16th century · 14 ha
Château Amore
Rent Château Amore near Amboise: 10 bedrooms, a reception hall for 150 guests, a swimming pool, and 14 hectares of grounds. Perfect…
21 sleeps150 guests for events
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Rent a castle less than 2 hours from Paris, just for you
Fifteen inhabited houses, from the Fontainebleau forest to the banks of the Loire. The entire castle, just for you, for a weekend that starts on Friday evening or for a weekday seminar.
14châteaux and estates
11 to 47sleeps
up to 150guests for events
40 minutes to 2 hoursfrom Paris
The region
Leave Friday night, arrive for dinner
Most of our enquiries come from Paris, and the question is always the same: where can fifteen, twenty-five or forty people get together without spending half the weekend on the road? The answer lies within a two-hour radius. To the south, Château de Rubelles is forty minutes away, deep in the forest between Fontainebleau and Vaux-le-Vicomte. To the west, the Eure valley and the Pays d’Ouche: Château de Feuguerolles de Hellenvilliers at 1 h 20, Villers-en-Ouche at 1 h 45, with Giverny and Monet’s gardens on the way. Towards Rouen, the Manoir des Zoaques, once Sacha Guitry’s summer house, and Château du Landel. To the south-west, Sancerre and Château de l’Écluse; further on, Amboise, Saumur and the Touraine, 1 h 30 by TGV, with Château Amore, La Villaine, Montgoger and Château du Bellay.
These châteaux, estates and manor houses are rented whole, for your exclusive use. The owners welcome you on Friday, hand over the keys and the entire place — drawing rooms, kitchen, grounds — and come back on Sunday. No receptionist, no other guests: that is the difference from a boutique hotel or a large holiday rental, and it is why families come back every year for the cousins’ reunion, the 60th birthday or the wedding.
All around, everything travellers look for an hour from Paris: the châteaux of Fontainebleau, Vaux-le-Vicomte and Chantilly, Barbizon and its forest, Chartres cathedral, medieval Provins, the loops of the Seine and Giverny, then the first Loire châteaux and the vineyards of Vouvray and Sancerre. From 11 to 47 beds, up to 150 guests for a reception.
Our selection
Privatized houses, mansions and castles less than 2 hours from Paris
12th century · 1 ha
Château de Feuguerolles de Hellenvilliers
★ 5.0 · 4 reviews
The Château de Feuguerolles in Hellenvilliers, 1 hour and 20 minutes from Paris, is a charming, peaceful retreat available for rent for…
11 sleeps50 guests for events
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19th
Château de l’Écluse
The Château de l'Écluse, near Sancerre, can accommodate up to 47 people for your weekends with friends, family gatherings, or vacations.
47 sleeps47 guests for events
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17th · 350 ha
Château de La Bouillerie
★ 5.0 · 6 reviews
The Château de La Bouillerie is available for rent for family vacations for up to 25 people. The property is perfectly maintained…
25 sleeps25 guests for events
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XVIIème Century · 20 ha
Château de la Ferme de Mahomet
Rent Château de Mahomet, located on the Domaine de la Ferme de Mahomet estate, for your group vacations, birthdays, or weekends with…
23 sleeps80 guests for events
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18th century · 17 ha
Château de Montgoger
Located in the heart of the Loire Valley, 1 hour and 30 minutes from Paris by TGV and 30 minutes by car…
30 sleeps30 guests for events
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15th century · 4 ha
Château de Montplaisant
★ 5.0 · 3 reviews
Montplaisant Castle, located in France near Bourg-en-Bresse, is available for rent from April through October as a whole for weddings (up to…
43 sleeps150 guests for events
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17th century · 38 ha
Château de Rubelles
★ 5.0 · 5 reviews
Rubelles Castle, located 40 minutes from Paris, is available for rent for large groups (24 people) to gather in the heart of…
24 sleeps50 guests for events
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20 ha
Château de Villers-en-Ouche
This 17th-century castle, part of which is designated as a Historic Monument, is available for rent for your weekends with family or…
25 sleeps50 guests for events
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19th century · 20 ha
Château des Zoaques
A castle for rent that sleeps 21 people, the Manoir des Zoaques—located 1 hour and 30 minutes from Paris and 40 minutes…
21 sleeps21 guests for events
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4.5 ha
Château du Belvédère de Vézelay
Just 7 minutes from Vézelay and less than 3 hours from Paris, the Château du Belvédère de Vézelay is a 4.5-hectare estate…
30 sleeps150 guests for events
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19th century · 3 ha
Château du Bois de la Lune
The Château du Bois de la Lune, located in Normandy—1 hour from Paris and 1 hour and 30 minutes from London—is available…
28 sleeps50 guests for events
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Château du Landel
★ 4.8 · 5 reviews
The Château du Landel near Rouen welcomes you for weekend getaways or vacations for up to 39 people.
39 sleeps39 guests for events
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18th century · 8 ha
Château La Villaine
Château La Villaine in Touraine is the perfect place for a sophisticated getaway for 15 people, located near the châteaux of the…
15 sleeps15 guests for events
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A wedding, a holiday, a seminar
An estate with rooms for your wedding
Your guests sleep on site and the party does not stop at midnight. Reception rooms, grounds, and the château bedrooms for close family.
Château weddingsA holiday for several families
Cousins, birthdays, long tables: a whole château or manor, pool and grounds included. More authentic than a large gîte, no more expensive.
Family holidaysA seminar that changes the conversation
Reception rooms, bedrooms on site, one table for the whole team. The place does half the work.
Corporate seminarsPractical guide
Planning your stay Around Paris
When to come
All year round — this is weekend country. Spring for Giverny and the parks in bloom, autumn for the forest of Fontainebleau. December and January for long dinners by the fire: most châteaux have a fireplace in the drawing room and a kitchen built for twenty.
Getting there
By car from Paris, 40 minutes to 2 hours on the A6, A13 or A10. By train: Rouen in 1 h 20 from Saint-Lazare, Tours in 1 h by TGV from Montparnasse, then 20 to 30 minutes by car — share cars between guests, most châteaux have room for ten.
Around
Fontainebleau and Vaux-le-Vicomte, Barbizon, Chantilly, Giverny, Chartres, Provins, the loops of the Seine and Rouen, Sancerre and its cellars, Amboise and Chenonceau on the Loire side.
Frequently asked questions
What we’re asked before booking
Can we book a single night?
A weekend (two nights) is the minimum in most of our châteaux; some accept one night out of season. Tell us your dates and we will say which.
Which one is closest to Paris?
Château de Rubelles, 40 minutes away, then Château du Bois de la Lune at 1 hour. The Normandy châteaux are 1 h 20 to 1 h 45, the Loire ones 2 hours.
Can we hold a reception?
Yes, in the châteaux with a reception room: Château Amore and Montplaisant up to 150 guests, Mahomet up to 80, Rubelles, Villers-en-Ouche and Feuguerolles up to 50.
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