Raphaël at our 'Clos Lussault' near Amboise in the Loire Valley

Here you are reading about our 'Raphaël', a part-traditional, part-troglodyte 130m² jewel that can sleep up to six. There is the ground-level bedroom with ensuite bathroom, then a fairytale circular stair tower takes you up to the main living spaces. There you have the living room, dining room and kitchen in the majestic cave spaces, plus a veranda and small private patio. The second bedroom and separate bathroom are in the non-cave part of the house, as is the sleeping loft, which is accessed by a ladder.

The kitchen has a full size refrigerator and freezer, four burner electric stove top, electric oven, dishwasher and small appliances. There is a bathtub in the downstairs bathroom and a shower in the upstairs bathroom. There is a clothes washer and dryer in the laundry room. There is a large screen TV with internet and Netflix. You have a barbecue on the patio.

There is a 'secret passage' that leads to the Donatello gîte if you are taking the two together. Parking, shared by our vacation rentals, is right across the road, as is a delightful shared small garden with a little pond, and a path down to our other enclosed garden. The parking offers one space per gite, but if you arrive with more than one car there is also free public parking at the foot of the street.