Hotels in La Loire

This contemporary and modern hotel, literally translated as the Bird Pond, offers beautifully finished rooms with an oriental feel.

This stately château is built in traditional Renaissance style and is sited in 25 hectares of gardens and wooded parkland. It has been well restored over the last 20 years. It is not really a hotel, more a private castle, which receives guests in its five guest rooms and apartments.

This former royal residence in the shadow of Château Chenonceau is the ideal place to discover the wonderful Loire Valley and to explore the châteaux of Chambord, Blois, Amboise and Touraine.

This 15th century château sits in a stunning woodland setting. A Renaissance-style building with traditional turrets and blue slate roofs, this château offers twelve guest rooms decorated in a charming traditional fashion, many featuring huge ancient fireplaces. Still a traditional hunting ground, they also offer shooting holidays.

This lovely 18th century manor house has beautiful individually decorated rooms. A friendly place with lovely rustic fare and homemade jams, this is an absolute find. Close to Chinon centre, it has a great location too. Its status on Trip Advisor says it all.

This 15th century château is built on the ruins of an 11th century fortress. Different families have lived in this domain, which included farms devoted to rearing livestock and wine production. It was a safe fortress where the peasants took refuge to protect themselves from the soldiers who scoured the region. All that is left today is the Château and its outbuildings, a park planted with trees, vines and land over a surface area of 15 hectares.

The five rooms in this elegantly decorated 18th century château offer a great place to stay in the heart of the Loire and not far from Orléans. It has a heated outdoor pool in the grounds and offers bed and breakfast service. Recommended by the Michelin Guide in 2011.

This palace was built in the 19th century by a railway engineer in an Italian Palladian style and has an Italian-style palazzo. Its beautiful terraced park offers views of the St Florent-le-Vieil Abbey and across the Loire Valley.

This small inn in the centre of the lovely village of Beaugency offers 29 well-presented rooms and has recently added an outdoor swimming pool in the grounds. It's a pretty place to stop and offers very good value.

This Relais & Châteaux property is a former hunting lodge which has been beautifully maintained and restored. It has a stylish regal feel with elegant furniture, original hung paintings and chandeliers. Their rooms and apartments have the same regal feel with their antique furnishings and traditional print wallpapers. It has an outdoor heated pool, tennis courts and extensive grounds. The restaurant is excellent but expensive.

The Domaine de la Tortinière is a charming family-owned chateau hotel built in the 19th century. It is situated in the middle of a delightful park overlooking the Indre river. Rooms filled with antique furniture are offered in the main château as well as in the adjacent old houses. There are four lovely suites in the turrets. The gardens have an outdoor swimming pool, tennis courts and a rowing boat on the lake.

Sited on the banks of the river Loiret, this stylish hotel offers immaculate rooms in a wonderful setting. It has pretty gardens with covered walkways and a good restaurant. It's a nice alternative close to Orléans if you don't want to stay in the city.

This charming hotel is situated in a 19th century manor house is an authentic traditional family home with has retained its magnificence. Its rooms in the château are elegant and fitted with period furniture. The rooms in the Pavilion, just 50 metres from the château, are more creative and contemporary in design. There is free loan of bicycles of the château; a good way to get to and explore the gardens of nearby Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire.

Built by a Scottish officer who was taken captive during the battle of Fontenoy and then fell in love with the region, this château sits in a huge 2,000 hectares of forested grounds.

This stylish charming hotel has 11 bedrooms with views over the Loire or the gardens and is decorated in a simple and neutral chic design using natural materials. Its private gardens are immaculately landscaped and there is a small spa pool.

The original 17th century building of this beautiful former post house has been converted in to a hotel. It was one of the founding hotels in the prestigious Relais & Châteaux hotel chain. The pink brick and half-timbered facade of the inn is characteristic of the Sologne area and a further six further cottages have been added with thatched roofs. Its six hectares of gardens house an attractive outdoor swimming pool.

This château in the village of Saint-Règle is surrounded by a 17th century moat and sits in the middle of 30 hectares of parkland. It has elegant light rooms with wonderful, if modern, wooden beaming and views of the park. The grounds have an outdoor swimming pool.

This elegant château is splendidly laid out and built with in classic white stone and blue slate. It has been meticulously restored over the years and the current owners are passionate about ensuring its heritage is retained. Be sure to visit the François I gallery and the traditional kitchen. A homely place to stay.