LE GAIMONT — Hotel in Tours

We had a wonderful stay at Le Gaimont! The property was spectacular! The gardens are beautiful and very impressive! ||The location is convenient, very near to the center of the town of Vouvray. We were fortunate that Vouvray wine makers were holding a promotional wine festival while we were there and we stopped at the festival twice (and bought several bottles of wine to bring home with us)!||Elisa is a gracious host, she made us feel welcome. She does not speak much English and we speak just a little French but we managed to communicate using Google Translate. She was always cheerful and upbeat - and she has an infectious smile that makes it impossible not to like her! You will enjoy meeting her!||Our room was comfortable and most unique! If you look at travellers’ pictures, you will see that several rooms are hewn out of the rock face of the hill behind the house! We stayed in one of those rooms! It was like sleeping in a grotto! Our bed was comfortable and the water was hot. In our bathroom was a large round tub with a rainfall shower - my wife loved it!||There was a private area outside our door with two chairs where we could watch the evening come on with a glass of wine. Everything about Le Gaimont is very romantic! ||The property is well located close to Tours, Amboise and Chateau Chenonceau. We rented a car and visited chateaux and wine makers (drinking responsibly). ||We had a very special time at Le Gaimont and am sure that you will as well if you decide to stay here!||Note:|We had some trouble with driving directions. We had to turn our cell phones on and use Google Maps. |There are a few restaurants in Vouvray but not a lot. Some are closed on Mondays (when we were there). If need be, you can always drive into Tours. ...

There are not enough superlatives to describe this lovely, historic maison d’hôtes.

The hosts were always available and attentive to our comforts and questions. La Chambre de Maître bedroom, in the west wing of the main house, was bright and very spacious and tastefully decorated. The large bed was very comfortable and the room was quiet and dark at night. The bathroom was spacious with a giant tub. Good water pressure and lots of hot water. We were particularly happy to discover there are common rooms for relaxing and reading (you will enjoy the eclectic collection of books/magazines and original art) and numerous quiet exterior spaces with comfortable seating. The property is as lovely and as stately as indicated in the website photos. It’s an easy walk up the street to the vineyards above the property which offer lovely views over the area. The petit déjeuner was perfect with first-quality, crispy large croissants (the best on our two week trip-“les meilleures viennoiseries de la région”), homemade confiture, baguettes, fruit, juices, cheeses and more. Elisa prepared lots of great coffee and was there each day in the vaulted breakfast room to greet her guests and offer tips for local restaurants and daily activity. She’s very fluent in English but she and Mathieu were generous and patient allowing us to try our French. In short, we have the highest recommendations for this Maison d’hôtes. The lovely welcome and attentive service you will enjoy from Mathieu and Elisa ensure a pleasant and relaxing séjour. Sometimes you find special places and experiences when you travel in France and this was definitely one of those for us. We hope we will be able to...

We LOVED this bed and breakfast. The house is a gorgeous renovated old mansion and winery. My in-laws stayed in a room in the main house which was impeccably clean, spacious, comfortable, beautifully decorated, and had air conditioning! My fiancée and I stayed in one of the rooms in the roche, an old wine cave beautifully renovated into bedrooms. We loved it - it was cool, clean, and comfortable, and very unique. The garden was absolutely marvelous and teeming with flowers and beautiful plants. As a gardener and plant lover, I loved that the plants were labeled :-). The pool was just lovely to take a dip at the end of a hot day. Matthieu was the best host we’ve encountered at a bed and breakfast. He was friendly and welcoming and a pleasure to chat with. He offered us a glass of wine by the pool which we loved, and had great local recommendations. Breakfast was amazing - in a beautiful sunlit room in the rock with high ceilings and a big wooden table, with a ton of food, very delicious baguette and croissants and pastries/cakes from the local bakery (I’m very particular about bread and pastries, and these were delicious! We even stopped there to buy a cake to go on our way out of town ). There were several coffee and tea options, yogurt, fruit, butter, jams, honey… just amazing. We wish we could have stayed longer. We will definitely come back! We recommend staying here...