Fontevraud L'Ermitage

Très bin petit déjeuner

Delightful quiet venue

Incredible setting in the Abbey hermitage. The hotel reservation includes free and unrestricted access to the Abbey and its museums. Unique.

un hôtel exceptionnel dans une abbaye sublime avec la possibilité d'assister à un son et lumières magnifique. MERCI !

Аtmosphere and ambience, everything was above our expectations. It is especially nice that staying at the hotel you can explore the Abbey until midnight. Everything is open and there are crowds free. The smell of the herbs in the gardens is simply divine! Oh, and don't skip breakfast under any circumstances. The experience is unique.

The room in Fontevraud L'Ermitage was pleasant, it was clean and the beds were good. Perfect for 2 or 3 nights. The room was quite warm in August, there were fans but they made little difference. We also missed having a seat. We were with 4 people, so sometimes we had to wait for each other. Don’t go for the breakfast, the selection is very limited and we found it very disappointing for the price.

Lieu superbe. Personnel au top Petits déjeuners gastro Chambre confortable mais très chaude en été. Éclairage d’extérieur du bâtiment la nuit un peu gênante pour qui dort la fenêtre ouverte

Cadre génial, personnel de l'hôtel vraiment très très bien, chambre confortable, senteur Fontevraud très agréable. Le bar éphémère, les paniers repas, la diversité des éléments du petit-déjeuner ainsi que leur provenance et leur qualité, ça c'est du quatre étoiles comme on aime!

We loved everything about this restful, magical place. The staff could not have been more helpful. Breakfast plentiful and top quality, locally-sourced ingredients. Room very comfortable indeed.

Aussergewöhnliches Erlebnis: Ruhige Lage, neuwertige Zimmer in Klosteranlage, Abendessen (separat) u. Frühstück (inklusive) in Michelin Sterne Restaurant, Möglichkeit der Besichtigung der Abtei ausserhalb normaler Öffnungszeiten, was will man mehr?

Mitten im Kloster welches die Hausgäste nachts besichtigen können, eine wundervolle Erfahrung. Tolles, sehr freundliches, englisch sprachiges Personal. Ruhige Lage, schöne moderne Zimmer. Anstelle im Restaurant zu essen, hat man die Möglichkeit sich einen Picknickkorb richten zu lassen und im Klostergarten zu picknicken. Wundervoll. Wir kommen gerne wieder.

Très bien

Vorteil für Hotelgäste: die Anlage ist bis 24.00 Uhr für sie geöffnet

Superb accommodation. Beautifully considered mix of the old and the new. I have stayed her a number of times and LOVE it. The greatest pleasure was to have sole access to the whole Abbaye when the public left. MAGICAL. The erastuiarant is also very special.

A true gem - and what makes it a gem is that hitel guests have access to the abbey after closing hours until midnight - really exiting!

Séjour extraordinaire, l'environnement est très apaisant, le personnel accueillant et professionnel, le mobilier est de qualité et décoré avec très bons goûts, le petit déjeuner est varié et avec des produits locaux de qualité. Le fait de pouvoir visiter l'abbaye même de nuit est une belle surprise que nous avons apprécié

To be allowed to visit all the night

Très beau, expérience exceptionnelle, petit déjeuner super, de pouvoir visiter l‘Abbaye le soir est fantastique. Petit bémol la voiture est garée loin, mais par contre le parking est spacieux. Le système de clé pour les chambres c‘est un peu compliqué. Nous sommes très très contents de notre séjour

Cadre exceptionnel, visite de l‘Abbaye seuls la nuit, le calme, personnel attentif, produits de qualité au petit déjeuner. ( pas compris ) Visite des environs avant l’arrivée des touristes. Un enchantement à quelques heures de Paris. On recommande!

A stunning nunnery with so much history! A must experience. The accommodations are all executed with so much integrity.

Excellent séjour relaxant et gastronomique

Détente en famille dimanche de Pâques excellent week-end

Magnifique nuitée à Fontevraud l'ermitage avec balade nocturne à faire absolument dans le domaine.

Room was great but limited amenities Property was really quiet Bar was really cool but no patrons in there

Localisation unique au sein de l'abbaye, avec la possibilité de visiter en soirée. Personnel professionnel et accueillant. Les chambres sont spacieuses et confortables. Le petit déjeuner est fantastique dans un cadre magnifique. C'est notre second séjour et on aime ce lieu chargé d'histoire et son hôtel permettant une expérience inattendue.

Unique experience

Front desk staff were extremely helpful and offered amazing places to eat as the main restaurant was fully booked. Both places were exceptional and earned a 10/10 rating for food service and ambiance.

Chambre très sobre peut être un peu trop La douche dans la salle de bain mériterait un peu d’entretien Ce qui est top c’est le petit déjeuner et le déjeuner Et pouvoir visiter le site la nuit c’est magique

Excellent séjour dans cette abbaye chargée d’histoire. Tout était parfait. Le personnel a eu de gentilles attentions pour que notre séjour dans l’établissement soit unique.

Séjour magique au sein de l’abbaye

Un séjour très agréable dans une abbaye pour nous tout seuls de nuit.

Excellent sejour à l'abbaye et la possibilite de visiter celle-ci dans de tres bonnes conditions. Le jardin de l'abbaye etait magnifiquement habille de multiples illuminations. la chambre etait propre et spacieuse. Le diner dans le restaurant étoilé etait une pure merveille de l'entree au dessert. Le sommelier nous a fait découvrir de tres bons vins. Le petit dejeuner etait ewcellent. et servi dans une ancienne eglise de l'abbatiale: magnifique.

Excellent séjour hors du temps dans un lieu magnifique !

Un lieu chargé d’histoire dans lequel l’hôtel s’est glissé avec classe et sans dénaturer les lieux. Chambres propres, modernes et très silencieuses. Un plaisir

Always a pleasure! Such an interesting place.

Séjour excellent dans un lieu exceptionnel qui permettait la visite de l'abbaye jusqu'à minuit.

The staff was pleasant and accommodating. The beds were comfortable.

Nice historic property. The rooms were clean and spacious

Parfait

Environnement exceptionnel et calme absolu

A fabulous hotel. What a privilege to be able to stay in Fontevraud-l’Abbaye Abbey. The ability to walk around after the public has gone up to 12.30 at night was amazing! The room was clean and comfortable and the hotel was beautiful. Take time to go to the restaurant in the Cloisters. Such an experience . Very highly recommend

Amazing place that yiu can walk around at midnight

Very nice experience. Staff super friendly and great rooms.

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localisation incroyable. vous pouvez visiter l'abbaye en dehors des horaires rien que pour vous. design contemporain bien entretenu, restaurant gastronomique et salle du petit déjeuner dans un cloitre.

The setting is quite spectacular and the hotel rooms are stylish if a little small. Unfortunately, my husband accidentally, kicked his glasses under the bed and when we tried to retrieve them saw that cleaning under the bed is not a priority. A lot of dust etc. Otherwise the room was spotless. I had also emailed the hotel a few days before asking if we could eat in the restaurant. They only told me on arrival that it was fully booked until October. It would have been helpful to have known in advance. We took the option of a ‘picnic hamper’ which was disappointing to say the least. The breakfast was slightly underwhelming. A nice selection of items from local producers but luke warm coffee out of a thermos jug is not what I would expect from a hotel of this standard. I think they could serve a pot of coffee or tea at the table without too much trouble. The reception staff were extremely pleasant and helpful I must say.

Beautiful place to stay. Wonderful surroundings of old monasteries, great amenities lots of interesting things to see. Great local food, very friendly staff, magical atmosphere. Highly recommend this place.

Un endroit magique où le temps s’arrête Un son et lumière sur lnabvaye grandiose Un service impeccable

Beautiful location and amazing hotel. Will definitely visit again.

What is not to like, eating a wonderful breakfast around a cloister after a quiet night in this Abby of great French & English historical significance, with dove and large bells easing you into your morning.

My husband and I stayed at Fontevraud Abbey for a night and it was honestly the highlight of our France trip. There is a light show next week and they were practicing which was great that we got a free preview of it! Plus we hadn't realised we get to view the abbey until midnight and the next day as included in the price of our hotel stay. The bar and food service was also great. The only thing I would say is that we weren't notified that the bar closed at 10 and we did manage to thankfully get 1 drink from the front desk staff at 10.30-ish but I know several people did not know about this closing time. But overall would absolutely recommend staying at this hotel!

Amazing to have access to the abbey after all the visitors had gone home.

Great

Exceptional surroundings arrived late and was greeted with a smile and a motorised cart to collect me and my luggage from my motorcycle. Fabulous after a long wet day riding in the rain!

Location exceptional Able to explore Abbey almost privately until 12:30 AM Exceptional staff with outstanding servie ans knowledge

Historic site that tells many stories, and all of the accommodations are up to date and comfortable. Staff is easy and knowledgeable.

Experience of the abbey at night .

Beautiful srchitecture

This is my second stay at the hotel. I had a wonderful experience previously and wanted to begin with that. After my recent business trip, I was disappointed. Our rooms had no functioning hot water in our rooms (Jardin) room the morning of our departure. This was unfortunate because I was hoping to walk the grounds before we left for our meeting. Instead, we lingered hoping to shower, and eventually left unshowered and instead had a mediocre breakfast. Overall, a major letdown. All of that considered I will try again but next time, stay in the main building. The jardin rooms are small and one of my group complained of this.

The whole atmosphere of the hotel is so calm and restorative. The setting, in the ancien abbey, is simply lovely. Our room was delightful. Breakfast was splendid. The staff were helpful and friendly, with the service over all, of the highest quality. It is essential to book dinner in the restaunt as soon as you can, as there are not many covers, so were not able to eat there.

Amazing place. History and modern art are omnipresent.

Best night sleep in many years for both myself and my partner! The garden room was super comfortable and clean. The place itself ia gorgeous and so calming. The receptionist was great! Only one thing to faulter, we didn't have breakfast as we thought it was way overpriced and that was the only downside really.

A lovely modern clean hotel

Incredible place, and perfect service!

I love Fontevraud. This is a special place - between the history of the abbey, the amazing restaurant, the comfortable and clean rooms, the dedication to eco-friendliness, and on and on. Our only complaint, and this might sound very American, is the lack of climate control. On a very stuffy, hot afternoon, our west-facing, top-floor room was HOT. We opened windows but were immediately faced with clouds of gnats and insects that swarmed our room. We asked for a fan, which the front desk clerk said he would bring up. He called back 10 minutes later to say "no fans because of the Covid situation". ?????? No fans in our own room because of Covid??? Ummmmmmm, Ok.... Their dedication to providing an eco-friendly spot is commendable, but a winter-weight duvet on the bed, no fans, no ventilation, no fan, crazy insects means no sleep, and no sleep means not a good visit. This was our second visit to Fontevraud, and we will definitely be back - just not in summer, and we will definitely request to NOT be on the top floor where the rooms bake in the sunlight.

Nice having access to abbey. But hotel has much to be desired: no air conditioning or even fans in excessively warm rooms (they said no fans because of COVID??); no water in rooms or refrig, no tea pot or coffee, amenities lacking. Big problem: access to hotel is only through parking lot some ways away, or through public access lobby to Abbey site, which is often crowded and requires you to show vax cards each time. Rooms are poorly designed with windows which allow for no privacy..no curtains, just shutters. Staff tried to be helpful, but clearly this hotel not up to four star status. Great breakfast/20 euros a person.

Room’s carpet needs better cleaning as well as the bathroom. No air conditioning in the room hard to sleep in the summer better off some place else. Breakfast just okay.

We came here specifically to see the tombs of Richard the Lion Hart and King Henry II. The hotel is first class as is the service. The Abbey is amazing.

Elegant, historic, amazing experience. Great accommodation

Fontevraud L'Hotel was one of the most unique and incredible hotel experiences I have ever had. The beautiful, peaceful surrounding of this absolutely gorgeous hotel made it lovely. However, it was the experience of being able to walk the grounds of this enormous abbey, enter buildings, meditate in the cloister, spend time in the crypt at any time (I walked the grounds until almost midnight) that proved truly magical. Steeped in the long, complicated history of France, this place is a history-lover's dream. I highly recommend this experience for anyone in love with France who wants to love it even more.

Beautiful place to relax and meditate

The ambience of the property was amazing. Quiet and peaceful, to wander around early morning and late afternoon was wonderful. The comfort room in the hotel was on the small side with little hanging space but had all of the other amenities that we needed. There was no air conditioning so the room was rather warm but we were able to open the windows at night which cooled the temperature.

Swip card / credit card for lighting. Remote key door locks, work in progress, construction. Lot of lose ends, maybe in 3 or 4 yrs. Come back.

The setting is absolutely superb, the hotel wonderfully designed and probably the best meal we have ever eaten.

Beautiful setting and imaginatively designed hotel . Restaurant in cloisters was a very special setting for delicious and memorable food. only criticism is that the rooms may need some additional forms of cooling

Romms are modern and decoration very sobre (we are in a monastary!) Important to know that the parking is far away from hotel! They can provide an electric car to pick you up at car park with luggage, but nobody told us that, so we walked all the way with our luggage….

The abbey was very interesting, glad it was open at night

Very interesting hotel situated in an old and historic abbey. The hotel has recently been refurbished into a modern 4/5 star hotel The restaurant is particularly excellent and not to be missed. A real experience.

An amazing opportunity to stay in an historic abbey. Interesting modern design in an old building. The restaurant is absolutely superb

Very nice hotel set within the old abbaye grounds. Hotel very clean albeit very warm in hot weather. Excellent meal at the restaurant but a little expensive. But would highly recommend!

The hotel was lovely and clean and very modern set inside the historical monument of Fondevraud. The restaurant and the bar were equally impressive and the best thing about the hotel was that it gave after-hours access to the abbey, up until 1am which was great because it was all lit up in the dark. The only down side was the lack of air conditioning meant that the room got very hot but the staff were extremely helpful and provided us with cold water, mist sprays and dabs which helped a lot!

Nice accoidations. Was a great perk that you have full access to the entire site even after it closes to the general public. The one downside is that if you don’t make dinner reservations weeks in advance it will book up. Our issue was that every restaurant in Town was booked up. We were forced to use room service. This was nice but diner was about $200 there are no tables except a very low coffee table in the rooms. Eating a $200 meal on the floor was not fun. Also be aware there is no air conditiining and it was hot. The lower roo cooled down nicely with the windows open (no screens to keep bugs out, but loft was unbearably hot.

Beautiful location right in the abbey.

Well appointed, clean, great restaurant, spectacular grounds, 10 minute walk to the sweet village. You have complete access to the Abbaye day and night. A couple of odd things - nobody brought our suitcases to the room, we had to retrieve them ourselves and our dinner reservation for the restaurant, although confirmed through the app, was not confirmed with the restaurant.

We enjoyed our stay. The facilities were amazing. The room was small and a bit warm. There was no air conditioning but a fan unit did help a bit. We only ate breakfast but the setting was amazing. The Anbey was a bit far from anything though Chinon and Sameur were a nice drive. We had a fantastic dinner at a local restaurant based on the staffs recommendation. Worth a stay understanding it is a bit remote.

This is extremely interesting “high concept” accommodation. The design of the facilities and furnishings evokes the monastic heritage while maintaining high modern comfort. Breakfast was served in the dining room, formerly the cloister. Dinner is a gourmet experience which, like the furnishings, evokes monastic asceticism with imaginative and surprising adaptations of the traditions. Staying at the hotel gives 24-hour access to the extensive monastic site and gardens. Wandering the mostly deserted grounds and buildings in early morning or twilight is a marvellous experience. The location is convenient for making daytrips in the area with parking within the abbey walls.

Definitely recommend staying here. This is a truly unique hotel with small but comfortable and tastefully decorated rooms. The grounds are fabulous. A real privilege that hotel guests can explore the Abbey freely after hours. Would advise against breakfast here - it is too over-priced considering you're only getting a limited continental breakfast. Would recommend going to the great little boulangerie in the village instead! Also, make sure you book in advance if you want to eat at the restaurant during your stay. We were not informed of this and as it's so popular there was no availability for the 3 days we were there.

Absolutely beautiful!! You have free parking, free access to the abbey and grounds. It was an absolutely beautiful renovation. The room was extremely small and I would not recommend the Comfort rooms unless you are a couple or a single. The bathrooms were great with a fantastic shower! They were very high tech but the iPad did not really serve any great purpose. The restaurant was fully booked when we arrived so if you want to eat on premises make sure to make a reservation ahead of time. Breakfast was very expensive for what you received, it was 18 Euros a person and service was a little slow. Overall a gorgeous hotel and having access to the grounds at night was a very unique experience. Decent service and a decent room with a lot of amenities.

A bit expensive but well worth it. Lovely Hotel, Charming Village, Masses of places to visit. Ellenor of Aquitaine, Husband Henry 2 of England & Richard 1, Coeur de Lion, all buried here fantastic tombs and lots of history here.

Beautiful and peaceful. As well the restaurant is exceptional

Fantastic room, luxurious bed mattress and wonderful bathroom!! No negative comments

Lovely hotel and amazing experience. Book a table in advance, otherwise you'll struggle to find somewhere to eat in the village.

Great place to stay. The Abby grounds are stunning which you have free access to as part of your stay. The hotel is surrounded by rolling fields of sunflowers and vines. The hotel has free bikes which are in good condition so you can explore the area. We cycled to Château du Petit Thouars (6kn away) for some wine tasting and Chinon (20km away). The hotel is clean and the staff are super friendly. Very enjoyable stay.

Rooms are quite basic for this level of establishment. The recent refurbishment is quite spartan. The bed was comfortable. The TV did not work properly nor did the WiFi. The carpet was fitted by a complete amateur with the pieces not in same direction so already major fraying .the breakfast was excellent though.

Amazing hotel in Abbey. Room has no Air conditioning any you really can't open window because of the bugs attracted with light on. There is a fan but really no fresh air in the room. Atmosphere is great and you can access the abbey. Restaurant is fine dining with only set menu. 85 and 105 euro per person. Breakfast is ok but with very limited choices. It is a good experience after all.

Nice hotel, although a little strange/unusual, room was nice but very small

We stayed at 12 different hotels during our trip to Europe including the Waldorf Astoria - but this was by far, the best experience we have ever had. And it is not just a stay, it is a total experience! The service is impeccable! The facility is meticulously maintained and stunningly beautiful. It is what staying a night in Heaven might be like. There is a beautiful view out of any window (which you can open up to hear the sparrows singing in the morning). The abbey is open 247 to guests. You can tour the abbey at night which is amazing. There is a tiny village offering additional dining options but their in-house dining is top notch. Breakfast is awesome. Terrific value!

This hotel is located on the Fontevraud Abbey property. It was amazing! We had free run of the Abbey, the rooms were very nice and properly decorated for the atmosphere, the food was outstanding, and the staff were helpful and accommodating. This was by far one of the best hotels I have had the privilege to stay.

BEAUTIFUL Building. The Hotel and Abbey were so wonderfully restored. Service was good but light on staff. Off season perhaps. Highly recommend!

Great location, unfortunately the restaurant wasnt open, so had to -very short-walk to town, in the freezing cold.