Château Gascon du XVIème siècle au calme dans les collines Gersoises

Three generations staying in a renovated chateau (with a secret cellar) in glorious countryside with a charming and most helpful host: what's not to like?! And the donkeys are charming and friendly too. A holiday like no other...

A perfect property for a large family holiday. We are a family of 13 and everyone enjoyed the space offered at the Chateau. The pool is fabulous - the kids where entertained morning to night with pool fun, the donkeys, chickens and bikes. Such a lot on offer from the wonderful host Yves. The property is a rustic old chateau which must be Yves life work in the restoration. It is an interesting and historic property and we all loved our stay there. It is a lovely spot with dining facilities to accommodate our large family both inside and out. Everything is provided for a comfortable stay.

A stunning chateau, absolutely huge with everything you need. Yves is a wonderful host, very approachable and there if you need him. All the rooms are comfortable and oozing with history. The garden and pool are lovely and the donkeys were much loved by all the guests! I cannot recommend this historic chateau enough, I look forward to returning. Thank you Yves for a delightful holiday for all my family and friends.

Yves is a wonderful host. We've stayed there several times and I know we'll go back and I can't wait until then. Some of my happiest memories are in the chateau.

We booked this lovely property for 2 weeks in August but the night before we travelled the UK government placed travel restrictions on France. So we couldn't go - I've given it 5 stars because Yves, the owner was great to deal with and very helpful communicating with us so that we could claim from our insurance for our cancellation. So we are going to hopefully book and try again to go next summer. Thank Yves!

What a fantastic venue. We were a party of 14 comprising of 4 families with 5 children under 16 and stayed for one week at the beginning of August. The chateau was beautifully presented, full of character and history and very spacious. The accommodation was absolutely perfect for our group. The bedrooms and bathrooms were all lovely and decorated tastefully. Such a stunning setting in beautiful countryside, remote yet close enough to the nearby shops, restaurants and supermarket. The children absolutely loved feeding the donkeys with carrots and leftover bread and were constantly entertained by the indoor and outdoor games, trampoline, pool etc. Lovely outdoor area to dine at night and we had great fun using the disco ball, smoke machine and dressing up clothes! The weather was hot and sunny every day so we made good use of the pool and sun loungers. Yves was a fantastic host and went out of his way to service us with anything we required. We would highly recommend and will definitely be coming back.

We were three generations – 15 in all with 7 kids ranging from 2 to 10 – and we spent 2 weeks at the castle. The castle and the location were everything we hoped for. Beautiful countryside with countless sunflower fields is surrounding the castle. The kids loved the donkeys and loved feeding them leftover baguettes. The castle itself is renovated in a way that enables modern living while keeping the authenticity and rawness of the past. Eating in the huge gardens throughout the day with the castle as backdrop was worth pictures every time. The chapel with its new floors were made in to a table tennis room, and I’ve never played in such a special setting before. The pool cooled the us all during the hot days (up to 35 degrees), and the castle is packed with indoor and outdoor games, which entertain all ages. Yves is an extremely friendly and warm host, who greeted us with a thorough walk through. The castle is huge – even for a group of 15. The local town of Mauvazin has got everything you need close by. Good shopping and nice restaurants. We really loved our two week of southern French countryside idyll, and if you’re looking for the same type of holiday, I don’t believe you can find a better place than this.

Four families. Eight adults, seven kids. Beautiful, spacious, historic house. A week full of barbecues, red wine, lunch under the tree, white wine, sitting by the pool, rose wine, table tennis tournaments, beer, chickens on the outdoor rotisserie, cycling for baguettes, endless hide and seek, stroking the donkey (not a euphemism), dancing in the party room, ancient stone spiral staircases, fantastic weather and beautiful countryside all culminating in a ferocious synchronised swimming competition and some foully competed swimming races. A thousand memories and a million photos. And as for Monsieur Courvasier - an absolutely perfect host. Never intrusive but there when you need him.