We stayed one night in a 2nd floor attic charm room. We had a beautiful view of the Chateau…read mored'Amboise and the Loire River. There are exposed beams in the room and the ceiling is slanted so the configuration is a bit unusual. I was worried one of us would hit our head on something at some point but it wasn't an issue. My husband is about 6'3" and was fine. If you're much taller, I'd probably avoid the attic rooms. The hotel is great - probably one of my favorite that I've stayed at. The bed was extremely comfortable and the service was very friendly. There were plenty of in room amenities and it was spacious compared to many other hotels. I was a bit concerned about the friendliness going into our stay due to reviews I'd read. We aren't "fancy" people and I was worried that we would feel out of place. It was definitely a nice hotel and a bit more upscale but I never felt awkward being there. The price was also very good in comparison to other hotels we stayed at (realizing that Paris is obviously more expensive than smaller cities elsewhere) so this felt like a real bargain! 5 stars.

Beautiful hotel and rooms, fantastic beds and bedding, and outstanding service. The staff couldn't…read morehave been more helpful or polite and our four day stay was wonderful. And don't miss their tomato soup - it is the best I've ever had. They sell it in their little grocery bistro which has everything you need for lunch or a light dinner as an alternative to a restaurant. They'll serve it for you nice and hot in their lounge, on the patio, or in your room.

An absolutely phenomenal hotel to stay at! We loved the charming and cozy home feeling here. Our…read moreroom overlooked the beautiful and peaceful garden. The staff were very helpful and kind to us during our stay! Would love to stay here again and recommend to anyone visiting Amboise.

Horrible staff! Dishonest! Guest are seen as an opportunity…read morefor theft and grifting! Facilities are fine. Tried to charge a much higher price for bottles of wine we bought in their shop when taken to their restaurant! We asked before we took the wine in if it was ok and permitted! They said"of course it's your wine" ... then the bill charged almost twice the agreed to amount! When we challenged it the men staff were very nasty to us!!! No one we know will EVER stay there nor eat at their restaurant!!! Our travel agent set us a beautiful bouquet for our anniversary that was delivered to our room by the local florist. On check out they tried to charge us for the flowers! The included breakfast was ok.

Absolutely love this charming hotel! Our room is adorable -- decorated in a traditional style. The…read morestaff is exceptional, so warm and friendly and helpful. We enjoyed the pool every day as it was quite warm this summer and it's really beautiful with a big lawn around it. We didn't dine in the restaurant, but it looked outstanding and if we hadn't had tired kids, we would've enjoyed it as well. It is on the river and just a short walk to all of the restaurants and the château itself. Highly recommended!

Le Choiseul is a great hotel in Amboise!…read more It's only 2 blocks from central Amboise and *maybe* 3 blocks from Amboise Castle. Fantastic location. The hotel's restaurant is amazing. You'll never mistake the guest rooms for a "boring" chain hotel. I was especially pleased that the staff prepared a quick breakfast for us. The night before we were to depart, I asked them if someone would be at the front desk when we checked out at 0400 and they said "of course" and asked if we would want coffee at that time. Little did I know, they would prepare a light breakfast for us as well. It was a great finale to our time in Amboise.

We absolutely loved our stay here. It's a small and charming hotel in the heart of Amboise. We…read morestayed on the top floor of the main building and had a wonderful view from our bathroom! Each morning we watched hot air balloons go by :) The room was very comfortable, the staff were kind and helpful, and the location was fantastic. Keep in mind that it's a small building and there is no elevator. A few notes that may be helpful to others: 1) The parking area is through a gravel area. If you have luggage on wheels, I highly recommend you stop near the front door and unload your luggage before parking your car because it's impossible to really drag luggage on wheels through the gravel (you'd need to carry them). 2) Rent a small car! The entrance/exit is on the corner of two one-way streets and is quite narrow to enter and exit through and also to make a sharp turn in either direction when exiting. Having a smaller car will be easier to navigate. 3) They lock the main gate at night for security and there is a small door you can exit and enter through by foot but we couldn't figure out how to exit through there (we had the code to enter from the outside but couldn't figure out how to open it from the inside to leave). They ended up opening the main gate for the cars and we walked through that in the early morning but if you need to leave very early (for example for a hot air balloon tour) before the main gate is typically unlocked you'd need to check with the staff to make sure you're able to exit early enough with your vehicle.

We travelled from Paris to Amboise by way of a train that stopped in Tours. We arrived in Amboise…read moreand made our way to Pavilion. We were greeted warmly by the British/French concierge and made our way to our rooms. Throughout our stay, the staff were amazingly accommodating and friendly. One evening, while sipping Calvados, we were accompanied by the concierge who gave us a thorough history of both the B&B and Amboise. They made an outstanding recommendation for meals (Chateau du Pray). Finally, the breakfast meals were simple but amazing. Fresh fruits, meats and made to order omelets all made the experience very enjoyable. My only complaint, as we traveled with another couple, was that our two rooms were separated. That is, my wife and I stayed in the detached building while our travel companions where in the main building.

Very nice experience!!!! Helpful and responsive stuff. Spacious room and bathroom, cozy place -…read morevery nice homy chateau. Quiet air conditioner. Excellent breakfast - fresh local products: berries, cheeses, eggs, cold cuts etc. Helpful information on the front desk stand. Very welcomming. Relaxing atmosphere. Would love to come back! Note - we did not use the pool as it was too cold so i cannot say anything about the pool.

Our family of 4 - husband, wife, and two adult daughters, spent 2 nights at St. Thomas in Amboise…read moreand LOVED it. Even before we arrived from the U.S., they were helpful in recommendations on planning, restaurants, chateaus. We would have stayed all 5 nights there if they had had room. We loved the location - walkable in Amboise to all of the restaurants and shopping and the castle and Clos de Luce. The breakfast was elegant, plentiful, and well worth enjoying at least one morning, if not every morning. Rooms and beds were comfortable, quiet, and we appreciated that they had parking at the home for us. It felt magical to stay in what has obviously been a lovely, elegant large home for VERY long time.

I cannot say enough about this place! We were in France for 6 weeks and it stands out as our…read morefavorite by far! The hotel is lovely and quiet, simple and clean... but the restaurant!!!! It may look simple, but the food was beyond spectacular! The quality of ingredients and the thought put into flavors and textures was beyond compare! We stayed and extra night just to try a few more items on the menu. They also get the BEST cheese. I have eaten my fair share of cheese and after eating it here everything else in France was disappointing. The couple that owns the hotel are the sweetest people! They spoke English, French and I think a few other languages as well. We didn't have reservations, but they took us in. They had an open room because of the gas strike (few people were driving). I would recommend reservations, we got really lucky! The location is great for access to local tourist attraction by car and prices were very reasonable.

Fantastic food and bucolic setting. Had the lunch menu and substituted cheese for dessert. Anything…read moreyou eat will be delicious. Worth the short drive out of Amboise!

Pros: great variety of hot and cold breakfast dishes; modern bathroom (toilet is separate from…read moreshower and sink), strong shower pressure; hand towels provided, fridge with bottled water, safe, water kettle, coffee/ tea inside room. Wine upon check-in. Cons: 3 miles away from center of town (€8 taxi one way). Wifi is Useless in the room. The only place that has wifi is the lobby. Antonin in the front desk is helpful and friendly.

The Novotel Amboise is a lovely, modern hotel, and it was perfect for our trip to get to know the…read moreChâteaux of the Loire Valley. The clientele were mostly tours of old couples who had come to see the Châteaux. There was decent room service, the room was spacious and pleasant in a modern way, and the restaurant downstairs makes a decent lunch. We also found it reasonably priced compared to Paris prices. It is however, difficult to find. When the sun goes down you can hardly make out the street names which is unfortunate when you are trying to follow a map. If you are driving there yourself I recommend getting there before sunset. In terms of visiting chateaux, there is one in the town, Chateau Amboise, which is very near but not as impressive as some of the others. The house where Leonardo da Vinci spent his last years is also nearby. We drove an hour to Chateau Chenonceau, which was fantastic, and another 30 minutes to the Sleeping Beauty castle, Chateau D'Usse, which has a fairytale look. I have heard that Chambord is also amazing but that is an hour's drive in the opposite direction, so you might want to stay a few days. Distances between chateaux are quite large, so if you want to see a few then stay longer. The hotel is well-placed if you want to do daily road trips to different castles in the Loire Valley, and it has less traffic than Tours, another city with a good location for visiting castles. I recommend it!

This is a lovely place. Our bed was rather high with a stool, rough at night getting up. Tub…read moreshower combo nice but slippery and no grab bars. No lift but luggage was taken up and down. Nice light breakfast available also Michelin restaurant on site,

Wish I could give ten stars to this amazing restaurant. It was perfection from beginning to end…read more Staff was very warm and professional. We chose the 58€ prix fixe which was just the best lunch. Besides all the courses they also brought us amuse bouche delicacies. We had the monkfish and duck. Tastes were surprisingly delicate but deep in flavor. The cheese platter we were presented was satisfying beyond belief....so many different goat and cow milk choices. Had our usual vouvray to start and the wine pairings they recommended were the best. Presentations were artistic and complimented the taste. We mentioned it was our anniversary but got no reaction. Maybe something was lost in translation! It deserves a second Michelin star!

This is a copy of an email I sent to the local tourist office in Amboise. It relates a bizarre…read moreexperience. We have just returned home from a wonderful trip to France. However, our trip was somewhat spoiled by a bizarre and highly unpleasant experience at a hotel in your city. My wife and I are 77 and 75 years old respectively. We have traveled all over the world and stayed at many fine hotels. We have never been treated in a way similar to the way we were treated by the people at Au Charme Rabelaisien. I am wondering whether or not this is the first complaint you have had about them. I would not be surprised if you have had others. We booked a room there for 4 nights - May 12-16. Au Charme Rabalesien. On the last night of our stay I went out to ask for 3 more coffee capsules, since we had more decaf but only 1 caffeinated. I went out to the front to ask for more coffee. This was at 10 PM at night. There was no one at the front desk and I did not want to disturb anyone. So I walked into the small dining area next to the reception area. This area was not closed in any way. A guy named Maximilian, who later identified himself as a partner in the hotel, came out and told me he had seen me on the closed circuit TV. I had been trespassing on private property and was guilty of stealing coffee. Also. he said that we were only entitled to a total of 3 coffees per day, but since we were leaving the next day he granted me an extra one. I asked him if he was kidding, but apparently he was quite serious. He wished me a good night in a very sarcastic manner. This is not the way one wants to spend one's last night in the Loire Valley. When we were checking out the next morning Maximilian was at the front desk. I decided to pay him and leave without bringing the matter up again. But this was not to be. He started berating me (and my wife) again, accusing me again of terrible behavior and of stealing from them. As we were leaving he said "Just get out of here". I tried to explain to him that the single coffee capsule I had in my hand was one I had taken from our room to make sure that I got a similar one. I had felt all along that this hotel was a mistake, not a serious one but not a place I would book again given the choice. But my encounter with this twit really soured our experience here. The next night, when we were staying at CDG for our flight the next morning - this part is really incredible - I got a long email from a lawyer, more or less threatening me not to write anything bad about the hotel online or give them bad reviews. I am copying the letter below. I would also add that in my opinion this hotel does not have the trappings of a 4-star hotel. The room was slightly shabby, there were cobwebs in a lamp, the toilet bowl was not real clean, the soap provided was tiny and the towels were small. The floors were bare and hard. Worst of all there was a TV set mounted on the wall that we hit our heads on because it was tight against the bed and hard to avoid. All in all, a nice 3-star hotel, but not a luxury hotel at 200 Euros a night. I would not have mentioned my opinion of the hotel itself if not for the outrageous behavior of this Maximilian person and his lawyer. Please look into this and let me know what you think. Also, in the lawyer's email he says something about a children's bed. We have no children. You will also notice that he threatens me with 3 years in jail for supposedly stealing coffee. I told him that unlike Jean Valjean, who was actually guilty of stealing the silver of the Bishop of Digne, we had stolen absolutely nothing. Steve and Pat Kutay Raleigh, NC The lawyer's letter Dear Mister Kutay, I am the usual Attorney-at-Law admitted to the Paris and Luxembourg Bars in charge of representing Hôtel ACR AMBOISE and its management ("My Principals") and defending its interests and rights in France and abroad. I was sorry to learn from My Principals that despite the kindness, availabilty and gifts (free coffee offered by the receptionist and other nice attentions for instance baby's bed offered) offered by Hôtel ACR AMBOISE's team and management when you were a dear guest of Hotel ACR during your last five days of stay between 12 and16 May 2017 (Booking: Room Prestige Garden n°10), you stole coffee last night in a private part and closed property of Hôtel ACR AMBOISE which constitutes a breach of private property (voie de fait) and an act of stealing (délit de vol) which is a criminal offense punished 3 years-imprisonment and EUR 45,000-fine under French Criminal Code and behaved in an aggressive manner towards Hôtel ACR Amboise's employees and managers during your five days-stay within Hôtel ACR AMBOISE and at check-out orally threatened My Principald to wrongfully and meanly destroy publicly or online or towards third parties My Principals' good image, adversiting and reputation. By doing so without any grounds and led by a goal of pure wickedness, you would commit malicious activities