From the website we expected to be staying in a chateau , in attractive and comfortable surroundings. We didn't expect to be in a modern block of apartments ( hideously ugly building) beside a motorway with very little 'garden' to speak of . The pool is right next to the restaurant and was overlooked by a large group of businessmen on a conference. The receptionist was very unwelcoming and despite the fact that I speak French ( albeit slowly) managed to make me feel completely unintelligible. This isn't a hotel for a holiday - it's a conference centre. The hotel is very difficult to find ( being right next to 'spaghetti junction) and the hotel staff don't ( or wouldn't) provide a map of the immediate vicinity : hence each trip into Montpellier resulted in a nightmare trying to get back home. The apartment itself was fine although the wooden bars covering the whole building block out a lot of light so it was very gloomy. We expected something luxiourious in peaceful and attractive grounds: we got an standard apartment next to a motorway ( and we also got lost - lots!)
- Chateau Residence De Bionne Montpellier
