Chinon

If like the new owners, you love old houses then you should enjoy a stay in our tuffeau limestone hotel located in the centre of the medieval town of Chinon. This charming family-run hotel will welcome you in a warm atmosphere.
Madame and Monsieur De Carvalho will be proud to help you discover the Touraine Loire Valley popular for its natural beauty, the magnificent castles (nearby you may visit Ussé, The sleeping beauty castle, Azay-le-Rideau, Langeais or Villandry) and picturesque towns like Loches or Chinon and also its good quality, affordable wines and other treasures.
Your time with us will leave you a sweet memory of your stay in Rabelais’hometown. The Loire is also the last wild river in Europe and has been designated a World Heritage area by UNESCO. The hotel is easy to find and there is ample free parking for cars and buses just outside.
The hotel has a private parking area for bikes or motorcyles which may be reserved at discretion. You may even rent a bike for a day, a week or more straight from our hotel with Amster’Cycles company offering to pick up or drop you bike in any of its agencies along the Loire between Saumur and Orléans.
Hotel Le Plantagenet offers comfortable accomodation with 32 rooms all with an en-suite bathroom, satellite TV, direct-dial phone and modem connection.
The hotel is divided in 3 different buildings and each offers a different style of accomodation :
- The 19th century Demeure
- The Annexe Côté Jardin
- The Maison Bourgeoise

A lounge bar by the reception desk is open only to hotel customers for fresh drinks or a nice home selection of local wines discovered along vineyard escapes.
In the morning sun, a welcoming buffet offers a great choice of fresh food (fruit juice, milk, yoghurt, butter, wide range of breads and croissants or cereals, seasonal fruits, jams, hot drinks (chocolate, coffee and selection of teas) and home made delights…

From Tours (45 mins - 30 miles), on D751 follow signs for town centre.
Drive along the Vienne River down to an ample square where stands Joan of Ark statue (free Car Park 400 P).