Chateau De Rochecotte Saint Patrice

In 1984, Gérard Pasquier purchased the chateau. After 2 years of restoration, it was transformed into a luxury hotel. In 1986, the hotel opened its doors with 12 rooms and a restaurant.

The 3 Pasquier’s daughters spent their studies in the hotel trade and business administration. Emmanuelle, enthusiast of cooking, worked 3 years beside Thierry Marx.

Her touch is recognized in the best restaurant guides today. Isabelle takes care of the hotel trade and the reception. Christelle, takes care of the management of the company and customer relation.

The trio are dedicated to improving the quality of service, and invest each year to offer the comfort and the services expected in a 4-star hotel. Today, the chateau hotel has 37 rooms ans is surrounded by 24 hectare of park and gardens.

The Duchess of Dino
The Duchess de Dino purchased Rochecotte in 1828. In 1805 she married Count Edmond of Talleyrand Périgord on the authorities of her uncle Talleyrand and with the support of the Tzar of Russia.

In spite of the presence in the home of three children: Napoleon-Louis, Alexandre and Pauline, the marriage was never united, and after Pauline’s birth, it is the definitive break up. Dorothée became a blooming woman.

Duchess de Dino made everything to make the stays at Rochecotte charming. The furniture contains a refined choice of, paintings, portraits, chandeliers and valuable furniture and the comfort is not forgotten there.

The Prince of Talleyrand
Rochecotte for Talleyrand, has the charm of the constant presence of his niece. ” I like it a lot, he writes. The life which we lead here, the air which we inhale there, politics so far away, everything suits me there and especially because I am not only with Madam de Dino there, but at her home.”

Finally, Talleyrand finds to Rochecotte Pauline’s delicious presence, daughter of Dorothée, whom he calls “his dear Kitten “, and which he says is the angel of the house.

Emblematic Characters
The Duchess of Dino was happy to welcome to Rochecotte, men of letters, journalists and the great leaders of political parties. Honoré de Balzac was received there several times, when he went from Tours to Saumur.

Among politicians, Adolphe Thiers was the most frequently received. Other political figures were also received, such as François-Auguste Mignet, Armand Carrel, Victor de Broglie. Abbot Dupanloup blessed the chapel of the Château de Rochecotte on November 12, 1841.

On June 24, 1934, Emilio Terry, architect, bought the castle and restored and decorated it in his own style.

Suite & Suite Junior
1 to 4 people 48 to 80 sqm

Suites (80 sqm): magnificent luxurious, bright and very spacious rooms, accomodating up to 4 people. Suites benefit from a beautiful southwest exposure and offer a magnificent view.

The Junior Suite (48 sqm): luxurious and spacious suite with a formal furniture, a lounge, a desk with a view over the gardens.

Apartment
1 to 5 people 60 sqm

Very beautiful apartment with south exposition, direct access to the terrace of the 1st floor. Private garden furniture. 2 spacious and bright connected bedrooms with 2 bathrooms, ideal for families.

Room Prestige
1 to 3 people 30 to 35 sqm

Luxurious, bright rooms with beautiful surfaces. Each offers a beautiful view of the gardens or of the french gardens. Decorated with a former Italian style furniture, the rooms “Prestige” invite you to relax and in the well-being in the Val de Loire!

Breakfast
We offer you a very complete and balanced breakfast buffet in a charming setting with quality service. We put at your disposal a wide range of carefully selected fresh products. On the menu:

• Hot drinks and Samovar with a wide range of tea “Palais des Thés”
• Selection of Alain Millat fruit juices and local apple juice
• Home-made pastries, various breads and pastries
• Scrambled eggs or boiled eggs
• Yoghurt, fromage frais and cheese board
• Charcuterie plate
• Fresh fruit and dried fruit
• Homemade cereals, compotes, jams, butters, honey and spreads

Breakfast can possibly be served in your room, according to your preference. Opening hours: From 7:30 am to 10:00 am

High-end restauration
Imagine your wedding day in the Castle of Rochecotte in Touraine, decorations steeped in history, a dishes and a topping refined which bring a special touch to your meal.

Hardly of 30 years of experience, all our preparations are home-made and served by our teams. We propose a catering with various option: cocktail party, aperitif, cocktail reception, seated dinner or formulates standing buffet. Also, menus adapted according to the diets (vegetarian, vegans, allergies).

Restaurant
The cuisine of our chef Emmanuelle Pasquier is recognised in numerous guides such as the Michelin Guide or the Guide du Routard. It is both traditional and modern without forgetting the delicacy of our pastry chef Franck Joly. You will be able to taste the gastronomic cuisine in the superb and very luminous Restaurant “Les Cygnes”.

A magical experience
A charming frame for a princely wedding! Your marriage in the castle of Rochecotte, a magic experience at the heart of the Loire Valley! The Castle of Rochecotte, haven of peace, is a beautiful historic house of the XVIII th century with a remarkable landscaped garden and poetic gardens.

Organize your cocktail party on the Italian-style terrace, overhanging the Loire Valley, the romantic place for the most beautiful day of your life. A set of lounges in a row for the catering, in the luxurious and refined decoration.

Rooms and suites are very comfortable; it must seduce your guests. A professional team assists you throughout the evening so that this day remain unique and unforgettable!

Your reception
We are at your disposal to share with you our experience. Organize your evening, from the cocktail party apéritif to the composition of your wedding menu, the choice of wines, until your dance.

Our chiefs, Emmanuelle Pasquier and Franck Joly will put all their talent in the realization of your menu. The cocktail party apéritif served on terrace in a charming decoration and the catering fitted out in the lounges of the ground floor, opened on formal gardens will delight your guests.

Privatization
The rent and the privatization of the castle complex is possible, the time of evening, of a weekend or of a stay for your event family, marriages…

We can welcome up to 150 people in catering. From 80 people, the privatization includes the castle and its gardens, the row of 6 reception rooms, 37 rooms with the breakfast on a basis of 76 people.

Privatization of the places from 4 pm to 11 am. At 3 hours from Paris, receive your dinner guests in unique places and steeped in history, make your events sparkle!

The lounges
The lounge and the library Napoleon III – In blackened pear wood and inlay of nets of brass. It shelters numerous works, including the columns of Duchess de Dino, and alcoholic cellar.

The lounge Dino – Charming oval sitting room, with a view of gardens. Completely panelled, its walls are decorated with reproductions of paints representing courteous scenes in french gardens.

The lounge Wood – Beautiful lounge with fireplace, where bar and piano bring a warm and friendly atmosphere.

Dining Room
Talleyrand Lounge – Oriented at the same time in facade, and on French gardens. Its walls are panelled and dressed in silks of Tours.

The ceiling is painted of four allegories, inspired by Tiepolo, painter of the 18th century, realized by François Pagé. Ideal place to organize a family meal, with a capacity of more than 80 clutery and a direct access on the terrace.

Swans’ dining room – With a beautiful height under ceiling of more than five meters, it is furnished with a big glass contemporary table, the base of which is established by two wooden swans sculptured.

Dino Lounge – For an intimate dinner of about fifteen people, with a view of formal gardens. Very bright, its walls are completely panelled. This room also possesses an old one earthenware stove, very elegant.

The wine of the castle
Wine of protected designation of origin “Bourgueil”: the vineyards of Rochecotte are situated to Saint Patrice, on a hillside. Our wine is converted into wine in the domain of the Mound to Bourgueil. Manual grape harvest, the wine is raised in barrel during one year then bottled in October.

The first vintage wine is the 2007, circle is pleasant; he is appreciated from his exit. Followed by the 2008 and 2009, in the more complex aromas, and finally the 2015, the magnificent vintage wine with very beautiful aromas and a beautiful concentration, big potential of keeping.

Wellness
Come and enjoy a moment of serenity with our Classic treatments and world rituals. Treatments designed especially for you.

Sprunch Say
‘Sprunch Day’ presents a relaxing day! Relax for a day in a bucolic setting, alone or in a duo… Treat yourself to a unique moment in the expert hands of our masseuses and let yourself be surprised by the generous cuisine of our chefs.

Park & Gardens
The terrace – The castle is adjoined by a long Italian-style terrace overhanging formal gardens with a dominating view of the Loire valley. With its pergola covered with wisterias and its pond of ornament, the place is magic and is ideal for a moment of intimacy or to organize a reception.

The park and the gardens – A magnificent 2 hundred year old cedar thrones in facade of the castle. The formal gardens of the castle of Rochecotte consist of four rectangles surrounded with young box trees.

In the middle of these four sets dominate a hundred-year-old yew. These rectangles welcome flowers massifs, which bring a touch of color in the gardens.

The chapel
The chapel built in 1838 after the prince of Talleyrand’s death, instead of its former apartments. His facade is decorated with a portico in the classic art, and topped with a frieze of sculptured biblical paintings.

The whole is surmounted of a small bell tower. The inside, very decorated, is lit by a glass dome. This oratory was blessed by abbot Dupanloup on November 12th, 1841.

Chenonceau
The Chateau of Chenonceau is one of jewels of the King Valley. It is nicknamed that the “Castle of the Ladies ” in reference to the various women who marked its history. Built in 1513 by Katherine Briçonnet it was successively maintained by Diane of Poitiers and Catherine de Medici who brought her charm.

Azay-le-Rideau
The chateau of Azay-le-Rideau was built under François Ier’s reign, and diverse Kings of France appreciated to live there. Its architecture is representative of the beginning of the Italian Renaissance: decorations sculptured finely, rich furniture, magnificent tapestries, portraits

Villandry
Villandry is the last one of the big chateaux of the Loire to have been built at the time of the Renaissance in the Val de Loire. The site is known for its gardens, distributed on three levels today, allying aestheticism, diversity and harmony.

Langeais
The chateau of Langeais goes back to the end of the Xth century, when Coots Nerra conquers Changed. He makes it build a castle on a headland. There is this castle only the vestiges of the donjon today. The building is reconstructed afterward in the XVth century, by Louis XI, from 1465 till 1467.

The vineyard road
Since the hotel, follow the wine trail, a tourist route which crosses the vineyard of the Val de Loire.To the program: visit and tasting of wines of PDO with the wine growers, trails round and gone hiking in vineyards, unusual activities in the vineyard, discovered by chateaux, parks and gardens, cities and historic villages

The Loire by bike
A picturesque cycle route which connects Saint Patrice with Saint-Michel-sur-Loire, a loop of 24 km which mixes brilliantly unusual and serenity. Between Saint Patrice and Ingrandes-de-Touraine, the route take off of hamlet in hamlet.

Of Tours with Candes-Martinmas (67 km) passing near the hotel, you can linger in the house of Ronsard in The Rich, in the chateau and the gardens of Villandry, chateau of Langeais, Chateau of Azay-le-Rideau or still Royal Fortress of Chinon.

To continue your raod… The whole circuit The Loire by bicycle offer numerous opportunities of discoveries through regions Center-valley of the Loire and Pays de la Loire as well as the Regional Natural reserve “Loire-Anjou-Touraine”.

Discover the Loire by boat
Discover a sublime natural and evolutionary garden designed by the Loire. Enjoy your stay to take a boat trip on the Loire from Langeais, thanks to Endremage. Embark with a guide aboard a traditional Loire boat for a guided tour of one or two hours. Discover also local products at sunset with tasting outings.

Museums
Rabelais museum to Seuilly – You will discover it the history of this French great man, near Chinon, you will see the lodging house Rabelais, the dovecote-barn or still the vineyards there.

Museum of the trade guilds in Tours – Collective masterpieces of the 19th century, but also the attributes of the Companions, the paintings, memories, tools, archives, traditions and works of the Journeymen, since their origins until our days are represented.

The Black Frame of Saumur – Discover the address and the dexterity of the riders of the Black Frame and appreciate the work of training of the horse, in the obstacle, in the long reins in the prestigious frame of the Grand Manège!

The individual guided tours – To the program: guided tour of the installations, the Grand Manège, the stables and the saddlery…

Museum of the mushroom bed of the Jump in Wolves – A geologic site of two hectares was occupied since the prehistory, a center of extraction of the tufa dating the Middle Ages and a mushroom bed activates since the beginning of the 19th century, presenting the ancestral and modern techniques of the culture of the mushroom.

Website: www.chateau-de-rochecotte.com

Rooms: 37

Price: from 165 EUR per night