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Host rating
70 %
Last replied
25 Mar 2025
Reply rate
66.7 %
Usually responds within 11 days
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Description
My mom, Ursula, bought this Château as a ruin in 1993. After many years of renovation she opened it to the public ten years ago. She first started with art exhibitions, then with Bed & Breakfast, and finally she organised and welcomed many weddings.
I am Vanessa. Younger, I helped my mom a lot during my holidays. After 4 years in Paris I came back to our beautiful Bretagne, and I am working at the Château now.
The Château opens its door around May 15th, and closing it at the end of September.
Everyday we are doing our best to offer a perfect experience to our guests!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
- You will discover the life in a french Chateau
- You will meet a lot of guests coming from different countries (and we can always learn something from them)
- You will discover how to manage a Bed & Breakfast
- You will learn many new skillsHost offers payment in line with the minimum wage
This host offers accommodation and payment.
Help
We are looking for someone who is open-minded, positive, multi-skilled, and who adapts easily.
We will need your help in two category of tasks :
1) Bed & Breakfast :
- Helping with preparing the breakfast and serving the guests. When finished helping to tidy and clean the breakfast room,
- Helping with cleaning the room (making the beds together, dusting, vacuuming...),
- Helping with the linen (mostly hanging and folding them),
- Helping us with preparing and serving dinner for the guests.
2) Family :
- Cooking for all of us (sometimes we have a lot of work with my mom, so we are really grateful if we can just sit down and eat all together!),
- Taking care of the pets (1 dog and 3 cats),
- Cleaning our private spaces (our home will be your home, and we all need to take care of it!)
We are really looking for someone who must have cooking skills and who knows the basics of cleaning and tidying.
Of course we will learn you the rest!
We want you to be part of this business but also our family during your stay. We want you to be invested in our Chateau, and if you have ideas we are always open to hear them!
Please note that we are running a business, so we need people who want and like to work!
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
Our workawayer will have his own room and bathroom.
What else ...
Unfortunately we don't have much public transport nearby, and we cannot leave the chateau when we have guests.
But when we have to go somewhere (for groceries, for example) we will always take you with us.
Around the Chateau there is the Channel Nantes-Brest, and a lot of hiking spots. If you love nature, the chateau will be the right place!
Your stay will be provided with free accommodation and we will offer a monetary payment of the minimum wage in France, for each hour worked.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Feedback (2)
We cut her stay short, because after violating our privacy, she posed a real threat to us, as she had access to our guests' rooms, and we were very worried… read more
Marina was just perfect! She is a discreet, respectful and working person, with a big heart. She will not speak a lot, but she will… read more
I felt safe and at home.
About the place: it is a refuge in nature, the castle is incredible, with lots of flowers, trees, a wonderful pool, a super comfortable room with everything you need (towels, bed linen, hairdryer) and the cleaning is meticulous. There is no public transportation, but you can go to… read more
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We cut her stay short, because after violating our privacy, she posed a real threat to us, as she had access to our guests' rooms, and we were very worried… read more
Marina was just perfect! She is a discreet, respectful and working person, with a big heart. She will not speak a lot, but she will… read more
I felt safe and at home.
About the place: it is a refuge in nature, the castle is incredible, with lots of flowers, trees, a wonderful pool, a super comfortable room with everything you need (towels, bed linen, hairdryer) and the cleaning is meticulous. There is no public transportation, but you can go to… read more
