French Cottages Holidays and Itineraries

French Cottages

Australian owned Boutique Holiday Homes, Luxury Villas,
Apartments and Cottages to Rent in France located in the historic hearts
of the four very best HUB villages in country France.
BUT WE ARE MUCH MORE THAN FRENCH ACCOMMODATION.
With us you will also enjoy Expert French Travel Guidance
**You get so much more than just rental accommodation in France
with French Cottages**(quote from a guest)

LOOKING FOR THE BEST WAY TO VISIT FRANCE?
LOOKING FOR THE BEST PLACES TO STAY IN FRANCE?
This website answers both these questions and many others, Look no further!

SEE FRANCE THROUGH YOUR OWN EYES
Create your entire personalised French Travel itinerary using our services and
experience the REAL France that you love by basing yourselves
for a week or more at a time in our wonderful HUB villages
and then explore the Romantically beautiful...realise your dream!

STILL IN THE EARLY STAGES OF PLANNING OR JUST DREAMING?
Then this is the PERFECT TIME to peruse our FRENCH TRAVEL GUIDE.
Download it now by clicking on the RED BUTTON below.
As a bonus, we are offering a $100 per week discount voucher
to those people who do this (valid for the next 5 years).

MAKE YOUR ITINERARY "HUBBABLE NOT LUGGABLE"
Hub-based exploration is so much more relaxing than moving
on (packing and unpacking) every few days.
Stays with us generally are in multiples of one week
starting on a Friday so you can enjoy the local Saturday markets.
Our guests say their stays with us were the best
French holidays they have ever had.
Much better than those expensive river and sea cruises!

******* WE ARE NOT AN AUTOMATED BOOKING PLATFORM SITE *******
We're real people who respond personally and promptly.
>> WE OWN OUR COTTAGES <<
And they are situated in just four hub villages
in France that we chose very, very carefully for their
exceptional intrinsic qualities and their locations for exploration.

SO, BREW YOURSELF A POT OF TEA OR POUR YOURSELF
A GLASS OF YOUR FAVOURITE FRENCH WINE
AND ALLOW YOURSELF TO SIT BACK and thoroughly
READ and EXPLORE every part of this website.

Every minute you spend here will save you twenty minutes
on any other French Travel website.
Use it to plan your trip and you'll save much time and stress
in the long run - we promise!

Based in Melbourne, Australia: Established 25 years.
WINNERS OF THE TOPI best principles award 2019 for
protecting the original qualities of living French Villages

Bonjour et Bienvenue to

Your Home in France

An exclusive boutique network of very high quality French Holiday Homes: Cottages, Gîtes, Apartments and Villas
for your holiday in France combined with expert guidance from us to help you plan your trip.
Much more than accommodation in France, our unique hub-based approach to French Travel has no equal.

A uniquely different French Experience!

With 25 years of devotion to, passion for, and experience in France, we can show you the way to discovering
an exceptionally beautiful and memorable cultural and travel experience that no commercial tour or cruise can achieve.
You will enjoy a much deeper, more diverse and authentic travel experience with us
than you will with those regimented bus tours and superficial river cruises.

Who are we and just how are we unique?

We are the two Australian owners and managers of 8 holiday cottages in four distinctive regions in France - David Hitchins, based in Melbourne, Australia and Bryan Stark, based mostly in France - and have been developing our special approach to French Travel for over 25 years.

We are totally unlike those booking platform sites that you see everywhere these days on the internet - automated sites that peddle the properties of others for a commission, with absolutely no concern about where these properties are or
what they really have to offer you.
They just want to make money.
They do not love France as we - and you - do!
(view this video by Dick Smith about the effect those sites are having)

Contact us and we will be glad to help you in any way.

Can you can plan your whole
'Tour de France' with us?

Mais oui!
We can help you plan your ENTIRE French or EUROPEAN itinerary if you wish, drawing upon our wide knowledge of all parts of France and Europe generally.
You only have to mention this when you contact us. It's a free service!
For quick answers or regarding availability of our cottages, contact us here.

A beautiful, stunning production.

Order our 120-page printed French Travel Guide which puts all those other travel magazines out there to shame!

We believe that it is the only printed production of its type in the world.

Whether you're a first time visitor or a seasoned French travel expert, we're sure you'll find the answers and insights to nearly all your French Travel and Accommodation questions in this amazingly informative guide.

Our travel and holiday accommodation suggestions will make your
already exciting holiday in France even more memorable!

It's simple to get a copy delivered right to your door: just click here.
This new and vastly improved version is $25 plus postage
but you can view it for free by clicking here.

Fill in this brief form, submit it and we'll get right back to you.
Any problems with the form? Just email us at the link at the bottom of this page.
(if the submit button seems to fail, please scroll up and check that all required fields have been completed)
Please note: we are not a booking platform with thousands of properties in hundreds of locations; we own our cottages and villas.
We specialise in hub-based holiday experiences around four villages in four regions. See this page for details.

Address

759 Rathdowne Street
North Carlton 3054
Victoria
Australia

Contacts

Email: stay@frenchcottages.com
Phone: +61 (3) 8658 0799

French Cottages

Bonjour et Bienvenue to
Your Home in France

A uniquely different French Experience!

Who are we and just how are we unique?

Can you can plan your whole
'Tour de France' with us?

Not just any old village.

Sorry, no amount of searching the web will make you any wiser.

Except on this site because you can...

Hand written testimonials from our cottages

To anyone considering booking with French Cottages, I say, "What are you waiting for?" Contact them for the best tips, suggestions and service. We will certainly use this company again. Thanks so much!

A beautiful, stunning production.

Contact Us

Discover the Real France with French Cottages Holidays

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Contacts

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French Cottages

Bonjour et Bienvenue to Your Home in France

A uniquely different French Experience!

Who are we and just how are we unique?

Can you can plan your whole'Tour de France' with us?

Not just any old village.

Sorry, no amount of searching the web will make you any wiser.

Except on this site because you can...

Hand written testimonials from our cottagesTo anyone considering booking with French Cottages, I say, "What are you waiting for?" Contact them for the best tips, suggestions and service. We will certainly use this company again. Thanks so much!

A beautiful, stunning production.

Contact Us

Discover the Real France with French Cottages Holidays

Address

Contacts

Links

Bonjour et Bienvenue to
Your Home in France

Can you can plan your whole
'Tour de France' with us?

Hand written testimonials from our cottages

To anyone considering booking with French Cottages, I say, "What are you waiting for?" Contact them for the best tips, suggestions and service. We will certainly use this company again. Thanks so much!