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We last stayed here 8 years ago and had an great experience and we were pleased to find the quality of the hotel and hospitality remains excellent. It is still run by the same family give you a great welcome and look after you throughout the stay. Rooms well appointed and spotless clean. Breakfast is good served to the table with fruit and yogurt to start, a morning pancake, eggs of your choice and plenty of croissants and fresh bread. Evening meals are carefully prepared with local produce, well presented, tasty and to the standard of a top class restaurant. Oliver and his parents, chef and restaurant manageress clearly know how to provide first class hospitality.

Wonderful family run hotel. Oliver the son and his mother welcome us when we arrived, escort us to the great room and waited us for dinner. Room was lovely spacious and clean. Dinner was served in the restaurant and we found that the mother and Oliver friend serving us a great 3 course dinner. When we asked who is the chef we were told its the father. So as described, a wonderful small hotel, well recommended

Idyllic, romantic, extremely comfortable inn with fantastic food. We wish we could have stayed longer than the one night though I’m not sure I would fit into my jeans any longer if we had, come really hungry is my advice. We ate very little during the day and still could not finish the dessert. The chef, his wife and their son were so gracious and kind. I speak some French (conversational) but my husband speaks only English and it was not a problem for him at all. A really lovely place, very peaceful too.

In brief: The hosts 5*. A lovely lady and her son who were very welcoming. Location 5*. Situated by streams with large garden (mainly grass). Very quiet - no road noise. Easy ramble into town. We took the route described by the owner but it took a looong time! (About 30 mins ) Maybe we took a wrong turn. Amenities 3*. Small outdoor pool which was like the Baltic, plenty of sun beds. NO BAR ! NO KETTLE! Quelle catastrophe! I’d read a review which said that room service could provide drinks but there is no mention of room service in the info provided in the room. Rooms 3* Mixed feelings on this one. Room was spotlessly clean and tastefully decorated BUT separate loo had no hand basin and bathroom was tired. Shower was one of those that you have to run about in to get wet. Water pressure kept dropping and so it went from cold to hot and back again. Hairdryer was one of those attached to wall with a flexible hose - it was pretty feeble. There is a small fridge containing water/soft drinks which you can buy. This property is meant to be 4-5* and isnt cheap so I do feel that water which is ‘gratuit’ would be a nice touch. especially since there isn’t a bar! The air con 5* plus ! Clearly new and top notch ! Suitability for kids 2*. Because of the streams young children would need to be supervisedin the garden. This hotel attracts lots of oldies who are there on repeat visits . Food 5* Amazing breakfasts. Evening meals very good but vegetarianism comes at a cost. 28€ for an avocado salad entrée is a tad overpriced . Evening meal served on outdoor terrace which was so cold that we all had to sit in our coats !

Whenever we travel to southwest France, which we do regularly, we always try to stay over in interesting places - this is one of the best we have ever stayed in. Sympathetically and beautifully renovated from a working water mill, we had a lovely room (we were upgraded to a much larger room that we had booked which was a very pleasant surprise. Nicely decorated, with a large ensuite shower room and a very comfortable bed. We had dinner which was marvellous - I had a rack of lamb, and have never had so many vegetables in a French restaurant before! My wife had delicious fish. In between courses we had delicious amuse-bouches. Desserts were to die for. We had to take a walk around the beautiful gardens and grounds to let it sink in, and in anticipation of the wonderful home cooked breakfast the next morning. It is not cheap but given the location, the ambience, the friendly welcome, the excellent food, it is very good value. And the owner gave me wife a little present in the morning as a little thank you for our custom - a really nice touch. Highly recommended (and Brantome is a lovely town to visit!)

Everything about our 1 night there was ideal. The place is beautiful, the food (get the full board and dine with them for sure) was great....and the people were amazing. We felt like family (and were only there 1 night). Very special.