I booked this hotel before I saw the reviews and will never make the same mistake again. It's beautiful to look at, from the outside, but gloomy and austere inside. We went thinking we would be able to use the tennis court and my husband would be able to fish in the grounds! The tennis court was there but unplayable and fishing in the area is good but not accessible from the chateau. We had no hot water and had to stoop to get in and out of the very austere bathroom. The bed was uncomfortable and the room spartan. We ate there the first night and it was ok, but no atmosphere, a bit like fawlty towers! Staff were pleasant enough but we dreaded going back there at night. It was a relief to get away and get home!

How we agree with the most recently posted review. This is undoubedly the worst hotel in which we have stayed in France. Rustic charm is one thing but a dusty, musty room with uncomfortable bed, one chair, no amenity, dark bathroom under the eves etc is quite another. The whole place is untidy and the people dishevelled. And it is not cheap at 153 euros per night for the room we had. Dinner and breakfast were poor and again not value for money. We had booked two nights and, because it was a weekend ,we couldn't easily find an alternative for the second night or we would have moved on. When we came back on the second evening ( as late as possible in order to spend little time there ) the room had not been serviced. Do not stay here under any circumstances

I have just returned from France. We were to stay 2 nights at Chateau Agneaux (having made a previous reservation.) Having seen it was not going to be satisfactory we found we couldn't communicate with the owner in order to change to one night.
The room, had no heat and was cold as was the bathroom with no heat The bed was uncomfortable sloping to the middle. The food was cold at breakfast, cold coffee included. We of course, did not eat dinner there. I had made and confirmed the reservation at a price of 97 Euros per night. The bill was made for 157 Euros per night. Having not mastered French, I could not get thru to the owner this fact so I of course paid far too much. Absolutely no English is spoken by anyone here. Not a good experience.

From a historical perspective staying in this 13th century chateau is an unbeatable experience. The charm of staying in the Guard Tower and looking out of the ancient stone window in the early morning onto a mist filled valley below with birds chirping through the forest was amazing. The shamefully shabby furnishings were scandalous, to say the least.

Firstly, we had booked a room that was supposed to be large enough to hold 2 adults & 2 children, having been booked through hotels dot com. Upon arrival we were told that our single room was not large enough to hold all 4, and that we would have to pay for an additional room for the children despite our having a written confirmation in our hands clearly outlining 2 adults & 2 children for 94 euros a night. We had no alternative but to pay 202 euros per night for the family room in the Guard Tower.

The owner could do with spending a little bit less on his top of the line Mercedes parked in the garage and a little bit more on the furnishings that would not appear to have been changed since 1987, when he purchased the chateau. The decor in our room was pink & grey, colours not seen since the 80's. Our rooms contained fake white sheepskin throw rugs that were so threadbare that only the outside perimeter of the carpets had shag. M.Renee has not ever encountered "Ikea", it would seem. The microthin pillows were ancient and extremely useless, like lying on a cottonball (just one!) and my husband's side of the bed (two twins pushed together made up our bed-how romantic!) sagged very, very badly in the middle. The bathtubs are tiny and there are only handheld shower heads, making it difficult to shower yourself properly and thoroughly. Since I am an English size 10 and weigh 9 stone, I cannot be said to be too large.

An old shabby doll and 2 old children's books made up the decor in the children's rooms. A single visit to a car boot sale and the expenditure of 10 euros could tastefully update the children's rooms quite easily. We are animal lovers and found the whippet charming until he bit our nine year old daughter.

We went on a picturesque walk along the river upon the recommendation of the owner who obviously doesn't have the land treated properly as we walked through bushes & bushes of something akin to poison ivy that burned our skin and caused welty rashes on exposed skin for the entire day. At the end of my stay I had to dig out a black, hard-bodied tick from behind my knee and now have to take antibiotics to prevent obtaining any weird bacterial disease. I'm so not thrilled.

We did not eat in the restaurant at all, based on what we had read in the reviews prior to our having gone there (but not before we had booked the one room for 4 nights).

This chateau would be perfect for an Extreme Hotel Makeover show on television if such a show were to exist, as it is a shame that such a beautiful hotel contains such shabby furnishings at such a high price by anyone's standards, be it English, French or American. Our advice would be to stay at a B&B around Utah Beach as there are plenty there offering lovely accomodation for 50 euros a night.