Hotel de France - Le Relais de Ronsard

Le Grand Monarque was a lovely hotel (with a Michelin starred restaurant), abutting the upper part of the old town.

The Loir valley is worth a visit but this renowned place is rather disappointing. Unless you are a big fan of past car race champions, the inside decoration doesn't fit what the outside looks. It is a sad regular comfortable setting that you may find everywhere. Except for a nice lady, members of the crew are either indifferent or even rough and unpleasant. Food is tasteless and VERY expensive. You can easily find charming B

I have stayed many times at The Grand Monarque when travelling to Chartres with work and often I end up just eating at their brasserie.

Good for a stopover no longer friendly reception staff dog friendly but only in the annexe building bit disappointing but yes it was a clean quaint hotel with a pool Wi-Fi signal very weak

Chose the tourist menu which is really good value for money (3 courses plus a cheese course) but the standard of food was excellent. Last visited 8 years ago the standard was still good but the whole hotel needed some 'love and updating,' since then an English family have taken it on lifted the decor to a high standard and the food even higher - so good we went twice in our 3 day visit.