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Thierry and Karine,

Thanks for sharing your Amboise apartment with us. We had a terrific stay, touring many of the chateaus in the area, shopping on market days and just wandering the streets of Amboise. The highpoint was the very informative wine tour you arranged with Laurence. Her knowledge of the wine industry made the tour most informative and ending with a tasting of wine and cheese in your private cave was unexpected and most enjoyable.

Steve and Kelly (United States, May 2010)

Hi Thierry and Karine,

We just arrived home from France yesterday and we had a wonderful trip. We saw Brittany and Normandy after we left the Villa Concorde. We really enjoyed staying in your villa and will recommend it to our friends !

Ian (Canada, May 2010)

Hi Thierry,

We're back home now after a month away and remembering the wonderful time we spent at Villa Concorde.

Our visit to Amboise was a highlight of our trip, mainly because of the very warm and attentive hospitality you extended to us during our stay and because of the delightful apartment you have set up there. Your fantastic service before our arrival and during our stay made our visit so much easier and we just loved the apartment.

We felt so privileged to share your 17th Century treasure and it was an absolute delight to look out over the Royal Castle of Amboise from the living room. The apartment had everything we needed, including internet access, and it was in such a fantastic location that it was a real pleasure to stay there for our few days in Amboise.

Thanks, too, for providing us with some basic provisions for cooking and for our initial breakfast and for the extra care you took to make our whole stay so comfortable and enjoyable.

We look back on our time there very fondly.

Please pass on our thanks to Karine who greeted us and who explained not only the features of the apartment but also gave us some good ideas about how to plan our couple of days of touring around the area. We had a great time. Hoping that you are both well and enjoying Springtime in the Loire.

Anne & John (Australia , April 2010)

Thierry and Karine,

We wanted to thank you once again for the wonderful visit to Amboise and compliment you on the spectacular apartments you have created.

The apartments are much more than getaways for those of us looking for a vacation, they are a true home away from home. They are comfortable, spacious, quiet, and the views are simply amazing. Our friends and family couldn't believe the pictures we showed to them.

In addition to the apartments, what made our stay even more enjoyable was your wonderful hospitality. When we arrived you had stocked the refrigerator with breakfast items, tea and coffee, and you spent the time with us to make sure we were oriented in Amboise and in the larger Loire Valley. Those personal touches were fantastic. Our family (including the kids!) will always have wonderful memories of our time in Amboise.

We hope to see you again soon and will without hesitation recommend you to our family and friends.

Best regards,

Steve and Kelly (Sofia, April 2010)

Our trip to the Loire valley in France was wonderful,thanks in no small part to the Villa Concorde.
It's a delightful apartment in a perfect location of Amboise, which is a charming town.

Amboise is also perfectly located as a hub to do day trips to all the fabulous towns, chateaux and cathedrals in the area. We would do a day trip, come back to the apartment to clean up, relax, have a glass of the delicious local wine, and walk to one of the wonderful Amboise restaurants for dinner.

I would definitely recommend Villa Concorde. It's one of the big reasons that our Loire Valley trip was a 10

Michael (United States January, 2010)

Bonjour Thierry,

Well we are home again after a wonderful time in France for one month. We thank you for the excellent accommodation in Amboise. The apartment had everything we required to make our stay comfortable and it was a great advantage to be so close to the Centre Ville and Chateau. The Loire Valley and its Chateaux were indeed magnifique and looking back, a highlight of our vacation.
One again, merci beaucoup,

Bob and Sue (Sydney, Australia August 2009)

Hi Thierry, we are back in Honolulu and had a wonderful trip! Thanks to you, we were so pleased with our stay in Amboise.

Thanks, Irene. ( Honlulu-August 2009)

Hi Thierry

My family and I have arrived back in Australia now after a lovely holiday.

I just wanted to thank you for making our holiday even more special. The flat was fabulous and everything was lovely. We felt right at home. We really enjoyed Amboise and we will definetely return at a later date.

We would certainly recommend your accommodation and Amboise to people we know.

Bye for now

Kathy ( Australia -July 2009)

Karine and Thierry,

Thank you both for being such good hosts. We had a wonderful time in Amboise and the Loire valley.

The apartment is ideally located in Amboise right next to the castle. I loved being able to gaze out the window, particularly at night, to look up at the huge, lighted ramparts right across the street with colorful medieval flags waving in the breeze. It felt like we were staying in a fairy tale setting.

The apartment itself was just the right size for our family of two adults and three children. The bedrooms were very spacious with nice high ceilings. The bathrooms were completely up-to-date, roomy and well decorated, quite a welcome change from cramped hotel-size bathrooms. The kitchen was also great, although with all the magnificent cuisine in your region of France, we did not use it much. My nineteen year-old son and I particularly enjoyed our bike ride through the nearby villages, although given the amount of traffic in the area, I would only recommend it for experienced riders.

Thanks so much for all of your help. I would highly recommend your apartment to any family looking for a comfortable, central location in the Loire valley.

Bernado (united States - June 09)

Dear Thierry and Karine,

I have been quick to recommend Amboise and your apartment to all of our friends. We truly had a wonderful time! (Unfortunately, we can't seem to get the ones that go to Paris every year to get out of the city!!)
Best regards,

Mary and Harry (united States - May 09)

Dear Thierry,

We had a lovely time at VillaConcorde and enjoyed being the first guests in the beautifully renovated first floor apartment. The furnishings of the apartment were lovely, and we really appreciated the bottle of wine and other goodies that were left for our stay. We thought that Amboise was a lovely town and an excellent base for touring the Loire region. The location of the apartment in opposite the Chateau was just superb! Thank you Karine and Thierry for your hospitality.
Kind regards,

Alison (Australia - April 2009)

My family stayed in Apartment 1 at Villa Concorde in Amboise in April 2009.

We had a fantastic stay, and can highly recommend Villa Concorde, and our host, Karine. Amboise is a beautiful town, and is the perfect base for exploring the Loire Valley.

The location of the apartment is amazing, as it looks directly onto the castle wall. We were travelling with a 10-month-old baby, so had very specific requirements, and Villa Concorde was perfect for us. We were on the ground floor, with easy access from the street, and the apartment was quite spacious and child-friendly.

The decor is lovely and the kitchen had everything we needed. Karine was very helpful with information about the local area, and also provided us with a cot, high chair and change mat, which were much appreciated.

We would be very happy to return to Amboise and stay at Villa Concorde.

Kind regards, Catherine , (Sydney, Australia -April 2009)

My husband Vladimir and I, and our 16 year old niece thoroughly enjoyed our stay at your lovely apartment in Amboise.

First of all, Amboise is, as you had said, perfectly situated for easy day trips to the chateaux in the region – we managed all the major ones and several less known ones (at least to us) that we enjoyed at least as much as the famous ones.

Your apartment is so well appointed, with so many nice aspects to it, that it really made it nice to come home after a day spent viewing castles. It is spacious and airy, perfect for our little family unit – plenty of privacy too. The sitting room in particular made for a very nice place to have breakfast and relax. The snazzy bathroom and shower is terrific. We appreciated getting tips from you, particularly for some of the nice restaurants in the countryside. The apartment is perfectly located – hard to get closer to Amboise castle than across the street! – and easy parking too. We found it easy to get to by train from Paris.

We will enthusiastically recommend the apartment to anyone planning a trip to the beautiful Loire region. Thanks much for your friendly and caring hospitality!

All the best, Lara . (United States - April 2009)

Hi Thierry:
We are still savouring our time in the Loire; it was truly magical. We are talking to our friends about the area, Amboise and you and Karine as hosts.

Several thoughts on your great apartment.

1. Ideal location for a first trip to the Loire.
2. TGV worked fine for us from CDG. Can purchase tickets easily on the internet through Rail Europe.
3. We found the Alamo car rental the best buy on the internet with pickup and return at Saint Pierre de Corps with the TGV stop right there.
4. The combination washer and drier is a real plus. This means that you can just put in your clothes and go off for the day. In addition, it means that you can bring less clothes the lighten the 33 kg luggage limit on AF.

Thank you very much for communicating in English with us; this was particularly helpful in making the reservations with you for the apartment . Nous aimons tres bien la France!!!

Best regards and good luck with the new apartment,

Howard and Jane (United States - September 2008)

We did indeed have the most wonderful holiday and our time in France was my favourite.It was all rather like living in a calendar - spectacular scenery and places to visit.
We did so enjoy our time in your apartment and it was everything we hoped for and more. It is actually bigger than appears in the photos on your site which was very welcome. It is a great location and you have thought of everything.Champagne was lovely - thank you. The L'Occitane products were a nice touch and so was having a real hairdryer. It is so hard to pack these things now with all the resrictions it was lovely to have them to use.

So good luck with it all - I am sure you will have no trouble being fully booked. I will recommend you to all I know.

All the best and thank you again. Regards Kerry B. (Australia - August 2008)

While in France my husband and I stayed at many places. You begin to get tired of the same type of room and start to long for the comforts of home. Thierry and Karine provided us that home like space. We were able to stay within yards from the Castle Amboise and the Loire River. We were within a block from the center of town.

The apartment itself was well furnished and well designed. We had our own kitchen with all the needed gear, an ultra comfy couch set, and great picture window through the whole apartment. The bed was super soft and I loved the decorating and bed spread so much I had to have one just like it. The bathrooms as well as the entire apartment were spick and span clean.

Another great feature as if this wasn’t enough, a washer and dryer. By this point in your travels it’s nice to not have to hustle about trying to find a Laundromat. We had a great stay and plan on many return visits.

Mrs. Heidi K. (United States - June 2008)

Thank you again for your very warm welcome !

We just have had a fantastic stay in Amboise, and we were so glad to have chosen to come to your place : everything was so perfect,such a high quality, rarely seen in rental holiday in France. We were sorry to leave your so cosy apartment, and we already want to come back for our next holiday in Amboise.

Rudy et Nicole (Belgique - May 2008)

"Karine and Thierry,

We had a great time staying with you in Amboise.
You have done a great job setting up the apartment, it was beautiful.

The extra touches such as the breakfast foods, chocolate!!, and bottle of champagne were much appreciated.
The kitchen is very well equipped, there was even coffee and a French Press coffee maker, nice!!

The bed was comfortable and the bathroom was beautiful with the new high quality fixtures.
A combination washer / dryer was very useful as well.

Parking was convenient, nearby, and free.

I will look forward to visiting you again!

Merci Beau Coup!!!!"

Patrick (United States - May 2008)