Loire Valley accommodation : chateau hotels and Bed and Breakfast

When the French kings decided to build their royal castles in Amboise and in the Loire Valley in general, they were followed by the members of their court and end up building their own Loire castles or manors.

Through our numerous Loire Valley Tours, RiverLoire will give you the opportunity to experience many kind of accommodation present in the Loire Valley; from Manor House hotels Boutique hotels, private Loire castles, Chateaux hotels,  B&B, luxury apartments...

Chateaux Hotels:

Some of the most charming castles of the Loire Valley have been converted into 3 or 4 stars hotels, and a few combine a high level of services with superb facilities. Perfectly adapted to small groups (or bigger groups), most of these properties will provide our customers with a large panel of facilities such as swimming pool, tennis court, fitness room, rental bikes, spa facilities...Most of them will host gastronomic, semi gastronomic or gourmet restaurants.

However if some of them are part of the "Grandes étapes Françaises", "Relais du Silence", "Relais & Chateaux",  some Chateaux hotels are actually privately owned and will proposed a more intimate atmosphere in a smaller edifice with less on site facilities but a higher personal touch, and personalized services.

Boutiques Hotels:

Generally small 3 star charming, 4 star or even 5 star properties, these hotels are generally a reconversion of old Manor Houses or small private castles with more limited facilities than the Chateaux hotels (some of them have however a swimming pool, fitness or spa facilities). There are offering high standing hotel services in an intimate atmosphere. Smaller by size than some of the Chateaux hotels, the properties are catering for individuals, for those who are looking for an authentic stay with hotels facilities without the crowd.

Bed & Breakfast:

The Loire Valley offers also splendid opportunities for you to stay in superb Bed & Breakfasts.

Some are truly charming and a few are absolutely magnificent.

It does not come as a surprise when one realises that more than 800 castles have been built along the river, due to the royal history of the Loire Valley . Most of them are privately owned and many of the smaller castles draw a significant source of revenue from their Bed & Breakfast activity. They do not have restaurants on the properties, however some of them are offering a "table d"hotes" (dinner with drinks included) with outstanding home made Loire cuisine.

Not only castles have been reconverted, you will find in fact a wide range of styles...such as ancient "tuffeau stone" queries (the room are build into the rock face - troglodyte houses), or high standard horse carriages, just to give a few examples.

We believe that the choice of selected Bed & Breakfasts (we visited over 50 among those with the best reputation to retain only a few of them) can still be an excellent option for visitors to stay in the Loire Valley, especially those who are looking for a deeper involvement in the local life or for families wishing for intimacy.

Notice than most of the Bed & Breakfast selected by RiverLoire do have some parrallel activities, such as horse carriage trails, cooking classes, Truffles (the mushroom, the "black gold") search...

Luxury Holiday Rental :

If you want to feel like a king in his own castle (in a literal way) we have very exclusive places to rent, starting from a charming apartment in front of the royal castle of Amboise and up to a magnificent private castle.

Our RiverLoire Loire Valley Tours include a large panel of accommodation, please note that you can also choose a tour and change the type of the accommodation originally proposed according to your preferences.

The Cycling the Loire Valley Tour offers a great mix of accommodation,  the Family Tours in the Loire Valley offers a luxury holiday apartment, as opposed to the Romantic gateways with the options of a Boutique Manor House hotel or private castle.