We feel so very lucky to have found Chateau Valcreuse! As we drove through lush rolling countryside we wondered why, in forty years of exploring France, we had never before discovered this lovely area.
Alexander and Caroline have created the most beautiful home and together with their delightful children, Florence and Arnaud, and their superb staff they make you feel extremely welcome and special.
"I really don't want to leave here!" my husband murmured just before we went to sleep in our supremely comfortable bed after our last delicious dinner. From the moment we arrived until we left we were completely spoilt! Breakfast was amazing - beautifully presented with the freshest of ingredients. Dinner was superb - Denis is their passionate chef and seemingly by magic produced all the things we most love to eat without knowing what they were!! Each plate looked and tasted wonderful and I have only to look at the Chateau's Facebook page to see a photograph of the actual chocolate pudding we ate one night!
On our first morning sitting in the sunshine on the terrace after our delicious breakfast it was tempting to just stay there relaxing all day. But there is a wealth of things to see and do in the immediate area. We loved the little market in Preuilly-sur-Claise, the chateau at Azay-le-Ferron, and just exploring the pretty unspoilt towns that are all within a short drive. Caroline can also arrange hot air ballooning or guided tours in a wonderful 1953 Citroen Traction Avant car.
To us Chateau Valcreuse is quite perfect. We cannot thank Alexander and Caroline enough for giving us so many happy memories to treasure until our next visit.