Chateau De St Louis Keep France
Holiday Home Rental Description
The Chateau de St Louis Keep offers luxurious accommodation to sleep a maximum of 16 in its 8 stately en-suite guest rooms. The Keep provides overnight and weekly rental options with sumptuous entertainment for guests.
The Count, who has owned the Chateau de St Louis for many years, could not be more welcoming. This is a jewel of France’s architectural heritage, and any visitor to the Chateau will be delighted and charmed by the experience.
Interestingly, the Black Prince imprisoned the French King, Jean le Bon, in the castle’s keep after the battle of Poitiers in 1356. For larger groups it is possible to rent the keep in conjunction with the chateau to sleep groups of up to 40 guests.
Le Chateau de Saint Louis is located in the most southern part of the Loire Valley in the region of Poitou-Charentes between the cities of Parthenay and Thouars. The castle is a 3 hour drive from Paris. By high-speed TGV train from Paris the travel time is 1.5 hours to Poitiers, which is a 45 minute drive to the castle.A continental breakfast is served upon request in the dining room for €15 per person per day (eggs and bacon are available for €5). Also, the Chateau will gladly provide you with dinner served in the dining room for €75 per person and a half bottle of red Chinon wine per person. Aperitifs and coffees are additional. There are plenty of fantastic local restaurants.
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The Keep has 6 bedrooms to sleep 15 guests. An extra bed can be added to bedroom 1 or 3 on request, bringing total capacity to 16 guests:
– Bedroom 1 with king size bed (180cm) and single bed (90cm)
– Bedroom 2 with double bed (150cm)
– Bedroom 3 with double bed (160cm)
– Bedroom 4 with 2 small double beds (130cm) and 2 single beds (90cm)
– Suite featuring bedroom 5 with double bed (140cm) and bedroom 6 with 2 single beds (90cm)
Each of the bedrooms has its own character; large fireplaces, stained glass windows and classic medieval furniture.
On the ground floor of the keep there is a fantastic living room, dining room and kitchen. The keep is rented on a self-catering basis. However, you are able to take meals in the grand hall of the main chateau.
The keep and castle are surrounded by a dramatic moat, a lake where one can fish, and superbly maintained gardens. There are also excellent bird-watching opportunities within the estate.
This chateau keep in Charente could not be a better wedding venue, with luxury accommodations and impressive exterior grounds ready to host an enchanting large-scale event
The on site fishing lake and the moat surrounding the fairytale castle and its keep
All the bedrooms have fireplaces!