Châtel MONTAGNE - DOG FRIENDLY HOLIDAYS - House Bernese Mountain Dog

We have a small-scale holiday park of 6 houses in Châtel-Montagne with 4 four-person houses and 2 six-person houses in central France,especially for dog owners!

Our holiday domain in the Signablin neighborhood in Châtel-Montagne at an altitude of 608 m, is approximately 8000 m² and is a wonderful place to stay with your dog(s). There are picnic tables available on our site on the hill to enjoy a delicious brunch, dinner or a nice barbecue while enjoying a spectacular view, as far as the Puy de Dôme, 96 km away. This is a volcano that has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2018. You also have many old churches and castles to admire here.

The dogs can romp around with all the other dogs on our fenced playing field. Picnic tables available for the owners.

Multiple dogs are allowed and are always free.

Your holiday home is equipped with an information folder with information about the area, tips, trips, etc. But also with information about where the nearest supermarket, gas station, doctor, veterinarian, also Flemish-speaking, hospital and more.

Our holiday homes

Our 6 holiday homes are cleaned and the beds made by ourselves.

Kitchen is fully equipped.

Labrador, Vizsla, Golden Retriever and Labradoodle houses sleep four people.

Bernese Mountain and Dalmatian houses sleep six people.

Depending on the house, 2 to 8 dogs are welcome, but more are certainly possible in consultation!

The houses are on one level.

No fixed changeover days!

There is a fence (1.20) around the gardens and the loose-leash meadow.

We also have a swimming pool (not in winter) and a large BBQ.

Le-Mayet-de-Montagne, a small town where everything is present and available, is 8 km away (10 minutes by car); supermarket, weekly market, bakers, butchers, banks, doctor, dentist, pharmacy, restaurants, bars, etc.

We have mapped out and described many walks so that you can walk straight into nature from our domain. Routes and descriptions are available here for you. And of course you can always contact us if you have any questions!!

Agility attributes are available.

Activities

You can take great walks here along waterfalls, lakes, forests, mountains and meadows with the typical French Charolais cows.

We also have walking routes that you can do from our site. There are many MTB/ATB/VTT routes.

A very short distance away there is 'Plan d'eau Saint Clément' where you can swim with your dog(s), go fishing and practice various water sports!

Are you really sporty? A great outdoor climbing park nearby. Is really recommended??

Châtel-Montagne is located in the middle of the beautiful nature of the La Montagne Bourbonnaise region, also called the green heart of France, surrounded by forests, meadows, mountains and hills, at the foot of "Les Monts de la Madeleine". This area is located in the Allier department (03) in the Auvergne region.

The spa town of Vichy is approximately 25 km away and the industrial city (textile) Roanne is approximately 40 km away.

The vineyards of Côte Roannaise are a 45-minute drive away.

-> Also check out our website for more activities and links :)

Fireworks-free:

Here you can spend the Christmas period and New Year's Eve fireworks-free with your dogs. Here in the French countryside they don't light fireworks and it is just quiet.

From the second week of December there are many cozy Christmas markets in the area. You also have video projections in the Christmas spirit that are played on the churches, very nice to see. In addition, many village centers and residents have illuminated their houses and gardens in an exuberant Christmas atmosphere.

We do everything we can to ensure that everyone feels welcome and is looking forward to a week (or more) on holiday in France with their dog(s)! If you encounter any problems during your stay, your host and hostess are available on site to answer any questions.

​À bientôt in Châtel-Montagne!

aryan, Rinske, Lola, Beau. Pepper, Lewis and Joep.

PS we have a dog sitting service if you want to go out for dinner, for example!

Dalmatian surface area is 65 m²

The Bernese Mountains area is 58 m²

Spacious living room with a cozy sitting area, a coffee table and an attractive wood-burning stove and two armchairs

Open kitchen with spacious dining table

Two bedrooms with two single beds (80x200) (pushed together to form a double bed)

Bedroom with a bunk bed (90x200)

Bathroom with spacious walk-in shower, washbasin and toilet

Kitchen equipped with necessary kitchen utensils such as crockery, cutlery and pans, but also a 4-burner gas hob, extractor hood, dishwasher, coffee maker, kettle, oven, microwave and Dolce Gusto coffee machine

Equipped with WIFI and a smart TV on which you can watch TV via apps with your own TV/streaming service subscription(s)

Private terrace/enclosed garden, 1.20 high.

Ground floor

For the dog​

Water and food bowl

NB:

There is room for six dogs in the Bernese Mountain and Dalmatian house. Other compositions may be possible upon consultation.

​Our houses and grounds are NOT suitable for wheelchair users.

Châtel-Montagne

The center of the village of Châtel-Montagne is located more than 2 km from Signablin, the hamlet where the domain is located. Here the beautiful 12th century church stands out on a hilltop, with a cemetery and meadows at the foot where cows still graze freely.

There is a restaurant, a post office, the Mairie and the Maison de Patrimoine where tourist information is available and exhibitions are held. There is also a salon de thé and a small local supermarket (épicerie) with a dépot de pain (fresh bread every day from a baker in a neighboring village).

There are also many walking routes from the village, from the domain and from the nearby neighborhood and numerous opportunities for cycling (ATB or road cycling), swimming, fishing or just lazing around and enjoying the beautiful weather, culture and French atmosphere. We have a variety of walking routes ready for you. Both from the domain (short routes of 1 to 2 hours) and in the area (longer routes of 3 to 5 hours), which are also suitable for walking with children.

La Montagne Bourbonnaise

La Montagne Bourbonnaise is a very densely wooded and mainly green area, which is referred to as a mid-mountain area. The largest town in this area is Le-Mayet-de-Montagne. Many forests, beautiful hills and valleys, vast fields towards Lapalisse and hills with vines towards Roanne. An area with a rich history and culture, castles, rivers and waterfalls, towns and villages.

For more about La Montagne Bourbonnaise, visit this page.

Vichy

This very fashionable city is about 30 km away. It is a beautiful city and wonderful to walk through. There are many thermal springs that are free to visit. There is also a lot of history and there are two different city walks that take you past all these beautiful places. The restaurants, the casino, the opera, the promenades, the spring water springs, all things you should not miss!

But you can also take a canoe up the river Allier, to the hypodrome and watch the horse races or laze on the "city beach" of Vichy. Of course there is much more to do in the nearby area, this is just a small list.

There are several tourist offices (Office de Tourisme) in Le-Mayet-de-Montagne and Vichy, where you can get a lot of information.