Booking a bed and breakfast in Amboise means wanting to sleep just minutes from the finest châteaux of the Loire, in a region where you take your time. The Château de la Huberdière is a charming hotel set in a 16th-century family home, with the warm, personal welcome of a guesthouse: the enclosed grounds, the table d'hôtes and the silence of the Touraine countryside. You do not stay here as you would in an ordinary hotel, you are received.
The château stands in Nazelles-Négron, just across the Loire from Amboise. You are ten minutes from the Clos Lucé and the royal château, thirty minutes from Tours and its Saint-Pierre-des-Corps TGV station, and already far from the bustle. Here is what sets a château with a guesthouse spirit apart from ordinary accommodation, and how to plan your stay.
A guesthouse spirit, in a charming hotel
A short walk from Amboise, the château cultivates the spirit of a guesthouse while offering the comfort and service of a hotel: old parquet floors, high ceilings, views over the grounds or the Vouvray hillsides. It has ten rooms and suites, each with its own private bathroom: ten rooms, ten moods. One looks onto the centuries-old trees, another onto the rooftops, a third opens due south. You sleep here with the windows open onto the quiet.
This variety is a choice, not chance. Each room carries a name rather than a number, furniture found in brocante shops, a colour decided on. You do not book a category, you choose a room. Regulars have their own and ask for it again year after year. To discover them in detail, with their facilities and rates, everything is set out on the stay at the château page.
What is included in your stay?
A stay with us includes far more than a bed: the table, the grounds, the pool and the advice that makes the difference between a stopover night and a real stay. Here is what is included.
- Homemade breakfast, served every morning from 8.30 am to 10.30 am
- Access to the fourteen-hectare enclosed grounds and the heated pool from April to October
- Free parking on the estate
- Wi-Fi and route tips for your outings
- The table d'hôtes in the evening, by reservation
Breakfast is a moment of its own. Pastries, homemade jams, seasonal fruit and regional produce: this is where you plan your day and share the visits not to miss. Many of our guests keep that memory as fondly as the châteaux themselves.
Where is the château in relation to Amboise?
Between Amboise and the Loire Valley, La Huberdière is a private 16th-century estate set in a wooded park enclosed by walls. You hear the birds, not the road. This is what people come to Touraine for when they dream of a bed and breakfast with character: a real, lived-in place, far from standardised formats.
The location is ideal for exploring. Amboise and its Sunday market, the vineyards of Vouvray and Montlouis, the troglodyte villages, all are a few minutes' drive away. You set off in the morning to visit, you come home in the evening to your grounds, without ever driving for long.
What does the table d'hôtes serve in the evening?
In the evening, by reservation, I prepare a table d'hôtes with produce from the market and the kitchen garden. I am Italian: I like to blend the cooking of Touraine with that of my childhood, and on some evenings the scent of slow-cooked tomato and oregano rises from the kitchen well before dinner. We eat together, around a single table, and the conversations often run late.
The rhythm changes from one evening to the next. On weekdays it is sharing boards, cheeses, fine charcuterie and regional vegetables, in an easy-going mood. On Thursdays I serve a fully Italian dinner, a set menu served around 8 pm in the spirit of a family meal, on the terrace if the weather allows, otherwise in the château's sitting rooms. On Sunday evenings the kitchen rests. Nothing gastronomic or stiff, just what I would cook for my own family.
It is another way to travel: to meet the people who keep the place, to taste home cooking, to leave with an address rather than an anonymous booking. The table caters for vegetarian or gluten-free diets, just let us know. Full details of our dining are on the dining page.
How do you choose a charming bed and breakfast in Touraine?
Choosing a good charming bed and breakfast in Touraine comes down to a few simple markers, easy to spot once you know where to look.
The first is the welcome. In a true guesthouse, you are received by the people who keep the place, you have a face in front of you and advice given out loud. Nothing like a front desk handing out keys. Then comes the table: being able to dine on site after a day of châteaux, without getting back in the car, changes the whole feel of a stay. Look too at the space around you. A park, a pool, the absence of anything overlooking you are worth more than a pretty room wedged by the roadside. Location counts just as much, close to the sights without being in the tourist flow. Finally, be wary of rows of identical rooms: rooms that each have their own character are the sign of a home, not of a calibrated product.
La Huberdière ticks these boxes, but keep these criteria in mind wherever you book. They set a place with character apart from ordinary accommodation in the countryside.
How much does a bed and breakfast cost in Amboise?
The price of a bed and breakfast in Amboise depends on the room you choose, the season and the length of stay. A rate always includes the homemade breakfast and access to the grounds and the pool. Rather than a single price, we prefer to show real availability and let you choose the room that suits you. Up-to-date rates can be seen directly on the stay page.
For the same budget, a château like ours offers what an ordinary hotel does not: the space of a park, the quiet, a home table and the feeling of being received rather than lodged.
When should you come and stay in Touraine?
Each season has its character, and there is no bad time to come and stay in Touraine. Spring wakes the valley's gardens, Villandry and Chaumont-sur-Loire foremost, with soft light and few people. Summer calls for the pool and long evenings in the grounds. Autumn colours the Vouvray vines at harvest time. Winter has the charm of complete quiet and a log fire, ideal for a weekend for two.
Each mood has its admirers. Tell us what you are after, and we will advise on the season and the visits to go with it.
What is there to do around Amboise?
Around Amboise, the Loire Valley holds a density of châteaux unmatched in France, and you reach the best known in half an hour from La Huberdière. To plan your visits, read our guide to visiting the châteaux of the Loire.
A few landmarks close by:
- the royal château of Amboise and the Clos Lucé, Leonardo da Vinci's last home
- Chenonceau, the château over the Cher, twenty minutes away
- the Vouvray cellars for tasting
- the banks of the Loire by bike, on the Loire à Vélo route
- Chaumont-sur-Loire and its garden festival, twenty-five minutes away
Book your stay
For a night, a weekend or a week, the Château de la Huberdière welcomes you all year round, with the spirit of a guesthouse. Check availability and details on the stay page, or write to us directly to plan your visit.
You are looking for a place with character near Amboise to discover the châteaux of the Loire in peace. You have found it.
