Wonderful holiday . The house offers decent accommodation in the countryside with just about everything you would need to make your stay comfortable . Mauzac at the beginning of July offers the rest ; quaint villages , seasonal markets , great clean surroundings & perfect weather . If you have a weakness for duck , a speciality , you'll be in heaven , you can have it for breakfast , lunch & dessert . We certainly enjoyed our stay ( keeping in mind that at someone else's house " treading lightly " was our modus operandi but wasn't a hardship ) . On the second to last day at the house we paid close attention to the detailed cleaning instructions list & set about tackling these assigned chores , finishing some of them the following morning . After a thorough inspection of the premises , we locked & left , happy in the knowledge that the the cleaning staff would wonder wether they had in fact had guests in the house for the last 9 days ( end of June / beginning of July ) . As we now begin the month of September & after an e-mail to owner , asking about our deposit , the responding silence was strange . After all , the to & fro communications with the same e-mail was brisk when we were considering the house for our holiday . That deposit is a tip & may be used for a good cause . In conclusion , nice house , great area , just budget deposit as part of the rent & you won't be disappointed . Unless of course , you now opt for a better house that does give you your deposit back .