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A lick of paint and a smile would help

Advantages: Lovely grounds, grand public areas, good, well run restaurant,
Disadvantages: Scruffy paintwork in halls and room, some training needed for reception

...itself a 20th century pastiche chateau built by a perfume millionaire. It just about works. Restaurant service is friendly and efficient and food is good. Public areas are pleasant and well maintained. Our double room was large and comforable, but grandiose, dismal and shoddy with poorly maintained, scuffed paintwork, including entry door and bathroom. Reception staff are not very attentive. They offered us no help as we struggled in from the rain ...

cambusken 20.06.2008 · Read full review
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the king's view!!

Advantages: beautiful setting, very convenient
Disadvantages: a bit far from the center (by foot)

This hotel is wonderful for families: **access** Not to difficult: on a hill above Amboise castle in the direction of the Mini-Chateaux park... **parking** Free of charge and closed at night **check-in** Warm and welcoming (especially Caroline and Chloe)... they explain quite correcctly the using pf the hotel and facilities (tennis [paying], park [free], swimming pool [free]) **Room** Novotel room: double bed plus sofa bed (extra bed), bathroom ...
...mini bar... **Restaurant** Very welcoming with beautiful panoramic view over amboise castle, nice cuisine both traditionnal and local... wonderful service ! **Break-fast** Buffet (with almost whatever you can wish: from fresh croissants and pains-au-chocolat to scrambled eggs and bacon, fresh fruits, bread, marmelade and frsh fruit salad...) or Continental breakfast... rate is a bit more than 11€ **View** Wonderful: over the Loire river /valley, ...

neasden 15.08.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Novotel, Amboise

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A trip to the Trianon

Advantages: Reasonable, friendly staff, location
Disadvantages: Poor breakfast

...the street outside the Hotel Trianon was pay and display but only for certain hours during the day and not on holidays and Sundays. This made our parking free for the whole time we were there instead of the €32 it would have cost us otherwise. PRICES: The hotel has various rooms available for different prices. We went for the double with shower but shared toilet which cost €55 per night. A single room with shower and shared toilet costs €45. The ...
...CONCLUSION: The Hotel Trianon is not a luxury hotel but it was great for us. It had everything we needed and was fairly comfortable. The owner was lovely and the room had everything we needed. We both slept really well (apart from the fact that it was very hot). The breakfast was not worth the money at all but the hotel seemed to be a fairly standard price in general. If you want anything more than a standard hotel you do have to pay a fairly hefty ...

tartlette83 21.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Trianon Hotel, Tours

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Pitch up and enjoy

Advantages: Well set out and safe
Disadvantages: They allow dogs on the site

L' Oceano D' Or (ODO from now on) is a medium sized campsite located in the picturesque seaside town of Jard Sur Mer in the Vendee region of France. It is about an hours drive south of the more well known St Jean De Monts resort and as French resorts go its location is much better as Jard Sur Mer is a lot less commercialised. We stayed on the campsite for two weeks in August having booked with Keycamp to stay in one of their supatents however on ...
...with regards to accommodation. A number of companies have a mixture of tents and mobile homes on the site. In addition there are some more permanent structures which tended to be owned by French families as well as a number of plots available to pitch your own tent. In terms of cost this will vary dependant on the type of accommodation you choose, the entire cost of our holiday including channel crossing was just under £800 for a 12 night stay whilst ...

atticusuk 16.10.2006 · Read full review
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Review of L'Oceano D'Or Campsite, Jard Sur Mer

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Why I love the Chateau des Ormeaux

Advantages: Beautiful small typical French chateau lovingly restored by owners
Disadvantages: B&B, not suitable for small children or disabled guests

...would like to keep the Chateau all to myself! A 14th century turreted main building, Italian style terrace, set in a stunning 25 hectare park and lovingly restored by the owners, Eric, Dominique and Emmanuel, with taste and passion over the last 7 years. The chateau is built into a limestone cliff and the owners' private quarters/kitchen and offices are in fact troglodyte caves! There are approximately 50 caves on the property. As this is a B&B, ...
...you feel uncomfortable. The whole chateau is non-smoking. There is a pool beyond the terrace and pleasant walks on the property. The magnificent River Loire just a couple of kilometres away.They have their own vineyard, which produces enough wine to serve at dinner and for them selves, but not enough to sell!!! The boys are welcoming, helpful and hospitable, with an extensive knowledge of the area and speak good English if your French isn't up ...

bijou247 21.02.2006 · Read full review
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