Thanks, ibailey. Though Le Manoir looks spectacular, the concensus among our group is that Amboise is too far off the path for our original intent to spend the time in Normandy. We've come up with these two possibilities, if anyone is familiar and cares to weigh-in, we'd love to hear your opinions:

http://hoteltardif.monsite.orange.fr/

or

http://www.la-ferme-du-pressoir.com/

ttt