Charming Town House in Historic Part of Saumur - Perfect Location!

me and three friends stayed in this beautiful house, so central to everything going on,

owners could not be more helpful.

thank you madeleine

A good location in the town centre close to restaurants, shops, the castle and the river. Plenty of interesting places to visit nearby but you will need a car. Excellent town to stay in. Parking near the property is problematic but there is a large free car park about 10 minutes walk away, straight down the road the house is in. The house has a large sitting room and dining room. It is spread over 3 floors so you will be doing a lot of going up and down. Warning: there is nowhere to store clothes in two of the bedrooms. Okay if you are happy to live out of a suitcase but annoying if you are not. There is a large amount of storage in a corridor but it is only accessible through the third bedroom. It was very hot weather when we were there and difficult to keep the rooms cool. No fans provided. Noisy if you opened the windows. The street cleaners come round making a row very early each morning! Overall a good place to stay but some clothes storage in the bedrooms would make it better.

After entering through the small courtyard overhung with a beautiful trumpet vine, you appreciate how the house fits in the historic surroundings. On three levels linked with an exceptional wooden staircase, we admired how stylish contemporary plumbing and appliances were used to enhance the high ceilings of 100 years ago.

Our party of five retirees was most comfortable here and made good use of the excellent food shopping within a five-minutes walk. Saturday morning at the Place St. Pierre was not to be missed. Bought super-fresh small Dover sole and rabbit thighs as well as delicious local melons.

Owner was most responsive and courteous in all communication. Gives you helpful advice and good lists of restaurants and nearby sights.

The location was great for us. Pick up fabulous pastry during the morning jog and finish the dinner wine without designated driver worries. Street noise was minimal beyond early morning street cleaning. House stayed surprisingly cool during several days of 90+ F temperatures. We had one morning without hot water and the owner was remarkably responsive in having the matter remedied. Plenty of hot water thereafter. Loved having the kitchen and patio to cook up meals from the market instead of just gawking at the produce. (My first attempt at quenelles was I thought pretty terrific.) The house is clean, adequately furnished and in good condition. Solid wifi. Closet space is ample on the top floor but otherwise limited. Overnight garage parking is very inexpensive and street parking was generally available. Would be happy to rent the property again; felt it was a reasonable value. Thank you Madeliene for making it ours for a week.

We loved our week in Saumur at the lovely Homeaway from home! We had everything we needed in a comfortable and convenient location. Just a few steps away from Place Saint Pierre where the Saturday market takes place as well as a bunch of great restaurants. We hardly ventured away from there for dinner. Thanks Madeleine for allowing us to experience this special place!