n-2-des-gites-les-plus-populairesen-france-1937931-2964.php\">Sud<br \/>\n        Ouest<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Vendays-Montalivet : no 2 des gites les plus populaire en France: The Beachouse a Montalivet, la demeure de Jane Butler.<br \/>\nJane Butler, qui a ete antiquaire a Londres, a fait l\u2019acquisition de cette maison des ann\u00e9es 20 du cote du Pin Sec. il y<br \/>\na plus de vingt ans.<\/p>\n<p>-Ditto 2014 between 2 and 4th place. SUD OUEST. JUNE BEACHOUSE.<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col span_4 boxed has-animation\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"0\"><span class=\"bottom-line\"><\/span>\n<h2>\u2022 MARCH 2014 TERRE BLEU BELGIAN FASHION SHOOT FOR WINTER.<\/h2>\n<p>www.kurtanthierens.be production company<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can trust on this, we work already 10 years for the client and they are always correct &#8211; catalogue looks very<br \/>\nnice..<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have here some catalogues and happy to send them over. Enjoy the winter days..\u201d<br \/>\nEveline Antihero<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col span_4 col_last boxed has-animation\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"0\"><span class=\"bottom-line\"><\/span>\n<h2>\u2022 Keith Tullet, 2014<\/h2>\n<p>We first started going to Montalivet and your beach comber house in avenue de la Brede in August 1999. We had previously<br \/>\nbeen on many summer holidays to France but the combination of the innate appeal of the cottage, the daily market,<br \/>\nproximity of the sea and quality of thw Beach continued to attract us. We know of no other location in France that<br \/>\nfulfils our needs quite as well &#8230;&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<!--About the Medoc and the Beachouse--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Read some reviews. Below is a list of reviews for the Beachouse. 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