Loir-et-Cher holiday chateau / country house: 15km west of Blois

Our extended family of 2 grandparents, 4 parents and 5 young children (ages 5-9) had a wonderful time in this quiet countryside vacation home. The house was perfectly described on the website, was well furnished and had all of the amenities of home, but in a beautiful Chateau estate.

The 4 bedrooms were easily able to accommodate the 11 of us, and the high-walled backyard was an ideal area for the kids to play in. We were there early in the summer season and the pool was still a little on the cold side, but the kids enjoyed swimming in it nevertheless.

The house is very well situated, private and away from busy traffic areas, but just a 10-15 minute walk to the bakery in the local town of Orchaise for fresh bread, or a short 5 minute drive to local towns with supermarkets or fruit/veg markets. The forested grounds around the Chateau were ideal for evening walks after dinner, and provided tranquility and privacy to the house.

We mixed up our vacation with active days (cycling alongside the Loire and canoeing along the Cher rivers), with wandering the local towns (Blois and Amboise are well worth a visit) to sightseeing at some of the local Chateaux (Chambord, Chenonceau and Usse were all an easy drive away and very interesting to visit).

After spending a few hectic days in paris, this was an ideal spot to relax and enjoy the wonderful french countryside.

We would recommend this house and area to anyone seeking a little peace and quiet, but still close enough to larger towns to get out and explore the Loire/Cher/Indre region.

All in all, we had a great vacation at this charming, well equiped house in the Loire valley region.

Darren and Kelly

The website description for this house is spot on! It is a lovely mix of a beautiful peaceful Countryside retreat, combined with everything for the younger family. We mixed our holiday: some days were quiet days at the poolside, playing games and having BBQ's; others were days out visiting the chateau, adventure parks and local towns and cities. Blois is well worth a visit.

Walks in the woods and meadows, and around the lakes were lovely, and is was a real treat to see the deer in the woods.

Evenings were wonderfully quiet, listening to the owls and watching the bats in the twilight.

We found the house well furnished, just like a home from home, with everything we could want, and the local supermarket which was 5 minutes away had a wonderful selection of food and drink.

All in all – a wonderful holiday! Something for everyone in the family in a beautiful setting.

Can't wait to go again!

We stayed for a brief weekend in October.

The house is part of on old country estate, this part being the old laundry that has been tastefully converted. Although the rest of the estate is in use the buildings are spread far apart and there is nice feel to it. Most rooms are very large and spacious with some nice design features. We stayed in the master bedroom which was massive, with a good sized ensuite shower facility. The living room is very large and spacious. The kitchen is smaller, but still perfectly adequate.

The house has a very large walled garden, with swimming pool, and lawns which would be good for children and the garden has a lot of privacy. The house is surrounded by a lot of woodland so is very tranquil and it is certainly off the beaten track. Although we did not venture far, as time did not permit, there would appear to be plenty of opportunity for good walking directly outside the front door.

A great place for those looking to get away from it all, in a nice part of the country. Nice towns and interesting Chateaux.