Château de Vaulx

One of my very favourites. Peaceful, charming, eccentric and very welcoming... there is much to discover in this little known corner of France.

Hidden gem in the middle of nowhere, but a beautiful nowhere - with views across rolling Auvergne countryside. Once upon a time a twelfth century farmhouse with "chateau towers" added in the nineteenth century. Dark inside. Very spacious bedroom accommodation but thickness of walls means good wi-fi only available downstairs (there is a communal sitting room). Philippe is a very welcoming energetic host and cooked an excellent communal supper, with local wine supplied. Wonderfully authentic experience. Other guests were locals on their third stay - quite a powerful endorsement. Near Thiers.

What can I say! If you want to step back in time and experience what feels like "real France" then this is for you! Phillipe welcomed us like old friends and couldn't have done more for us. What a delightful smiley man. He cooked us a delicious dinner to. It's in a wonderful setting and more peaceful than anywhere I've ever been . Book it!

An interesting character property, and Philippe was a considerate and cheerful host. His wife Martine was ill at the time, but he still went to some trouble to find gluten-free food for my son, and post items to England that I left behind. Good evening meals, too.

A secret hideaway of childhood fantasy. Turrets and moats and an interior that holds all sorts of family treasures and furnishings. A very kind and attentive host eager to speak English and provide for all needs. We had a turret bedroom, overlooking the wooded valley, that was extremely comfortable. It formed just an overnight stop en route for Provence but we wished that we'd made a longer stay.

Made very welcome from the moment of arrival - cold beers & wine, then aperitifs and local nibbles before great dinner followed by local liqueurs etc - all in the €30. And the chateau itself is well worth the visit anyway - lovely!

What an incredibly beautiful and tranquil place. We stayed here for 2 nights on our trip through France and will definitely be making a return visit. Philippe and Martine are wonderful hosts, the food is fabulous and the setting perfect

We showed up when closed (booking mixup) Phillipe and Martine took us in, cooked us dinner in the kitchen and made us feel like family. Beautiful home and great host and hostess. (Stay was 11/2011 - n available on calendar)

Every year, we stay at least 4 times at Vaulx driving from Belgium to Spain. We went there for the first time more than 10 years ago, when the B&B was still in the hands of Guy and Régine. Since they have retired, her daughter Martine and son in law Philippe are taking care of the place, assuring the continuation of this B&B as a splendid place to stay offering a extremely warm wellcome and very good regional kitchen. Philippe is a passioned cook and Martine makes desserts to die for. A lot of U.K. people stay at Vaulx and this gives us the opportunity to exercice or english. It's TOP !!!

This place could easily be the setting of a movie: Forest all around, a house like from a fairy tail and the interior very romantically furnished. Philippe and Martine are very nice hosts. While they were preparing the meals we had very hearty aperitif-gatherings in their big kitchen together with the other guests. You can really feel that they are doing the chambre d'hôtes and table d'hôtes not only because it's their business but also because they like talking to people. We had two highly entertaining dinners there and felt very comfortable in this place.