We spent a delightful week at the Villa Concorde in Amboise. The location was perfect--just at the foot of the Château d'Amboise and a short walk from the center of town, but on a small, quiet street. We loved walking to the château, market, and cafés and restaurants, and exploring the town and the beautiful river.
The apartment was very comfortable, cool (even on very hot days), and nicely furnished. The microwave was inscrutable and I'll never understand French washing machines, but Karine and Thierry left a notebook of instructions for all the appliances so we were able to figure things out. Having the kitchen allowed us to make coffee at home and we even prepared the occasional meal. We enjoyed the bottle of local sparking wine that Karine and Thierry provided, and having breakfast supplies for the first day was great.
We were visiting the Loire in order to develop our francetravelplanner website, and Amboise proved to be a great central location for visiting many châteaux and other sites in the area. We were able to make easy day trips from Amboise to about a dozen châteaux, which was great. But we always looked forward to coming home to our apartment and our "neighborhood château" and the assortment of restaurants in town. We ate at many of the restaurants Thierry and Karine recommended and enjoyed them. They also provided various brochures and information about the things to see and do in the area, and these were also very helpful.