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Reference Number: 112

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This is luxury chateau accommodation ideally located for a romantic short break on the outskirts of Alencon, close to the A28/N138 road from the Caen area down to the Loire Valley and beyond.This is a classic, family owned, recently renovated 15th century chateau situated in parkland in which a swimming pool has also been built. There is also a table tennis table and 2 tennis courts 150 mtrs away plus horse-riding 3 miles away.

The ground floor rooms are in classic chateau style, with fine family furniture, homely bits and pieces and fine fabrics.

9 guest rooms have been recently renovated, all are different, all with their own style, but all furnished with antiques and family pieces creating an informal and welcoming atmosphere for that perfect romantic break.

Dogs are welcomed for a charge of €10. Plenty of parking space.

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Evening Meal Availability
Evening meals are available every day.
About the meals
Evening meals are €45 inclusive of aperitif and coffee - an excellent wine list is available. Meals for children under the age of 10 yrs are served at 19.15 hrs for a cost of approx €10.00 per child. Baby/child listening devices are available for your use during the adult meal. Children of between 10 and 14 yrs are permitted to eat with the adults for approx €20.00 per person
Evening meal costs are payable directly to the accommodation. Meals are only available by prior reservation.
Credit card payments are accepted by this accommodation for meals.
Latest arrival if you wish to have a meal is 19:00.

Times indicated are local French times.

Check In Times
Check in is between 14:30 and 19:00, though this accommodation is sometimes able to accept earlier arrivals, including luggage deposit, or later arrivals by prior arrangement.

Times indicated are local French times.
Special Offer Discounts
  • 10% Discount off the whole holiday (excludes breakfast & evening meal costs) for stays of 5 nights or more.
        (Applies all year).

Room Possibility 1
La chambre des canards
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This junior suite of two rooms (50m2) is often used in conjunction with the chambre madame next door as a family suite. The main room has two large single beds which can be made up as a double if required, and a third single bed is in the second room of the suite. There is space for an additional single bed if required. The bathroom with bath, shower and WC is tiled with Provencale tiles. The room has a TV and telephone and wooden pannelling dating back to the 18th century.
Room tariffs (prices are for the room and not per person and include breakfast)
Std Price
2 People: £197.00 per night
3 people: £213.00 per night
4 people: £232.00 per night
Supplementary tariffs
Price
Infant: Free per infant. (under 2 years old) - Infants must sleep in a baby cot.
Cot Hire: Free per baby cot. (space for 1 baby cot) *

* There is 1 baby cot available for hire at this accommodation.

Room Possibility 2
La chambre madame
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A beautifully decorated and restored suite with a four poster bed, little boudoir and a superb view across the parkland towards the swimming pool. This room has a split level bathroom and is often favoured by honeymooners or those celebrating some other special occasion. It is adjacent to the suite des canards.
Room tariffs (prices are for the room and not per person and include breakfast)
Std Price
2 People: £240.00 per night
Supplementary tariffs
Price
Infant: Free per infant. (under 2 years old) - Infants must sleep in a baby cot.
Cot Hire: Free per baby cot. (space for 1 baby cot) *

* There is 1 baby cot available for hire at this accommodation.

Room Possibility 3
La chambre Henri IV
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This room is full of history as it is reputedly the room in whcih Henri IV had a romantic liaison with one of his mistresses, Diane de Courtemanche! It has a double bed, original painted wooden beams dating back to the 16th century and a private balcony overlooking the parkland. Bathroom, shower and WC en suite. TV and telephone also in the room.
Room tariffs (prices are for the room and not per person and include breakfast)
Std Price
1 Person: £160.00 per night
2 People: £171.00 per night
Supplementary tariffs
Price
Infant: Free per infant. (under 2 years old) - Infants must sleep in a baby cot.
Cot Hire: Free per baby cot. (space for 1 baby cot) *

* There is 1 baby cot available for hire at this accommodation.

Room Possibility 4
La chambre terrasse
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This room has large twin beds and romantic 19th century furnishings and decor, bathroom, TV and telephone. The window again looks out towards the parkland
Room tariffs (prices are for the room and not per person and include breakfast)
Std Price
2 People: £149.00 per night
Supplementary tariffs
Price
Infant: Free per infant. (under 2 years old) - Infants must sleep in a baby cot.
Cot Hire: Free per baby cot. (space for 1 baby cot) *

* There is 1 baby cot available for hire at this accommodation.

Room Possibility 5
La chambre du Parc
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Recently renovated, with oak beams, this room has more of a contemporary style, with a bathroom (sunken jacuzzi bath!) up the stairs en mezzanine and silk curtains. Double bed at the lower level, TV and telephone
Room tariffs (prices are for the room and not per person and include breakfast)
Std Price
2 People: £197.00 per night
3 people: £221.00 per night
Supplementary tariffs
Price
Infant: Free per infant. (under 2 years old) - Infants must sleep in a baby cot.
Cot Hire: Free per baby cot. (space for 1 baby cot) *

* There is 1 baby cot available for hire at this accommodation.

Room Possibility 6
La suite de la roseraie
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A magnificent suite on the ground floor with its own entrance onto the terrace, the main room has a draped bedstead which can either be made up into a double bed or as two single beds. The small adjoining room has an extra single bed and space for an additional child's bed if required. The suite has an en suite bathroom with bath and shower. This room is ideal for parents with small children or those with walking difficulties. Very nice fire place in wood from the 18th century as well as the very original mirror. Television, Telephone
Room tariffs (prices are for the room and not per person and include breakfast)
Std Price
2 People: £240.00 per night
3 people: £264.00 per night
4 people: £288.00 per night
Supplementary tariffs
Price
Infant: Free per infant. (under 2 years old) - Infants must sleep in a baby cot.
Cot Hire: Free per baby cot. (space for 1 baby cot) *

* There is 1 baby cot available for hire at this accommodation.

Room Possibility 7
La chambre du Marechal
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Double bed room decorated and furnished in classic 19th century style with a collection of engravings from Horace Vernet given by Napoleon to one of the ancestors. The curtains and bed cover are designed by Pierre Frey. Telephone, television, large shower
Room tariffs (prices are for the room and not per person and include breakfast)
Std Price
2 People: £149.00 per night
Supplementary tariffs
Price
Infant: Free per infant. (under 2 years old) - Infants must sleep in a baby cot.
Cot Hire: Free per baby cot. (space for 1 baby cot) *

* There is 1 baby cot available for hire at this accommodation.

Room Possibility 8
La chambre de la tour
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Beautiful and unique four poster double room on the 3rd floor with exposed old oak beams, furnished and decorated in provencal style using fabric by Pierre Frey and mexican tiles in the bathroom. View over the court yard. Telephone, television, bath, and shower
Room tariffs (prices are for the room and not per person and include breakfast)
Std Price
2 People: £171.00 per night
Supplementary tariffs
Price
Infant: Free per infant. (under 2 years old) - Infants must sleep in a baby cot.
Cot Hire: Free per baby cot. (space for 1 baby cot) *

* There is 1 baby cot available for hire at this accommodation.

Room Possibility 9
The orangerie
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Located 50 meters away from the chateau, this new suite offers one of the best view of the park, the chateau and the swimming pool. This large suite ( 55 square meters ) is decorated with a beautiful 19th century stage set - a greenery framed by an old gate opening on an imaginary park - which came from the Barcelona theater. The monumental wood bed is flanked by two old stone cutter's blocks serving as night stands.

The bathroom is a mezzanine overlooking the bedroom. Its lime green patina and jacuzzi bathtub mounted on a platform give the room a dramatic flair. The heated floors, the high windows of the original orangerie, and the extraordinary dimensions of this room make it truly unique. For your comfort you will also find a flat screen TV set with DVD and CD players.
Room tariffs (prices are for the room and not per person and include breakfast)
Std Price
2 People: £240.00 per night
Supplementary tariffs
Price
Infant: Free per infant. (under 2 years old) - Infants must sleep in a baby cot.
Cot Hire: Free per baby cot. (space for 1 baby cot) *

* There is 1 baby cot available for hire at this accommodation.

Room Possibility 10
La chambre des mystères
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52 steps up a stone spiral staircase lead you to this evocative room under the eaves of the chateau. It is a luxury suite with either a king-sie double bed or two single beds. It has a separate sitting area and a massive en suite bathroom with both a claw-foot bath tub and a shower plus separate WC. The room has an iPod docking station, TV, mini bar and a telephone.
Room tariffs (prices are for the room and not per person and include breakfast)
Std Price
2 People: £240.00 per night
Supplementary tariffs
Price
Infant: Free per infant. (under 2 years old) - Infants must sleep in a baby cot.
Cot Hire: Free per baby cot. (space for 1 baby cot) *

* There is 1 baby cot available for hire at this accommodation.

French Public holidays
Assumption Sunday the 15th Aug 2010
All Saints' Day Monday the 1st Nov 2010
Remembrance Day Thursday the 11th Nov 2010
Christmas Day Saturday the 25th Dec 2010
New Year's Day Saturday the 1st Jan 2011
Easter Sunday Sunday the 24th Apr 2011
Easter Monday Monday the 25th Apr 2011
Labour Day Sunday the 1st May 2011
1945 Victory Day Sunday the 8th May 2011
Ascension Thursday the 2nd Jun 2011
Whit Sunday Sunday the 12th Jun 2011
Whit Monday Monday the 13th Jun 2011
Bastille Day Thursday the 14th Jul 2011

French School holidays for this accommodation
Summer Friday the 2nd Jul 2010 - Wednesday the 1st Sep 2010
All Saints' Day Saturday the 23rd Oct 2010 - Wednesday the 3rd Nov 2010
Christmas Day Saturday the 18th Dec 2010 - Sunday the 2nd Jan 2011
Winter Saturday the 26th Feb 2011 - Sunday the 13th Mar 2011
Spring Saturday the 23rd Apr 2011 - Sunday the 8th May 2011
Summer Saturday the 2nd Jul 2011 - Sunday the 4th Sep 2011
These are the French School holidays for the Sarthe(72) department.
The Sarthe department falls into French School Holiday Zone A, which also includes Ain, Allier, Ardèche, Ariège, Aude, Aveyron, Calvados, Cantal, Côtes-d'Armor, Drôme, Finistère, Gard, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Hérault, Ille-et-Vilaine, Isère, Loire, Haute-Loire, Loire-Atlantique, Lot, Lozère, Maine-et-Loire, Manche, Mayenne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Morbihan, Moselle, Orne, Puy-de-Dôme, Hautes-Pyrénées, Pyrénées-Orientales, Rhône, Savoie, Haute-Savoie, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, Vendée, Vosges.

English Spoken: yes
Animals welcome: Dog friendly accommodation, dogs welcome
Nearest International Airports: (distance as the crow flies)
Deauville Airport (Saint-Gatien) (67km), Laval Airport (Entrammes) (76km), Caen Airport (Carpiquet) (93km), Angers Airport (Marcé) (115km), Tours Airport (Val-de-Loire) (121km), Le Havre Airport (Octeville) (122km), Rouen Airport (Vallée de Seine) (134km), Rennes Airport (Saint-Jacques) (138km), Toussus-le-Noble Airport (153km), Pontoise Airport (Cormeilles) (163km), Dinard-Pleurtuit-Saint-Malo Airport (164km), Paris Heliport (Issy-les-Moulineaux) (165km), Orly Airport (Paris) (173km), Persan-Beaumont Airport (179km), Le Bourget Airport (Paris) (179km),