Château de Chémery — Hotel in Romorantin-Lanthenay

Having just just returned from a trip to the Loire I felt I had to review Chateau Chermery this is a genuine medieval castle / chateau with stone floors wooden panneling and towers , during the day the chateau is open as a museaum but at night you can stay in the rooms as a B and B and really experiance what it would have been like to have lived in one of these . Parts of the castle are in ruins but the rooms you can staying in are amazing and you really feel part of history , in fact the room we had even had an oratory with a stained glass window in it . We also enjoyed a lovely home cooked french meal served on the cheateaux's wooden table , the welcome was very homely and the whole experiance was unique. Definitely not fancy but worth...

We stayed here on 26th May 2024 and was met with the owners ferocious dog running free to attack our dog..Despite asking the owner to keep him tethered the next morning my partner took our dog for a walk on her lead and was viciously attacked by the owners dog running loose again. My partner was desperatel trying to keep our dog safe and tried to grab the other dog to keep him away from our dog. The dog dragged him to the gravel path causing his right arm to be cut and bleed profusely. His knuckles were so torn and bloody it looked as though he had been in a boxing match.. His scars didn't heal for several weeks. The owner apologised, however, be warned, this place is NOT dog...

An extraordinary building and a fascinating place to stay. A couple took on the renovation of this moated chateau in the 80s and the work continues. It dates from the C12th, with various phases of building in the following centuries, and would be a fascinating place to visit, let alone stay.||||Your room is a museum set piece, closed from the tour when occupied. Full of ancient furniture and exhibits. Ours had a loom, old panelling, ancient costumes and graffiti from WW2 German soldiers. There are attics to explore, crumbling outbuildings, a pigeonnier and a frog-ridden moat.||||It's not fancy, the owners speak little English, the food is simple; but it's truly a magical place to...