Château du Grand-Lucé

Facilities

• The design team has reimagined and repurposed the majesty of the interiors and crafted 17 rooms and suites in breathtaking esprit that is both resplendent and restrained
• Every room is a marvel – white-oak floors in point de Hongrie parquet, archival wallpaper, and restored antiques are de rigueur here.
• The floors throughout are limestone and French white oak in varied patterns of stateliness, and the walls – are painted in shades of authenticity, with wood detail and original boiserie.
• Decorative fireplace, free bottled water, and Buly 1803 bath products, free WiFi throughout.
• The hotel has a stunning Orangerie, working greenhouses, an exotic garden with a swimming pool, statues given as a gift from King Louis XV, multiple courtyards, terraces, and secret gardens.
• Grand salon; ballroom; fitness room; electric bikes.

Wine & Dine

• „Le Lucé“: Under the thoughtful direction of our remarkable Executive Chef, Maxime Thomas, the cuisine reflects a subtly modern approach to elevated farm-to-table dining. Inspired by the seasonal produce from the Château’s organic potager gardens, the ever-changing dishes are decidedly French and impossibly fresh. Le Lucé offers a fabulous prix-fixe menu, paired with wines from the Château’s curated collection.

Our Favourite

• Adjoining Le Lucé is a bar built in the former private chapel of the Baron de Lucé. Cheekily named „Jack Pine’s“ (the English translation of the Baron’s name –– Jacques Pineau de Viennay) in honour of their French-American partnership, it is here that guests can enjoy convivial conversation, try some house cocktails infused with herbs from the potager gardens, and tasty fare from Chef Thomas’ elevated Bistro menu.

Wellness & Spa

• Massages and beauty treatments are available. There’s also a fitness room with Technogym equipment.

Service

• The team has exacted every detail for the well-travelled guest: Sancerre wine from local vineyards, picnic baskets with Fromage, and pastries from the village of Le Grand-Lucé. Bicycles for the forest, massages from the spa. The private valet service, once expected by a nobleman, has been re-created, delivering an unexpected level of luxury and authentic privilege.

Dresscode

• King and Queen of the Castle.

Budget

• Rates start at EUR. 550 per night and include à la carte breakfast, afternoon wine, and nibbles.

Good to Know

• Château du Grand-Lucé is an incredible destination for any event and is an enchanting location for a wedding. Built for a nobleman, the Château and the grounds are breathtaking. The symmetry and precision of the classical French gardens, coupled with the eighteenth-century neoclassical architecture of the forty-five thousand square foot château is extraordinary. A ballroom of royal proportions designed in the former stables allows events year-round. The original twelve-foot tall windows of the ballroom have been draped in a fabulous custom-coloured Pierre Frey velvet inspired by the green of the garden, gorgeous French oak point de Hongrie flooring, and resplendent crystal chandeliers and sconces have been installed, resulting in unequalled grandeur.
• The eighty acres of Loire Valley beauty – with a lake, meadows, and historic white oak forest – surrounded by a medieval wall are truly otherworldly. The hotel has a stunning Orangerie, working greenhouses, an exotic garden with a swimming pool, statues given as a gift from King Louis XV, multiple courtyards, terraces, and secret gardens. From a grand wedding of noble proportions to une petite soirée in the garden, the hotel has infinite possibilities.

How to Get There

• Nearest airport is Tours, an hour to drive; the hotel can arrange transfers for EUR 100 each way.
• The nearest station is Le Mans, a 45min drive. Coming from London, take the Eurostar to Paris Gare du Nord, then hop onto the Metro, riding line 4 to Gare Montparnasse, or take a cab (but calculate Parisian traffic). Once there, you can take a TGV to Le Mans (1h). The hotel can send a car to collect you from Le Man's station.