Hotel Diderot
Chinon, Loire Valley
Good Hotel Guide Review
Near the famous château of this well-known wine town on the Vienne, this B&B is a delightful place to stay. It has new owners, Jamie and Jean-Pierre Dagneaux. The fine old building (15th-century, remodelled in the 18th) is full of character: a spiral stairway on the facade leads to a wrought iron balcony. At the communal breakfast (served in summer in the garden, under an olive tree), over 50 kinds of home-made conserves, from fig and banana jam to lavender jelly, are served. The bedrooms vary in style and size. Some are beamed; some face a road; some may be a little dark ; some, ‘light and modern’, are in the courtyard. Bathrooms are ‘spotless’. For meals, the Oceanic specialises in seafood.
Hotel details
Address
4 Rue De Buffon
Chinon
Loire Valley
37500
France
Telephone
00 33 2479 3188 7
Bedrooms
23 double/twin, some on ground floor, one equipped for disabled.
Open
All year.
Facilities
Breakfast room, courtyard, garden.
Background music
None.
Children
Yes.
Dogs
No.
Credit cards
All major cards accepted.
Prices
Standard double room €56-€86, breakfast €9.