I've researched several chambre d'hotes websites for moderately-priced, in-town B&B accommodations that seem to be in quite short supply or availability in Blois and Amboise. That is, those under €100 a night and within a kilometer or less walk into town. I'll be on a bicycle trip in July and August and, thus, will have limited flexibility once I've arrived at the end of my cycling day.
What specific B&Bs or small, family-run hotels in those towns (as well as other towns in the Loire Valley - between Blois and Nantes - have you stayed in and would recommend that I look into? Please also provide the name of the town so I can check it out on the map.
Addendum: I've biked all over Europe for years (July-October) without making advance B&B reservations and have not had any problems getting a room for the night after knocking on just a few doors. However, with many French citizens on vacation from mid- to late summer, will I be able to continue to do so in the Loire Valley, Brittany and Normandy? Or, should I depend more on the local TI offices to help out as I go? I don't have a cell phone, so calling ahead is not a viable option.
Many thanks!