Luxury Lakeside Chateau Castle in Loire Valley, Island, Pool - Holidays and Weddings Destination Reviews

Is it possible to give 10 stars instead of 5!!! ?
Here is our long overdue 10 star (if it were possible to give 10 stars instead of 5!!!) review of our stay at the enchantingly lovely Chateau Allure du Lac in the Loire Valley Region of France while hosting our fairytale June wedding and festivities.

When we decided to marry at a chateau or castle in France, we searched the internet for the perfect property at which to gather our family and friends from the USA and Germany for our wedding celebration. Fortunately for us, we discovered Chateau Allure du Lac; the best of both worlds. Hosted by William and Susy, we expected a pleasant, professional experience...not the fast, lifelong friendship we now seem to have happily developed!

William and Susy were extraordinary: Ever-patient emails with thoughtful answers and advice to our seemingly hundreds of questions, eagerness and willingness to help us and guide us with our planning and organization in any way possible, extreme kindness and warm hospitality extended toward everyone...all of our guests love them as much as we do!

However, not only did we enjoy our wonderful hosts at the most beautiful and elegant venue for our wedding celebration...we also enjoyed a supremely comfortable, exquisitely furnished and very well-equipped home in which to host our pre-wedding day parties and activities. We all loved our unique and individually decorated rooms. We tried to utilize and experience every inch of the chateau...our attached photographs validate this!

We kicked off the first evening with an outdoor meet & greet in the lovely courtyard. We knocked on doors and woke people up for a very late dance party in the master suite salon one night. We enjoyed the upstairs parlors with some french wine and a cozy fire another night. We utilized the quaint, homey kitchen for self-catered breakfasts each day. We dined on a couple of German-style meals in the charming country dining room. We rented a large transparent tent to host other outdoor events next to the courtyard; our Versailles-themed rehearsal day/dinner events and our post-dinner wedding dance with a live band. With William and Susy's involvement, our fabulous wedding planner, Sabrina (recommended by Susy), helped us plan and organize all aspects of our pre & post-wedding ceremony cocktail/wine receptions at the lakeside terrace, as well as our delicious wedding dinner in the regal Silver Dining Room.

To top it all off, Susy kindly salvaged several of the wedding flower arrangements for us to keep or give to our guests...because that's who she is! We've undoubtedly forgotten some details and failed to praise countless additional things we found special and meaningful at Chateau Allure du Lac, but until then...

Merci beaucoup!

Gert & Sarah H., Wisconsin - Stayed: June 2019