Chateau de Pray

What a dissapointment. The chateau looked the part and the location is perfect but that is it. On entering the reception the first thing that hits you is the smell.. The reception is dingy and badly decorated with artificial flowers and bibs and bobs. We are shown around and the manky, heavy nauseating smell is still there. We are shown to our room up 2 flights of stairs into a dreadful attic space with no view and tiny windows.. I booked a garden view. We are shown another room ( 6) which is much better and has no smell. The bed was comfortable. We stayed 5 days and saw no one having breakfast ..could it be the smell. We went to a lovely petisserie in Amboise every morning and it was heaven at €13 for the 2 of us. The decor is dreadful but looks great in the photos..there is nothing luxurious or indulgent about this place.

The Château is located in the quite area and we were able to relax. It is perfect as a base for Loire castle visits. The room was spacious, clean and comfortable. Staff were really nice and kind. You can feel the history of château in the public space where you see some old paintings and furnitures. The restaurant was fabulous. We really enjoed each and every dish.

I highly recommend a stay at this beautiful, historic, and wonderfully staffed property. You will be staying in an ancient chateau among its stained glass, wood paneling, tapestries and historic furnishings. The staff, especially Pierre, were overwhelmingly gracious, helpful and accommodating. We stayed in the fall, so could not take full advantage of their beautiful terrace, gardens and huge pool overlooking the Loire River. We fully intend to return in a warmer month. The hotel is located ideally to explore the chateaux of the Eastern Loire. Parking is easy in their courtyard. Five stars!

The hotel is an old castle; It is a very charming place, and a young team which was very friendly to us. It als has an excellent restaurant.

Great accomodation (four poster bed in old chateau, lots of character) and wonderful meal - very creative, a feast of different flavours, great staff, overall, most enjoyable.