1 / 15

See all photos

(4)

Artists Home between Mountains and the Ocean in Saint Loubouer, France

France
Favourited 137 times
Last activity: 21 Aug 2023

Profile information

Host rating
100 %
Last replied
26 Aug 2022
Feedback
9
Email verified

Badges (2)

Give the gift of Workaway

Find your perfect host

Japan

Join our family and help with childcare in Tokyo, Japan

(3)

Croatia

Go back in time and experience complete off grid family ancient lifestyle near Lipik, Croatia

(9)

France

Welcoming help on our lovely estate near Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux area, France

(5)

Finland

Help in our non-profit sled dog racing kennel in Iisalmi, Finland

(6)

Austria

Small farm house welcomes new friends in Bad Hall, Austria

(5)

Spain

Experience old downtown house and help us with daily tasks in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

Italy

Small family-run organic farm near Bolsena lake, central Italy

(2)

United States

Ongoing building projects in Alaska, United States

(23)

Portugal

Help me develop my land near Sao Martinho do Porto, Portugal

(17)

France

Help with childcare and teach our children English in Pamiers, South of France

(10)

View the full host list

Availability

2024

Min stay requested: No minimum

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

What's this?

Details

Description
We are a family of three living in between the ocean and the mountains in SW France. Our home is set in the idyllic Tursan Valley in Les Landes near Eugénie-les-Bains famous for its great spa and restaurants. I work as an artist from home in my loft studio, and my partner works in Pau in the Aeronautics industry. We have a lovely garden and a lovely cat and chocolate labrador
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We live in an incredible place for reaching many fun activities skiing, surfing or visiting Bordeaux or the Guggenheim in Bilbao. Our local region is extremely beautiful and surrounding us are incredible walks bike rides and a very friendly local village community. I am a trained visual artist from London with a fantastic studio happy to share knowledge and studio time! You will pick up some French and English as both languages spoken at home!
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We would love some help around the house, general maintenance and gardening help too!
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
This host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
A lovely spare room with all creature comforts, bikes and a car.
What else ...
We are happy to loan our car and bikes there are great transport links to Biarritz, San Sebastián, Paris, Bordeaux all easily accessible from Mont de Marsan train station or bus station.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have high speed WiFi for unlimited use.
Space for parking camper vans
We have a large area for all types of vans and camper vans
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 717261555755

Feedback (4)

31 Jan 2022

Left by host for Workawayer (Nadia)

Nadia was a joy to have with us from start to finish without her valued help I couldn't have completed some projects I had on the go at the time. She really helped our family in so many ways from being independent enough to deliver artwork to clients in a professional manner. Photographing artwork and using her specialist Graphic design skills,… read more

(Excellent )

26 Dec 2021

Left by Workawayer (Nadia) for host

It was my first workaway experience and I couldn't have asked for a better one. Rebecca, Vincent and Xavier did their best to make my stay as comfortable as possible. Everyone is very open and I loved spending time with them. I had the opportunity to learn a lot about art and was able to deliver a few images to clients. I also had the opportunity… read more

(Excellent )

5 Dec 2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Jule)

Jule was the most energetic workawayer we have had to stay yet and I can say having her to stay with us was definately a memorable experience. I will never forget the fun evenings making Stokbrot (I think thats how you spell it) a german traditional bread cooked around the fire. She took to our hazelnut trees and made some beautiful sticks for… read more

(Good )

5 Oct 2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Susanne)

Susanne was incredible to have stay with us as previously described she represents truly the best of workaway and also truly inspiring ( and AMAÏZING!!!!! *) She was always very attentive to anything that needed to be done and gave 200% of herself to any task. We had some good giggles and funny times and every day she was up and already had run… read more

(Excellent )

3 Oct 2021

Left by Workawayer (Susanne) for host

I felt very welcoming at Rebecca, Vincent and Xaby’s House from the beginning. They have a beautiful place with a huge and nice garden, a lovely cat and by that time one chicken (they wanna have more in future again…).
I shared my pretty room at the beginning with another workawayer from germany (Lily). When she left I had the room for my own.… read more

Rebecca is a great artist and a very warmhearting, open-minded, lovely, positive and funny person. She is most of the time working at home in her cozy studio upstairs and gave all the time the opportunity to get creative too. She taught me once in using different mediums for drawing. That was a great session, thank you a lot! You inspired me to become more creative and encouraged me to start drawing:-)
Rebecca has and had a very interesting life with lots of experiences and she likes to share stories.
I had very nice and sometimes very deep great conversations about life, art, travels, education…)

Vincent is working away and just on the weekends there. He is a very funny and kind person and liked to speak a little german;-)
We always had lovely dinnertimes with lots of laughters.

Xaby, their son, is a very kind and sensitive little boy. He is interested in skateboarding, golf, tennis, music and many more things. He likes to play board- and card games and we enjoyed a couple of times to play for example Wizzard together.

The work I did was mostly helping in the household, I did the cooking, sometimes washing and a bit gardening. I did harvest once the apples at their place and made some nice apple sauce, which doesn’t felt like work;-)
Rebecca is super relaxed about the hours you are working, I never fulfilled the 5 hours per day and she also did not expected that. She is always very appreciative for everything you do and likes to have people in the house.
On the weekends you don’t have to work. You can enjoy your free time or spent time with the whole family.
You will have a very relaxed time there and they will made you feel to be part of the family.

We did some adventures together. We went a couple of times to find a puppy for them, so there will be one more family member in future (Patrick - a chocolatebrown Labrador:-))
Once I went with the other workawayer to Biarritz over night, which is a 1,5 h drive by car. It's nice to have a car, when you are there or you just like to enjoy the nature around their place.

The nature in this area is beautiful and very quiet. I did a lot of walking, running, collecting mushrooms and chestnuts in the forest… You will have plenty of time to reset.

I wanna say thank you so much for the very relaxed and nice stay at your home. It was a pleasure to be with you all.

Lots of love and all the best,
Susanne

(Excellent )

View all 4 feedbacks

Photos

Show all photos

Feedback

These are extra optional ratings when members leave feedback. The average rating left for each option is displayed.

Accuracy of profile:
(5.0)

Cultural exchange:
(5.0)

Communication:
(5.0)

31 Jan 2022

Left by host for Workawayer (Nadia)

(Excellent )

26 Dec 2021

Left by Workawayer (Nadia) for host

(Excellent )

5 Dec 2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Jule)

(Good )

5 Oct 2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Susanne)

(Excellent )

3 Oct 2021

Left by Workawayer (Susanne) for host

(Excellent )

29 Sep 2021

Left by Workawayer (Lilianna) for host

My stay at Rebecca’s, Vincent’s and Xabi’s place was just amazing! I had such a great time there that I really didn’t want to leave and now I really want to come back. Rebecca is an amazing person that will welcome you into the family and that will make sure that you are feeling comfortable there. She is very kind and my work there really wasn’t… read more

(Excellent )

26 Sep 2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Lilianna)

Lili was such a joy to have staying with us! She always brought a smile and some laughter! There were some nice moments spent playing with my son Xabi, which I know he enjoyed enormously. We also took the task of clearing out the chicken shed together which was fun and collecting apples from the orchard to make into apple compote. I would highly… read more

(Excellent )

15 Dec 2020

Left by Workawayer (Agata) for host

I couldn't imagine a better host than Rebecca. She is a lovely, understanding and easy-going human being offering the best she can to make your stay as comfortable as possible. I spent 3 months with the family (Rebecca, Xabi and Vincent, who joined for weekends) and I enjoyed it a lot. In spite of the lock down, there was a lot of freedom around… read more

(Excellent )

15 Dec 2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Agata)

We had a fantastic 3 months with Agata at our home in SW France. She was always very happy to join in and be part of our family. We got plenty of projects finished painting shutters, preparing the garden and fruit trees for winter. She also taught us all lots of her yummy vegetarian recipes. She was the most loyal carer to our animals and pets and… read more

(Excellent )

To leave feedback make sure you are logged in & your account is online

Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in France Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Europe Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Nouvelle-Aquitaine Family France Last minute Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in France

Artists Home between Mountains and the Ocean in Saint Loubouer, France

Profile information

Host rating

Last replied

Feedback

Email verified

Badges (2)

Find your perfect host

Availability

Details

Description

Types of help and learning opportunities

Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

Projects involving children

Help

Languages

Accommodation

What else ...

A little more information

Can host digital nomads

Space for parking camper vans

How many Workawayers can stay?

Hours expected

Feedback (4)

Photos

Feedback