Spacious Gîte, Beautiful Grounds, Services and Heated Pool
Gîte 'Les Glycines' is in the heart of the Loire Valley, between Blois and Tours, just 2 miles from the River Loire. Most of the major Royal Castles are located within a 20-30 minute drive of the property and the International Garden Festival at Chaumont-sur-Loire is just 10 minutes away, cycling distance! 'Les Glycines' is located on the outskirts of the village of Monteaux just a 10 minute walk or a two minute bike ride from the village centre with its traditional bar/café, multi-service general store, post office and hairdresser's: ideally positioned for tranquility and practicality. To the front of the property there is ample parking for up to two cars and the beautiful white'glycines' (wysteria). The gîtes comprises: an entrance hall leading to the fully equiped kitchen, a utility room, a good-sized lounge-diner, a downstairs shower room with toilet (ideally located for showering after a swim) and a double bedroom with ensuite bath/shower room and toilet. Upstairs there are a further two spacious bedrooms, one with a double bed, the other with two full size single beds and one childs single bed, and a family bath/shower room with toilet. To the rear of the property there is a private garden with fruit trees, a wooden table and chairs, large parasol and bar-b-que which leads to the large garden and the heated swimming pool (10m x 5m), open from mid-May until the end of September. There are various outdoor games to entertain all age groups - badminton, boules, croquet.
IF 'LES GLYCINES' IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE DATES YOU HAVE IN MIND, PLEASE DO CONTACT US AS WE ALSO HAVE A TWO BEDROOM PROPERTY (SLEEPS 4) AND A ONE BEDROOM + 1 MEZZANINE PROPERTY (SLEEPS 4) IN THE SAME GROUNDS. ALTERNATIVELY, WHY NOT ASK YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO JOIN YOU? OUR TOTAL SLEEPING CAPACITY IS FOR 15 PERSONS).
We look forward to welcoming you to 'Les Glycines'.
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Les demandes spéciales, qui ne peuvent pas être garanties, sont soumises à disponibilité à l'arrivée et peuvent entraîner des frais supplémentaires
Les fêtes et les événements de groupe sont interdits
L'hôte a indiqué que l'hébergement était équipé d'un détecteur de monoxyde de carbone
L'hôte a indiqué que l'hébergement était équipé d'un détecteur de fumée
Cet hébergement comprend le dispositif de sécurité suivant : un extincteur
À propos du quartier
Monteaux
L'hébergement ce cottage vous attend pour un séjour exceptionnel à Monteaux, plus précisément près de parcs de loisirs, près d'un parc aquatique. Envie d'épater les collègues à votre retour de vacances ? Ne manquez pas les célèbres Châteaux de la Loire et Château de Chenonceau, véritables incontournables de la région. En voyage avec toute la tribu ? Envisagez de passer par les fantastiques Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire et Réserve de Beaumarchais. Les points d'eau des environs sont le décor idéal pour vous adonner à de nouvelles activités telles que le kayak et les promenades en bateau à moteur tandis que les amoureux d'aventures en plein air pourront plutôt opter pour la randonnée à pied ou à vélo et la randonnée en VTT.
Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire - 16 min en voiture - 13.3 km
Loisirs Loire Valley - 20 min en voiture - 19.6 km
Château d'Amboise - 21 min en voiture - 19.8 km
Château du Clos Lucé - 23 min en voiture - 20.5 km
Transport
Gare de Veuves - Monteaux - 4 min en voiture
Tours (TUF-Tours-Val de Loire) - 36 min en voiture
Restaurants
Domaine des Thômeaux - 17 min en voiture
Restaurant/Gites Les Closeaux - 24 min en voiture
La Detente Gourmande - 10 min en voiture
Le Comptoir des Tilleuls - 11 min en voiture
La Bolée - 9 min en voiture
Foire aux questions
Spacious Gîte, Beautiful Grounds, Services and Heated Pool possède-t-il une piscine?
Oui, cet établissement vous propose piscine extérieure. L'endroit possède notamment une piscine chauffée.
Combien cela coûte-t-il de séjourner à Spacious Gîte, Beautiful Grounds, Services and Heated Pool?
En date du 18 mai 2026, les prix trouvés pour un séjour d’une nuit pour deux adultes à l’hébergement Spacious Gîte, Beautiful Grounds, Services and Heated Pool le 3 oct. 2026 commencent à 217 $ CA, taxes et frais en sus. Ce prix est fondé sur le plus bas prix par nuit des 24 dernières heures pour des séjours dans les 30 prochains jours. Les prix sont sujets à changement. Choisissez vos dates pour obtenir des prix précis.
Spacious Gîte, Beautiful Grounds, Services and Heated Pool accepte-t-il les animaux de compagnie?
Non, l’établissement n’accepte pas les animaux de compagnie.
Combien coûte le stationnement à Spacious Gîte, Beautiful Grounds, Services and Heated Pool?
L’hébergement dispose d’un stationnement sur place.
À quelle heure est-il possible d'arriver à Spacious Gîte, Beautiful Grounds, Services and Heated Pool?
L’arrivée est possible à partir de 16 h.
À quelle heure doit s'effectuer le départ à Spacious Gîte, Beautiful Grounds, Services and Heated Pool?
Le départ est à 10 h.
Où se situe Spacious Gîte, Beautiful Grounds, Services and Heated Pool?
Monteaux - cottage de type familial se trouve à quelques pas de cet attrait, Châteaux de la Loire, et à moins de 15 km des sites suivants : Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire et Réserve de Beaumarchais. Les points d'intérêt suivants sont également à moins de 15 km : Loisirs Loire Valley et Château de Chaumont. Gare de Veuves - Monteaux est à 29 minutes de marche.
Avis
9,0
Merveilleux
Les avis sont présentés en ordre chronologique, soumis à un processus de modération et vérifiés, à moins d’indication contraire.
Points forts : Propreté, arrivée, communication, emplacement, exactitude de l’annonce
Very comfortable and well equipped Gite, both indoors and outdoors. Convenient for lots of beautiful chateaux
John E.
Séjour de 7 nuits en septembre 2025
Avis vérifié
10/10 – Excellent
Wendy B.
6 août 2025
Points forts : Propreté, arrivée, communication, emplacement, exactitude de l’annonce
Wonderful gîte near Amboise
What a gem! We had a wonderful week at ‘Les Glycines’ with our adult children and their partners. Phil and Sandrine are fantastic hosts and they have thought of absolutely everything for their guests - a beautiful gîte with both rustic charm and all mod cons, including lovely bathrooms, comfortable beds, high quality bed linen and towels and a wonderfully equipped kitchen. The outside space was excellent too - each of the three gîtes have their own private garden with barbecue and garden furniture and the large communal area has a beautiful pool, hammocks, table tennis, boulodrome and plenty of seating and parasols, as well as 10 bikes plus helmets and pumps. Excellent wi-fi, indoor games and TV added to the amenities, although the weather was kind enough for us not to use these. Thank you to both Phil and Sandrine for a wonderful stay.
Wendy B.
Séjour de 7 nuits en juillet 2025
Avis ancien
2/10 – Terrible
Claudia M.
22 avr. 2015
poor quality but good location
Some positives:
1. Julie and Jeremy (the owners) are very nice and helpful and even gave us a bottle of bubbly on arrival. Both speak perfect English (Julie is British). In fact, I would have rated service significantly higher if we didn't have the issues below.
2. The location works really well; being quite central to most of the prime locations. You need a car though!
3. Walking and running in the area is great; surrounded mostly by vineyards with barely any cars in sight.
The negatives:
1. The cottage needs major renovations. Central heating, lights, showers etc do not work properly. Jeremy was in our cottage pretty much every day fixing a blocked toilet, a radiator (which didn't work properly all the stay) and the dining room lights not functioning. Also, using the dishwasher and bathroom heater at the same time results in the consumer unit for all the cottages tripping leaving everyone in darkness.
2. The kitchen is in dire state. Dishwasher is useless and overall lacking some utensils (e.g. colander and oven shelves) . Similarly, washing machine is so old that basically doesn't spin at all leaving you with soaking clothes.
3. Cottage was not particularly clean with towels actually quite smelly and very poor quality.
4. We complained about the lack of basic amenities such as toilet paper and garbage bags etc, but Julie gave us a few immediately.
5. Decor needs significant updating, though this is subjective I guess. You can decide from the pictures if 'The gîtes have been carefully restored and provide all the modern conveniences one would expect in the 21st centrury.'
When we spoke to the owners about the issues, they were very bullish about it. We were even accused of putting sanitary towels down the toilet resulting in blocked drains and somehow damaging a number of items throughout the stay. They also accused us of matters supposedly happening in a different cottage where another party (which we knew) was staying. Their attitude is to just blame the customers of every problem.
Pool was closed so cannot comment (we had missed the fact it opens at the end of May). Garden games ok. Kids enjoyed playing for an afternoon in the garden.
I would not recommend to anyone until the whole cottage is renovated.
The owners will claim we were destructive and unreasonable and that we shouldn't go to such cottages. I assure you that we stayed in numerous cottages, bed & breakfasts etc and never had any problems.
Claudia M.
VrboOwner a répondu le 12 juin 2022
Les Glycines
Thank you for your positive comments. We work extremely hard to ensure our guests have a lovely stay.
To address the negatives:
- The cottage is part of a 200 year old wine producer’s property and has been sympathetically restored in keeping with a historic building to maintain its character. As you quite rightly say, decoration is a personal choice.
- The central heating works perfectly well. We admit there was an issue with the radiator in the downstairs bedroom but this was rectified promptly and it worked perfectly well thereafter.
- The dining room light worked on arrival and for some reason, not the following day. And the toilet that was blocked towards the end of the weeks stay… It has never suffered from any blockage before.
These things happen and it is not the end of the world!
- The dishwasher, washing machines and showers (all recent) work well and no one has ever complained about these nor the quality of the towels, which are in good condition and were freshly laundered prior to arrival.
- The pool is open from mid-May, not at the beginning of April when the central heating is on at 23°C whilst the windows and doors are open…
- The cleaner did a thorough clean of the cottage prior to arrival and it was spotless.
-Despite the fact that someone had broken a garden chair and the outside light we offered the cleaning service as a goodwill gesture for the radiator and light issues.
- We have had hundreds of very satisfied guests stay in “Les Glycines” are their testimonials speak for themselves.
Avis vérifié
10/10 – Excellent
céline l.
16 août 2023
Points forts : Propreté, arrivée, communication, emplacement, exactitude de l’annonce
Séjour parfait
Nous avons passé un excellent séjour. Philippe et Sandrine sont très accueillants. Les propriétaires mettent réellement tout en oeuvre pour que les locataires se sentent bien: le gîte est propre et très bien équipé, on est comme à la maison. Les espaces extérieurs sont agréables et arborés.
Les enfants, adolescents et les adultes ont tout ce qu'il faut pour se défouler (ping pong, badminton, piscine, trampoline, balançoire et même des vélos en prêt).
Bref, on a passé un super séjour familial! Merci à vous
céline l.
Séjour de 3 nuits en août 2023
Avis ancien
10/10 – Excellent
Christian v.
19 juill. 2015
Christian, 44 mit Familie
Wir finden diese Unterkunft ist hervorragend für Familien mit Kindern geeignet, die alle sehenswerten Schloesser an der Loire entdecken wollen. Die Vermieter sind absolut zuvorkommend und sehr freundlich. Das Haus ist sehr nett und gemütlich eingerichtet und der Garten ist absolut romantisch! Eine sehr schoene Ruhe Oase, um sich nach den Schlossbesichtigungen zu erholen. Auch der große Pool lädt zum schwimmen und abkühlen ein. Wir würden auf jeden Fall mit unseren Kindern wieder kommen!
Christian v.
VrboOwner a répondu le 12 juin 2022
Dear Christian
Many thanks for your lovely review. We're pleased you and your family had such a wonderful stay and look forward to seeing you back here in the near future. I'll try and improve my German beforehand!
Have a wonderful summer.
Julie and Jeremy
Avis ancien
8/10 – Bien
David A.
19 mai 2015
A spacious gite on the edge of a sleepy town convenient for the Loire attractions
We stayed in Les Glycine as we wanted to space.
Having read an earlier review we wondered if we had made a mistake, but we had not.
The gite has had plenty of use and would benefit from a refurbishment to bring it up to date. The only real issue was the electricity cut out often but we put this down to the vagaries of French electricity rather than the gite.
The good outweighed the bad, we were warmly welcomed with a bottle of wine, the washing machine and dishwasher worked fine, the gas BBQ was great and the wifi amongst the best we have experienced in France.
The bedrooms were fine spacious and towels were fine. Not five star hotel standard but after all this is a gite! There were plenty of settees and chairs and outside access to ample eating area to complement the BBQ, plus a pool, and gardens.
There was parking for our two cars and another could have been parked on the main drive.
I would recommend this gite if you want a spacious gite convenient for the attractions of the Loire.
David A.
VrboOwner a répondu le 12 juin 2022
Thank you for your positive and informative feedback David.
We enjoyed having you and and your friends stay in "Les Glycines".
Avis ancien
10/10 – Excellent
Keith L.
20 févr. 2015
Excellent
I would recommend highly. Excellent cooking facilities, good lounge, plenty of space. Beds are comfortable and bathrooms/showers are well equipped. Plenty of parking and lovely large gardens with swimming pool. Very helpful and knowledgeable hosts. Small village 2 mins down road (5 minutes walk) with shop/patisserie/bar. Plenty of things to do and see nearby and further afield.
Keith L.
VrboOwner a répondu le 12 juin 2022
Thank you so much for your compliments on the gîte and the facilities.
We look forward to seeing you back next year!
Avis ancien
10/10 – Excellent
Sylvia C.
4 août 2013
Fantastic
We went on a family trip, grandmother and children.... we all loved this house. The place is wonderfully located near at least 6 chateaux. The town is small, yet it has the minimum service very easy to reach (baker, small grocery store and café). The house is very beautiful, with a very lovely garden. The rooms are spacious and the bedding comfortable. The kitchen is very well equipped, so if you want to cook, it is easy and pleasant. In case you decide to have one day off the tourism, you have a great pool, garden games, TV, DVDs, bikes,private bbq... Julie is a great host, always helpful and full of resources. I could not find any point I disliked about this place. I highly recommend it.
Sylvia C.
Avis ancien
10/10 – Excellent
Dhruva H.
10 août 2012
Awesome location in the Loire for wheelchair users
I was stumped in trying to find a feasible rental in the Loire that would accommodate my being wheelchair bound. I contacted dozens of places and struck out on every one, until I found Les Glycines.
I have to say, this is one of the most awesome places I've stayed in my life. Including the time before I got paralyzed.
This place is great for anyone. Located in a charming old farmhouse, it's cute, quiet, modern and large, with three bedrooms and a pull-out couch in the living room. But the real attraction is the location. It's in a tiny hamlet that is centrally located for all the attractions of the Loire. It's midway between Blois and Amboise and none of the important chateaux are more than 30 min away. In addition, there are all the stores and services you could want nearby in Onzain.
For me, the most attractive aspect of this rental is that it's two minutes from almost endless farm fields separated by little paved roads that get almost no traffic. They are perfect for morning runs, evening strolls or walks any time. We saw deer, foxes, peacocks, wild boar, falcons, other birds and even a capybara. Oh, and I forgot the private backyard and swimming pool. (Guests in other apartments use the pool.)
As for the wheelchair specifics, the ground floor bedroom has a double bed with an en suite bathroom that has a roll-in shower. It's incredibly convenient. As of 2012, there were no handrails in the shower, so it's not totally ADA compliant. But try to find another roll-in shower in the Loire. Good luck! Plus, it wouldn't surprise me if owners Jeremy and Julie Kolbe added them too. They are always improving the property.
If you use a wheelchair, I can't imagine you'd find a better rental in the Loire.
Dhruva H.
Avis ancien
10/10 – Excellent
Bernard S.
29 juill. 2012
A relaxing week in a delightful location.
We stayed in one of the other Gîtes mentioned in the listing - Les Hortensias - and it was better than the description on the website.
Jeremy and Julie were lovely and welcoming, and the location was stunning.
It is only ten minutes walk into the village of Monteaux, but at the Gîte you could be in an isolated farmhouse as it is so quiet and relaxing.
This listing undersells the property - the pool is set in beautiful expansive grounds, with a fantastic garden, lots of space, and a great place to relax.
The Gîte is well set up - with everything you need, including some cooking essentials, and is comfortable. The block out blinds in the bedrooms mean that you can really get a great nights sleep, and are not woken by the sun at dawn (which is early in the middle of summer, of course).
The local restaurants recommended by the owners were excellent.
My only suggestion to Jeremy and Julie would be to add their other Gîtes to VRBO as separate listings!
Bernard S.
Avis ancien
8/10 – Bien
Joan H.
24 mai 2012
Rustic and Roomy
Although not as polished as some more expensive gîtes, Les Glycines was the perfect location for exploring the Loire Valley chateaux. In addition to motoring day trips to Chenonceau, Loches, Chinon, Azay le Rideau, Chambord, Cheverny, Le Clos Lucé, we also cycled to Chaumont-sur-Loire, which is very near the gîte. Julie and Jeremy are very knowledgeable about the area and made a great recommendation for lunch at L'Auberge de Launay. Be sure to have a 1:200,000 scale map for driving and cycling backroads -- a much prettier way to see the Loire Valley.
The kitchen in the gîte was well outfitted and had the added bonus of a washing machine and dishwasher. We were able to enjoy the pool area after a day of excursions, despite the coolish weather in France this spring, as the hosts had the pool heated. We did not see the other two available accommodations, but I believe they have been more recently updated.
It is quite magical to be out for an evening stroll near the property and see the hot air balloons landing in the surrounding fields.
I also recommend lunch at the tea room (Les Hortensias Bleus?) in the village at Chaumont-sur-Loire if you like to be adventurous.
Joan H.
À propos de l’hôte
Hôte : Phil Bignet
Phil and Sandrine Bignet bought the property from their former English owners in November 2021. Phil and Sandrine are totally bilingual and both work in communications, with advanced interpersonal skills. They are very much involved in tourism and will be happy to offer advice on how to make the best use of your stay in the area, should you require it. Phil is a freelance conference interpreter and Sandrine is a Marketing executive with IBM. We have two children, Marion and Antoine, 28 and 24 years old. Marion works in Paris as a consultant in digital transformation, and Antoine is in his last year of chemical engineering. We also have a very friendly cat named Zephyre and acouple of hens which kids love to pat, and love to eat their eggs.
Voici pourquoi l’hôte a choisi cet hébergement
Phil and Sandrine spent 9 months travelling between the Loire Valley, Bourgogne and Charente, before choosing Monteaux last year. Why? Because of its central location, excellent road and rail links. There's a main railway station just a few minutes up the road from where you can take a train to Paris (2 hours) and the main Paris-Bordeaux motorway is just 20 minutes away. The property offers the best of both worlds: calm and relaxation in the beautiful one acre grounds and the accessability to towns and attractions (Amboise, Tours and Blois). Amboise, just a 15 minute drive away, has a fantastic Sunday morning market where you can find virtually anything from food (wonderful local fruits and vegetables), plants, clothes, hardware to furniture - and lots more. The castle and the Clos Lucé (Leonardo de Vinci's last home) are centrally located and there's a wonderful choice of cafés, bistros, restaurants in the town centre. In July and August, enjoy the wonderful sound and light (son et lumière) shows in the grounds of the castle. Amboise also boasts the largest freshwater aquarium in Europe and on the Loire you can rent canoes and kayaks. The current takes you effortlessly downstream and is an experience you'll never forget. You'll soon realise why the Loire Valley is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Voici ce qui rend cet hébergement unique
Location, location, location, relaxtion and lots of extras (services and facilities) thrown in!
A good selection of bikes is at your disposal to cycle to local wine producers, along quiet country lanes or the cycletracks on the banks of the River Loire. You don't need a car to go to the nearby villages either, which boast cafés, restaurants and more shops. Our guests appreciate having access to English speaking television and WIFI. All linen and bath towels are supplied to ease the baggage burden too. Living within the same grounds as the gîte, we are on hand to offer you any help/advice, if so required.