Pocancy, France VRBO Review
For the second week of a trip to France, we stayed in the Champagne region. We decided to rent a place in a small town.
Small was definitely the operative word.
Reading the reviews, several people mentioned a bakery nearby and a patisserie fairly close. Great. Since we liked the look of the place, the area, and the chance to stay in a rural area, we choose the place in Pocancy. Sure, it had five bedrooms and there were only four of us. Never mind it had enough room for 20 of our closest friends. We decide to go for it.
What did we find?
The place was huge. Located behind a gated, stone wall on two acres, this estate was impressive in its size. The pool was heated. Birds and squirrels provided outdoor entertainment. Walls, 18 inches thick, blocked out any and all noise. A rock band could have played a concert on the street just outside the estate and we would have never heard it.
This wasn’t a new place. It had been there a long time. The grounds were well kept, and the inside was clean and neat. They had an issue with cell phone service and slllooowww wi-fi. But, what do you expect with thick walls in the middle of nowhere?
The kitchen was well equipped. Most importantly, there were plenty of wine glasses for us to taste champagnes from our trips to different Champagne houses.
Whoever wrote about the patisserie and bakery being close did not exactly match our idea of close. We like to walk to get our morning pastries and bring them back to enjoy with coffee on the patio. In this case, close was 15 kilometers away. Not exactly walking distance.
And, the small town? It was so small, we never did see any other people coming or going. Houses were well attended with colorful flowers surrounding every front door. Somebody must live there. We just never saw them.
Location was great as it took almost no time to get to a major road for day trips to Reims, Epernay, Troyes, Hautvillers, and Ay.
All in all, this was a great place on several levels. We experienced a very small town, we relaxed, and we had never stayed in a place quite like this.
Next time…perhaps closer to a patisserie and a market.