Chateau de la Couronne, Angouleme, Charente, France

"What Rock Star or Fashionista could be disappointed by cutting edge design, a private cinema, a billiard room and bathrooms with twin bathtubs?" The Times.

"Kick your shoes off comfy". Grazia Magazine.

"Classic fairy-tale exterior that Tinkerbell would be proud to wave her wand over” The Irish Times.

"One of the five best houses to rent in France" The Guardian.

With such testimonials the most surprising thing is just how cost-effective hiring the Château is. Brilliant for families, a family reunion or group holiday, there's a warm welcome for everyone.

A creative and stylish fusion of ornate stone castle and super-chic interior design, it’s an oasis of space and light. Set in five acres of private grounds, it boats formal gardens, mature trees, a 14.5m heated swimming pool and loads of terrace space with tables and parasols. All the salons have French doors to the terrace, so the whole can be opened up to provide a flexible and relaxed space to relax. Accommodation for up to 26, big, airy salons, private cinema, billiard room – the facilities are extensive.

There are five salons, one with a bar which can be stocked prior to your arrival, or provided dry for you to fill with your own purchases. Another salon contains a baby grand piano which guests are encouraged to play, and another is a library with a good collection of books all for guest use.

There is a huge dining hall with honey coloured, exposed stone walls - beautifully furnished and warmly lit for evening meals - and next to this is a spacious professional standard kitchen for budding chefs to create memorable meals in. But if that sounds like too much work, the Château can supply flexible catering, from a single celebration dinner to meals every day. You decide.

Massive bedrooms provide accommodation for up to 26 guests, all in individually designed and furnished luxury, all equipped with flat screen TV and DVD players and studded with interesting and beautiful art and objects.

The bathrooms are all indulgently elegant and spacious – some with two tubs, some incorporating the Château turrets, all with bathing products, big fluffy towels and Château bath robes.