At La Corroirie, staying in a château means inhabiting a historic place for several days, between moat, forest, stone, silence and the landscapes of Touraine.
At La Corroirie, staying in a château does not simply mean spending a night in a historic monument. In Touraine, between Loches and Montrésor, the château-monastery is discovered by inhabiting it, over time, between moat, forest and silence.
Here, one does not only set down luggage. One climbs the staircase, enters a room, hears the courtyard grow quiet again, and little by little understands why the place asks for several days. Between stones, water and the paths around the estate, the stay takes another form.
The rooms are not presented as standard accommodation, but as different ways of inhabiting the place. Each offers its own relationship to landscape, light, proximity or inner retreat.
The five rooms do not tell La Corroirie in the same way. The Pastoral Room looks towards the moat and the evening light, the Cardinal Room remains close to the church and the garden, while the Seigneurial Room holds the eye within. The Monial Room opens towards the horizon, and the Monacal Room keeps a simpler, more withdrawn presence.
Open towards the moat, the park and the evening light, the Pastoral Room is a room of landscape. Its freestanding bathtub, turned towards the outside, extends this quiet relationship with water, trees and the setting sun.
The Cardinal Room looks towards the church, the old roses, the garden and the Land Art works. It is a room of proximity and presence, where the bathtub also opens onto the place, in an atmosphere both inward and connected to the surrounding landscape.
Without a view over the landscape, the Seigneurial Room holds the visitor differently. Its old furniture, density and materials make it a room of interior presence, where one inhabits La Corroirie through its traces and depth.
Clear, sober and silent, the Monial Room opens towards the moat, the park and the horizon. It is a room of light, in a simple relationship between the interior space and the breadth of the outside.
More inward, without a view, the Monacal Room belongs to the most withdrawn part of the place. Its simplicity and restraint make it a room for those who prefer retreat to openness, and the bare presence of the monument to any decorative effect.
In the morning, light enters the great hall gently. The silence remains, crossed only by the simple gestures of breakfast.
The bread is fresh, the croissants are baked on site, and the honey comes from the beehives of the estate. Fruit, farmhouse yoghurt and homemade jams extend this quiet attention to the day.
The juice is pressed to order. A Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine goat’s cheese may also find its place on the table, according to the season and the moment.
Breakfast belongs to the stay itself, in continuity with the place — without rupture after the night, between stone, wood and calm.
Those who have stayed at La Corroirie speak of it in their own way. Their words say something of the place, often more simply than we could.
“Wonderful Chateau with great rooms and an excellent breakfast. Touring the buildings and grounds makes this a truly worthwhile destination, not just a place to stop overnight.”
— Douglas Reeve
“We stayed at La Corroirie for 3 nights, it was a great way to recharge our batteries. The chateau and monastery were founded almost a millennium ago… A great base to explore Montrésor, Loches and the Loire Valley.”
— Andrey Terekhov
“Magic place in the middle of the Loire Valley that takes you back to different times. Highly recommended as your base if you visit the area.”
— Monica Lagazio
Often, the same impression returns: the place asks for time before it can truly be understood.
A kitchenette remains available during the stay. It makes it possible to let the days continue simply: preparing a light meal, composing a picnic, or staying on the estate when evening comes.
Oven, microwave, kettle, coffee machine, shared refrigerator and crockery are gathered there, so that one can eat at one’s own rhythm, without hurry, in a discreet form of freedom.
A few products accompany these moments — drinks, small tastes of Touraine, and terrines by Fabrice Dallais — for those who choose to remain on site and keep the evening close to the calm of the place.
After the markets of Loches or Montrésor, it becomes possible to bring back and simply enjoy what Touraine offers in its most everyday form. See restaurants and local addresses around La Corroirie
The five rooms do not inhabit La Corroirie in the same way. Some open towards the moat, the meadows and the horizon; others remain closer to the church, the garden or the medieval depth of the château. They do, however, share a few simple references, within an inhabited historic monument where Jeff de Mareuil, owner of the place, continues to bring La Corroirie to life by welcoming today’s travellers.
Views, openings, bathroom arrangements and the relationship to the landscape then vary from one room to another: Pastoral, Cardinal, Seigneurial, Monial or Monacal.
Around La Corroirie, the stay can open slowly towards the landscapes of Touraine. The château-monastery is not only a point of departure: it is the place to which the days return, after a walk, a visit, a village, or a longer movement through the Loire Valley.
Dogs can accompany the stay, under conditions, when their presence remains in keeping with the calm of the monument and the rooms. Around the estate, the park, the paths and the nearby Forest of Loches offer quiet moments to walk with them, without leaving the rhythm of La Corroirie.
From the estate, paths lead towards the Forest of Loches, the pond, the wooded edges and the surrounding countryside. They can be followed on foot or by bicycle, without breaking the rhythm of the place.
Nearby, the royal town of Loches, the village of Montrésor and the garden village of Chédigny each offer a different way of reading the territory: stone, river, roses, old streets and slower paths.
Further away, Chenonceau, the ZooParc de Beauval and the places to discover in the Loire Valley can find their place within a longer stay, without turning the days into a succession of visits. One leaves, one returns, and the calm of La Corroirie gives each discovery another depth.
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