Make your dream adventure a reality!

Costs
Each cottage is available for bookings on a weekly basis, from Friday afternoon till the following Friday morning. This weekly cycle allows our guests to enjoy the experience of the Saturday morning markets and to obtain the week's supplies - a wonderful experience not to be missed!

The locations of our cottages are exceptional; they are centred in historic "5 star" villages.
Being "within the walls", so to speak, is a highly desirable situation.
We believe that the quality of your experience when you stay in our townships
simply won't be equalled in any hamlet or rural location of a lesser calibre.

The weekly tariff for all months of the year is $1780 Australian dollars.
(For Le Séjour: $1880 Australian dollars; for La Grange: $2480 AUD)
A deposit of $580 - which is a part payment of the total, not a security bond - is payable for each week reserved upon booking; the balance is then due 20 weeks before your departure.

(This price is ALL INCLUSIVE: bed linen, towels, telephone, free broadband internet,
electricity and gas, initial clean and setup of the house, private parking where necessary,
English speaking support by our local manager if needed, and many other smaller services
such as advice about your holiday plans and travel recommendations are all covered
for up to two people staying.
For each person over two it is $200 per extra person per week.
(Except Le Séjour and La Grange, which are $250 per extra person per week)
We offer reductions for very young children or larger families.

Please note that our cottages are not country gîtes - they are fully independent,
fully equipped and self-contained village houses that you could live in; you will feel very much at home and will find all that you need is right there, especially in the kitchens where many of our guests enjoy learning to prepare regional dishes.

Please see our cancellation policy for what happens in the event that you cancel some or all of the weeks reserved with us.

How to book your French holiday
The ideal sequence for booking your entire French itinerary should follow this timeline:

Longer term accommodation (our cottages) first, along with any Paris apartments.
(6 to 18 months in advance)
Hotels in Paris and other popular centres, especially if you are travelling in peak periods.
(6 to 12 months in advance)
Air fares
(3 to 9 months in advance. You often get better deals if you wait but don't miss out
altogether!)
Car hire and barge trips.
(3 months to 4 weeks in advance- see our section "tips for our guests" for some useful ideas here)
Local attractions.
(1 month to 1 week in advance)
See our resources page to help you find any of these, or click the links above.
We use these complementary services all the time and find them to be highly professional.

How to book our cottages
Firstly, please contact us by phone or write to us (click here) to verify the weeks you want are still available. You can also get an idea of availability by clicking here before you contact us.
Then fill out the booking form (click here) and send it to us as soon as possible with your deposit. Your booking is positively confirmed only on receipt of the deposit.
If you wish, you may make payments by credit card over the phone, or by faxing them to us.
Here are our contact phone and fax numbers and also our mailing address.

Mailing Address
French Cottages
687 Rathdowne Street
North Carlton 3054
Victoria
Australia

Phone & fax from Australia
Phone (03) 9347 8282
Fax (03) 9923 6519

Phone & Fax from other countries
Phone (your international code then)
(613) 9347 8282
Fax (your international code then)
(613) 9923 6519

How to have the best time in France.
All that remains for us to tell you is what we think will make your French adventure a truly great experience. The next page will guide you, providing tips, car hire information, train booking links and finally, a short on-line audio course in basic French for travellers.

Learn more! Click here...