Luxury 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 small but beautiful 19th century château immediately impresses with its grand stairways to the entrance. With just five guest rooms and a gîte, decorated with original furniture, this place oozes peace and tranquillity. It has a wonderful traditional conservatory, a small outdoor pool and 2 hectares of lovely parkland.

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.

This hotel and leisure complex sits in the centre of a nature reserve and has 42 luxury rooms and 11 apartments. The imposing château dates back to the end of the 18th century when it was used as a royal residence. As well as an excellent 18-hole golf course, the domaine also has an outdoor swimming pool, tennis courts and mountain bikes for hire.

Tours' oldest hotel has been welcoming visitors for more than 150 years. It is more than just a hotel, it is a local institution and a commemorative sight to its famous guests over the years. These have included Napoleon, Hemmingway, Churchill, Roosevelt and more.

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.

Subtlety of expressive cooking, discreet service and the originality of converted bedrooms within the cliffs are on offer at this unique manor house just a few minutes from Tours. Using former monks' dwellings, 12 of its 14 rooms are sculpted into the rock and every one is different. This hotel mixes natural materials elegantly with contemporary designs to create a chic finish. Chef, Didier Edon, has a Michelin star for his excellent restaurant.

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.

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.

Chateau de Brissac is the tallest castle in France. Kings and Queens of France sejourned at the Chateau, and more recently, well-known celebrities from the international world of politics, entertainment and music have visited and signed the Guest Book.

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.

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 gorgeous château dates back to the 15th century and some of the original features still remain including the moat. Its main buildings were constructed in the 17th and 18th centuries. Still classically decorated, it has a mix of traditional and more contemporary rooms.

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.

Located in an old aristocratic mansion dating back to the Renaissance period, this building was turned into a hotel and restaurant in the 18th century. Run by Marie-Christine and Didier Clement, it has well restored rooms around an inner courtyard, some with balconies. Passionate about their literature, Marie-Christine has had some of her works published. The hotel restaurant is excellent.

This beautiful château of seven towers was created in the 14th century and has been extensively repaired over the years. Originally built in Renaissance style, it also has neo-Gothic features from the 20th century.

This 16th and 17th century manor, located to the west of Tours, is surrounded by 350 acres of woods and gardens facing the Briffaut Lake. It offers charming hotel accommodation in a pretty setting.