Charming guest house at the gates of Sologne welcomes you for your stays (overnight stays, weekends, holidays) from May 1 to October 31.

Situation

Les Guenins, an old farmhouse renovated in Sologne tradition, quiet, 5 minutes from downtown Gien by car.
Ideally located, near the highway A77 (Paris-Nevers) and the train station from downtown Gien.
The town of Gien offers many shops, department stores, restaurants, fast-food and others singular activities.
Eartheware factory, International Hunting Museum, Anne de Beaujeu church, Castle of Gien (XIVe century), banks of the Loire, restaurants, cinema, canoe trips, « La Loire à Vélo » (cycling itinerary alongside the Loire), Briare canal (built by Eiffel).
A UNESCO heritage site, the Val de Loire of which Gien is a part is ideally located at 1h30 from Paris, 1h from Orléans, 1h from Bourges and the castles of the Loire : Chambord, Cheverny, Chenonceau, the mini-castles of the Loire in Amboise and many others situated within at 100 mile radins.
- North : Paris Fontainebleau
- North West : Orléans and the castles of The Loire
- South East : Lamotte Beuvron Equestrian National Park – The Sologne
- South : Bourges and Jacques Cœur road, hikes, Sancerre and Chavignol crottins
- North East : Castle of St Fargeau, medieval site of Guedelon, animal park of Boutissaint, Basilica of Vezelay and culinary specialities.

Your host

Danielle, your host during your stay.

A teacher in primary school for 38 years, now retired, I full care of my house and its surroundings.
I love animals, especially dogs and horses.
I keep fit with various activities : sport in the gym with different coachs or jogging within my property with Hermione.
I used to ride my horses … but no more… since my accident in Argentina. I had a bad fall while trekking, and now , I have problems with my right hand…. And I am right –handed!!!!
Passionate about tennis, I love going to Roland Garros every year.
I managed with success the following challenge : playing tennis with the left hand …..more precisely, playing every shot with two hands. So, every week, my coach Florentin teaches me how to recuperate.
Unfortunately, competition for me is over, I can no longer serve.
Another passion that I share with my best friend Catherine is travelling. I have discovered Japan, Argentina, Namibia and last year, Peru, Chili and Eastern Island. Fabulous!! How wonderful it was!!!Simply fantastic!!!

Animals

In Les Guenins, you will be welcomed by Hermione, 6 years old sand-colored labrador who hostesse who loves stroking, affectionate attentions, bringing her toy to welcome you.
And then, Secotine, the house cat who walks from room to room and who – like all felines won’t let you come close until she gets accustomed to you ; she will then come to get her strockes.
In the stable two horses : a trotting horse named Didou and a female pony pottock (pony from the Basque country) called Marely who live their life in their three meadows.
Attached to the hunting lodge, is the chicken coop (6 hens and 3 dwarf roosters) with the names of our political leaders… But hush !!! I will reveal them to you during your stay.
Two white geese enjoy gossiping and are happy to see visitors. All these little people can be noisy at a down which makes the exclusive charm of our beautiful countryside.