In the sense most travellers mean, yes: you rent a whole holiday home with its own kitchen, in the park of the estate, and look after yourselves. The owners live on the estate.

Can you sleep in the Château de Chazeuil itself?

No. The château is the owners' home and is not rented. Guests stay in holiday homes in its park.

Is the estate a good base for visiting both Vichy and Moulins?

Yes. It lies between them, about 27 km from Vichy and 29 km from Moulins by road, around half an hour from each.

Yes, an outdoor pool on the estate open all season and heated from early May to the end of October, and a wood-fired sauna.

Aerial view of a long two-storey house clad in timber, its lawn and drive, surrounded by trees

Where to stay

Where to stay near Vichy and Moulins: holiday homes in a château park

A house and apartments in a private château park, halfway between Vichy and Moulins, with a pool, a sauna and farm animals.

The Domaine du Château de Chazeuil is a private estate at Varennes-sur-Allier, about 27 km from Vichy and 29 km from Moulins. Guests stay in holiday homes in the 35-hectare park. The château itself is the owners' home and is never rented.

It suits families and groups of friends who want a whole house, space outdoors and a central base for the Allier, rather than a hotel room in town. Le PAL, Charroux, the Saint-Pourçain vineyards and the Allier river can all be reached in under an hour by road.

What to do

Swim in the estate's outdoor pool in season, and use the wood-fired sauna
Walk the woodland and the ponds of the park
Join in with the farm animals, the kitchen garden and the estate's family activities

Questions

Is it a gîte?: In the sense most travellers mean, yes: you rent a whole holiday home with its own kitchen, in the park of the estate, and look after yourselves. The owners live on the estate.
Can you sleep in the Château de Chazeuil itself?: No. The château is the owners' home and is not rented. Guests stay in holiday homes in its park.
Is the estate a good base for visiting both Vichy and Moulins?: Yes. It lies between them, about 27 km from Vichy and 29 km from Moulins by road, around half an hour from each.
Is there a pool?: Yes, an outdoor pool on the estate open all season and heated from early May to the end of October, and a wood-fired sauna.

Where to stay

Come back to the park

Holiday homes for 3 to 7 guests in the 35-hectare park of the Château de Chazeuil, with a pool and a wood-fired sauna on the estate. The season runs from May to the end of November.

See the houses

Life on the estate The château

Sources

Road distances and times were calculated from the estate's coordinates with OpenStreetMap data, and are a guide only.