We spent two nights at St. Paterne. The owners are very welcoming and friendly. We had booked the "Chambre du Parc" room and were very disappointed with our choice. The room is on the top floor-lots of stairs. The bathroom is located up a flight of stairs above the bed- a little tricky to navigate during the middle of the... more

I recently joined a small group of friends for a specialty gourmet week in the Normandy countryside. We were lucky enough to be based at the beautiful Chateau St. Paterne, just outside Alencon on the border between Normandy and the Pays de Loire. The locale is convenient for excursions to Honfleur, Le Mans or the Normandy beaches. The young and... more

On planning a trip to the South of France in August with 2 small children ( 1 aged 3, 1 aged 18 mths), we decided we wanted a good couple of breaks on the way there. We found the Chateau on TripAdvisor, and booked to stay one night on the way down. We ended up staying another 2 nights on... more

An atmosphere of relaxed elegance, charm and refinement permeates the chateau de Saint Paterne. The Valbrays welcome their guests warmly into a home which exudes taste, intimacy and personal attention to every detail. Style and comfort are of equal importance in each of the bedrooms as in the rest of the house. In the living-room and the library, the soft... more

The chateau is very close to St Paterne and I was concerned that the town would intrude into our stay, nothing could be further from the truth, once inside the grounds of the Chateau we could have been in the middle of the countryside. The lawns are huge and immaculate, chairs and tables are dotted about which enabled us to... more

We stayed at the Chateau de Saint Paterne for one night at the end of May returning from a short break on Ile de Re with our two adult children to celebrate a major wedding anniversary as well as a significant birthday! Much deliberation was taken over where to stay for this single night on our return home, which was... more

Stopping here was the most perfect start to our holiday in the Loire. The chateau is really very special and oozes sophisticated style. Our ground floor suite Chambre de la Roseraie overlooking the rose garden was simply exquisite. We arrived late in the afternoon and were greeted by Segolene de Valbray who showed us around her chateau. We then had... more

We (my husband, daughter and I) stopped for a one night stay at the Chateau de Saint Paterne on our journey from Normandy through the Loire on our way to Burgundy. Equipped with GPS, Saint Paterne was not hard to find, but the signs for the Chateau were small and we kept missing them. When we finally came upon the... more

We stayed at the Chateau as a stop off on the way up from the Dordogne back to the UK. We arrived mid afternoon and left after breakfast the next day. My only real regret is that we weren't able to spend longer here. On arrival we were tempted to pinch ourselves! The drive area is very grand and imposing,... more