Best luxury and boutique hotels, B&Bs in Loire Valley

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Auberge du Bon Laboureur

Chenonceaux

‘Lovely looking and efficiently run,’ say visitors. At the château gates, this l8th century post house (Relais du Silence) has been owned by the Jeudi family since 1902.

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Domaine de la Tortinière

Veigné

‘A lovely hotel’. The owner/managers, Anne and Xavier Olivereau, are the fourth generation of the family to run this handsome pepperpotted Second Empire mansion, set amid woods and lawns in a park.

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Le Manoir les Minimes

Amboise

Excellently situated, next to the château’, this luxurious 18th-century manor house was built on the foundations of an ancient medieval monastery.

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Le Manoir Saint Thomas

Amboise

A 12th-century turreted former priory has been sympathetically restored, and is now a B&B hotel located two minutes’ walk from Amboise centre.

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Château de Marçay, Chinon

Built as a fortress in about 1150, the town of Marçay was originally inside the walls of this splendid château, now a smart hotel.

Hotel Diderot, Chinon

Near the famous château of this well-known wine town on the Vienne, this B&B is a delightful place to stay.

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Château de Chissay, Chissay-en-Touraine

In the Cher valley, near Chenonceaux and Blois, this ‘idyllic’ medieval château stands on a hillside. Owned by Philippe Savry, and part of the small Savray group, it is ‘a perfect example of traditional local architecture’, according to its nominators.

Relais des Trois Chateaux, Cour-cheverny

Set 800m from Château de Cheverny, and on the village square, this old inn has been owned by the Bricault family since 1865 and is now a member of the Chateau and Hotels Collection.

Le Manoir de la Foret, La Ville-aux-clercs

Between Orléans and Le Mans, outside a village 18 km north of Vendôme, is this handsome, ivy-covered 19th-century former hunting lodge of Duc de La Rochefoucauld, now owned by Maryse and Guy Redon.

Auberge du Centre, Chitenay

Convenient for visiting the Loire châteaux, this ‘cool and pleasant’ inn (Logis de France) is in a peaceful village south of Blois.

La Solognote, Brinon-sur-sauldre

Owned by Marie-Christine Menec Lacube, this former coach house is now an auberge (Logis Hotels), with a low brick building and rear bedroom extension, and located by a river, in a village on the edge of the marshlands and forests of the Sologne.

Château de Pray, Amboise

In a wooded park outside Amboise, facing the Loire, this small château was built in 1244 by Geoffrey de Pray; later, the wife of Alphonse Daudet lived here.

Hotel Agnes Sorel, Chinon

Named after a mistress of Charles VII who was also an enthusiastic cook, this ‘sweet, unpretentious little place, astonishingly cheap’, has long been loved by Guide readers.

Le Fleuray Hotel & Restaurant, Amboise

This 19th century manor house has been converted into a charming country hotel restaurant by its English owners, Hazel and Peter Newington.

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La Tonnellerie, Tavers

Once the home of a 19th-century wine merchant, this vine-covered building is now a ‘charming small hotel’, says a visitor. ‘The friendly staff were very helpful.’

Hotel du Commerce, Oucques

In quiet street in the small village of Oucques is this small hotel/restaurant (Logis de France, Michelin Bib Gourmand) owned by chef M. Lanchais: ‘He and his wife are warm and friendly. Our large second-floor room was huge, with good bathroom,’ say nominators.

Auberge du Port des Roches, Luche-pringe

On the banks of Le Loir (not La Loire, further south), is this small country restaurant-with-rooms (Logis de France).

Hotel du Mail, Angers

‘Bang in the middle of decent-sized, pleasant town’, behind the Hôtel de Ville, is this converted 17th century Ursuline convent, now a B&B hotel.

Les Hautes Roches, Rochecorbon

Hotel Plantagenet, Chinon

Martine de Carvalho, the new owner, is proud of the ambience familiale chaleureuse of her centrally placed, white-painted B&B hotel.

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Romantic, fairytale castles, serene green countryside and vineyards

The Loire Valley, long known as the “Garden of France”, has green, hilly countryside, scenic vineyards and charming villages, but the main draw are the 1,000 plus extravagant fairy tale chateaux d’agrément – the pleasure palaces built by the nobility in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.

Many of the most splendid are open to the public for viewing, and some you can even stay in – such as the Chateau de Chissay, Chateau de Marcay and the Chateau de Pray, along with many others listed in our selection below.

Add to this top-notch regional cuisine and wine, and the fact that the region is only two hours’ drive from Paris, and it’s not hard to see why the Loire Valley is such a draw for visitors from around the world.

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Hotels in Loire Valley

Auberge du Bon Laboureur

Chenonceaux

Domaine de la Tortinière

Veigné

Le Manoir les Minimes

Amboise

Le Manoir Saint Thomas

Amboise

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