Charming petite chateau in Loire Valley

Description from the owner

Stay in a spacious petite chateau in charming village. Sleeps 9. The property is an old winery, and in historic times, a priory. Perfect setting for two persons, or up to 4 couples. Master bedroom sleeps a third person. Stone walls, open beams, fireplaces, turrets, and classic windows overlooking private interior courtyard and gardens. Close to Saumur, Angers, Tours, Chinon and many other Loire chateaux, the Abbey Fontervraud, restaurants, and wineries. The house is located in an authentic French village, where you can take quiet walks in the vineyards, taste wines of the village, and walk to the the village restaurant, bakery, epicerie, and... pharmacy, all only minutes away.

This is a classic stone building with over 250 square meters of finished living space. The chateau has a warm and historic ambiance with high ceilings and attractive functionality. The living room, kitchen and dining room are each about 30 square meters, as well as two of the four bedrooms. Three of the four bath/shower rooms are en suite.

Le Puy Notre Dame is formally classified as one of France Petite Villages de Charme and a Cité de Caractère. The village has been a center of viticulture for over a thousand years. Over 90 kilometers of caves and tunnels exist under the village, many of which are still used today for wine storage. Portions of the old wall that formerly surrounded the village still remain. The church was on the medieval Road to Santiago de Compostela, and a destination by pilgrims for a relic of the Virgin Mary, which still resides in the church. Pilgrims are said to have staid in the property.Read more

Additional Location Information

The property is centrally located in the Loire Valley, close to many chateau, restaurants, parks, wineries and other attractions.

Location Type Rural, Village

Rental fees

Additional notes from owner

Rental rate includes cleaning upon departure, electric and water utilities, linens, firewood. Saturday to Saturday. There is a refundable damage deposit of $500. This is a self-catered unit.

What Past Guests Are Saying

• Kat C.
  Torrance, CA

  Escape from reality

  Left on 08/28/2012 for a stay in September 2011
  
  

  This was our first trip to France and I wouldn't have done it any other way! After a few days in Paris, this was the perfect way to experience the beautiful countryside. The house was perfect! We stayed with two other couples and the chateau was much larger than expected. It was spacious and beautifully decorated. We enjoyed the village, the garden, cooking in the kitchen, sharing good wine and of course the people in the villages were fabulous.
  
  So many wonderful places to explore that 7 days was not enough and after long day(s) visiting castles, shopping, etc. it was nice to have such a lovely place to return to.
  
  We live in Los angeles and this place was our most memorable in our month long visit to Europe. We are anxious to go back and visit this lovely petite chateau in the Loire Valley!
  
  

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  Would you recommend this vacation rental to a friend? Yes

  Recommended for: Romantic, Luxury, Families

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• goodmart22
  Canterbury UK

  Pleasure and adventure in Epic French chateau

  Left on 01/28/2010 for a stay in April 2008
  
  

  Things that most excited me about my trip to the Loire Valley…Firstly it was the getting there – like jumping on a bus really. We booked the Eurostar from London and connected with the TGV in Paris – from there its just a couple of hours Westwards to Angers where we rented a car. And already the Loire magic is all around you – vineyards, rolling countryside and the occasional ‘mount’.
  
  My friends Bob and Beth had spent many daylight hours and almost as many night-time hours converting the one-time wine-producing chateau into the most charming home. There’s a sensitive respect in the decoration whilst a modern attitude has been introduced that makes comfortable living an inevitability – ie they like good food and drink and the lay-out of kitchen and dining areas makes for enjoyment of both! The house is large and exploration of the various spaces is exciting. I love a good loft and you’d be hard pressed to find a better one at the Little Chateau. Although it may not be the rooms that the casual visitor is encouraged to look into, it is for me one of those ‘houses of the imagination’ where pure vacation enjoyment ascends into a child’s adventure.
  
  Its also lovely that you don’t have to drive far to find all the classic monuments that decorate the Loire Valley. Grand chateaus, charming villages, easy roads – it fulfils expectations on that front and the magic of the place soon gets into your system and before the week is out you’ll be gazing into the Realtors (Estate Agents) windows wondering if it might be possible to…
  
  So definitely a trip to be made. And you’d be hard pressed to find better, more agreeable accommodation. Many times you’ll be tempted to just stay in-doors – such is the level of comfort – but explore you must. Its just nice that you can do it inside and out.
  

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• John Schuerman
  Minneapolis, MN, USA

  Majestic Chateau in Wine Country

  Left on 01/28/2010 for a stay in April 2009
  
  

  For travelers that want an authentic, historical
  experience in the French ountryside, Le Chateau Bob
  and Beth may be your perfect choice. We stayed here
  in April of 2009 and found ourselves in the most
  spacious and beautifully restored 17th century
  Chateau we could imagine. The house is a grand
  statement, filled with art, antique furnishings,
  master stone-work, and of course modern amenities
  (dishwasher etc). One can dine in the banquet room
  or by the fire in the kitchen. One can explore the
  wine cellar or climb to look out the spire. One can
  wander the courtyard gardens or haul intwisted
  grapevines for the next fire at which to have
  apero’s (cocktails). Le Puy is the ’salt of the
  earth’ or in other words, the real French
  countryside with active vineyards, mushroom caves,
  graveyards, a cathedral, and gracious people to
  guide one to the bakery. Lastly, I’d just say that
  Beth and Bob are the kind of people one likes doing
  business with –honest, kind, and straight up.

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