Occitanie castles

25 family members met up here for my mum's 85th birthday and had a wonderful time. Chateau de Sau is an amazing place. It is huge: there were whole rooms that we hardly used. The four kitchens made it easy to cater. The pool and its kitchen were great. Thuir is a nice little town with a couple of good places to eat.The owners, Isabelle and Jean Loup were very helpful.

We had a wonderful week in this spacious home. The extensive well maintained grounds meant there was plenty of room for the 13 of us - grandparents, parents and 7 grandchildren. Our mini Olympics made use of every part of the garden, from archery to table tennis, badminton, football, and of course a swimming race in the large pool. For those less athletic there was always the shade of a tree and a chair to read a book. We ate outside on the long table every day, and in the evening there was plenty of room for us all to sit in the lounge and play games or catch up on the "real" Olympics. We explored the surrounding area - Carcassonne, a medieval festival in Mazeres, Foix, white water rafting and the underground river. Thank you Anne and Jacques for sharing your home with us.

The Chateau lived up to all our hopes . It was a lovely experience for the family. |f you want a character property then you will love this . Gerard and his wife who look after the property were really helpful

Three generations staying in a renovated chateau (with a secret cellar) in glorious countryside with a charming and most helpful host: what's not to like?! And the donkeys are charming and friendly too. A holiday like no other...

We spent a week in Valerie and Jeans beautiful chateau. 6 kids and 8 adults. The grounds are well maintained and there is a trampoline, ping-pong and ample space to play badminton, boule etc. The pool is a good size and heated. The chateau has a well equipped kitchen and possibility to do laundry, which is great when traveling with kids. The bedrooms are quite large, some of them with ensuites. Comfortable beds. The kids loved the little tv room, and set up their switch there, nice little hideaway from the adults. The chateau is set up for large groups inside and outside, there is ample seating and areas to sneak away to if you should need a break. You could choose to just stay at the chateau and enjoy yourself or use it as a base for exploring the area. There is a lot to see and activities to parttake in the surrounding area - however you do need a car. Valerie has been a great host, clear and quick communication, check in & out process handled professionally. The only advice I would give them for the future is to make arrangements for the damage deposit to be handled through the booking platform. This for convenience and security. We made an international bank transfer,as checks are not in use in Norway. Had no issues with that, other than a currency loss when returned to us. Thank you so much for letting us stay at your chateau. We wish you the best of luck in the continuous job to maintain and restore it, for future generations to enjoy. Recommend a visit!

We had a wonderful time in Castelnau-Durban. The property is incredible, the swimming pool fantastic and we loved access to the bikes. It only rained once in the two weeks and that was on the day we departed. We would heartily recommend a stay in the castle!