Private Loire Valley Chateau with 9 Bedrooms, Pool & Tennis Court – Home 1103033 Chateau
- 9 bedrooms
- 15 sleeps
- 7 nights min stay
Private Loire Valley Chateau with 9 Bedrooms, Pool & Tennis Court – Home 1103033
- Chateau
- 9 bedrooms
- sleeps 15
- 7 nights min stay
Key Info
- Swimming pool
- Child Friendly
- Car essential
- Pet Friendly
- Private garden
Description from owner
Description
In the beautiful Loire Valley, close to Le Mans, a stylish château with a pool and tennis court, plus acres of lawns and woodland to explore.
Heaven for motorsports enthusiasts: a splendid château close to the racing track and museum at Le Mans. Nostalgic photographic prints of ‘24 Heures du Mans’ in its heyday are displayed alongside tapestries and oil paintings at this elegant retreat in the Loire Valley.
Park beside the ornamental fountain in front of the white limestone façade and enjoy the peace afforded by staying on a 500-acre estate. Charming owner Paul and his wife have decorated their home with style and creativity; sink into velvet sofas beneath a chandelier in the sumptuous living room, eat around a mahogany table in the panelled dining room.
You can chat as you cook up a storm in a big, parquet-floored kitchen with an open fire and low-hanging industrial lamps. Upstairs, nine chic double rooms overlooking the park and surrounding meadows offer plenty of space for groups or large families. Sleep in cosy beds covered with furs and sheepskins; soak in beautiful, claw-footed baths. If you tire of lounging luxuriously inside, why not take a dip in the sparkling new pool, play tennis or go wildlife spotting in the woods?
Only 15 minutes from the centre of le Mans, and 4 hours from London by Eurostar, the house sleeps 15 people comfortably inside an estate of 450 acres of beautiful woodland.
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Families
- Great for children of all ages
- Pets welcome
- Crib
- High chair
Bed & bathroom
- Bedroom 1: Queen Bed
Bedroom 2: Full bed
Bedroom 3: Full bed
Bedroom 4: Full bed
Bedroom 5: Queen Bed
Bedroom 6: Full bed
Bedroom 7: Full bed
Bedroom 8: Queen Bed
Bedroom 9: Queen Bed
Beds in other rooms: - 2 Full baths, 4 Half baths, 3 Attached (ensuites)
Amenities
- Wireless Internet
- Private outdoor pool (heated)
- Private garden
- Grill
- Patio
- Balcony or terrace
- Internet access
- Central heating
- Fireplace
- Safe
- Staffed property
- Table tennis
- Stove
- Fridge
- Freezer
- Microwave
- Toaster
- Kettle
- Dishwasher
- Washing machine
- Clothes dryer
- Iron
- High chair
- TV
- DVD player
- Linen provided
- Towels provided
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Access
- Parking
- Secure parking
- Not suitable for wheelchair users
Getting around
Interaction with guest
Policies
- Check in time: 16:00, Check out time: 10:00
- If you have any questions about check-in or check-out times, please contact the owner/manager.
- Payment
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This rental can only be paid for online through FlipKey using your credit/debit card or PayPal (never by bank or wire transfer).
Damage deposit: ($1,252.47) £1,000.00 - Smoking
- No smoking at this property
Cancellations
Change of plans? No problem. You could receive a partial or full refund, depending on when you cancel.
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100% refund within 24 hours after booking (provided the stay is at least 60 days away).
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No refund If you cancel, any money you have paid cannot be refunded.
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House rules
No smoking indoors please.
The pool has a child safety cover. For safety, please keep the pool covered when not being monitored by a responsible adult. Thank you.
About the owner
Tessa H.
- Calendar last updated:
- 15 Apr 2024
- Years listed:
- 10
- Based in:
- United Kingdom
- Overall rating:
Languages spoken: English, French
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Reviews
Excellent
– based on 18 reviews
Excellent
18 reviews
- Excellent
- 17
- Very Good
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“Beautiful!”
We stayed at Noes Blanches for a long weekend with friends to celebrate a special birthday and we cannot fault it! As soon as we drove into the courtyard, we felt a million miles away from home as we… More
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“So Dreamy & Romantic”
Driven to write a review as i'm thrilled to have just confirm my booking to now return for my third trip to NB. We started as large group of late twenties singletons, moved into early thirties co… More
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Response from the owner Dear Ed Thank you so much for your kind review, we are absolutely delighted to host you and your friends for the third time! It's wonderful to hear that the property continues to suit you and your guests as your lives evolve - and we very much hope that you are able to continue your tradition of visiting the chateau together. Kind regards Tessa
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“Home away from home”
My wife and I had stayed here a few years ago and we booked Noes Blanches again for a long weekend with friends. Again it was magnificent! Once you turn into the sweeping drive you feel at home instan… More
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Response from the owner Dear Alex We are so grateful for your kind feedback. We love it when guests return for repeat visits and were delighted to hear your second trip was just as successful. We very much look forward to welcoming you again soon! Tessa
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“Wonderful”
this is such a lovely French chateaux, full of character and well loved. This was our third trip there and our family still talks about it all the time. We have recommended to several other friends an… More
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Response from the owner Dear Emma Thank you so much for your kind review. It's always such a pleasure hosting you and your family who are always such a delight to speak with. We look forward to welcoming you back soon. Kind regards Tessa
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“Perfect family get-away”
I took my family with a couple of other family friends and we couldn’t have been happier. There is so much space for the kids to run around in, both inside and out, with plenty to do come rain o… More
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“Such a well kept secret...”
My friends and I have made the chateau an essential part of our social calendar. Having attended every year for the last 5 we have found it to be a superb place to relax and unwind. It has the perfect… More
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“Escape from the Chateau”
There are many charming features of the chateau, wooden floors, comfy beds, and fluffy towels, but the property needed a thoroughly good clean, lots of thick cobwebs and dust, sticky counters in the kitchen and dirty floors, it was very disappointing, no empty cupboard space in the kitchen to put dry food items, we had to empty and wash out some cupboards to make some space, and wash cooking utensils before we could them. The utility room was a dirty smelly room horrible to go into. There was a cordless vacuum but like the other vacuum it was blocked up with dust, we had to empty it just to use it. Even the filter in the tumble dryer was completely full of fluff, the detergent tray in the washing machine black with mould. Nothing had been cleaned ready for the next guests (us) coming in. Storage in the bedrooms is very limited and in some their wasn’t any hanging space, drawers or shelves, just a suitcase stand. In one of the rooms that we were using because it had its own shower room had no wardrobe or hanging rail, and to put one in meant the window was blocked or one side of the bed was not accessible. We had planned a late evening arrival finally getting there around 8:15pm after a long day driving from the U.K. The owners housekeeper meet us, the lights in the kitchen worked but most of the other lights in the house didn’t, by the time that got sorted out there were no shops, restaurants or cafes locally open, everything closed at 9pm, we had to drive 30 mins to Le Mans to get a takeaway pizza. The next day in the daylight we could see the state the place was in, which was disgraceful for paying guests and contacted the owners later. We went to buy food to cook that night and found their was no gas for cooking, it’s bottle gas which had run out and not been checked before our arrival. The tennis court net had so many holes you could go through it rather than over, with a broken deck area and broken glass left lying there, we don’t smoke but even the outdoor ashtray was full of old cigarette ends. The table tennis table had a broken bat and was covered in dirt. The outdoor kitchen area near the pool had no running water and drinks from previous guests still in the fridge. All the out door seating cushions were stained and dirty. The fridge in the kitchen had mould on the shelf and around the door seal. The glass of the oven had fat stains running down the inside and the handle greasy to touch. The list was extensive. The owners, responded to our messages quickly to get the lady who let us in to hook up the gas and offering to get her back to clean but all she did was exactly the specific examples we highlighted with a photo, and there were many, not to deal with the overall problem of thoroughly cleaning the house as it should have been done between one lot of guests leaving and another arriving to put the property back to the condition and look we bought into from their website. It had been photographed well. It looked like it hadn’t been cleaned properly in months, even the fire extinguisher in the kitchen was thick with greasy dust. We booked for a month having seen the lovely presentation of the property on the website, expecting a home from home experience the reality is Les Noës Blanches was in desperate need of a really good clean throughout. The “salvage style” antiques of broken mirrors and rough painted furniture add character, the giant cobwebs, piles of dead flies, black mould and overwhelming smell of dust does not! A little flaking paint is character, large cracks in the walls, holes in the floor boards and crumbling plaster is too far. Having back to back renters without proper upkeep and cleaning between groups has taken its toll. We cancelled our friends who were coming straight over to join us on the first day because the house and rooms were too dirty to use, and we didn’t feel it was our responsibility to do that before we even started our holiday. We asked for a refund and said we would leave as it wasn’t up to a acceptable standard for rent, The owners offered to help us find an alternative place at our own cost as they refused to refund us based on their cancellation policy which we feel is related to cancellation before arrival not on the basis the property wasn’t fit for paying guests. We had to clean the kitchen, 2 bedrooms and bathrooms that we needed just to be able to stay. After the 1st week the owners eventually got a professional cleaning company in to clean the whole house, 2 people came for a day and they couldn’t finish it, they came back for another half day to complete the task, they also had to call out the Electrician to fix some lights that didn’t work, the Industiral dishwasher was blocked and had to be removed completely. This was all happening during the time we had paid to be there and were supposed to be having a relaxing holiday. Relaxing it was not! In the end we left 4 days early and went somewhere else at our own cost.
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Response from the owner Dear Sharon Thank you for taking the time to write your review. We are so disappointed that you didn't enjoy your stay at Noës Blanches. We take cleanliness very seriously and your feedback came as a huge shock to us as we had not received any comments quite like yours in the five years that we have been renting the house. As you are aware, we took immediate note of all your feedback, sending the cleaner back in first thing the next day (and each day thereafter) in order to satisfy your requests. When this was not enough, we contacted an external industrial cleaning company at our own expense to visit over two days in order to go over all the cleaning which had already been done twice. We apologise that one of the lights wasn't working as a lightbulb had blown prior to your arrival, which was duly fixed without delay the following morning. With regards to your dinner requirements, being in rural France unfortunately we did advise you in advance that your 8.30pm arrival time would mean that the local supermarket would be closed. Had you requested, we would have been more than happy to do a preliminary shop on your behalf to ensure you had the necessary essentials! Sadly on occasion the gas bottles for the cooker do run out, which is why we have detailed instructions on how to replace them. However our wonderful housekeeper was happy to return within an hour of your comments to hook the new canister up for you. With regards to the utility room, as you will have seen, it is marked as private and usually used by staff as it contains industrial dishwashers for big events, washing machines, industrial sized freezers etc. However we are more than happy for guests to make use of the facilities should they wish and we are sorry that you found it 'smelly' and 'horrible' - we will continue to do our best to keep it in an acceptable condition, as one would expect. We are sorry again that you found the facilities on the grounds disappointing. The tennis net has since been replaced, and entire area including the outdoor table tennis table (with bats replaced) was cleaned again the day after your arrival. As a note, the fridge by the pool is pre-stocked by us as a gift to our guests with a selection of soft drinks and beers as a courtesy and were not left from previous clients as you have suggested. As you are aware, we took immediate action on all your comments, responding kindly and swiftly to each of your emails, texts and phone calls within the hour which came flooding in each day of your stay. We worked tirelessly to meet all of your requests despite your abusive treatment of our staff and your tone with us which was both rude and offensive. We value our lovely employees and guests very highly and strive to create a safe and comfortable working environment while providing our clients with the 5* service that you would expect from this kind of rental. Unfortunately, on this occasion we feel that we let our staff down. Wishing you the very best of luck with your future rentals. Kind regards Tessa
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“Superb chateau”
Just returned from a week at the chateau and what a fabulous place. Perfect for a large group of 15. Gorgeous rooms and very well kitted out with everything we needed. Lovely clean pool and great tenn… More
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Response from the owner Thank you so much for your kind feedback, we are absolutely delighted that you enjoyed your stay. How wonderful that your cockerpoo enjoyed the tennis too! I will make sure to pass your feedback to Nathalie our chef, I am sure she will be over the moon to hear your review. We very much hope to have you to visit again soon! Kind regards Tessa
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“To put it bluntly - SUPERB!!!!”
If you want a relaxing break away from the hustle of your day to day life then look no further than a holiday here. We are quite a large family so finding a place that can accommodate us all along wi… More
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Response from the owner Many thanks for your kind feedback! It was a pleasure to host you and your family and we very much look forward to your return. Kind regards Tessa
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“Excellent”
Such a lovely place to spend a relaxing holiday.The Chateau offers all that you could possibly need and in such a peaceful location. We came as a party of ten, 7 adults and three children. The Chatea… More
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Response from the owner Dear Barbara Many thanks for your kind review - your feedback means a lot and we are delighted you enjoyed your stay with us. We very much hope to host you and your guests again soon. Kind regards Tessa
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not TripAdvisor LLC.
FAQs
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