The most incredible feature of Chateau Louis XIV is its meditation room, or chilling room inside the castle’s moat. It features a transparent underwater chamber, something you might see in a James bond film, that has sturgeon and koi swimming around. Other lavish features include a statue of Louis XIV made of expensive Carrara marble overlooking the 57-acre grounds.
In terms of comfort, there are 10 bedroom suites, a huge reception room with a 52ft-high painted dome ceiling, a library, as well as a wine cellar that can store up to 3,000 bottles – enough to toast success with Newcastle. It also has indoor and outdoor pools, a private cinema, a squash court, two ballrooms, and a nightclub. Its antique facades hide modern facilities including a cinema, deluxe swimming pool and a moat with a transparent underwater chamber so that visitors can enjoy the sight of koi carp swimming past.
