Château de La Coutancière

Guests appreciate the quality, variety, and deliciousness of the breakfast. They also praise the cleanliness, spacious rooms, and excellent service from the staff. The accommodation provides a great heated pool and local wine.

It was with a heavy heart that we had to leave John and Emily and their Château de La Coutancière. A beautiful couple who were a highlight of our one month French Odyssey. Beautiful, Authentic Château de La Coutancière awaits guests, with a heated pool,lovely restaurant and local wine. Drinks by the terrace and a great night sleep with Owl's calling in the background makes this place home from home whilst discovering the Pay la Loire. Will we be back? Without hesitation just to surprise John and Emily. This is a young couple who should be supported in making Château de La Coutancière a five star Hotel.

Traveling between the South of France and the Netherlands by car, we found this very nice situated Chateau in Brain sur Allonnes; Chateau de la Coutanciere Communicating with the owners via e-mail and phone (or the normal booking sites) was easy, they speak besides French, also fluently English, German and Dutch, not so common for “ French Chateau’s”. We made reservations and arrived on a sunny (early) afternoon. Plenty of (free) parking space, an entry from a Hollywood movie, a warm welcome by the owners, what else could you ask for? We had two rooms, due to the fact that we were celebrating our 40st anniversary, we received the bridal suite, a spacious 3 room apartment on the first floor. Nice large windows overlooking the front field and trees in the back, a four-posted bed that fits perfectly in this setting and a huge brand-new bath room. We asked if we could have lunch, “to bad”, no such service. But practical as they are, you can drive to the local Carrefour Express, get your baguette, your cheese etc. and use their garden as pick-nick place and the Chateau will gladly provide the wine. We enjoyed a nice bottle Sancerre (Chateau de Thauvenay, 2021) in the shade, close to the (heated) pool, an excellent place to relax and enjoy the surrounding nature. In the evening we made reservations for dinner, the weather was as such that we could dine outside. A beautiful setting, a 4 course dinner with local products, nice wines and the service and attention you normally receive in a Michelin star restaurant, but in a complete different setting. We stayed outside after midnight, a wonderful dinner, something we will remember for a long time! In the morning, waking up with the sound of birds, breakfast was served, you can choose your eggs (boiled, scrambled, over-easy, poached, you name it) and the bread was fresh and warm, obviously they served Croissants (you are in the middle of France!) and we enjoyed it again outside. So to make a long story short, traveling by car, looking for a place between the UK and the South of France, or from the Northern Countries on-route to Spain or Portugal, this is a perfect place to stay the night, enjoy a perfect dinner and healthy breakfast and continue your journey. We enjoyed it very much and will return for sure thanks to the service and attention received from Josien, Bert, Emily & John.