Beautiful 18th Century stone house near Sarlat pool & stunning views.

It's hard not to echo many of the other excellent reviews but here's some of our thoughts and comments:
Definitely the best equipped, clean, comfortable gite we have had. Actually felt alot more spacious than on the photos, with enough space for 2 young children and 4 adults. Outside is great - again the photos don't quite do it justice. We all enjoyed the lovely pool (especially in the 43 degree heat!) the hammock in the tree. Patio areas/ barbeques, lots of seating all great. We loved the local shop / bar that was a nice stroll away and particuarly enjoyed live music and pizza van on the last night. The gite is walkable to the river - again good for swimming. Very well placed for lots of local sites; gouffe de padirac, chateau fenelon, sarlat, Domme, rocammdor, canoeing where only some of the things we enjoyed and many more we didn't have time for sadly. Pete's restaurant recommendation was spot on and we had a beautiful and excellent value meal at la Roi Carrotte (or Roy Carrot ?!) Pete was a charming host - great to have on hand if you need for the odd question and chat. I would highly recommend this place.

We arrived to 'our' gite in Calviac after a week by the sea, quite different village and surroundings, and we really love the stay by Johnsons in Calviac! If you go there, you must know that you want this kind of village- calm, beautiful, peaceful, with only one café/bar/supermarket, nice walks, but you need a car. We got exactly what we were looking for! The description was good, the gite was even better, but we thought we would see the river and you don't. We stayed in the small gite Tilleul with 2 beds. The small house was clean, charming, renovated, and the poolarea was really nice. Loren and Pete are really friendly and welcoming and we wish them all the best in their nice property. We don't hesitate to recommend this. If you go there, you will have a lot to experience in the area, there are a lot of information to get. One missing thing is an international airport nearby, otherwise we would plan a return. Sitting outside the house, in the garden by the stonewall, overlooking the walnut trees and the nice chateau Fenelon, enjoying a dinner made by local products from the market- wouldn't mind being there right now. In villages next to Calvac you can find restaurants. Enjoy this area in France!

My wife and I stayed in the smaller Gite de Tilleul, at the start of our 5 week trip around southern France

After food shopping in Souillac, we arrived back in Calviac for our second visit.
Pete and Loren are wonderfully friendly, and welcomed us very warmly.

The Gite is very spacious, and the bedroom upstairs has a classic Dordogne view across the valley to Fenelon Chateaux. In the late evening, as we sit under the Tilleul tree drinking one of the many, excellent, local wines;- the Chateaux is bathed in bright sunshine. A memorable sight.
There are good cooking facilities, bath and a good sized bathroom.

The Gite more than lives up to its listed description, and the Wi Fi works well from outside, not so well from inside the 2 foot thick walls. These are excellent for keeping the accommodation cool in hot summer.

Pete and Loren are very good hosts, and have a wealth of information, having lived locally for some years. The local village, which is a lovely 15 minute walk, has a local shop, foie gras and asparagus farm.
St Julian, which is only 5 minutes away by car, has more local shops and a weekly market. It also has two excellent restaurants. The Gabarre, overlooks the river, and has a bib Gormand from Michelin.
The other restaurant,Le Roi Carrot, serves classic Dordogne fare very well indeed.
The gite is very central for a host of great Dordogne sight seeing.
Sarlat, Rocamadour,Beynac,Domme are all a short drive away.
Lascaux and Les Eyzies are also easily reached. We found La Roque St Christophe a joy this time.
In June it is a pleasure to have no crowds, and walk amidst wild flowers and the smell of herbs. Birds of prey, Red Kites and Buzzards, can be seen as you have dinner in the evening.
The pool was warm enough to swim during our week and there is lots of shade to read that 987 page book.

We can recommend this gite, and will return again.

David and Nicola Hammond from Suffolk.