La Petite Cachette

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Gite |1 bedroom |Sleeps 2

Chateau du Loir in Loire Valley

From £275 per week |  From £50 per night

3 nights minimum stay

Changeover flexible

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Key info  Balcony/terrace, car advised, no pets allowed

About the home

A well appointed luxury gìte ideal for couples who want to escape to the country but still want all the modern conveniences of home.

When you enter the cottage you will be struck by the contrast of the traditional exterior and the interior design which draws its influence from a Manhattan loft with low level furniture and clean lines.

You will be greeted with a ‘Little Treats’ pack containing essentials such as sparkling wine, tea, coffee and bread to get you in the mood for your holiday.

Ideally situated for château and wine tours, there are plenty of other leisure activities including water sports, fishing, walking, cycling, golf and shopping. It is stylish and comfortable, combining ultra modern interior design and state of the art entertaiment systems with traditional old stone and beams. For those of you who can't bear not to be connected WiFi is available.
French lessons: Beginner & Intermediate are available

Facilities

Further details indoors:
Equipped with comfort in mind, there is a well designed kitchen with new designer style units and modern table that seats 4. It is fully equipped with gas hob and oven, dishwasher, washing machine, microwave, and coffee maker.

There is a full state-of-the-art entertainment system with flat screen TV, satellite and terrestrial TV and DVD. 'Ministry of Sound' sound system with CD player and radio plus board games and books and DVDs

We also provide an information guide featuring restaurants, things to see and details about local food/ wine.

Upstairs is a large bedroom with exposed beams, kingsize bed and storage units. There is also a shower room with ‘zen’ style basin, shower and WC.

Further details outdoors:
Outside there is a private patio area with BBQ, garden furniture and loungers. There is a large garden and you can help yourself to the fresh fruit from the many fruit trees in the garden.

Private off road parking in front of property.

Further details

Welcome Pack on arrival
Bike hire available
Saturday change over
Garden shared with adjacent gite that sleeps 4 adults only - no children
Will consider house swap

Conditions

No smoking
Refundable breakages deposit of £100 required on arrival, to be refunded within two weeks of your departure (subject to satisfactory property inspection).
Linen/Laundry fee of £35 per couple
Sorry no pets
Property not suitable for children
French lessons: Beginner & Intermediate are available

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Exterior of cottage

 

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Garden

 

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View of open plan living/dining area

The Loire Valley / Sarthe region

The Loire is known as the ‘Garden of France’ thanks to its temperate climate and abundant local produce.

Le Lude is a 10 minute drive from the property, offering spectacular river views, magnificent châteaux and boutiques, restaurants, bars and historic buildings, as well as superb markets. Close by are historic villages of La Chatre and Troo plus ancient Troglodyte caves/

Le Mans, approx 30 minutes drive away, as well as being famous for car and motorcycle racing has some of the best preserved Roman walls in Europe, a magnificent cathedral in the old town and a preserved Jacobean centre.

The Loire Region is steeped in history and provides many attractions with its museums, abbeys, medieval churches, cathedrals, and troglodyte caves - all close by. The climate is very temperate with long hot summers and mild short winters. And if you crave the beach its only about 2 and a half hours away.

You are ideally placed to visit all the vineyards of the region which produces light reds, white and rosé wines.

For adults (who are really kids at heart) there is a fabulous zoo at La Flèche and there are 140 ‘Boules’ clubs in the area for those who want to play with the locals.

The river, lakes and forests accommodate those with outdoor interests. There is a wide range of water sports such as fishing, sailing, canoeing or swimming, jetskiing is less than a km away.

There are public swimming pools and local lakes with fishing and sandy beaches.

There are also plenty of paths for cycling, walking and horse riding.

There are at least six first class golf courses in the area.

For those partial to ‘retail therapy’ there are a multitude of options from local markets to exclusive boutiques in Le Mans, Tours and Angers (and, of course, Paris is less than an hour away on the TGV from Le Mans).

We live in the area and are only a phone call away for recommendations and handy hints about the area.

The Chateau du Loir area

The very local town is the historic town of Vaas which is set on the river Loire. It is within walking distance and, in addition to shops, bars and restaurants there are loads of water sports such as jetskiing, boating and fishing. There is a weekly market where you can pick up fresh produce.

Château du Loir is a larger town also on the Loir river and has a train station, several supermarkets and a wide selection of bars, restaurants and shops.

In addition to the river there is a leisure lake near by with other activities such as archery and crazy golf.

How to get there

What's nearby: Attractions Restaurants Click map icons for more information

Map showing the Chateau du Loir areaReset Map

There are loads of ways to reach us. You can fly via www.ryanair.com from Stanstead to Tours, via www.easternairways.com from Southampton to Angers and into Paris via various airlines where you pick up the TGV at the airport which takes 1hr 20 mins to Le Mans.

If you use the channel your closest options are Portsmouth to Caen or Le Harvre (www.brittanyferries.com or www.ldlines.com) it is then less than 3 hours to reach us. You can get great deals on www.ldlines.co.uk from Dover to Bologne (4hr 30mins from us and a quick 1 hour 45 min crossing. Also from Dover to Calais there are several cheap ferries and Calais is 5 hrs from us.

You can also take the tunnel, www.eurotunnel.com from Folkestone to Calais and Eurostar to Lille and then TGV to Tours, Saumur or Le Mans.

Activities near Chateau du Loir

Guestbook for La Petite Cachette

‘By far the best gìte we have stayed in. Didn’t want to leave!’
‘Thank you for a wonderful stay. The gìte was exquisite!’
‘Well equipped, comfortable and great surroundings. Makes for a lovely break.’
‘We loved ‘La Petite Cachette’ (the bed was so comfortable). Everything we needed and more’
‘Gìte was fantastic – we loved it. Will recommend to others’
‘Lovely relaxing gìte – with all the comforts and more (loved the music system!)’

Rental prices

Prices for group size 2
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
April/May 2010	27 Mar 10	29 May 10	300£ 300	5050	5050	3 Nights
June-Sept 2010	29 May 10	25 Sep 10	400£ 400	0-	0-	1 Week
Oct-Dec	25 Sep 10	18 Dec 10	275£ 275	5050	5050	3 Nights
Xmas/New Year	18 Dec 10	7 Jan 11	360£ 360	0-	0-	1 Week
Jan-March	9 Feb 11	26 Mar 11	275£ 275	0-	0-	1 Week
April/May	26 Mar 11	28 May 11	300£ 300	0-	0-	1 Week
June-Sept	28 May 11	1 Oct 11	400£ 400	0-	0-	1 Week
Oct-Dec	1 Oct 11	17 Dec 11	275£ 275	0-	0-	1 Week
Xmas/New Year	17 Dec 11	7 Jan 12	360£ 360	0-	0-	1 Week
Jan-March	7 Jan 12	31 Mar 12	300£ 300	0-	0-	1 Week
April	31 Mar 12	28 Apr 12	325£ 325	0-	0-	1 Week
May	28 Apr 12	2 Jun 12	350£ 350	0-	0-	1 Week
June-Sept	2 Jun 12	29 Sep 12	425£ 425	0-	0-	1 Week
Oct-Dec	29 Sep 12	22 Dec 12	300£ 300	0-	0-	1 Week
Xmas/New Year	22 Dec 12	5 Jan 13	425£ 425	0-	0-	1 Week

The property's weekend rates apply to: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

Off season monthly and short breaks available

£40linen/cleaning charge

Will consider house swap

Availability

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4 years listed You are contacting Sam Taylor Landline +33 (0)241 520218 Mobile n/a Languages spoken The owner is based in France and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2007. This gite has so far received 0 reviews.