Hotel le Bon-Laboureur, Chenonceaux

Advantages: Excellent food
Disadvantages: Lack of car park space

...turned right out of the hotel car park, drove 100 yards and found ourselves at the gates. So we turned round, reparked in the hotel car park and walked.) Our chosen hotel certainly looked inviting, sitting on the corner of one of those sharp turns you find in village streets, and clad head-to-toe in ivy. It looked every inch an 18th century post house, even more so as we drove round the back to the car park. I shouldn't think this layout has changed ...
...yard you walk through the hotel to the lobby at the front. Here you find yourself in a typical French rural hotel, and my heart sank a little. Dark wood panelling, dark red décor. But I cheered up on the first floor where our room was. Here everything was lighter, lots of windows, light coloured walls and a pleasant floral decoration. Happily the room was the same. It was a rather strange shape, probably because they've had to renovate and upgrade ... Read review

We first stayed here in June 2004 and returned each year since then. We have enjoyed the friendly service, the comfortable rooms and the excellent cuisine. We look forward each year to our visit. The surounding countryside of the Loire Valley is beautiful. It is within easy reach of magnificent chateaux and good golf courses.