Hotel Le Plantagenêt - Chinon

Average rating:  9.6

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Apr 2008

This hotel is easy to find walking from the train station. Located a couple of hundred meters outside of the main tourist areas. Chinon is extremely quiet on Sunday and Monday, with several restaurants closed.

Guest name: HE, USA

Average rating:  8.8

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Apr 2008

The staff was very friendly and welcoming. The room was neat and clean and in a very good location. We were directed to an excellent restaurant for dinner and thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Breakfast was extra, but worth it.

Guest name: DP, USA

Average rating:  9.7

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Mar 2008

Nice room with sitting area good location - on river wifi in lobby ask for room in older part of hotel Owned by young couple - very pleasant and helpful - excellent English

Guest name: William Johnston, USA

Average rating:  8.8

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Sep 2007

Hotel perfectly situated in town centre. Staff pleasant and accommodating. A most enjoyable stay.

Guest name: George Mayne, South Africa

Average rating:  9.8

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Sep 2007

Lovely old hotel. Lovely breakfasts. Helpful staff.

Guest name: Carmel Clark, Australia

Average rating:  9.0

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Sep 2007

Very good stay - excellent breakfast - ham, cheese, bread, cereal, juices, etc. very quiet room, only drawback is no lift and we had to carry our bags up a long flight of stairs. free parking in lot in front of hotel. This is a market on Thursday mornings of everything from meats to clothing to jewelry. excellent base for exploring the lower chateau country.

Guest name: WG, USA

Average rating:  9.8

Guest type: Family with young children

stayed in Sep 2007

Myself, my wife and our 3 year old son stayed at this location in the chambre bourgoise. Large room, very clean bathroom, right on the square. We had a great time in Chinon, the staff were lovely and accomodating. We would like to have stayed longer, but if we are in those parts agian we will look them up again. Great central location.

Guest name: Robert Sirkowa, USA

Average rating:  8.8

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Sep 2007

Breakfast was excellent. Very good service from the staff who spoke English, which was very handy. Very helpful with booking local tours and helping with the quirky train schedules. They have Internet access in the hotel for guests too, which is handy except it was temporarily out of service the time of our visit. Beware the Chinon train schedules with a bus icon--they really mean bus (or "coach") and not a train!

Guest name: JA, USA

Average rating:  8.8

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Sep 2007

We were treated very well by our hosts; they were extremely pleasant and helpful regarding places to eat, where to ride the bicycles we rented, etc. The staff was friendly as well. The only thing that was a bit off-putting was the exterior of the hotel--it looks much better in the photograph. However, once you're inside, it is fine. The room we had was spartan and quite small, but very clean. Great bathtub--very deep and roomy and perfect for a good soak after a long bike ride! We parked our car about 1/2 a block down the street, and never moved it in the two days we were in Chinon. (The parking was free, by the way.) The hotel is in a great location; everything is within walking distance. Overall, our stay in Chinon was fantastic--the town is beautiful and charming; it was a most enjoyable time.

Guest name: William Busby, USA

Average rating:  8.9

Guest type: Family with young children

stayed in Aug 2007

A very friendly and pleasant hotel. Excellent value for money. I'd highly recommend it.

Guest name: Daniel Holtom, United Kingdom

Average rating:  6.5

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Aug 2007

Very well located hotel just off the riverfront. The staff were very friendly and helpful making good restaurant recommendations. Decent rooms with a homely feel.

Guest name: Sudeep Maitra, United Kingdom

Average rating:  8.4

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Jul 2007

Very nice, small hotel. Ideal location in the city center. Free public car parking just infront of the hotel.We stayed in a nice, large family room for 4 persons. Friendly and helpful staff - also in english. Breakfast was worth the money paid. Best regads from a family from Tuusula, Finland.

Guest name: Tuija Snellman, Finland

Average rating:  8.9

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Jun 2007

This is a lovely family run hotel. The owners are endeavouring to carry out major refurbishments and I have no doubt based on the work todate that this will be a fine hotel when all the work is completed and I would like to wish them every success in there venture. Looking forward to a return visit. Very well located.

Guest name: Dolores Kelly, Ireland

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Sep 2006

My husband and I took a train from Paris to Chinon for a weekend in September. Since the hotel was not busy while we were there they let us stay in a family room so we really enjoyed the space compared to the other European hotels we stayed in. The owners were wonderful and spoke English very well. A delightful experience!

Guest name: Susan Boecher, USA

Average rating:  9.0

Guest type: Gay Couple

stayed in Jul 2006

Un hotel encantador en un pueblo de postal situado en su mismo centro. La habitación correcta para un hotel de 2 estrellas. El desayuno de buffet bastante bueno y los 7 euros un buen precio y en un bonito invernadero. Aparcamiento gratuito delante del hotel y totalmente seguro. Chinon lugar ideal para excursiones por el bajo Loira, y muy cerca de Tours. Los propietarios encantadores, provenientes de la Bretaña, deseando ayudarte en todo momento.¡Y milagro! hablan inglés, lo cual ya es raro en Francia, pero ella amablemente lo intenta hasta en español. Diez puntos para este pequeño hotel que con las carencias propias de un dos estrellas intenta salir adelante en un mundo de hoteles de grandes cadenas muy impersonales.

Guest name: GI, Spain

Average rating:  9.7

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Oct 2006

This is a lovely, small hotel in a beautiful small town in the Loire. It is across the road from the Vienne river, just at the outskirts of the old section of town in Chinon, and at the heart of the Loire valley. The proprietors are extremely friendly, knowledgable, and helpful. Hotel breakfasts were very good and included (in addition to the normal French offerings of breads, tea, and coffee)cereals, fresh fruits, meats and cheeses, various fruit juices, and homemade jams! I heartily recommend both Chinon and Hotel Le Plantagenet for anyone wishing to explore the Loire or even just spend a quiet, relaxing weekend in a lovely town.

Guest name: Jayne Howell, USA

Average rating:  8.6

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Oct 2006

Very nice fasmily run hotel in a great location to visit the Loire Chateaus. Rooms was very small but clean. Price can't be beat. Owners were very helpful and spoke excellent english.

Guest name: PH, USA

Average rating:  9.3

Guest type: 2 mature couples

stayed in Sep 2006

Small, family-run, typically French 2* hotel. Everything obviously in good state and super clean (bathrooms spotless and fault-free). Friendly, helpful family (v. good English if you need it). In a tourist town like Chinon this was excellent value. We stayed in the cheapest rooms: in summer we'd choose with air-con (ie more expensive).

Guest name: DEREK TUNNICLIFFE, France

Average rating:  8.8

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Sep 2006

Very comfortable site, with extremely quiet rooms, simple but clean and wide. Very good breakfast.

Guest name: EF, Spain

Average rating:  8.0

Guest type: Family with young children

stayed in Jul 2006

It's run by a really nice family. Breakfast was good and the service and general hospitality were great. The room was a little shabby, and the shower head was in need of repair, but the room was spacious and fine for the price (we had one of the cheaper rooms).

Guest name: Carrie Chambers, USA

Average rating:  8.4

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Jun 2006

The hotel really corresponds to the level of 2 stars hotel. It is situated almost in the center of Chinon not far from the main streets and the castle.The rooms are small but there is everything required and it is not a problem when you come there only to sleep. Also there are rooms with view to the castle.The breakfast was very good, one of the best from all 2 stars hotels where we stayed during our trip in France. The owners are very kind and they can express themselves in english quite well (what is very seldom in France). We would come again for 1-2 nights.

Guest name: Gerrit Wijmenga, Germany

Average rating:  8.6

Guest type: Family with young children

stayed in Jun 2006

The owners of this hotel spoke excellent English and were extremely friendly. We had a room in the Maison Bourgoise, which I gather were the nicest rooms. Our room was very spacious and well furnished. The bathroom needed renovating and the shower was ordinary, washed the wall more than the body, but that was our only negative comment. The hotel was a short walk to the main square in Chinon which had a range of restaurants, cafes and bars. There was a bar and cafe in the same block aswell which was convenient. There was a major free municipal carpark right across the road. The photos available on the website do not do this hotel justice.

Guest name: Fiona Irving, Australia

Average rating:  8.4

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in May 2006

Escolhemos a melhor suite do hotel, o que não estava bem explicado na reserva. No entanto como estavamos co muita bagagem e não havia elevador, foi-nos oferecido um ótimo apartamento, bem amplo no andar térreo. Os proprietários fazem pessoalmente o atendimento aos hóspedes, respeitaram a tarifa da internetet. Não havia secador no quarto, mas a proprietária foi gentil em oferecer um. Acho importante alertarem os hóspedes da voltagem de 220W. Voltaria, sem dúvida, e recomendaria o hotel.

Guest name: Sonia Talocchi, Brazil

Average rating:  7.9

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Oct 2005

This is an older hotel. The staff is pleasant and the breakfast was good. The location was very convenient for walking.

Guest name: JE, USA

Average rating:  2.6

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Aug 2005

Very disappointing hotel. The site vs. what we got was miles apart. Room was old and run down and felt dirty as a consequence. The bathroom was not inviting at all and i kept out of it as much as possible. We would not stay again.

Guest name: GP, Australia

Average rating:  8.6

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Aug 2005

Un hotel con encanto regentado por una simpática familia.Podría mejorar el desayuno. Recomendable

Guest name: FI, Spain

Average rating:  8.0

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Aug 2005

The hotel was quiet and nice. The town is really beautiful, but too much quiet (at least on Sunday evening).

Guest name: ND, Spain

Average rating:  8.7

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Jul 2005

no A/C if you need it but our windows opened to the courtyard and worked great, the owner or manager was the best, really helpfull and obliging, clean, safe, quiet and a nice breakfast.

Guest name: Bob Hawk, Canada

Average rating:  8.7

Guest type: Couple with children

stayed in Jul 2005

Very nice experience with staff, the rooms were big and they put us together.

Guest name: John Hagen, USA

Average rating:  8.8

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in May 2005

A simple hotel, very clean, run by a very competent and friendly couple. It would have rated evn higher but for a lack of storage space in the bedrooms. We were accomodated in the rooms overlooking the courtyard.

Guest name: Cecil Thompson, United Kingdom

Average rating:  8.6

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in May 2005

When we arrived, the owners offered us rooms at the garden side of the hotel-very quiet- for the same price as the rooms we reserved. Breakfast in the sunny room in the middle of the garden was great. We liked staying in this hotel. But one point to make it better: Please install a socket in the bathroom! And a little more space for the clothes would be great!

Guest name: BS, Germany

Average rating:  9.8

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in May 2005

Very lovely people, very good value for money.

Guest name: Han Hendriks, Netherlands

Average rating:  8.9

Guest type: Family Group

stayed in Apr 2005

A family run becoming good services and well situated in a square area of market plce. A quited town, but lots of information to offer. Travell from station is around 10 mins walk. Group of family will love this place.

Guest name: JITTRAWADEE NEERANARTVONG, Thailand

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Apr 2005

Hôtel de charme idéalement situé pour la visite des Châteaux de la Loire. Accueil extrémement sympathique et chambre très au calme. A conseiller.

Guest name: DIDIER Rodolphe, France

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Apr 2005

We had a very charming room that was extremely comfortable and the owners were very welcoming. Great deal for the price.

Guest name: Steve Bova, USA

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Nov 2004

Un hotel tres charmant, et des patrons tres sympa. Merci

Guest name: Ali Nuernberg, USA

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Nov 2004

nice owners clean and spacious rooms- great breakfast and resonable price. what more can you ask for!

Guest name: Desiree Sanges, Italy

Average rating:  9.1

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Oct 2004

This was excellent value and the service terrific. The owners were really friendly and helpful and made my stay very happy and comfortable (the homemade banana jam at breakfast was delicious).

Guest name: Leanne WILLSON, Australia

Average rating:  9.4

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Oct 2004

Hotel was well run all staff were helpfull, idealy situated, rooms were very pleasent, the castle is a must for everyone who goes to Chinon, I would recomend this hotel to anyone and will be using it again in the future.

Guest name: David Proctor, United Kingdom