Before we built our own home, we were guardiens for a large holiday home with 6 bedrooms, pool etc in the countryside some distance from the nearest town. The owners did not provide TV as their take on this was that people were coming on holiday to relax and recharge their batteries which was inconsistent with sitting indoors all day watching any type of TV - French or English. AFAIR, no-one complained or asked for their money back. Perhaps they re-discovered conversation?