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Cottage in the House of Joan of Arc, in the heart of the Loire Valley chateaux

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A stone house with ivy-covered walls, a wooden bench, and a table with chairs.
A kitchen with white cabinetry, a wooden staircase, and a tiled countertop.
A stone building with a tiled roof, a window with a wooden frame, and a door.
A stone building with two windows and a door, surrounded by greenery and a gravel path.
A kitchen with white cabinets, a sink, a microwave, and a window with a view of greenery outside.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 10% of guest reviews in this area

Highlights

  • The great outdoors
    Guests love the outdoor space here.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
Sleeps 4•1 bedroom

Popular amenities

  • Onsite parking available
  • Pet-friendly
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Barbecue grill
  • Deck or patio

Explore the area

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Azay-Le-Rideau, Centre-Val De Loire
  • Place, Loire-Anjou-Touraine Regional Natural Park
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Maurice Dufresne Museum
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Place, Château Azay-Le-Rideau
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Airport, Tours (TUF-Tours - Loire Valley)
    ‪43 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 4)

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Cottage in the House of Joan of Arc, in the heart of the Loire Valley chateaux

Description:
Cottage of Joan of Arc House

An authentic holiday home to live with family or friends. Comfortably equipped, it is located in the countryside on the edge of the Indre. For a weekend, several days or for a week, an ideal formula for a pleasant holiday. 

20 km from Chinon and 25 km from Tours, close to all shops and near the castles of the Loire and vineyards of Touraine,
Typical house completely renovated with exposed beams and stones, you can enjoy the garden overlooking the river.
Ideal and central location for a tour of the region and its riches: castles, gardens, troglodytes, museums, vineyards, the "Loire by bike", "Indre by bike" ...

Description:
Gîte of independent character.
Capacity of 2 or 4 beds.

Characteristics :

R d c:
Living room, with sofa bed.
Fully equipped kitchen (dishwasher, hotplates, oven, microwave, coffee maker, fridge freezer)

Floor:
Bedroom, bathroom with shower, toilet, washing machine and dryer.
No pets allowed on the floor

Electric heating.

Large garden of 2500m² on the edge of the Indre (garden furniture, charcoal barbecue).
Ideal fishing (sports cafe fishing map - Azay-le-rideau, bakery - Rivarennes, Café - Lignères-de-touraine)

Prices :
Off season from September to June:
At night: 70 euros

High season July and August:
At night: 80 euros

Options:
Cleaning charge: 30 euros
Animal: 1 euros / day / animal


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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed: limit 2 total
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Smoking

Smoking allowed: in designated areas

Check-out instructions

The host requires you to complete the following before checking out:
Strip any used beds and gather used towels
Turn off the lights
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.

Important information

You need to know

Property # 1119462a
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room

About the area

Azay-le-Rideau

Azay-le-Rideau is home to this cottage. Maurice Dufresne Museum and Château de l'Islette are cultural highlights, and some of the area's attractions include Valley of the Goupillières and Saint-Benoit Aventure. Labyrinthe Géant de Maïs and Centre Culturel et Social du Véron are also worth visiting.
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Azay-Le-Rideau, Centre-Val De Loire

What's nearby

  • Loire-Anjou-Touraine Regional Natural Park - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Maurice Dufresne Museum - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Château Azay-Le-Rideau - 8 min drive - 5.8 km
  • Château de Langeais - 8 min drive - 8.3 km
  • Château de Villandry - 17 min drive - 16.8 km

Getting around

  • Azay-le-Rideau Station - 3 min drive
  • Tours (TUF-Tours - Loire Valley) - 37 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Château de Rochecotte Hôtel Restaurant - ‬18 min drive
  • ‪Brasserie Le Chalet - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪L'ilot d’Azay - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪La Clé D'or - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪L’épine - ‬5 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Cottage in the House of Joan of Arc, in the heart of the Loire Valley chateaux pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows pets (limit 2 total).

How much is parking at Cottage in the House of Joan of Arc, in the heart of the Loire Valley chateaux?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Cottage in the House of Joan of Arc, in the heart of the Loire Valley chateaux?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Cottage in the House of Joan of Arc, in the heart of the Loire Valley chateaux?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Cottage in the House of Joan of Arc, in the heart of the Loire Valley chateaux located?

Situated in Azay-le-Rideau, this cottage is steps away from Chateaux de la Loire and Loire-Anjou-Touraine Regional Natural Park. Maurice Dufresne Museum and Château de l'Islette are also within 2 miles (3 km).

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

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Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 122 reviews
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 122 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Jochen P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place to stay

Very nice house at the Indre river with wonderful possibilities to hike and to relax.
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Sarah J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful property

Lovely cottage set in fabulous grounds, great location for a relaxing holiday in the Loire.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Martin F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This was one of the best experiences we've had with a property. The place was even more charming than the photos. The hosts were friendly, responsive, and tried to make our stay as pleasant as possible. Parking for our car was perfect, right next to the cottage on the property. The place was spotless and so cute. The kitchen was enormous and stocked with everything. But, the outside was heaven..a large yard leading up to a beautiful river. It is heaven and you can't beat the price. We have to figure a way to return to this wonderful spot. Highly recommend it!!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Chris L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely short stop-over stay

We booked this for a short stop-over stay whilst travelling through France. We were blown away by the standard of the accommodation and the stunning garden and grounds
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Louise W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fabulous location

We really loved the location of the property. Betty was very helpful. Overall super stay and lovely accommodation.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Brian H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Like near Tours

Good property, with large garden. Good location to explore the area.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Peter H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Truly delightful riverside cottage

Very charming stone and timber framed cottage overlooking a tributary of the Loir River. Very well furnished.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Happy A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
A cosy little cottage with a big and peaceful garden on the riverbank. It has everything that you might need for a comfortable stay. I enjoyed walking to the nearby town for some french pastries for breakfast. Amazing cycling/walking options. Surrounded by nice Chateaus, Wine farms and quaint little towns.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Leonie B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Nice, cosy house, beautiful garden

I would recommend this house and garden!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Barry S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing place

Totally beautiful place. Everything you could ever ask for. Grounds are beautiful cottage is small but has everything you need. 4 of us stayed and loved it.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

LINDA W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Communication

Azay le Rideau

Lovely gite, really enjoyed our stay. The gite was clean, comfortable and well equiped.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca N.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fairytale Cottage

We stayed 3 nights at the cottage by the L’Indre River and were utterly charmed by the location. The accommodations were perfect for the 2 of us and the host(s) have seemingly thought of everything to make our stay as comfortable as possible! It is quintessential French countryside with all the amenities and attractions nearby. We would definitely stay here again and recommend it to our friends and others!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

F. S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great

Lovely, fully equipped house with a great garden. Also great starting point for excursions.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

David H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely Gite

The gite is in the most beautiful location and is ideal for two people.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Randy S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The accommodations were clean, comfortable, parking was easy and very convenient. Everything needed for our stay was provided. The location is great since it’s close, but not too close, to Azay Le Rideau. The Host was very accommodating as was her Daughter-in-Law who recently moved from the US back to France. She suggested we visit Villandry, despite the fact that we had been there during prior summer visits, because of their Christmas decorations. We are so glad we did. It was the highlight of our short stay in the Loire!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Pamela M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Adorable cottage. Beautiful view of river.

Overall a beautiful little cottage with a quiet and perfect garden yard directly on the river. I was only here one night passing through but would gladly return for a longer retreat. Very close to the village and chateaus.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Sue D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Peaceful stopover

Very pleasant gite with a wonderful garden down to the river. Made for a very peaceful and relaxing time. Many thanks.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Robert T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Superb location

A very peaceful and superb location. The peace and quiet and the tranquillity was just what we wanted. A very comfortable Gite. We were not disappointed. A credit to Betty and Anais.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Christalleni A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stunning little gem of a retreat

This was out second visit. The gite is small but perfectly laid out - open plan lounge and kitchen with everything you need and a beautiful mezzanine bedroom and roomy, modern bathroom/wet room ensuite.The garden is breathtaking: wisteria; walled pati; long lawns down to the Indre; trees and birdsong everywhere. Highly recommend and will be back for sure!C'est une petite maison de charactere avec un des meilleurs jardins que j'ai jamais vu! Malgre la pluie, c'etait formidable. Merci beaucoup!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Ian B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location
Disliked: Communication
Property was fantastic in a beautiful location.The enormous garden was magnificent, which led down to the river.The wildlife was amazing.Plenty to see and do in the general area.There is just one caveat we would like to mention.We were greeted by the owner on arrival, but for some reason, we never saw her again, for the whole duration of our twelve day stay - even to say goodbye, on our day of departure.We found this very strange, as the owners only lived across the road from the gite.Oh well, it was still a very enjoyable holiday.
Stayed 12 nights in May 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Susan Mary M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Sweet Cottage in a Beautiful setting

The cottage is very well equipped and in a beautiful setting. The town and nearby Chateau are also really lovely . Birdsong in the garden is amazing one morning I recorded 26 birds in the garden ! One tiny thing if you visit take plenty of insect protection you are very near to the river and in the evening protection is required . We shut the bedroom windows and as it was hot the host kindly provided fans and an air conditioning unit so we slept well and it was not a problem. The host was lovely and very helpful. A fabulous stay .
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Janice D.

Cute little house and fantastic garden with the river at the bottom.

Really pretty house with all modern conveniences including dishwasher. Good hot water and comfortable bed. The garden is amazingly large and our dog loved it. We had great weather and spent a good deal of time there as it was so peaceful. Kingfishers on the river and frogs jumping.Take binoculars. The area has so much to see but my favorite was the private Chateau just down the road. Also worth a visit is the sunday market at a nearby village/town. Internet worked well here.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2018
Verified review

8/10 Good

Frank G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Joanne and Frank from the Caribbean

Absolutely gorgeous property. great setting and location. Perfect. Suggestion , as we have a place in the south of France and have just installed a state of the art heat pump, we love it. I would do the same with this property and replace the upstairs new radiator that they have, electric, with a single unit heat pump that is efficient and very cost-effective. We are very happy with the Gitie other than no climate control. Also, check out the coffee maker maybe we weren’t working it right.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Carl B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We hebben enorm genoten van deze vakantiewoning en de prachtige tuin die uitkomt op de rivier Indre. De plek was nog charmanter dan op de foto's. Een ware oase van rust. Mooie regio, veel kastelen ... De woning ligt aan een rustige straat. Zo goed als geen lichtvervuiling dus veel (vallende) sterren aan de hemel.De gastheren waren vriendelijk, reageerden snel en deden hun best om ons verblijf zo aangenaam mogelijk te maken. Parkeren direct naast het huisje op het terrein. Grote keuken, voorzien van alle gemakken. Ruime badkamer en het tweepersoonsbed had een goede matras. Ondanks mijn rugproblemen heb ik daar geslapen als een roos. Het is een paradijs. Een echte aanrader! We komen sowieso terug.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Olaf B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Es war traumhaft schön. Ein tolles Haus auf einem wunderbaren Grundstück. Leider hatten wir nur eine Nacht.Wenn wir die Loire und die Schlösser noch einmal besuchen werden wir wieder dieses Quartier wählen. Die Lage ist zentral für Ausflüge aber dennoch sehr idyllisch. Der Kontakt mit unserer Gastgeberin war sehr angenehm und unkompliziert. Heidi und Olaf B.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2026

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