We booked a room over the phone and were told we HAD to eat there also. It was very expensive, and the local restaurants seemed much better value.

You cant really walk away as there are no other hotels in the village! TRAPPED!

Pool was nice but rooms were rubbish and the old lady running the place was just awful.

Dont book this place and get ripped off - the room was expensive for the quality and the food was absurdly expensive.

RIP OFF

Sorry, not what it was! Food still very good but dining room nearly empty Wine list very disappointing.
Totally unprepared for petit dejeuner at 0830 on a Saturday morning!
Fourth visit unlikely!

Third time staying here and this is a hotel which could do with some serious redevelopment. Since we last stayed here my wife has had a hip replacement and the winding staircase to the bedrooms proved a real trial to negotiate. The room was a double, but was very small with a tiny shower/bathroom and a separate wc which was in little more than a cupboard in which it was impossible to turn round. All the fittings were ancient. and tired.

The reason to stay here is the restaurant which used to serve generous and elaborate fare. Now the food is still acceptable but is overpriced - menus at 31 euros and 62 euros and the panache in the dining room has completely disappeared. We shall not return.

The hotel is located in the main square of the small village of Blere. Rooms were quite small but clean with good size bathroom. Service was excellent - friendly and informative owners.

Pool is in a garden across a small side street from the main hotel - nice but freezing even mid-August. Private parking is handy.

Also ate in the restaurant which was outstanding and set menu provided good value for money.

Blere itself is very small with minimal local services, but only 15mins to Amboise with many restaurants, etc. Good base for chateaux and exploring Loire valley.