10/10 Excellent
Susan D.
Apr 20, 2022
Liked: Cleanliness
Country Estate Close to City
We loved our stay at Nazelles-Negron! The location is perfect for visiting chateaux in the area, and Amboise is such a quaint town. It's the perfect walking town, and the setting along the river is amazing. I'm so glad we stayed there, because it has quite a few restaurants and bakeries. I didn't realize that some other places I looked at would have been pretty remote. It also has Aldi and Intermarche grocery stores. We ended up cooking more than we thought we would, because we were a group of nine, which is difficult to accommodate in small restaurants. If you want to eat out, I suggest making reservations, especially with the better restaurants in town.
We loved our stay at the chateau! It's quirky, because it's a very old home with European appliances and bathrooms. We got used to everything quickly though. The layout of the house worked well for us, which is a little difficult to tell from the pictures. The living room, eat in kitchen, and one full bathroom are on the first floor. A spiral staircase leads to the second and third floor. The second floor has three bedrooms and two full bathrooms. Both bathrooms have tubs and shower handles, but no wall mount like we're used to in the US. The third floor has two bedrooms, one with the ensuite bathroom. That bathroom has a wall mounted shower. The hot water was sufficient, if you space out some showers between morning and night, and don't have a teenage daughter who takes a 30 minute shower! I was glad that we stayed on the third floor with the traditional shower. The climb up the spiral staircase takes a little getting used to, but I felt more comfortable with it the longer we stayed. You lean onto a twisting, grooved pole that goes down the middle. We saw the exact same design at the Clos Luce in Amboise, the home of Leonardo DiVinci the last three years of his life. It looked exactly like his design! All the beds were comfortable, with nice sheets and duvets. The towels aren't fluffy, since they are line dried, but worked fine for us. We also asked for wash cloths, as they weren't provided at first. There is a washing machine in the kitchen, but no dryer, so keep that in mind if you want to wash anything.
The family is really lovely! They were available to us if we needed, but we didn't interact that much. They brought us eggs from their chickens, and the kids loved playing with their dog and looking at the horses. I would definitely recommend staying here!
Susan D.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022