Le Chat Courant

Garden lovers will enjoy the simple rooms and lovely garden of this family-run B&B on the banks of the river Cher, a short drive from the world-famous gardens of Villandry. The French owners are very friendly and welcoming and love to care for their guests.

We had a really wonderful stay at Le Chat Courant. Eric and Kathy were so welcoming and we had many enjoyable conversations at the side of the pool and around the breakfast table (Eric - thank you for helping me to improve my French conversation!) Breakfast was superb with delicious jams made from the fruits of the orchard. The gardens were beautifully designed with many echoes of Villandry (on the opposite side of the river). Very much enjoyed meeting the cats, Tea Tea and Maddie, and also the characterful chickens. We will definitely return to Le Chat Courant and can highly recommend.

A warm welcome by Eric and Kathy at this lovely country home - beautiful gardens for a wander - stretch out in a lounge chair by the pool and listen to the birds sing - beds are comfortable and thoughtful touches in all the rooms - wonderful breakfast by the kitchen fireplace with home made jams and cafe au lait. Eric was very helpful with making dinner suggestions and reservations. We were a group of 5 adults and were well accommodated in the family suite and the pool house while touring a few chateaus. Even the chickens are friendly!

After a couple of weeks of Airbnb’ing, it was a delight to be back in the welcoming embrace of Sawday hosts, especially these ones. Eric and his fiancée were beyond charming, the house, garden and setting were as beautiful as promised, the pool was available at all hours. We’ve never been made to feel so much at home - a glass of wine in the garden turned into a whole afternoon of lively conversation with our hosts and fellow guests; breakfast on our final morning (extra-early so we could get to Calais on time) included a new jar of Nutella bought especially for our youngest. Pure delight.

We stayed with Eric in July and it was a delight to be welcomed into his home. The gardens and pool and beautiful and Eric is such a hospitable host. The homemade jams are lovely and the children enjoyed watching Eric's collection of lovebirds.

Beautiful B&B, full of charm, rustic, good price, secure parking, dog friendly, very comfortable, delicious breakfast. Eric, our host was extremely kind. He booked us a table for dinner at a nearby restaurant, l'Etape Gourande, amazing place too. I wouldn't hesitate to stay here again, it was so charming.

We have stayed overnight at Le Chat Courant for the past four years and each time we have had a wonderful welcome from Eric who has taken every care of us. The accommodation is very comfortable and very suited to our needs as it is on the ground floor and we take our Labrador with us each time. His breakfasts are delicious with fresh bakery and an imaginative array of his homemade jams. His garden is superb with beautiful planting, landscaping and a very refreshing swimming pool. We look forward to our stay each time we travel down to Spain.

A very relaxed start to our holiday. Eric made us feel part of his family - nothing was too much trouble and we enjoyed learning about the history of his attractive home as well as sampling wine from his extensive cellar!