Best Western Plus Villa Saint Antoine Hotel Spa

Our tour of the main wine-producing areas of the Loire Valley continued with Stage 7: Saumur to Clisson (Day 9 in France). We were now based in Clisson on our first day here. We parked in the carpark at this hotel well before checking-in, using the entrance code for the automatic gates; that was provided when we had made our reservation. Parking here in the lower-town is otherwise very difficult; the carparking facility here is a major plus-point for this hotel. We had stayed here before in 2016, 2019 and 2022; so we know the hotel well. This is the best hotel in Clisson because of it’s location, comfort, quality and service. There is a lift to all floors, a small bar adjacent to both the restaurant and large terrace, area and also a pool. The beautiful view here, of the confluence of Le Sèvre Nantaise and La Moine, under the ‘Pont de Vallée’ bridge, is unequalled in Clisson, especially with the backdrop provided by Le Château de Clisson. We did not use many of the hotel’s other facilities, apart from the rooms, of course, and two good breakfasts here in the very smart restaurant. On this occasion we did not take dinner here, we usually do. With reservations already made for another visit in 2025, we are sure to weigh-up all the pros and cons of dining options, and then decide to dine here or not. We did have a lunchtime tapas meal where two of the tapas plates had not been very good; being just flavoured mashed potato balls; where the texture was just wrong. The tapas were certainly not very exciting, and did little to satisfy the taste buds. The flavour of cheese variety were slightly better than the fish flavoured variety. The other tapas plate was the best, being tempura tenderstem broccoli. After lunch we had sat a while on the sunny terrace by the river, and enjoyed a couple or three glasses of an excellent Muscadet. This was an great way to relax whilst soaking-up the sun’s warmth. The rooms were very good, sleep quality was excellent. The shower water did flood a significant area of the bathroom floor and totally soaked the bath mat. In my opinion two bath mats should be automatically provided along with fresh towels each day.

Lovely hotel. The staff were great, very friendly & helpful. Room was nice, with a view over the terrace to the river & the chateau. Lovely pool & terrace, plenty of room to relax with a glass or two. Lift to all floors. The food was great & the reception staff made sure we had a table, even on the really busy nights with bookings from outside the hotel (have the cote de bouef if you are feeling very hungry, amazing & carved at your table.!!) Gated car park just around the corner from the hotel. Clisson is a lovely quaint town with plenty of history, lots of narrow cobbled streets, little shops & plenty of places to eat & drink, and Les Halles market hall as amazing. Just a shame about the weather.....comme Angleterre!!!

Villa Saint Antoine Hotel and Spa is a wonderful place to enjoy the French countryside. The rooms are spacious and clean. The restaurant and lounge are wonderful! The staff is so helpful and friendly. Highly recommend this hotel.

First time at this hotel and really enjoyed our one night stay. Great setting on the river with a great terrace that is overlooked by the impressive old chateau. Warm welcome from the reception staff and five minutes later we were in our room with a window view of the river. Room was spotless. Comfy bed, good shower and for a French hotel…big fluffy towels! Restaurant food was excellent as well. Breakfast was fine although let down by having no croissants available. Re parking… their car park is directly opposite the hotel but has pretty tight turning if you are in in a large car. All in all an unexpected but deserved five stars for our stay though.

We stay here annually as a stop-over on route from S of France to Cherbourg for ferry to Ireland. Always a very pleasant last night in France, a lovely location, very pleasant staff, very nice dinner in restaurant. A little pricey when all added up but what the heck, it is always our last night in France before returning home.

Villa Saint Antoine is a wonderful hotel in Clisson. The hotel is attractive, clean and the rooms are very nice. However what made the difference to me is the staff. From arrival to departure the staff was awesome. Gwendolyn was exceptionally helpful finding me transportation to Paris during a strike that left me with few options so that I was able to make my flight back to the US