... is €149 via EasyTerra Car Rental. Does that seem reasonable? It's for a Fiat Punto manual with a/c. Is three nights in Carcassonne enough or too much? I have checked the various hotels on TripAdvisor and I still am confused as to what to go for! If anyone ... more

... Ryanair booking site *select "cheap rental cars from Hertz" *look out for offers - often 7 days is cheaper than 4 or 5 *follow the booking procedure *enter the Ryanair flight number nearest to the pick up time ( even if you are flying on a different flight or airline, you will ... more

... was dearer than EasyTerra car rental. For a similar car (Opel Corsa) it was €202 for five days or €223 for seven days. It does appear to me that car hire is expensive in France, based on my research on the internet to date. Thanks again for your advice Bridgewell ... more

I'm thinking of renting a vacation home for a month next year in the St. Chinian area through a company called Midihideways.com. Since I'm not familiar with them, I'm looking for comments from folks who have rented houses from them. ... more

... waiting for a long term rental to decide between C4 and C5, so it sounds like that was you! We wanted the experience of staying in a French town, close to 'beach activities' but not feeling like we are in a tourist resort for the kids, convenient to 'culture tourism ... more

... things sometimes missing from a vacation rental like lots of lights in the right places :-) The owner, Nira, was very pleasant to deal with, and left all the things we had needed as far as instructions about the house, things to do in the area, a bottle of wine to ... more

... 780eu.580euro was an expensive lesson,I have noticed that a lot of houses on these sites are a collage of properties in the area and are not a true picture of the houses.Renters beware and be careful as the rental sites dont take any responsibility for the adverts ... more

... route as specified by the rental company. Renters are not free to take a boat just anywhere so much of the guess work and operational risks have been eliminated; canal travel is quite simple actually. You are correct in stating that what many of us find as a completely enjoyable vacation experience, others ... more

... Order of priority: birds/wildlife, cultural sites, wine (since that is omnipresent in France). What would you suggest as a base town to readily take leisurely day-trips with these interests in mind? (We will have a car.) One idea is Beaucaire because of an appealing vacation rental... Yay? Nay ... more