Chateau de la Trousse: Studio apartment in CHATEAU close to PARIS

Chateau de la Trousse description

This studio apartment in an 1864 chateau is 1/2 hour from Paris, 20 mins walk to train station. Exploring the chateau, the cellars, the grounds, & the neighborhood is a treat

The 16-hectare (about 40 acres) grounds include beautiful old stonework and elaborate iron gates

You're also within easy reach trip of 14 golf courses, the Champagne region--great for wine lovers

This is a studio apartment in an 1864 chateau 1/2 hour from Paris & a 20-minute country walk to the train station and bus stop (1.6 euros to Paris). Exploring the chateau, the cellars, the grounds, and the neighborhood is a treat. Wonderful dinners at low prices are easy to find, too. Please make yourself at home on the terrace at sunset & enjoy the infinite view from your hill top, with some fresh bread, local brie, & a glass of wine within easy reach...

The complex was built in the 1600's. In 1864, the chateau itself was razed and replaced by a new building. Stables, orangerie, and other outbuildings from the 17th century are still in use.

The 16-hectare (about 40 acres) grounds include beautiful old stonework and elaborate antique wrought-iron gates, a long allee of tall ancient plane trees & another of chestnut trees, other huge ancient trees & structures, ornamental pond, herb garden, rose garden, garden with espaliered fruit trees, mature orchard (enjoy the fresh fruit), small forest, greenhouse (glass house; its ornate iron roof is below), cobbled courtyards, tennis court, heated swimming pool, and many happy surprises. Outdoor furniture is provided.

Guests have free use of all this and of the petit salon, stone cellars, and other shared areas in the chateau itself, where the studio apartment is on the 2nd floor. The chateau is never crowded--there are only a few apartments, and your neighbors are terrific.

Guests share also the stone cellars with a kitchen with fireplace, refrigerator-freezer, and coin-operated washer & dryer.

The studio is fully renovated, heated, furnished, and very comfortable, with a ceramic tile bathroom (with toilet, sink, and shower); tiled kitchenette with coffee maker, refrigerator, oven, microwave oven, hot plate; comfortable IKEA double-bed sofa with birch slats and high-end mattress that's more comfortable than my bed at home; single aerobed and foam hassock-bed so guests can sleep separately or share the double bed; two wicker chairs; antique French-oak dining table & 4 chairs; kitchen, bed, and bath linens; and everything you need for kitchen and dining except the food. The studio is comfortably modern, while the estate is a living antique.