... 2011 and would like to stay in a self contained gites/apartment/cottage in Amboise. We are after a place that has a minimum of 2 separate sleeping areas; either 2 bedrooms or 1 bedroom and a sofa bed or similar in the sitting room. does anyone have any recommendations ... more

... a hefty 524 euros surcharge for electricity for one week." I just came back from a week at a gite in the southern Loire and was horrified at our 44euro extra for electricity!! I take it you had an 8KW a day allowance and paid 10c a KW after that ... more

Stu49390 Gite de France the heating isnt included - you get an allowance of 8Kw a day, pay for the extra. Most other places also charge for power (someone has to pay, after all!) If you had a really profligate guest and were on the wrong plan, you could actually lose ... more

... grant to renovate/refurbish your gites). We charge what we think to be reasonable heating costs within the price per week, as do most of our competitors, certainly in our area. The only other cost in winter is for the wood for the fires, which comes out of our family ... more

... possibility is to find a Gite though they usually rent for a month at a time. You may want to try: http://www.gites-de-france.fr/fr/index.htm Though just outside of Tours at Athee s/Cher, I can recommend Le Jeu de Boules at: www.lejeudeboules.com ... more

Hi, I agree that a Gite would probably be a better option. Most however are rural, but some are close to larger towns. You can book for week stays and out of season even weekends. The main site for booking a gite is: http://www.gites-de-france.fr/eng ... more

Hi, Forgot to add that this site also owns gites just outside of the main camping park which is what me made me think of this one in particular!!!! Best wishes ... more

... taxi from Chenonceau Tourist Office to Amboise Tourist Office cost Euro25.20 from memory. Taxi numbers for Amboise provided by the owners of our apartment are as follows - 02 47 57 1353 0r 02 47 57 3039. Hope this helps and have a great trip - it's a georgeous town ... more

... option of cooking some of our food ourselves, and enjoying the French markets. We've booked 4 nights in Bloise in an apartment, but can't find something similar for such a short period in Amboise. Is there somewhere in the town which would have some cooking facilities? Thank you ... more