A unique hotel in the Loire Valley

In the heart of nature, experience a unique stay in an unusual accommodation in the forest

One of Loire Valley Lodges’ distinctive features, still little known but well worth noting, is the excellent selection of books found in every lodge. This detail alone proves that this is an exceptional hotel in the Loire Valley. A precise and thoughtful approach has pushed refinement to the point of selecting works — fiction, essays, poetry — whose themes revolve around nature, the forest, our relationship with others, with ourselves, with the world and with life. A unique hotel that encourages reading in this way is a rare place, reflecting the singular luxury the estate offers near Tours.

The perched lodge, an ideal setting for reading in the heart of nature

The books are not there for decoration — quite the opposite. And what better setting than a lodge perched among the trees, deep in the forest with a vast terrace, to treat oneself to the luxury of uninterrupted reading? Letting yourself sink into a story as you would into a warm bath. Rediscovering the effort of concentration so easily abandoned in the full, noisy and fast-paced routines of modern life. And finding again the taste for imagination through words, escaping far away and gently letting go. One must admit there is, for instance, something truly delightful about (re)discovering The Baron in the Trees by Italo Calvino. A caustic mise en abîme that only adds flavour to the adventures of Cosimo Piovasco di Rondò, our hero who one day climbs a tree and decides never to come down again. A stepping back, a rise above — like the pursuit of the true meaning of freedom. A reading experience that allows you to fully appreciate the privilege of being perched up there yourself, at that very moment, in this unusual accommodation in the heart of the Loire Valley.