Vieraskäyttäjä
24. syyskuuta 2023
We stayed 4 nights during August 2023 – as a family of four, including two young children. The two-bedroom loft apartment was very spacious and well-equipped to allow self-catering, however the ‘open plan’ layout meant there was limited privacy (for example, when putting children to bed). The hotel is somewhere between a B&B and a hotel. It’s an excellent location with stunning views over the Loire. Our children really liked the swimming pool, which was well-heated, and we enjoyed the sauna. We used the hotel as base for exploring local chateaux (the ‘Sleeping Beauty’ castle at Ussé was our favourite), for visiting local towns, and for doing activities, such as kayaking on the river at Chinon. We had breakfast on the first day, but it felt over-priced given the limited appetites of our young children, so we self-catered on other days with food from the supermarket (the SuperU at Chinon most convenient) or the bakery just down the road at Montsoreau. There was one issue at the hotel, which really marred our experience. It’s not necessarily the hotel’s fault but we feel it’s necessary to mention. Our children were both badly bitten by bed bugs. At first, we thought they might be mosquito bites, but on further investigation we determined they were bed bug bites. We told the hotel after our stay and they were very apologetic and said they would fumigate the beds, but I think this experience would deter us from staying at the hotel again. Still, we had a fun time exploring the Loire. One thing to avoid – the local pizza van, which served us terrible, undercooked pizzas!
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