Gites de France

[Santiago]

We signed up with Gites de France last year. The local rep explained that the joining fee is quite high, around 300€ but this covers quite a lot of admin and inspections and that subsequent year are much lower, priced at 10% of the high-season weekly rate.

We received the invoice for the second year last week and it was nearly as much as the first year because it charges 20% of the summer rental, plus a fixed fee of 89€ plus some other admin fee of 18€. Which brought it to over 250€.

Part of our reason for signing up with Gites de France was for the status but considering we have not had a single inquiry, never mind a booking, and that the rep effectively lied about downstream charges, we've pulled out.

So this is a warning to others who may be considering registering their property with Gites de France.

[Pighunter]

Thanks, just the sort of info we need!

This is a link to another very useful forum for owners of rented properties/chambre d'hotes with lots of info

http://www.laymyhat.com/