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Château de Pray

At a Glance

    Pros

  • marvelous setting
  • superlative good-value restaurant
  • open year-round

    Cons

  • service can be haughty
  • no bar

Château de Pray Review

Like a Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud, this hotel keeps purring along, decade after decade, offering many delights: a romantic, twin-tower château, a Loire River vista, tranquil guest rooms (four of the less expensive are in a charming "Pavillon Renaissance"), and an excellent restaurant. Fifty years ago Loire Valley guidebooks praised this domain, and things have only gotten better. Chef Ludovic Laurenty's restaurant is set in two salons, one in Charles-Dix golds, the other lighted with chandeliers and stained-glass windows, lined with tapestries, and spectacularly centered around a neo-Gothic, sculpted-wood fireplace. Laurenty earned his first Michelin rosette in 2008 and loves his independence: he has his own vegetable garden on the grounds, and bakes his own bread. You can sample his skill for €30 with the lunchtime menu, or by enrolling in a cooking class.

    Contact Information

  • Address: Rte. de Chargé, 4 km (2 mi) east of Amboise, Amboise, 37400 | Map It
  • Phone: 02-47-57-23-67
  • Website: praycastel.online.fr
  • Location: Amboise

    Hotel Amenities

  • 17 rooms, 2 suites.
  • Restaurant, pool.
  • Rooms have: no a/c, Internet, Wi-Fi.
  • Rate includes some meals.

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