We spent a week on a coach tour Dordogne. Our base was the Le Relais du Soleil du D'Or.

An arrival we were welcomed with drinks (a local walnut wine) and home made nibbles on the terrace beside a beautiful open air swimming pool.

Our room was in the annex. It was a good size, very clean overlooking a wooded area. Not luxurious but perfectly acceptable. A great bonus it was air conditioned this was very welcome as the area was in the middle of a heat wave.

We were staying half board. The evening meals were a set menu with some choice. The menu was varied and often included local specialities. We enjoyed the food very much.

The wines were mostly locally produced, reasonably priced and fairly good. Service was excellent and the staff attentive. We had no problems with language.

The public rooms in the main hotel were comfortable and the bar was a friendly place.
Internet access was available.

The only down side was breakfast. The food was good but we were a large party and access to the buffet was chaotic, more like an obstacle course! However this did not spoil a lovely holiday.

All in all a nice hotel, lovely gardens and pool with attentive service. Good value.

The Soleil d’Or, Montignac, Lascaux was our first hotel that we stayed in on our cycle tandem tour of the Dordogne. After riding from Riberac (62 miles) it was good to relax in the large swimming pool and drink a refreshing beer at the pool side on a sun lounger. Our room was in the main building at the top of the stairs from reception looking out onto the main street. The room itself was not very big but adequate with television, mini bar and safe. The bathroom was very nice, modern with a good shower. Free internet access was avaiable in the hotel reception. Although situated on the main street there was no noise at all. Breakfast was good. B&B cost was £87 for 2 people.

We stayed at the Soleil d'or for 2 days to explore Perigord. At first we thought we'd found a special place to stay after a welcoming reception despite our late arrival (we got lost on the way arriving around 9:30PM having previously informed we'd be there by 8). The person at reception asked whether the restaurant would still serve us and the bistro staff were so friendly despite having to stay late. Shown to our rooms (superior) we'd traveled from paradise to purgatory: they were spacious and clean, although the bathroom was dated; so possibly slightly overpriced but nothing that would comprise a nice stay in a hotel with a lovely garden and pool. Hell was to come at the checkout: dropping by early on the morning of our departure to leave the key of one of the 2 rooms we'd occupied (freeing one early with the idea of facilitating the service staff's work while keeping one until the requested check out time for our bags and a fresh up before departing). The person at reception gave us the most frosty reception, not being able to decide whether she wanted us to checkout straight away or not, looking suspicious (she even disappeared for a while telling us only on her return that she'd wanted to check the charges put down for our dogs, a question we surely could have helped with) and starting to question everything including our use of the minibar. Finally after settling a bill of over 500€, we queried that the minibar (3 bottles of water) had been charged twice. No apology there still, all we got was a caricatural shrug of the shoulders: what could she do about it! And thinking that on that same morning, we'd got in mind nice feedback about the restaurant and reception friendliness during our stay !
In conclusion, I would not consider staying there again or recommending it to anyone, there are other hotels of this category in Montignac offering better value for money, and certainly no one deserves to be treated this badly on holiday. I am only too aware that service is not always the strongest asset of french tourism (hey, I am french !) but we'd never seen it quite this bad, and we shiver just thinking what foreign visitors may have thought of it.

We walked through the gilded gates from the parking lot and were impressed by the beautiful grounds and pool. The staff was courteous and helpful.

And then we were brought to our room. Tiny... which we didn't think would be such a big deal cause how much time does one really spend in there, right? Well, apart from tripping on our luggage trying to bathroom which was just slightly irritating, the room was damp and cold. We also had cold to lukewarm water for showering, toilets that didn't flush very well and a bed that went down in the middle. It wasn't flat and it wasn't comfortable. The carpet also looked very worn and I found the carpet in the bathroom to be particularly questionable. After traveling for eight hours, it was definitely disappointing, to say the least.

Breakfast, however, was very generous. We had a basket of bread and pastries, cheese, fruit, yogurt, fruit juice and coffee brought to our room.

I feel like the staff is very well-intentioned and the service is good. However, the hotel is really run down.