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

We stayed at Le Grand Monarque on the last night of an idyllic vacation in the Loire Valley and were looking forward to a nice final evening before our flight back to the US. Imagine our surprise when we checked into the hotel and found that, despite the statement in the hotel's brochure that all rooms had been recently renovated... more

The rooms are supposed to have been updated recently but if this is really the case then more should be done: especially in the bathrooms. The same could be said of the lobby. Also, we could not locate the AC (the leaflet in the room said the hotel was fully air conditionned...). However the rooms look rather nice and are... more

Stayed one night at Le Grand Monarque en route from Channel Ports to Western France (about 4.5 hours from Calais). Central hotel in Chartres. Nice, newly refurbished room, overlooking small courtyard at back of hotel. Very quiet, even with window open. Comfortable bed and nice bathroom. Used valet service to park car in secure garage on arrival and to collect... more

We stayed in a deluxe room for three nights in May 2007. The location of the hotel is excellent as was the quality of the room. We didn't use the hotel meal facilities. Parking at busy times is chaotic. Take advantage of the the staff parking and retrieving your vehicle - no extra charge above eight euros per day parking... more