Au Charme Rabelaisien Amboise

We stayed here in May 2025 for four nights. We reserved a “City Side Comfort” room in this 4-star hotel. It was an impeccable hotel. Our room was very clean, comfortable, and spacious. Our room had a mini refrigerator, Nespresso machine, and a water kettle. The garden was beautiful. Our daily breakfast was excellent. The location was perfect for walking to sights in the city center. The parking garage is convenient and easy to access. The hotel staff members were professional, knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful. When one of us had an unfortunate dental emergency, the staff connected us with a local dentist who was able to help us immediately. We highly recommend this hotel.

The rooms are gorgeous and beautifully updated. We had the windows open and it was quiet. We enjoyed wine (that we purchased from the owner) in the courtyard each evening. The lift was a nice bonus. We did not eat breakfast at the hotel but went out for pastries each day. Enjoyed the coffee in the room, as well as the refrigerator. Great on-site parking for our large vehicle. The pool looked nice but it was closed for the season.

A beautiful quaint hotel, in a stunning town. Hotel really suited our needs. Nice spacious room, swimming pool, safe car parking & a few minutes walk from all the town’s amenities. The owners are wonderful, friendly people & made us so welcome. Would thoroughly recommend & will definitely return.

We truly loved our stay at Au Charme Rabelaisien in Amboise. The team were so friendly and helpful and we loved chatting with them. Breakfast was delicious and the room we had was gorgeous, comfortable and had a view of the Chateau from the window! It was the perfect location for us to cruise around to some other nearby destinations and an easy walk to some great spots for food and drink at the end of the day. The train station was super close when we left for Paris afterwards. Thank you again to the whole team there, they really made our stay a special one. ✨

There is not one negative thing we can say about this hotel. The rooms were spacious, quaint, beautifully decorated and very comfortable. The owners and staff were super nice and helpful. The views of the castle from our window were spectacular. The location was perfect-convenient to town, shops, and restaurants. We were so pleased to have spent our 6 nights in Amboise at Au Charme de Rabelaisien.

Very friendly and helpful staff. Beautifully renovated 1700's era building. Close to downtown without being noisy. Restaurant recommendedations were excellent. On-site parking is available and a must if you have a car. Nice breakfast is an option. Has mini fridge, nesspesso, and kettle.

If this was a 3 star hotel no issues with the physical environment. Good location. Room was large enough. Fairly quiet but older structure so hear people walking above - breakfast was fine - nothing out of the ordinary but good and filling. The problem here is it’s registered as a 4 star hotel of which it is not. It’s the little things that differentiate the two. For example no shampoo was provided and when asked received something very basic - they are very strict about enjoying your own food on the sunny area outside - only can consume what one buys. There were some clothes left in chest from previous guest. When asked ahead to book dinner reservations they had “ forgotten” and when asked later they did. Although one of the hotel staff, Aurelie, and another gentleman were very nice and helpful the manager is not customer focused and was down right rude. She had told us to park in a designated space in parking area. One evening we went to park and there was another car in our space. Then we couldn’t get into door from garage to hotel grounds as a heavy door that was not supposed to be closed was. We had to walk all the way around building ( about 7 minute walk ) to get in. When we told the manager she didn’t apologize and acted like no big deal . The worse thing that almost ruined our stay was I also wanted ice ( again most 4 star hotels would have that easily available ) and when manager was on phone I saw the little kitchen where the fridge was and where a hotel staff had gotten me ice before. I went in to retrieve ice. The pocket door was totally open so I didn’t see a sign that said for guests to not enter. When the manager saw that I was in this little kitchen she just exploded with anger- - yelled at me - closed the door to show me sign - would not listen at all to my explanation. She was truly rude and inappropriate and all she had to say was “ excuse moi - guests not allowed - I’ll happily get you u ice “ but she made a scene - I wanted to leave the hotel it was so distressing. Other reviews have also commented on this manager’s outbursts. Unfortunately I would never recommend this hotel now and have informed my travel agent. If you don’t mind paying 4 star hotel prices for a 3 star facility with a rude and disrespectful manager go for it. The hotel literally next door has a fabulous restaurant- nice hotel staff and a prettier external environment

Comfortable hotel in the center of town with great service and a pretty garden and swimming pool. Our room was beautiful, very big and quiet even though it faced the street. Very close to restaurants and only a few minutes walk to the chateau.