Au Charme Rabelaisien Amboise

We LOVED our entire experience at this hotel. The staff were warm and welcoming. The room was LOVELY, charming and clean. Great amenities. Adorable building and courtyard. We had a view of the Amboise chateau from our suite. We will be back!

Beautiful hotel and a stunning location. The room was quiet and lovely. the young woman who checked us in was very warm and helpful. We had originally booked two nights the following week. A dear friend died suddenly and we needed to change our plans, so cancelled those nights with no problem, instead staying for one night a week earlier in order to be home in time for the memorial service. When we checked in the young woman told us we had booked two rooms for tonight. Clearly my error, in my stressed out state over my friend's passing and changing of plans, and clearly we would pay for both rooms. The next morning, after a lovely start to our much needed holiday and a restful sleep, I went to the front desk to ask if it was still possible to purchase breakfast. The woman working this morning started screaming at me hysterically. It was MY fault two rooms were booked and I would need to pay for them. I agreed, and said I'm not questioning that, it was my fault and we would of course pay. She wouldn't stop screaming at me. She said another couple wanted the room and it was MY fault they didn't get it. She went on and on screaming at me for ten minutes. It was quite shocking. I went back to the room to pack and then we walked to the car park, which was locked and required a key fob from the front desk. We could't get out without it so we were in the midst of driving out and then driving around the corner to drop of fthe fob and room key and settle the bill. She came running after us, screaming, that we needed to pay first, that she thought we were going to skip out on the bill. They had my credit card info and we had made no indication we wouldn't pay. We travel a great deal, all over the world, and make every effort not to be ugly Americans. I understand cultural differences but this was over the top. A horrible and shocking start to our vacation. Also sad because we LOVED the place and would have liked to return with our family.

This charming hotel of 10 rooms only was the base for our family trip to the Loire valley castles for 6 nights this July 2023. The manager is very kind: we had to cancel one room last moment, and according to their booking rules we would have had to pay the full amount of the room. However, they were able to book the same room with other guests, so they charged us only for one night. That was really a sign of how great they all were. Rooms were clean, with beautiful décor and new, renovated showers and good air conditioning. Toiletries and towels were clean and abundant. The hotel had a small but clean pool (we did not use it), beautiful garden and grounds and most importantly a closed garage easily accessible from the back of the hotel by remote control, with wide parking spots, a real perk in this busy tourist town in summer. Breakfast was excellent as well, with a buffet and choice of eggs to be made at the moment. We really enjoyed our stay, would return there any time. Thank you ACR!

Lovely Boutique Hotel-about 10 rooms -in Amboise in the Loire Velley A perfect home base from which to tour the valley. Great location-3 blocks to the center of town. Rooms are decent size, King bed with desk and a very nice sitting area. Nice mixture of antique furnishings with modern. Bathrooms are new and also nicely sized with large shower and a tub. We had a room on the third floor in the back of the hotel overlooking the garden and pool with views of the Chateau Royal Amboise.|Excellent maid service in the morning. A wonderful buffet breakfast is served at 17.50 Eu per person, but you can easily walk into town and eat at one of the wonderful cafes which typically open around 9:00. Sylvie, the manager was wonderful and attended to all our needs.||if yuou come in your own car, parking is a little tricky. There are public lots and spaces all over town but you have to find a spot by yourself. There is no real off street parking for the hotel itself. We stayed for five days and would stay again. Some of the rooms are a little smaller. When you book be sure to ask the size of the room. They are prices naccordingly.

Beautiful hotel with lovely gardens. Breakfast is outstanding. Service is excellent. Slyvie made us feel at home and is the nicest person we have dealt with during our trip. Highly recommended.

My wife and I (both ‘seniors’) recently stayed for six nights in this hotel after staying previously in 2018. We had a lovely 6 night stay in 2018 and were not disappointed in any way with this, our second, stay. We would certainly stay here again and would thoroughly recommend it. |We had to move rooms during our stay to work around existing bookings. The hotel made this move a seamless experience. Four nights were in room 4 which was very large with a separate large bathroom - both modernised. It overlooked the road and we thought it might be noisy. It wasn’t noisy at all due to what looked to be triple glazing. The last two nights were on the top floor room 8 with magnificent views. Again with a large separate modernised bathroom. In both rooms the air con was quiet and effective when outside temperatures were very high. |Breakfast was taken in the either the small breakfast room or outside in the garden. We chose the latter with a mixture of table service and self service. Cost was extra at 17 euro per person but on balance worth it. |Now for parking. It cost 10 euro per night in the hotel car park and is recommended. Don’t be persuaded by other contributors that free street parking nearby is available. It is technically available and if you want to spend holiday time competing for the odd available space that might be found then ok. The hotel is on the left on a one -way street where you should be able to stop briefly, unload, collect the fob to open the hotel car park and collect instructions on how to find the car park entrance. This is on the right in a parallel one -way street running in the same direction as the hotel one, requiring you to drive on, then in a large circle to come back towards the hotel entrance. It is daunting the first time but then easy. You may find reception can help you. |Location of the hotel is amazing. The hotel staff were consistently nice and always helpful. It is NOT a chain budget hotel. It is in an old building which was once a private property now upgraded to a small boutique hotel. We cannot recommend it too highly.

Thank you to the staff at Hotel Au Charme Rabelaisien for a perfect few days in Amboise before going to Paris.||After entering the beautiful lobby area, our first moment in the hotel was drinking a glass of wine in the beautiful courtyard. This became the daily ritual before getting ready for dinner!||The two staff we met were so friendly, helpful with restaurant suggestions, transportation and excursion advice and arranging, and just really nice to talk to during our stay.||Our room on the top floor, with it's own staircase, was perfect - the bed was so comfortable, the room was peaceful and extremely spacious to relax with a drink. It was nice walking down the stairs and throughout the hotel as it's a beautiful space to be in decorated with art, colour and historical ambience.||We loved breakfast each morning. We prefer this hotel's style of fewer but nicely laid out items of higher quality. Fruit, coffee, cheeses, jams, bread, the sweet courtyard and friendly staff - perfect start to each morning.||Amboise was the highlight of our trip to France and our experience at Hotel Au Charme Rabelaisien made it exceptional.

This hotel looks very nice in the photos but in person it is not how it looks at all. In our room, which was either a prestige terrace or a prestige garden, the carpet was dirty, the shower floor had some black grout (mold) and our terrace was dirty and had mold on the door mat. Our friends room was worse, it smelled bad, the air conditioner was not working, it had no WiFi, both of the rooms were not pretty like depicted on the internet. The grounds are very unkept, lots of dead plants and in much need of a clean up. I do not understand how this property has such a high rating. The staff is rude and offers very little help in fixing anything. Read the negative reviews and believe them. We paid a lot for these rooms and they were absolutely not worth it. Also look at the hotel managers replies to all the negative reviews. She is very defensive and blames everything on the reviewer. She says she’s not surprised at all by your review and then points out all their positive reviews. She will do it with this one too I’m sure. They take no responsibility at all for any short comings. A good business will apologize for any problems, invite you to come back and hopefully try to fix the issues. I would absolutely not recommend staying here.