6 castle hotels
Castle Hotels in France
Real castles and palaces in France where you can book a room for the night.
france · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté — Island, Pontaubert, Yonne, between Avallon and Vézelay
Château d'Island
"Island" is the name of this Burgundy commune, not the English word — a 15th-century château between Avallon and Vézelay, open seasonally
france · Loire Valley — Chissay-en-Touraine, Loir-et-Cher
Château de Chissay
Built for a chancellor of France under Charles VII, who stayed here along with Louis XI — 27 rooms and 5 suites in a Renaissance château 10 minutes from Chenonceau
france · Occitanie — Mercuès, Lot, Lot Valley
Château de Mercuès
A 13th-century bishops' fortress above the Lot Valley, rebuilt into a Relais & Châteaux estate with a wine cellar dug beneath its own gardens
france · Loire Valley — Amboise, Indre-et-Loire
Château de Pray
A fortress site since the 6th century, minutes from Château d'Amboise — one of the very first Loire châteaux to open as a hotel, in 1955
france · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté — Vault-de-Lugny, Yonne, near Vézelay
Château de Vault de Lugny
A moated château with roots to 1120, razed by Louis XI and reborn from ruin in 1967 — one of the few Burgundy hotels holding both a Michelin Key and a Michelin-starred restaurant
france · Nouvelle-Aquitaine — Saint-Émilion, Gironde
Château Grand Barrail
A 1902 Belle Époque residence by the architect of the Peace Palace, on a former Carthusian monastery site in the heart of Saint-Émilion