Le Clos Richelieu ****, beautiful house in the heart of Amboise with a view on Castle

Absolutely fantastic! I can’t tell you how beautiful the house and property is! Pictures do not do it justice. Spotlessly clean, and tastefully furnished. Kitchen is very well stocked. Monique and Pierre-Jean, the hosts, were amazing in every way. The location is perfect for walking to all major sites. Where can you ever sit and have a glass of wine with a view of a castle in your backyard? We were a family of 3 in our sixties sharing the house. The house is secured by large locked gates and the hosts live on site, but it is never intrusive. This is one of the nicest places we have stayed in Europe. Don’t hesitate to book if you’re looking at this. We are already dreaming of going back.

We absolutely loved our stay at Les Clos Richelieu. PJ and Monique were amazing hosts and treated us like family from the moment we arrived. The location of the home is just a couple minutes from the château where all the shops and restaurants are, making this the perfect spot for your Amboise stay. The grounds of the home are stunning with plenty of room for kids to run around and play and adults to relax in a lovely private courtyard. The house itself was perfect for our group of 5 adults and 2 kids. Plenty of space, comfortable beds, a great kitchen for cooking up dinner with our finds from the market, and great amenities overall. If you're looking to stay in Amboise, and you should, you should definitely stay here.

We loved our time at Le Clos Richelieu. The home had everything you could ever need and is very spacious. PJ and Monique and their family were very welcoming and helpful. Perfectly located for site seeing and restaurants in Amboise. Everything is walking distance. We highly recommend.

The rental is a guest house to the main house on the other side of the driveway. Inside you'll have no view, but outside is a spectacular view of the Amboise castle. And indeed from the castle is an excellent view of where you'd be staying. I missed the chance to have my wife waving at me from the house's driveway, while I waved back from the castle wall. The rental has three bedrooms. The one on the ground floor is very nice, and has its own shower, but its toilet is across the hall by which one accesses the staircase to the second floor. On the second floor is a second bedroom with a number of single beds (for the kids) with its own bathroom, and through that bedroom is the bedroom we stayed in, very nice, with its own toilet and shower. The kitchen was stocked with the cookware we needed, and we had a nice dining room table and a nice living room area. The owner was helpful and friendly. We recommend it.

We came with 4 adults and 4 pre-teens and had such a fantastic stay! The location is literally PERFECT and we fell in love with Amboise. This is the perfect location to travel the Loire Valley and still get back to home base and have a delicious dinner in The town of Amboise when you get back. The hosts were beyond helpful, the place is spotless and a dream to stay in. We hope to one day come back!

The perfect stay! As we drove through the gates, we had an amazing view of the castle from the large garden and were so warmly welcomed by the hosts Monique and Pierre-Jean. The house is very spacious with everything you would need as a home away from home. The location is fantastic, walking distance to everything (restaurants, bakery, river, cycling and the castle) in Amboise and at the same time incredibly quiet. We hope to return again to this beautiful property and perfect hosts. Merci!

A beautiful place to stay, tranquil yet right in the centre of Amboise. Monique and Jean Pierre were the perfect hosts, warm and welcoming but discreet. We would love to come back one day. Merci beaucoup pour un super sejour!

As first time visitors to France, we were really hoping for the c'est parfait experience and Le Clos Richelieu absolutely delivered! If you are vacillating between a countryside rental and Le Clos Richelieu, you will not regret staying here. The home is a true French classic, well maintained with modern amenities. It is in a fairytale setting overlooking the Amboise Chateau. The gardens are welcoming and quiet and a magnificent Sequoia tree is the centerpiece. In addition, there is the perk of on site parking. Le Clos Richelieu is within walking distance of shops, restaurants and the Sunday Farmers Market. PJ and Monique are wonderful hosts. They are gracious, kind and fun. Definitely a memorable experience and we were sad to leave and hope to return one day.

This house is amazing - the house is well equipped, clean, comfortable, with a beautiful yard and tons of space. The hosts are unbelievably kind, helpful, thoughtful, and friendly. The house was just perfect for our family - we have two young boys and they loved the yard and the rope swing. The location was perfect for visiting the cute downtown, going to the grocery store, or visiting either of the two castles in town. The house was very clean, and had everything you could need. The hosts clearly put a lot of thought and care into their property and it shows. I totally recommend this place, if you're looking for a place to stay in Amboise, stop looking and book this place. We will totally return if we have the chance in the future.

First off, we like our privacy on vacation and typically avoid places where the owners live on the premises- but PJ and Monique were warm to greet us and then left us alone. Communication was great with them. The yard was our favorite part of the house- big and well tended, with an awesome view of the Chateau d’ Amboise literally right there! Plus they have a beautiful giant sequoia in their yard as well. It made for a great place to have coffee, aperitif, or casual dinner outside. The house is modest- simple kitchen and living room- but clean and comfortable and had everything we needed. It was also great to park our car right there, which is not always the case! The town of Amboise is just a 5 minute walk.