I went on a trip over Europe with friends, and a friends dad rented the entire chateau for us via a timeshare. We felt like the kids in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - all alone in a huge mansion, wanting to explore it all. Each room is fantastic and the grounds are out of this world. The staff will set up drinks on the lawn or in the parlor; dinner is exquisitely prepared (although the fish was a little bland), and everything you look at has its own story.

The only sad part about the stay was that we could only stay for one night. I don't know if I could afford to stay on my own, but I would love to come back someday. It is like a fairytale.