Tastefully furnished 4 star gîte in historical village of Fontevraud l'Abbaye

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Gîte La Samsonelle
I particularly love the way the housefront has been renovated

this is another terrace with the view over the garden

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Exceptional

2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 8140 sq m

Popular amenities

Pool

Washer

Parking available

Barbecue grill

Outdoor space

Kitchen

Explore the area

Fontevraud-L'abbaye, Pays De La Loire

Royal Abbey of Fontevaud
7 min walk
Domaine de Roiffe Golf Course
3 min drive
Château de Montsoreau
5 min drive
Saumur (XSU)
29 min drive

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

La Fontevriste

1 Queen Bed and 2 Single Beds

La Saumuroise

1 Queen Bed and 1 Crib

Living Room

1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Kitchen

Dining

Living area

Exterior

About this property

Sleeps 6 (can accommodate 2 extra people on cosy sofa in lounge)
Our gîte is the perfect setting in which to relax and share in the joy of life . We are, Sylvie and Mark and we welcome you to an extremely cosy residence to give you a maximum amount of comfort with many on-site facilities. The gîte is ideally located to tour the region, only 10 miles away from Saumur. The visit of the royal abbey is a must where you can discover the effigies of some of the Plantagenêt kings and queens. A contemporary art museum with a 5 million Euro art collection opened its doors in July 2021. A fabulous addition to the abbey visit
Although you are in the heart of the village, you will feel totally secluded as our garden is 2000m2. You will be sitting by the pond, listening to the frogs in the spring and summer or indulging in swimming in our heated sunken Sydney Sunbay 7 x 5m swimming pool. The pool is only shared with us the owners respectully of your privacy.

On colder days, you can snuggle in front of the fireplace! We are fluent in English, French and German. Sylvie runs a language school teaching French to local residents and Francophiles from all over the world. Landscaped garden with enclosed privacy garden

Changeover day in July and August : Changeover is usually Saturday. Arrival time from 4pm and departure time no later than 10.30am. For other seasons, flexible

Touristic sites privileged discovery: Sylvie has provided you with a lot of brochures in the gîte describing all the nearby places of interest and extra ones further afield.

Sylvie can organise cookery courses with the local gastronomic restaurant and wine-tasting sessions with local partners. She can also take you to the local craftsmen who love disclosing the secrets of their savoir-faire.

Catering service, à la Carte French tuition, cooking classes:

The gastronomic restaurant opposite the gite offers a catering service. I run cookery workshops for our gite guests with the restaurant chef. You can combine an idle stay with an unforgettable activity!

You can also make the most of your stay to join a few French classes. It would be so much more interesting for you if you could communicate better with the people around you.

This is a unique opportunity of combining the learning of French with an exciting area of interest : gastronomy, wine, cultural heritage.

Treat yourself to an hour of French a day . Contact Sylvie for availability and prices

Property manager

Sylvie Reeves

Languages

English, French, German, Spanish

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Amenities

Pool

Kitchen

Washer

Dryer

Free WiFi

Air conditioning

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Pet-friendly

House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Check out before 10:30 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

Events allowed

Pets

No pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

En juillet et août location à la semaine uniquement

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

Parties and events are allowed on site

Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

We should mention

Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 1000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using the information in the booking confirmation

A car is recommended for transport to and from this property

About the area

Fontevraud-l'Abbaye

Located in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, this cottage is in a rural area and near theme parks. Domaine de Roiffe Golf Course and Domaine Filliatreau are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Aqua Mundo Water Park and Loudun Karting. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.

Fontevraud-L'abbaye, Pays De La Loire

What's nearby

Royal Abbey of Fontevaud - 7 min walk
Domaine de Roiffe Golf Course - 3 min drive
Château de Montsoreau - 5 min drive
Château de Brézé - 10 min drive
Château de Saumur - 15 min drive

Getting around

La Chapelle-sur-Loire Station - 19 min drive

Restaurants

‪Le Garage - ‬1 min walk
‪La Dentellière - ‬5 min drive
‪La Licorne - ‬1 min walk
‪Le Montsorelli - ‬7 min drive
‪Auberge de la Route d'Or - ‬6 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does Tastefully furnished 4 star gîte in historical village of Fontevraud l'Abbaye have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool. Pool types include heated pools.

Is Tastefully furnished 4 star gîte in historical village of Fontevraud l'Abbaye pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Tastefully furnished 4 star gîte in historical village of Fontevraud l'Abbaye?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Tastefully furnished 4 star gîte in historical village of Fontevraud l'Abbaye?

Checkout is at 10:30 AM.

Where is Tastefully furnished 4 star gîte in historical village of Fontevraud l'Abbaye located?

This family-friendly Fontevraud-l'Abbaye cottage is located in a rural location, within a 10-minute walk of Loire-Anjou-Touraine Regional Natural Park and Royal Abbey of Fontevaud. Domaine de Roiffe Golf Course and Château de Montsoreau are also within 3 miles (5 km).

9.8

Exceptional

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9.4/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.4/10

Listing accuracy

8/10 Good

Joanne H.

26 July 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely, but slightly marred.

The gite was lovely and in a beautiful village with a number of restaurants within easy walking distance. Sylvie was very welcoming and always friendly. Unfortunately our visit was let down by three things. Firstly whilst on our arrival the pool side furniture was out and we were told we were welcome to use it, by the Monday, the loungers had been put away and the table and chairs covered. It would have been nice if they were put out each day. I suppose we could have asked, but felt uncomfortable to do so. We still used the pool which was very nice. The second thing was the husband, who was snappy with my daughter and myself on two separate occasions. May be he was just having an off week, but it made us feel uncomfortable. The third thing was an message we received on returning home. Unfortunately due to our original EasyJet flight being cancelled, we had to leave a day early and at 5.00 am in the morning. But we believe we left the property in good order. When I got home I had a message asking ‘where was the cooker knob we broke off the oven’. We had not broken anything as far as we were aware and if we had we would have definitely reported it and would not have disposed of the knob as Sylvie suggested. As I say these things marred what could have been a really good week.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Cedric A.

3 Oct 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Belle location pour visiter bords de loire

Belle propriété au calme idéalement situé en plein centre village. Idéale pour visiter bords de Loire - vignobles - abbaye. Beaux extérieurs et piscine sont un vrai plus. Très bonne communication avec Sylvie la propriétaire. A conseiller

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Colin R.

21 Sept 2022

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Highly recommended.

Wonderful property, great location. The village is beautiful and lots to do nearby. Sylvie and Mark were great hosts, on hand for some fantastic local recommendations, but never intrusive. My family and I had a fantastic time and we would all highly recommend.

Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sean C., Nottingham

29 June 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Quiet relaxation in a beautiful gite.

Lovely property- the photos do not do it justice! Fantastic garden with a lively frog filled pond and a lovely cooling pool. Warm and friendly welcome and a great location to discover this part of France

Stayed 11 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jean-Jacques B.

9 June 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Très bon week-end de l’ascension

Excellent accueil dans un gîte superbe. Nous avons passé un super séjour, tous les membres de la famille y ont trouvé leur compte: le logement, le jardin, la piscine, le cadre, le village de Fontevraud et toutes les activités disponibles aux alentours (superbe fête médiévale de Montreuil Bellay !). Bref, un gîte que nous recommandons.

Stayed 4 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Edouard R.

8 Nov 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Super séjour

Accueil parfait

Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Cédric L.

28 Aug 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Un séjour très agréable

Le gîte et le jardin sont magnifiques. Un endroit paisible et culturellement riche. Par leur accueil chaleureux, Sylvie et Marc nous ont mis à l’aise immédiatement. Nous reviendrons avec plaisir.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

PASCALE D.

15 Aug 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Un vrai paradis !

Nous avons passé de superbes vacances dans un vrai paradis. Nous avons séjourné dans un gite très confortable, joliment décoré et avec un grand jardin magnifique. Nous avons adoré la piscine chauffée. Le gîte est situé dans une belle région à découvrir ainsi que dans un beau village. Le gîte se situe à proximité d'une supérette, boulangerie, cafés et restaurants accessibles à pied. Nous remercions les propriétaires pour leur accueil, leurs bons conseils de visite dans la région et leur discrétion. Nous avons apprécié les nombreuses brochures de visite, les adresses de restaurants ainsi que les magasines. Sans oublier les livres et jeux pour enfants. Nous recommandons vivement ce gite à toute personne souhaitant passer d'excellents vacances au calme.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

6/10 Okay

Soline M., Segré en Anjou Bleu

24 May 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Disliked: Listing accuracy

Merci pour ce séjour entre copines

Surprises par la proximité des propriétaires à notre arrivée qui n’était pas mentionnée dans l’annonce. Nous nous attendions à plus d’intimité. Nous avons passé un agréable séjour, l’extérieur est le gros point fort de ce logement !!!

Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Antonin D.

25 Sept 2020

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Séjour parfait

Nous avons passé un excellent week-end. Un grand merci pour votre accueil et votre gentillesse.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

LIMON N.

6 Aug 2020

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Séjour idéal

Très bon accueil dans le gîte de Sylvie et Mark. La maison est agréable et le jardin magnifique . Très bien placé pour découvrir tout ce qu’il y a à voir dans la région .

Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Mathilde L.

27 June 2020

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Merci

Merci beaucoup ! Nous avons passé un super week end. Votre gîte est magnifique !

10/10 Excellent

Esther Martin M.

25 Sept 2019

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Fantastic break

Beautiful surroundings and a lovely property with lots to do nearby. Sylvie was super helpful and helped us make the best use of our short stay. Wish we could have stayed longer!

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Michael M.

24 Sept 2019

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Perfect holiday gite

Although in the centre of the village this excellent gite has an amazing garden which gives an impression of being in the middle of the countryside. Its very convenient for sightseeing the small supermarket and patisserie only a walk away perfect for breakfast croissants. Our hosts Mark and Sylvie were very accommodating and helpful

Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Rosemary R.

14 Sept 2019

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Very convenient gite for the Abbey and local restaurants

We were 4 adults travelling in a family holiday. The gite was very comfortable and the pool was great at the end of each day! Sylvie gave excellent advice about places to go. We were a little disappointed with the Abbey itself, mainly its tourist information and the presentation, but really enjoyed exploring the area, especially Montsoreau and Candes St Martin., and chateaus at Usee and Montreuil-bellay. Beware Monday shops closed and lunchtime closures of some tourist facilities!

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jon F., London

10 Sept 2019

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Loire stay

We stayed for a week in the last week of August. We benefitted from Sylvie’s recommendations for vineyards, wine tasting and local chateaux to visit which we followed to the letter and enjoyed. The gite was very clean and well supplied with towels (both pool and bathroom) and we used the pool everyday (Mark and Sylvie are discreet and leave the pool and bottom half of the garden to you). Only note of caution is that whilst there are 3 or 4 restaurants, they are ‘average’ for France rather than exceptional. (We didn’t try the top end Fontevraud Abbaye restaurant). We cooked 3 or 4 times and had nice meals outside in the private ‘bower’ by the gite. Lots of things to see 10-15 mins drive away and good LeClercs etc The Abbey is on the doorstep is worth a visit - it’s best to get an annual pass if you plan on going more than once. Montserau and Saumur are also highly recommended.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Martin v., Nederland

17 Aug 2019

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Fantastische vakantiewoning

Prachtige woning in een historisch plaatsje. Leuke voorzieningen en restaurants op loopafstand. Woning is uniek gelegen midden in de binnenstad Eenmaal in de prachtige enorme tuin waan je je in een park! Het Mooie zwembad met comfortabele ligstoelen maakt het helemaal af. De tuin heeft diverse leuke zitjes. Het huis is comfortabel en van alle gemakken voorzien. De eigenaren wonen aan de voorzijde. Zeer vriendelijk en goed contact met de eigenaresse.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Fabrice L.

10 June 2019

Fontrevaud

Excellent séjour, accueil très agréable, gite de très bonne qualité, à recommander.

10/10 Excellent

Dawn L.

3 June 2019

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Perfect!!!!

Thank you to Sylvie and Mark for letting us stay at your beautiful gite. The house, garden and pool were all perfect. It really is a hidden oasis in the middle of the village. It's so quiet and peaceful by the pool you would never know that just seconds away is the centre of the village with shops and restaurants. Our only regret is not staying for longer.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Orlando H.

14 Aug 2018

Beautiful place, fantastic holiday.

We came to stay for a week in July with our three small children and could not have had a better time. The gite is lovely (great sitting room and a very well stocked kitchen) but we spent most of our time in the pretty garden - either eating at one of the three outdoor tables or in the pool. The location is excellent, a pleasant hundred yard stroll to the central square and the boulangerie, a couple of places for a meal or drink, and the abbey. Lots to do near by (the Cadre Noir, Saumur, Chinon, Breze, good local markets, and we even managed some wine tasting). Slyvie and Mark were charming, helpful, and bilingual. Highly recommended spot. We'll be back!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

leroy f.

28 May 2018

séjour tres agréable dans un cadre magnifique

Accueil excellent des hôtes, Sylvie et Marc, qui ont tout mis en œuvre pour que notre séjour soit réussi. Le gîte est très beau et agréable à vivre ainsi que les extérieurs qui invitent au repos et à la détente. Le gîte est très bien situé dans la ville. A recommander Florence

Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

JEAN CHRISTOPHE D.

27 May 2018

Gîte très plaisant

Gîte bien situé et très bien équipé au calme

Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Helene D.

24 May 2018

Gîte très bien situé et agréable

Gîte très confortable dans un très joli village au calme.Proprietaire très arrangeant. Belles visites à proximité À recommander

10/10 Excellent

Elodie C.

24 Mar 2018

Au top !

Weekend paisible et ressourçant grâce à Sylvie et au gîte qu'elle nous a proposé. Accueil chaleureux et dans l'échange de bonnes adresses. Je recommande. Merci Sylvie !!

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Peter John R.

20 Sept 2016

Excellent holiday stay in the Loire valley

We would like to say that we really enjoyed our stay at La Samsonelle in Fontevraud- l’Abbaye. Not only is it a lovely part of France but the property is a very good place to stay and it was one of the best equipped and beautifully clean houses that we have rented over our many years visiting France. The garden and the swimming pool were lovely and we spent quite a lot of our time there. Mark and Sylvie were ideal hosts being very friendly and welcoming, and helpful when needed as well as being discreet. We would certainly recommend it as somewhere to visit and stay. John and Sandra Roberts

About the host

Hosted by Sylvie Reeves

My name's Sylvie, I'm a French native who lived with my English husband Mark in England for 6 years before we bought this property in Fontevraud in 1992 , part of which was renovated as the gîte in 2007. We have two grown-up children : Annabelle and Samuel who live and work in Angers.

"After working for 18 years, as Head of the Language Center at the Saumur Chamber of Commerce and Industry, I wanted to become self-employed in the privileged setting of our exceptional village and developed a language and gîte business"

"With the renovation works carried out on the outbuildings in 2007, Mark and I wanted you to enjoy all the traditional architectural style of the region : wooden beams,, tufa stone thick walls ( keeping you cool in summer), a slate roof, whilst being able to enjoy all the modern amenities, including a wood pellet stove for extra cosiness, coming on top of the central heating. "

Of course we can only welcome one family at a time, so you have the privileged use of the property and the pool.

Why they chose this property

Fontevraud L'Abbaye is an exceptional historical village in the heart of the western part of the Loire Valley and the quality of life here is spectacular
A wealth of services are available in the village just 200m from the gite : restaurants, grocery, bakery, chemist, ATM....

What makes this property unique

Enjoying the peacefulness of our landscaped garden listening to the humming of the birds , swimming in our heated pool enjoying the sun all day, watching the frogs and the waterlilies in our ponds, whilst having access to restaurants and services in the village, 200m down the road ,to an amazing history with lots of touristic sites within 10 miles, being able to indulge in the French Art de Vivre with tons of independent wine growers, the famous sparkling wine merchants in and around Saumur, and also being able to take part in local events throughout the year.