The Orangery apartment, Chateau de la Trousse

The Chateau looks charming and stunning to look at but unfortunately that was as good as it got. The apartment needed a seriously good clean, dirty/stained cutlery. Dishes that needed wash. Bathrooms stained.While the other facilities are good it was completely let down by the lack of cleanliness.The advertised swing and seesaw were broken and the pool had so many insects kicking around it wasn’t pleasant to swim in. The patios outside the apartment was in serious need of weeding and therefore again not relaxing to sit in. Due to this we spent the vast majority of our time away which was not the original plan. Very disappointed unfortunately.

On arrival we diligently followed access instructions, punched in code but door would not open. This was past midnight and the location was middle of nowhere without a soul in sight. We had 3 very tired children in tow. Phoned owner multiple times but no answer. Had no idea what to do - sleep in the car? Tried knocking on random doors no answer. Finally found a person in one of the other properties who was awake and luckily he helped us. He had the number of someone else involved in managing the property who luckily answered the phone at 1am and gave us different access instructions. The door we were meant to access had been bolted from inside. We entered a different door using key locked away in a different place with a different passcode. Later in the week I was accosted by same lady asking what I was doing on site - when I explained who I was she proceeded to blame the previous tenants for the issue as they had left the door bolted (surely someone had been in to clean in the interim, surely they should check that the next tenants can access?). This really annoyed me, a simple apology would have been more appropriate. The owner, when he texted me the next morning, did apologise but frankly a text apology is insufficient for the stress caused. For balance the owner answered all subsequent queries very quickly. The property is nice albeit a little cold and facilities are basic (no washing machine, dodgy hot water, old utensils). Site nice but someone stole our kids football.

... für unseren Aufenthalt in Frankreich bzw. für den Besuch in Paris und im Disneyland war diese Ferienwohnung perfekt. Alles war schnell und unkompliziert erreichbar und wir konnten uns in den Abendstunden sehr gut erholen. Wir können die Ferienwohnung nur weiterempfehlen. Vielen Dank an Tom!

Toms Ferienwohnung in der Orangerie war für fast zwei Wochen ein perfektes Zuhause für uns und Tom ein toller Gastgeber. Die Lage abseits des Stadttrubels von Paris, aber nicht zu weit weg ist perfekt: Man kommt sehr schnell mit dem Auto oder teils sogar Zug zu allen möglichen Sehenswürdigkeiten und ist schnell mitten in Paris (Zug zum Gare de l‘Est). Die Wohnung ist sehr gemütlich und persönlich eingerichtet. Man fühlt sich zu Gast bei echten Menschen, nicht in einer unpersönlichen Ferienwohnung. Einrichtung, Küchenutensilien usw. sind sehr gut - man merkt eben dass die Wohnung geliebt wird. Schließlich ist der Schlosspark ein wunderbarer Ort, in dem auch im Herbst der tägliche Spaziergang Freude macht. Der Park ist sehr schön angelegt und die Bäume mit Herbstlaub herrlich. Wir kommen sehr gerne eines Tages wieder!

Sehr schöne Unterkunft, mit allem ausgestattet was man braucht und sehr liebevoll gestaltet! Paris in einer Stunde und mit dem Zug sehr gut zu erreichen. Schöner Pool, sehr ruhige Lage, wir fühlten uns in eine andere Zeit versetzt und haben es sehr genossen. Vielen Dank!!!

We had a lovely few nights. stay. The property is well equipped and a real home from home. Such a tranquil place whilst being close to the main train line into Paris. Thankyou Tom and Rachelle for allowing us to rent your super accommodation.

What a great little hideaway. A really interesting re-furb of part of this very interesting building, itself part of the estate of a grande chateau. If we had kids they would have loved their second floor bedroom with beams crossing the room. We loved the entrance through the grand arch, the comfortable furnishings and the privacy. It was a privilege to be able to wander freely around the chateau grounds. Would definitely return for the style, privacy and comfort.

We absolutely loved our week in the orangery. The property was exactly as the photos and the grounds were stunning and very tranquil. We loved the simplicity. It was lovely sitting outside in the space immediately outside the accommodation. The pool was fantastic, very clean and the perfect temperature. We spent two days at Disneyland which was 25 minutes drive away and 1 day in Paris which was a simple train journey from the nearby town and took 45 minutes. We can’t wait to come back.