“Luxury in a rustic setting”

A large apartment, the Salle de Garde was outstanding. This was luxury with multiple windows opening onto a rustic outlook with river, horses and green pasture outside. We were separate from the Chateau with our own elevator for access. We explored the extensive grounds and the beautiful Chateau… more

A large apartment, the Salle de Garde was outstanding. This was luxury with multiple windows opening onto a rustic outlook with river, horses and green pasture outside. We were separate from the Chateau with our own elevator for access. We explored the extensive grounds and the beautiful Chateau including its common room/billiard and games room. The laundry was bonus.

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“Attractive "Country" hotel, well-situated for touristing the area”

This is an attractive "country" hotel with few services. The location is great, about 15 minutes from Amboise proper (and has nothing to do with the restaurant of same name). The surrounding countryside is beautiful, as is the property. The rambling chateau is well-furnished and comfortable -- y… more

This is an attractive "country" hotel with few services. The location is great, about 15 minutes from Amboise proper (and has nothing to do with the restaurant of same name). The surrounding countryside is beautiful, as is the property. The rambling chateau is well-furnished and comfortable -- you can do your own laundry or make coffee. Basic continental breakfast is offered. Alerts! Pool was not open in October, taxis difficult to summon (no concierge help), and the attic rooms are barely accessible by a narrow set of stairs (no-one over 40 or with lots of luggage should attempt). With these limitations, we would recommend it (my husband liked it better than I did). We very much enjoyed nipping into town for several Great meals in small charming excellent restaurants, and it was easy to get to the "major" chateaux for touristing.

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“Nice and big castle.”

We had a spacious room. A large heated pool, one side of which is also significantly deeper than usual. The pool has a nice view of the castle and nature. There was a self-service refrigerator with soft drinks by the pool (for a fee). The house had a spacious lounge with a piano and billiards. In t… more

We had a spacious room. A large heated pool, one side of which is also significantly deeper than usual. The pool has a nice view of the castle and nature. There was a self-service refrigerator with soft drinks by the pool (for a fee). The house had a spacious lounge with a piano and billiards. In the corridor there is a large display with hunting trophies. The house and interior could use some updating in several places, but overall the condition is still OK. Amboise city centre with its many attractions is a 10-minute drive away. There are several castles in the immediate vicinity that are worth visiting. Since all the customer service in the hotel was done by one person, he was busy with his activities and he didn't want to help with booking table in a restaurant, but we got a prepared leaflet from him with information on recommended restaurants in the area. However, the information was in French and it turned out that most of the restaurants were closed that day and in several places the understanding of English over the phone was poor. With the help of the administrator, at least those places that were closed on that day could have been excluded from this list, or the information would have been printed in English. There is no refrigerator or minibar in the room. Sometimes you could hear what was going on in the next room too well, especially everything that was happening in the bathroom (even just splashing water). The sun loungers are already starting to fall apart and the board around the pool is quite old - it springs and rattles under the foot of a heavier person. Two different navigation programs do not know the location of this place, only Google Map found it, so do the preliminary work with the exact location of the hotel in advance, so as not to worry unnecessarily on the road (where there may be no internet). When you turn off the main road, there is a sign with a sign for the hotel, but for some reason you don't notice it well. The mobile internet was very weak there, the hotel's own Wi-Fi was OK in the house, but there was no coverage by the pool. There is no catering apart from breakfast. Breakfast is baguette, croissant, fruit, unflavoured yogurt and jam. The coffee is served in a press pot, which is of course much better than instant coffee, but it is still short of proper machine coffee, and for those who are used to drinking cappuccino in the morning, its absence is disappointing. Apparently, according to the French standard, the choice of breakfast is OK, but in the north we are brought up with the knowledge that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and we don't eat sweets for breakfast. The pool opens (the cover on the pool is opened) in the morning at 11:40 (although, for example, the opening time is marked 08:00 on the Booking page) and check-out is no later than 11:30, that is, if you planned to use the pool in the morning before the cultural program or before check-out, it will not be possible. It was a big disadvantage for us, because one of the most important criteria for us when choosing a hotel was the possibility to swim in the morning in the pool. The administrator explained that he is too busy in the morning to organize breakfast and with check out, and he does not have time to open the pool cover earlier.

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“Beautiful building. But a B&B not a hotel. Some basic hospitality would improve so much.”

Beautiful building in lovely grounds but it should be more transparent that this is NOT a hotel. It’s a room only B&B. There is no place to get a drink, snack, no mini bar, no tea / coffee in room. There is a small salon with a coffee machine. Taxis / Ubers impossible so you need a car. It’s such … more

Beautiful building in lovely grounds but it should be more transparent that this is NOT a hotel. It’s a room only B&B. There is no place to get a drink, snack, no mini bar, no tea / coffee in room. There is a small salon with a coffee machine. Taxis / Ubers impossible so you need a car. It’s such a shame because with some basic hospitality this would be a lovely place to stay. We found it soulless. The towels also are very old and threadbare. The room itself was lovely. The breakfast was adequate.

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