LOGIS HOTEL RESTAURANT LE MONARQUE

This is the 3rd consecutive year that we have had a stopover in Le Monarque. We stayed in room 48 which is like a mini apartment: 2 bedrooms, bathroom & separate bathroom. The beds were so comfortable, air conditioning worked perfectly & the italian shower was super. It was really quiet & everyone had a great night’s sleep (2 adults & 2 children).||We often stay in Logis Hotel (3 stars) & the bedrooms at Le Monarque were superior to what we’re used to. However, the breakfast was well below par & would prevent us from returning. It’s not expensive (€9.50 per adult/€5 per child) but even at that I did not find it good value – I would prefer to pay more for higher quality. Firstly, breakfast was from 0730-1000 but when we arrived @ 0900 the buffet was almost empty. It was impossible to find any staff – the buffet really is self-service! When we eventually did find someone, they advised we’d have to wait 20 mins (it was actually 25 mins) for croissants & pains au chocolat. They were so poor they must have been re-heated from frozen. Why could the hotel not provide fresh croissants from the lovely boulangerie next door? We asked for an espresso (instead of the miserable looking filter coffee on offer)  which they were going to charge us for until my husband complained. Most places would now have a decent coffee machine for self service. The fruit salad was tinned & disgusting – most places would offer fresh fruit salad. The cereals were really unappealing – missing a nice granola – the muesli looked particularly unappetising. I had an espresso & some tinned fruit – not a good start to the day!||

We stayed here for two nights and enjoyed the restaurant here as well. It is a short walk to the main shopping area and the chateau and also not far to get to the train station to pick up the shuttle to the other chateaus in the area. We were lucky to have an upgraded room with a two bedroom suite including kitchen facilities and laundry. It was quite hot during our stay so the only downside of the apartment is that it doesn’t have air conditioning. They did provide several fans for our use which helped quite a lot. The hotel is on a fairly busy street but we were not bothered by noise at all. The restaurant provides a very nice breakfast and very tasty dinner options. The apartment was spacious and clean and had everything you might need for an extended stay if you would need it. The staff were very helpful in trying to find us the best rooms since there was going to be a very large group of travelers there at the same time and they were concerned about our comfort. So thoughtful! Just lovely people! Thanks for everything!

Vaut le détour. I've just had a three course dinner with a kir en apéritif, and 25cl of red Touraine wine for 32€. A gorgeous galette of potato and goat's cheese with a side of salad as a starter, tender and full of flavour on the palate. Mains of roast breast of chicken on the bone, in a creamy wholegrain mustard sauce; although not announced on the menu, it came with a generous side of creamy mash. For desert, a chocolate bomb, on what seemed to be a coconut base, with delicately stewed pieces of apple inside. The best meal I have had in France in ages. The chicken was slightly tough, the sauce a bit too mustardy, but these are meer quibbles. The helpings are generous and hearty. The place is buzzing, so be sure to reserve. The restaurant seems to be run by a team of young people, who are warm, efficient, charming and friendly. What's not to like? I am so well fed that I have had to stop for a digestif of cognac on the way back to my lodgings. I'm in Blois for the annual history festival, les Rendez-vous de l'histoire de Blois. But if you are touring the Loire Valley, make sure you stop over here for lunch or dinner. It's also an hotel, so you can stay over too and sleep off the feast. Be sure to leave a tip on the table for the utterly lovely staff.

Great location within a block of the metro and right next to Rue Cler and close to the Army Museum.|Reception was very helpful. Rooms were small but fine for this central location. Breakfast is limited with limited seating.

Staying in this hotel makes you feel as if you are part of their family. All of the staff, reception, waitresses, cleaners go out of their way to make your stay memorable. The room was spacious with a comfortable bed and pillows, it was extremely clean and quiet even though it was close to the street. We stayed for a week and found that you could easily walk to the Gare to board the shuttle bus to explore the chateaux. The hotel restaurant is very good and always very busy and the breakfast, if you decide to eat there, has a good variety including eggs you can boil. We would definitely stay here again if we revisited Blois.

Great hotel, clean rooms & friendly staff. 5min away from the city center by walk The hotel was calm with nice decoration on the walls (local art pieces & Tintin comics posters & collector items). We had a great stay! Thank you :)

We usually stay at more upmarket hotels, but this one was very acceptable and good value for money. It is very central, but this means there is no parking and even unloading your car is a hassle. Still, there’s a reasonably priced underground car park only a couple of hundred meters away. Ou room - number 11 - was tiny, but clean and functional. The windows opened onto flat roofs with A/C outlets, and the 'white noise' they produced was actually quite soothing and diminished the traffic noise. The room A/C was feeble, and we had to open these windows to get the room temperature down. Breakfast was not opulent, but it was fine: baguette, croissants, yogurt, ham, salami, cheese, muesli with fruit, fruit juices. Friendly staff.

The staff were very nice. The room was ok but the walls had stains. Breakfast was good.