We have stayed here 3 times now and it felt like coming home! We had chinese, South African, and American guests, and they all seemed to enjoy their stay. Thanks to Claudine, the lovely housekeeper, or beds were made and the Chateau was tidy all week long. Merci Gilles!
Two week stay with large group of family and friends
We had up to 20 people staying at the same time. The property worked well for housing and preparing meals for that many people, The rooms were air conditioned and had private bathrooms. This is an old property and has not been completely renovated to modern standards but we found it charming and completely adequate for our needs. Gil, the onsite manager, was very responsive to any concerns that we had and was most pleasant to work with. The children loved the pool and other games available. Especially pleasant was the yard where we sat out in the evening and enjoyed wine and conversation. We became absolutely charmed by this property which provided our family with a lifelong memory and we would happily return again.
We had our usual annual family gathering with 3 generations ranging from 1 year old to 75. We used the entire place for a full week. We are very familiar with the quirks of older homes and this was in line with what we expected, particularly for this price point. The owner/caretaker Giles lives on site in a separate building. He was very accommodating albeit a little too present to our taste. The property offers a lot more than in the description: ping pong table, access to the river and it is in the middle of town with easy access to everything. There is no bakery in the village, but there is a bread dispensing machine with surprisingly decent baguettes (even for a French family like ours). Our teenagers had a blast, for little ones it was a little tricky from a safety standpoint and not very relaxing even with a full tile babysitter round the clock, but overall without incident. If you have little ones, know that youâll be setting a lot of rules and monitor them acutely (there is notably a fountain at ground level (no walls) in front of entrance and the walls of the terrasses are too low to prevent fall during play). Despite setting up ground rules with our kids we had to monitor the little ones constantly (allways needed an adult with them outside). Overall this worked well for our large family and we had a very pleasant stay.
The chateau is an amazing venue and a piece of French history. Every bedroom was well presented and the place well heated with hot water.
Check in - we arrived at 15.00 as arranged and called the caretaker but no response. We opened the chateau gates manually, as the mechanism was broken, to be greeted by a large wymerana dog barking and jumping up and the caretaker running and shouting at us. Subsequently, the dog was also walked around every single room on check in, despite us saying that we do not like dogs. It continued to be troublesome during our stay - barking at anyone, running into the house and kitchen, using the lawn as a toilet, its owner seemingly unable to control it, swearing loudly and punching it. Gil was angry that we didnât like the dog and told us we could leave.
The kitchen ovens did not work. We were told not to use the range as the thermostat was broken but the more modern oven was dangerous and not fixed into its housing, falling forwards when the door was opened and subsequently tripping the electricity, so not usable. Cooking for 13 was difficult without oven space.
Overall the house was clean, except for various items in the kitchen and the sink was difficult to clean and use hygienically.
The tv room, with sofa seating, is not in the chateau but in the pool building next door.
Not all gym equipment worked but the pool was good.
Promises that the main gates would be mended and the oven repaired during our stay were not fulfilled.
We really enjoyed our stay at Chateau de la Voute for the week â plus points were that all bedrooms have ensuite bathrooms; spacious reception rooms, the grand piano; and the indoor swimming pool was great fun.
However :-
The main kitchen was not clean.
The thermostat on the oven in the main kitchen did not work.
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The small kitchen had no sink!
Most importantly, the stone sink in the main kitchen was heavily cracked and ingrained with dirt, and therefore not hygienic â it needs to be replaced as a matter of urgency.
We are a multi generational family. The ChĂąteau catered for all our needs. Each room had itâs own bathroom which was amazing. We all enjoyed the indoor pool and sauna. There was an option for a house keeper which we declined as the house was clean and we were able to maintain its cleanliness. However, we felt that the ChĂąteau is in need of some repair. We were unable to use the range cooke, although there was an alternative cooker in the back kitchen (no sink in this room) so, moving hot liquids from the back kitchen did prove problematic.
Some of the furnishing needs replacing as we found it unusable (sofaâs).
Gil was on site each morning checking that our stay was okay, which was appreciate.
Overall our stay was positive, our comments are observations and hope that with a little investment the ChĂąteau will be stunning.
Prachtig verblijf gehad in het kasteel. Gil is erg aardig en toegankelijk. De locatie had alles wat je nodig hebt en veel privacy! Het interieur is oud maar prachtig. Zeker aan te raden!