This is a very unusual place - down a long drive off a very quiet road, away from any tourist hot spots - making for a very peaceful and beautiful setting. This is a an old house/small chateau and the building and grounds are absolutely charming. Don't expect 5 star luxury - but do expect so much more than the 3 stars the hotel has been afforded. We stayed in the Bibliotheque on the ground floor - a very big room with a door out onto the garden. The bed was large and extremely comfortable; the bathroom well equipped. Some aspects of the hotel are a little shabby - for example, the breakfast room is certainly in need of some decoration and the railings by the swimming pool could do with a lick of paint to stop them rusting away - but these really do add to the charm of the place. And I stress, the bedroom was certainly NOT shabby - indeed positively luxurious as it included the much-sought-after (by we tea-obsessed Brits anyway!) kettle, tea bags and coffee. The (unheated) pool area is gorgeous - such an elegant place to relax on the comfortable loungers. All the members of hotel staff we met were extremely helpful and warm - offering suggestions on where to visit in the area with enthusiasm and taking time out to find out how we were enjoying ourselves. The breakfast is fine if unspectacular. The separate on-site restaurant (for lunch or dinner) part of which is set in some of the oldest buildings on the site (14th or 15th century, I think we were told) is good, with an excellent wine list and a charming waiter (the son of the manager). I strongly recommend this place.
- Chateau De Lassalle Laplume
