Pays de la Loire Family Friendly Hotel Alternatives

Loire Valley Delight

• 40 guests

• 20 bedrooms

Marçay, Indre-et-Loire

If you’ve always dreamt of staying somewhere steeped in rich history and surrounded by quiet countryside, this is the home for you. After all, it doesn’t get much grander than a 15th-century castle set within fifteen hectares of parkland.

The Priory Tower

• 4 guests

• 2 bedrooms

Pressigny, Deux-Sèvres

Converted from a fourteenth-century nunnery in a village near the historic town of Poitiers, The Priory Tower is surrounded by valleys, ponds, and woods in all directions. It’s a quiet area, with a peace disturbed only by the occasional church bells, or birdsong.

Hardbound Volumes

• 2 guests

• 1 bedrooms

Varennes-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire

If your romantic escape plan involves sitting by a grand piano with a rare book in hand, surrounded by art and antique treasure somewhere in lush acres of the Loire countryside, Hardbound Volumes can top that up with a lot more. The 15th century home is a treasure chest, complete with a massive log fireplace, exquisite oil paintings and rich Chinese rugs, to name a few.