Boutique Chateau for Sale Near Blaye
🔗 Listed on: french-property.com
✨ Highlights
- Restored 19th-century chateau; hotel-ready as of 2024
- 18 total bedrooms plus gîtes and bungalows onsite
- Includes spa, pool, wellness center, and wedding hall
- Pending permits for restaurant and expanded wellness area
- 40 minutes from Bordeaux Airport; 10 from Blaye UNESCO site
⭐ Public reviews
- 4.6/5 and 286 reviews on Google Maps
- 8.6/10 and 32 reviews on Booking
- 4.3/5 and 132 reviews on Tripadvisor
- Website
👍 Positive feedback from guests
- Beautiful vintage decor and ambiance: Guests appreciated the retro charm and thoughtful interior design throughout the hotel.
- Warm and attentive hosts: The owners were repeatedly described as welcoming, caring, and accommodating.
- Delicious homemade cuisine: Many praised the breakfast and dinner for freshness, flavor, and generous portions.
- Clean and spacious rooms: Visitors highlighted good bedding, large spaces, and very clean accommodations.
- Great location for exploring nature: Ideally situated near GR trails and mountain activities in a peaceful setting.
- Authentic and peaceful environment: Guests loved the calm atmosphere and connection to local character and traditions.
👎 Negative feedback from guests
- Some rooms felt outdated: A few noted worn furniture, creaky floors, or old-fashioned elements needing refresh.
- Poor sound insulation: Thin walls and creaky stairs led to noise complaints from nearby rooms.
- No private bathroom in some rooms: Shared facilities were a drawback for some expecting ensuite options.
- Cold rooms during colder months: Several reviews mentioned insufficient heating in winter conditions.
- Inconsistent water pressure: Some guests experienced issues with shower temperature or pressure.
✍️ Description from the real estate agent
Fabulous French chateau and hotel business for sale in a village just ten minutes from Blaye, full of character and recently renovated, offering an excellent lifestyle and business opportunity.
The property features an authentic restored 19th-century chateau of approximately 600 m², with two octagonal towers and a magnificent stone spiral staircase, illuminated by a charming stained-glass window.
The chateau has the potential for 10 bedrooms, 5 of which could be used as guest rooms. It also includes a splendid entrance hall, a study, a living room, a breakfast room, a kitchen, and more.
The chateau was refurbished and brought up to standard in 2024, with the intention of obtaining hotel approval.
An outbuilding has been converted into a hotel with 8 bedrooms, a large 160 m² wedding hall, professional kitchens, storage space, and a barn for outdoor aperitifs.
Additionally, the property includes 3 gîtes with bedroom, living room, and shower room, as well as 5 bungalows.
A second outbuilding offers a wellness area and seminar room of approximately 100 m², along with various storage and laundry areas totaling 200 m².
There is also a 130 m² house renovated in 2023.
The property is set in attractive wooded parkland with a swimming pool and water feature.
Fully enclosed by a stone wall, it has two entrances: one at the front overlooking the main street and a second at the rear of the grounds with direct access to the countryside.
The estate offers over 1,200 m² of living space on 3.8 acres of land, with building permission pending for a 350 m² restaurant and a 150 m² wellness area.
This chateau is full of character and potential.
Company is operational with a team in place.
Information available on request.
Located 40 minutes from Bordeaux and 10 minutes from Blaye (UNESCO World Heritage site).