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We had to book this hotel at the last minute due to a VRBO mis communication for our 3 night stay. The hotel has a lovely pool and restaurant on the 7th floor. Dining in the restaurant was convinenet and delicious. We only had the continental breakfast on our last morning and it was good but completely over-priced.

Imagine a dream where you are in the French countryside living in a castle, drinking beautiful wine, eating delicious food, surrounded by the most generous and hospitable people. This is that dream. This place, this stay, these people: all excellent. We are counting the seconds until we can come back again. Also special shout out to Elodie in the restaurant! Thank you for everything!

We had to move rooms due to humidity smell. On check out the one elevator that served our room broke down and it was a maze to get out. Had to go up and down the stairs and got lost a few times

First impressions of the hotel were awful. On pulling into the parking area in front of the hotel, I thought, "Oh no. What have I done". The parking area felt unsafe. The hotel, and particularly the gardens, looked tired, dated and unkempt. It got worse. When we checked in, they had not got our reservation from Expedia so that took a while to sort out. We had paid extra for a better room but when we eventually got to the allocated room, it was a basic single - so we headed back to reception to get it changed. So why is this not a 1* review ? Once we were past the initial disappointment, we found that there was a separate, secure parking area. The room itself had been renovated and looked like the photos on Expedia. The bed was comfortable - so we got a great night's sleep. So, overall, we had to say that it was "OK".