One of our best holidays ever was to Bonnieux, a village in the Luberon Valley of Provence, where we were the only guests not just overnight, but for our entire 10 night stay.

This was a renovated eight room gite, with a common patio accessible from every room, along with a common kitchen. Breakfast was pretty substantial by French standards; ham, cheese, various juices, bread and patisserie, and even an offer of an egg if desired. We noticed that the food we didn't touch started disappearing from the sideboard morning by morning, ie., we only drink orange juice, so after a couple mornings the other juices weren't put out.

A couple afternoons we happened to meet the owners on the patio, and were able to share a bottle of wine and tapas. It was overall a beautiful stay, and we weren't bothered by the lack of other guests in the least. We really enjoyed the solitude and privacy.