"What a beautiful setting for a château and what an equally delightful hostesse ! Merci beaucoup!"
november 2005; Dean and /Jean; Washington

"Thank you for a lovely visit. You have a beautiful, idyll home. We enjoyed your kind hospitallity and friendly manner. Aurevoir"
june 2006; Sandra Kruck; Montville, Australia

"Thank you for sharing your home with us. Your generous nature was appreciated. Such happy memories. Au revoir. Australia"
june 2006; Barbara Raff; Maliny, Australia

"Before I came here, I was wondering what this b&b was like. When I arrived, I was astonished with this beauty. I was nervous at first, because I had never stayed in such an elegant b&b. However thanks to a charming land lady, I've spent a wonderful time ! I could be relaxed, and I really enjoyed talking with her. I'll never forget this splendid experience. Thanks again.I hope I'll visit you sometime in the near future."
october 2005; Akemi; Tokyo

"Thank you Marie-José for making us feel so welcome and confortable in your lovely house. Our stay with you in La Chaussée will be a special memory we take with us of our honeymoon in France."
18 December 2002; Brad and Janine; Australia

"We left Austalia looking to escape the 'rat race' and to relax and find ourselves again. On this journey of re-discovery we have found ourselves in this beautiful part of the world. What more could one ask for than to be woken by the sounds of birds and to be able to walk in the lovely gardens."
19 June 2002; Simon and Melita; Sydney, Australia

"We had all the same reaction upon arrival - how stunning your home is!! We have enjoyed our stay with you immensely. Thank you for your gracious hospitality, your chateau advice, your tasty petits dejeuners, and a wonderful stay! To be able to return here after a long day sight-seeing is - well, idyllic! We all look forward to seeing you again and to learn more French with you!
17 June 2002; Jolie, David, Scott Tye; San Diego, USA

"Wonderful stay! Thank you for being such good hosts"
11 September 2001; Larry and Brigitte; South Africa

"Your beautiful home is an oasis of calm and tranquility in a hectic and demanding world. Thank you so much for sharing it with us and for your kind hospitality. Chinon and the surrounding area are delightful. We hope to see you again!"
6 September 2001; Helen and Sue; UK

"Thank you so much for your warm welcome and very confortable facilities which have made the first half of our holiday so enjoyable."
6th August 2001; Chris and Haxel;

"We had a fabulous stay - everything was perfect - the lovely room, the delicious breakfast and the charming and generous hostess."
7 June 2001; Siobain and David; UK

"What a delight! Your hospitality, your wonderful home exceeded our expectations. Your advice helped us to make the most of every moment in Loire Valley. Our stay was one of the best times of our life, beautiful surroundings, history, great wine, fabulous food and a romantic admosphere."
May 25th, 2001; Ron and Deborah; CA, USA

"It was a beautiful staying in your place.Your place was recommended by some people over the Internet and it was really found very good."
May 25th, 2001; Effy and Ramat, Israel

"Thank you for your kind welcome. We have appreciated your advice on gardens to visit and your much neede help with our French. It has been a wonderful experience to stay in such a lovely chateau".
June 27th, 2000; Sheila and John, England

«I just wanted to tell you again how much Alan and I enjoyed our stay at La Chaussee. I have been telling everyone here at home about it and showing them pictures. They are quite impressed. Thank you so much, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
June 22, 2000; Bob and Alan

«We had a wonderful time here, such beautiful things to see and to do! Marie-José and Hans, you have been great hosts and made a huge difference in our experience here. Thanks so much!»
June 18, 2000; Steve, Cathy and Trish, California.

«Thank you for giving us a 'vacation away from our vacation'. Paris made us tired; you recharged our batteries! You gave us the most personal experience of our visit to France. I will always have the most wonderful memories of sitting in the parlor at night with your family, enjoying the wine and conversation.
Mai,1999; Phil and Beth, California.

«We want to thank you again for your warm and wonderful hospitality. Our stay with you was certainly the highlight of our trip, and it's the first thing I mention when someone asks if we enjoyed the travel.»
17/5/99; Carole; California

«Many thanks for your kind hospitality, I had an extremely comfortable and peaceful stay.»
April 99; Pauline; Hongkong

«What a simply heavenly corner of the world, with quite delightful accomodation and hospitality; we could not have asked for more.»
20/7/98; Susan; Surrey

«What a beautiful house in tranquil suroundings. Such a lovely place to stay, enhanced by the great kindness and thoughtfulness of our gorguous guests. Thank you for the time we have spend here.»
29/10/97; Stella and Ivan, Devon