Interior design, facilities & services
Layout, furnishings and equipment of your gîte
We can advise on the layout, furnishings and equipment of your gîte, to ensure the optimal comfort and enjoyment of your guests. We can even recommend where to purchase items for your product.
Pool and gardens
The outdoor space is as important in a French gîte as the indoor space. We can help with the layout and landscaping of your property to ensure privacy and beauty whilst keeping the watering down to a minimum! This is what we’ve managed at our own gîtes.
Extras
The extras which you offer your guests are important, such as a private chef, wine tastings and recommendations of where to eat and what to do in the area. We can go through what you could offer guests to make their stay even more memorable.
Please get in touch to discuss this further.
Cleaning and laundry
Cleaning is a crucial part of your business. We can advise where to find cleaners, what salary and extras to offer them, and how to train them.
We can offer a template for how to organise your changeover day like a military operation!
We can discuss laundry options, cleaning tips and the annual maintenance your gîte requires.
Case studies
We visited Maison Saint Blaise before the renovations started, meaning we were able to give advice about the layout and a room-by-room to-do-list. This included lightening the interiors, bringing a coherence and functionality to the space, and incorporating the classification criteria – resulting in the gîte being awarded 5* by the Ministry of Tourism.
“Rupert and Franck provided us with the confidence to make successful decisions.”
Sven and Sandra
We had great fun inspecting Château de Carsac and it’s two separate gîtes, working out how to ensure privacy between guests – including the parking.
There was a covered space by the pool which had become storage for inflatables and games. We saw it’s potential and it’s now been transformed into an Ibiza-style lounge area, to kick back and have a drink in the evenings.
“We definitely recommend Gîte Guru to take your gîte business to the next level.”
Michael and Justine
When Tom and Emilie bought Maison Toumassou the garden was a jungle of bamboo. Their priority was to tame and landscape it, then we advised on the interiors and how to best use the outdoor space.
The living room is open to the kitchen and dining area, and leads to all the parts of the house. So it was important that there was a flow in the space, which meant rearranging the furniture. It’s a great space now!
“From interior design to marketing, we could not have had more thorough counsel.”
Tom and Emilie