Live like a French aristocrat... from just £41 a night each: book a grand chateau with friends and family this summer and you could score a bargain
Here we round up a selection of affordable French chateau stays One option is a 17th-century building in Champagne with a private chapel READ MORE: Is this new Dubai hotel the wackiest of them all?
Just the word "castle" sounds expensive, but staying in chateaux and grand country houses that were once their home to French nobility no need to bust your vacation budget.
Gather the clan for a booking of up to a week and you'll be surprised how reasonable it can be.
BRITTANY FROM £41
Only the west wing of Queblen Castle from the 15th century near Quimperle has been restored until now, but the accommodation is far from medieval.
Eating in the shabby kitchen-dining room -chic before moving into the elegant living room with marble fireplace and windows overlooking 40 acres of wooded grounds. .
Among the five bedrooms, one with a wooden four-poster bed is accessible via a spiral staircase. The beaches of the Brittany coast are just 15 minutes away.
How to do it: A week in September costs from £2,896 for ten (property reference Airbnb 45252876; also see chateaudequeblen.com). Take the car ferry to St Malo from £349 return (
Just the word "castle" sounds expensive, but staying in chateaux and grand country houses that were once their home to French nobility no need to bust your vacation budget.
Gather the clan for a booking of up to a week and you'll be surprised how reasonable it can be.
BRITTANY FROM £41
Only the west wing of Queblen Castle from the 15th century near Quimperle has been restored until now, but the accommodation is far from medieval.
Eating in the shabby kitchen-dining room -chic before moving into the elegant living room with marble fireplace and windows overlooking 40 acres of wooded grounds. .
Among the five bedrooms, one with a wooden four-poster bed is accessible via a spiral staircase. The beaches of the Brittany coast are just 15 minutes away.
How to do it: A week in September costs from £2,896 for ten (property reference Airbnb 45252876; also see chateaudequeblen.com). Take the car ferry to St Malo from £349 return (
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