Les Hautes Roches

The hotel is excellent in most respects. Convenient to many of the best chateaus. The staff is great - helpful, welcoming and professional. Ample free parking, small but decent pool. And two very good restaurants. The Gourmet restaurant, in a beautiful room, has a fine menu of appealing dishes, and provides a few amuse bouches. All at a reasonable price for its kind. The wine list is superb, with many fine local wines offered, and also fairly priced. The Bistro also is very good, with different tasty dishes, and the same fine wine list. Outdoor dining was pleasant. It was all 5-star quality, except our room. It was very large, but the furniture seemed to be for a much smaller room. Watching TV was a stretch from any chair and impossible from the bed. The bathroom had no shower, save a handheld one from the tub, which we found inconvenient to use. The hair dryer had very little power. We had room #1, and perhaps others were better.

Excellent hotel with unusual rooms in the cliffs. Staff were very friendly and nothing was too much trouble

We specifically chose to stay here because we were looking for troglodyte rooms, or rooms built into cave systems, and Les Hautes Roches (High Rocks) offered a great selection. Perched on high rocks, thus the name, above the Loire River the location is naturally beautiful and memorable in of itself. The hotel building looks like an elegant old mansion on a hill and was beautiful inside. The restaurants and bar were elegant with friendly staff and lively evening scene. We had one of the largest, if not the largest cave room and it was HUGE with beautiful views of the Loire River down below. No AC in the troglodyte rooms but it's not really needed since they're naturally cool but fans are available upon request. Comfortable bed, big bathroom with separate tub and shower, separate couch and chairs, and plenty of open space. Only downside is the location is not in a town so a car is needed to go anywhere unless you want to walk 15 minutes to the small town of Rochecorbon. Tours is within 15 minutes to the west and Amboise is within 15 minutes to the east so you're right in the middle of two large towns. If you're wanting to explore east Loire Valley and west Loire Valley this is a good middle location; it's just not in a populated town with many restaurants in walking distance. I would stay here again for the Troglodyte rooms.

The hotel is unique, well situated with a lovely staff. The hotel is going through some changes following the arrival of new management, so there are still a few issues, but it remains a remarkable hotel. The rooms carved into the cliff are amazing.

If you are in this region, stay in the troglodyte hotel. Staff are efficient, hotel is beautifully positioned over looking the Loire. Very relaxing after a day of sight seeing.

Room size and quality and views which can only come from a attentive and caring establishment. And the real bonus .. One of the largest and most comfortable hotel beds we have slept in for ages!