Gite holidays

I have just returned from two weeks in France at two very different Gites but in the same area (La Manche, Normandy). The first was very beautiful, six bedrooms, three shower rooms, one bathroom and four toilets. It was well equipped, had free wi-fi and UK TV channels available via satellite on a big flat screen. Great for watching Wimbledon but perhaps not good for getting away from it all. It had a big, safe garden for a two (but almost three) year old, two patios and a lovely barbecue. However, it was set over three floors. The third reached via some really steep, narrow tread stairs which could be tricky to negotiate if you had big feet. It was quite remote but with a small town within 30 minutes walking distance; albeit along single track, windy lanes. The second place was much, much more basic and quite a shock in comparison to the first. No wi-fi, small portable TV with a few French channels but situated in a very small village. Lots of farm animals and a sense of country life going on around us. It was close to a fair sized seaside town and other facilities such as a wonderful indoor swimming pool which the two (but almost three) year old loved. We sat to eat at one of two enormous tables which easily accommodated nine of us and the simplicity of the place grew on some of us. However it did have problems. One of the rooms was mouldy and you had to walk through one of the bedrooms to get to another. The two shower rooms had enormous towel rails which encroached on the space. There was no towel rail at all in the downstairs toilet. Curiously, when we pointed this out to the Mayor who came to check things were okay (this Gite belonged to the village) she looked at us incredulously and said, "You take your own towel in with you.". Vive la differance. So the question is, if we went back, which Gite would we choose? The fancier but physically more isolated one but with outside contact abailable. Or the basic, getting away from it all with the possibility of immersing ourselves in French country life.