Our stay at the chateau was magical. Edoaurd and Alexia are such wonderful hosts, and the chateau and grounds are stunning. We had multiple catered meals, horse rides, and pony rides (my daughter loved it!) and everything was excellent. Because the chateau is Edouard’s family home, it feels extra warm and welcoming - the paintings of his family down through the generations that are hung throughout the house are wonderful.
I was there with my husband and two children (3 y/o and 1 y/o), mother and father in-law, and 4 friends, and we had the best time there. We played some croquet on the lawn, went for pretty walks around the grounds, enjoyed the kids play area (not sure I recall seeing it pictured but it was such a hit with the kids!) and generally just enjoyed the place. I recalled reading a review that described it as “life giving” and I think that’s probably the best summary.
The only negative was the very end, when the cleaners came before check out to start cleaning for the next guests, and they kept blocking the door when we were trying to get our bags into the taxi and they didn’t speak English so couldn’t understand me when I asked them to please just clean a different area for a few minutes while we left. I suspect it was a communication error with Edouard as he apparently asked my father in law if the cleaners could come early and he was fine with it since he was leaving at 9am, but I felt a bit frustrated by that as I was the host of the stay and I was not leaving until 10am and things are always a bit hectic with two little kids when packing and getting ready for a flight, so that plus trying to weave around cleaners and all the rest just added to it in a frustrating way. I wish they had coordinated the check-out and cleaning changes with me as the host, but I think it was just communication mistake as Alexia and Edoaurd are so nice and they had built a rapport with my friends and family as well and felt comfortable coordinating things directly with them, but it just didn’t work well that time.
Anyhow, all the rest was absolutely fantastic and I can’t speak highly enough of this chateau. I highly recommend it and hope we can visit them again one day! The whole week was like a dream and I hope we are lucky enough to get to experience it again one day.