Hôtel Restaurant Domaine de la Tortinière

The castle is smaller than expectation. The swimming pool is closed and there is not so many to see and walk around. There is only one towel for 2 persons? 🤔🤔

What a gorgeous oasis of calm and luxury in the Loire. We had a huge room in one of the outer cute buildings. Luxury bed and the largest bathroom and walk in shower. The grounds are delightful and the staff were lovely. The restaurant for breakfast and for dinner was great, really good food. One negative; on the last evening we had the wines paired with the menu and unfortunately the restaurant was totally full and the staff struggled to cope. So the wine for the main course came after we had finished the food. I have no idea what it was as the lady wasn't confident to do anything more than flash the bottle at us pour the wine and dash away. Which she then did again on the final wine. It was a shame to finish this way as we were trying to celebrate my husbands birthday.

We could not have asked for a more beautiful place to stay. We recently stayed here for our trip to the Loire Valley. The hotel was perfect. The staff was very friendly and helpful, we met the owner who was eager to visit and tell us the history of the place. Our room, #4, had a sweet little balcony where we were able to sit on and have a drink overlooking the backside of the estate. The room was very nicely sized and comfortable. The grounds were in bloom with a carpet of pink and white Cyclamen which was spectacular. The chateau, in our opinion, looked like a mini Chateau Chenonceau itself, (less the bridge lol). Look at the pictures and you will see the similarity. It location was great for using as a home base to visit the magnificent chateaus of the valley and the small towns that dot the river. Our only regret was not to have eaten there as everyone we talked to said the restaurant was great too. A visit in last September early October is a great time to visit!!