At least one day in the Val de Loire should include the ‘dream team’ of Domaine de Beauvois - to dine and sleep - and a visit to Chenonceau, to indulge in some romantic château viewing. This combo surely cannot be surpassed anywhere for style, beauty and sheer elegance.
The hotel, Domaine de Beauvois, stands in the village of Luynes, amidst 350-acres of dense woodland. Once through the imposing gates, you become part of the landscape of an oil painting. Sloping lawns rush down to meet the driveway and beyond rises the elegant, peaceful castle that has been renovated around its core - the 15th-century central tower. Majestic trees frame the exquisite picture - their leaves stroked with many shades of green, yellow and silvery-grey. They are beautifully reflected in the waters of the large lake at the edge of the garden and in the green pond of the plump goldfish.
We slept in the old turret itself and climbed the ancient, stone staircase to discover a round bedroom (number 6), boasting the original fireplace and low, chestnut beams arranged in a circular pattern. It is a grand, historic room furnished in the style of the17th-century; no hyperbole can do justice to this special place where a gracious lifestyle still reigns.
- Domaine De Beauvois Luynes
- Domaine De Beauvois Hotel Luynes
