La Maison Rabelais, Amboise, France

• Hotel with history: On a quiet street five minutes from the cobbled centre of Amboise, La Maison Rabelais has a diverse past: first a boarding school, then an infirmary during the First World War, later a retirement home and now a hotel, the building has stood the test of time. Now comfortably modernised for today, it’s bright and wonderfully spacious.
  
  
• Rest and relax: The hotel’s handful of bedrooms are set across four houses and include comfy rooms for two all the way up to self-catering studios – so however you wish to travel, there’s an option to suit. All rooms have colourful furnishings and slick en suite shower rooms, and many have views over the pool and gardens or the Royal Chateau and the Church of Saint-Denis.
  
  
• Amenities at hand: As well as a seasonal heated swimming pool set within the beautifully manicured grounds, the hotel has a wellness area featuring a sauna and beauty and massage treatments, to keep you looking and feeling your best (fees apply). There’s also a bar with a varied menu of drinks, and an on-site grocery shop selling regional products.

Entry requirements

The passport, visa and health requirements at the time of booking can be viewed on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website for UK citizens, and on the Department of Foreign Affairs website for IE citizens. It is your responsibility to ensure that you and all members of your party are in possession of all necessary travel and health documents, and in compliance with any other immigration/entry requirements before you travel, including whether your passport must be machine readable or which visas/waivers may be required for entry, such as ESTA for USA travel and/or ETIAS for EU travel. Please also be sure to check the validity of your passport and allow up to 10 weeks for passport renewals.