Category: Bellevue Suite

I miss the amazing chateau and lovely Bourgueil!

I miss the amazing chateau and lovely Bourgueil!  The mornings were beautiful with the birdsong and slight breeze through the shutters.

We actually made friends with the lovely people at both Saveurs et Papillons and Rose de Pindare, and they greeted us on the streets during the Friday evening Gourmand Festival…. We dined twice at both places, and, of course, had daily cafe and patisseries at Madame Metry….

Thank you for everything, Jean-Pierre: all the tours and driving, the chateaux viewing and wine-tastings… all such fun to ride through the countryside… so very peaceful.

Many thanks! A bientot, j’espere!

Abbie M.
Dahlonega, GA
USA

We’re still high from our stay in Paris, but especially from our stay at your chateau in the Loire!

We had a great time. Thanks again for your hospitality. We’re still high from our stay in Paris, but especially from our stay at your chateau in the Loire! We loved the setting, the beautifully kept grounds, as well as the comfortable and well equipped Bellevue apartment which had everything we needed (including umbrellas)!

We hope to make it back there sometime.

Best,
Mike and Audrey K.
Santa Rosa, CA
USA

Thank you both for a wonderful week at the Chateau des Sablons!

After 92 degree heat in Provence (in May) we were enfolded in the cool, gentle, green arms of spring when we arrived (a day early) at Chateau des Sablons. Our hosts were welcoming, understanding, and invited us to collapse in our apartment a day early. And what a lovely apartment it was! The living area was flooded with light from two tall windows complete withworking shutters. The ceilings were high, and the wood floors were old. But pehaps not as old as the wonderful circular stairs leading up to our door. The staircase center pillar was carved from a large treetrunk after the stairs were installed many years ago. Much more recently the walls of the apartment were skillfully covered with a lovely fabric that softened the sounds and surfaces of the rooms. The kitchen of the apartment was new with all the expected and hoped for appliances – even a small freezer in the refrigerator. A vase of mauve peonies and a bottle of local wine were awaiting us after our first day. The king-sized bed was firm, and the bath had a blissful soaking tub. We would throw the window shutters open in the morning to radiant sunshine and the birdsong of a warbler, and the cooing of doves.

Besides all of this, the garden was postcard perfect with a gleaming swimming pool and clusters of tables and chairs set around the park-like grounds. The chateau itself is a perfect example of the exquisite, small country manors of French history. Not a huge castle, but a real and beautiful home. The local village, a 10 minute walk away, would have taken many weeks to get to know, but we were also in the center of the great chateau-wine-mushroom-troglodyte-Tufa cave-middle age village-Loire River-fabulous restaurants country. We could only scratch the surface and must return to continue our studies.
I would also like to mention how helpful, knowledgeable, and gracious our hosts were!
Thank you both so much.
Anita & Mike M.
Oregon, USA

>We had such a lovely honeymoon!

>We had such a lovely honeymoon, thanks to Historic Rentals and the suites in Annecy, Menerbes, and Bourgueil. We especially loved our vineyard tour with Jean-Pierre! We will recommend it all highly, and will hopefully return soon!

Best Wishes,
Elizabeth & Dave W.