While the term "Best Western" does not evoke old world charm, this hotel really is elegant and has old world charm in best of French tradition. Offers equal value to much higher priced accomodation we have experienced. Central location. Disabled and handicapped would be comfortable here too. Excellent comfort and very good quality linens, beds, furniture. Has elevator that holds... more

The owners of this substantial family run hotel have spent a lot of money upgrading their restaurant and kitchen - I did not try the restaurant but I beleive it has an excellent reputation. Bistro nothing special although quite well presented, the food I found unsophisticated.. Wine cellar good. Service friendly and helpful. Public areas nice enough. Rooms a bit... more

Rooms were quant, commom areas a little worse for wear, nice common areas, restaurant and bar, service fine. Overall a nice hotel in a good location. more

We stayed for two nights on our way from Paris to Angers, we have stayed here before so knew what to expect. The rooms are a bit dated and quite small but very comfortable. the public areas have been upgraded since our last stay but the great thing about this hotel is the food. Saturday we had lunch on the... more

The hotel is 3 star - but the restaurant is 4 star. In my view, so is the bistro - the food there was just great, especially the cold soup with fennel cream garnish and the fantastic pate de chartres. (We didn't use the main restaurant.) The hotel is quite elegant - the staff courteous (most seemed to appreciate my... more

Le Grand Monarche in Chartres was the worst Hotel were we have stayed during our 3 weeks trip in Normandy, Brittany and Loire Valley!! Despite its excellent location to visit Chartres (the Cathedral and the main shopping area are a walking distance) the hotel need a renovation and to clean up all the carpets and sofas!! Our room itself was... more

Spent 3 nights at this hotel on our way to Brittany. A great decision as it turned out. The staff were charming, many speaking English but tolerated our pathetic attempts at French very well. Bit more tricky in the hotel restaurant which served superb French cuisine - so many unforseen extras between courses that we didn't think we would be... more

Stayed one night on the way south. We chose the excellent central location intending to visit the cathedral, although in the morning it was raining so the cathedral will have to wait until another time. We weren’t aware of the valet service but found the cramped parking behind the hotel (there are two secure parks). Our room was in front... more

Stayed at the Grand Monarque for one night whilst travelling back to the ferry port as my husband wanted to see Chartes Cathedral. Great position overlooking square and parking + check-in was smooth. Lovely room, huge, even with an extra bed for our toddler. Fantastic Bathroom! had been used to a less than powerful shower in our Gite for the... more