SPACIOUS FARMHOUSE

The gite is located in a really beautiful location that takes your breath away, if you're lucky you'll spot deer, owls and foxes in the fields that surround it. It is extremely well furnished and equipped- especially the kitchen including every sort of cooking utensil, pots and pans even down to French Country cook books!! There is a games room to keep the kids (whatever age happy) bikes to borrow, extremely fast internet connection.The owners really have gone the extra mile to make your stay as comfortable and homely as possible as well as stylish whilst keeping the old charm of the building - with beautiful old beams and windows.
The owners were extremely friendly and helpful from the welcome basket of essentials such as bread, milk, coffee, tea etc, down to suggesting local markets, château's and good local restaurants. They have an adorable dog Buster who definitely deserves a mention as he welcomed us home everyday with a waggy tail and made us miss our dog slightly less.
We have already booked to return in the spring and could not recommend La Roche d'Enchaille highly enough.
Thank you Garth and Liz for a completely stress free week in your beautiful Gite looking forward to being back in 2012

We had the most amazing holiday at La Roche d'Enchaille. Having seen the photos on the website, we were expecting great things, but we couldn't quite believe how lovely everything was when we arrived: the house was spotless, the rooms were light, airy and beautifully decorated, and every detail had been thought of.

Garth and Lizzy were really lovely and gave us lots of information about the local area and places to visit. We also fell in love with their dog, Buster, and our two-year-old daughter still talks about him now, almost three months after our holiday!

The house was really geared up for children. When we arrived, there was a stair gate at the top of the stairs, and a beautiful cot made up in one of the rooms. Our daughter's eyes lit up when we walked onto the landing (more like a room in itself!) for the first time, as there was a wonderful children's area set up with books and toys, including a huge basket full of soft toys, which kept her amused for ages!

Loches - about a 20 minute drive away - was a lovely town with shops, restaurants and its own chateau. Within a 30 - 50 minute drive there were loads of other places to visit, including the chateaux at Blois and Amboise. We also had a day in Tours and the shopping there was fantastic!

We've spent lots of time in France and stayed in lots of different places, and this was by far the best. We had a lovely, lovely time and just can't wait to go back!

We rented this property for a month and had a wonderful time. The gite exceeded our expectations: it was spacious, comfortable, spotlessly clean, and well appointed with good attention to detail and style. We have prior experience of vacation rentals in England, Scotland, Italy and Spain, and this was the best. It is better than advertised and highly recommended.

The owners, Garth and Liz, are expatriate Brits who are committed to building their own business in France. They are not hobbyists; they are professionals who genuinely want their customers to have a good experience, and actively seek feedback on how they can do even better. They are friendly, but not intrusive, and are always available to help in any way they can. We enjoyed getting to know them and hearing about their experience of living in France.

The location, Cussay, is a good touring center. Most of the Loire Valley, from Blois to Angers, is easily drivable and we visited all the main attractions on a series of day-trips. The surrounding countryside is gorgeous and unspoiled with lots of interesting mediaeval towns, notably Loches. There are plenty of bars, cafes, and restaurants with good food at all price points, and the local people were both welcoming and tolerant of our bad French. We found the Thomas Cook guidebook “Drive Around the Loire Valley” to be very useful in planning our various excursions.

There are convenient supermarkets in Ligueil and Descartes with a wide range of local produce and wine. We particularly enjoyed the Chinon and Bourgueil wines, and there is a good selection available at reasonable prices. Also in the Ligueil supermarket try the unpasteurized “Le p’tit Brignonnais” (Camembert-style) cheese made by “Fromagerie Maurice” and the “Chinon” pate.

A highlight of our trip was the weekly pilgrimage to the Sunday morning market in Descartes. In addition to the usual range of fresh produce there were two vendors selling spit-roasted chickens and ducks, potatoes basted in chicken fat, paella, couscous and choucroute. One stall was set up at the top of the market square and the other one was part way down on the right hand side. Try the paella from the guy at the top and the potatoes, duck legs and couscous from the guy on the right.

Whether you are an avid tourist, like us, or just want to hang out with the kids, go for walks and relax you will not be disappointed with this gite. We are seriously contemplating a return visit.