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Maison Fontbelle By OTTO

"While in the Charente region to meet my tourism partner, I had the pleasure of being invited to stay at Maison Fontbelle. A place imbued with charm and serenity, whose beauty profoundly captivated me, so striking is the contrast with the landscapes of Tanzania where I usually live. A huge thank you to Gabriel for this generous sharing and this timeless interlude, which proved ideal for the quality of our discussions and our working environment."

Hôtel Ligaro

"I'm a fan of a good boutique hotel, and this one is a treat. It's utterly charming, a chic renovation of a historic building right in the heart of Jarnac. The new owner is a delight and knows the region intimately. ALL the rooms are winners; the owner gave us a full tour and you can't go wrong. Just know that Jarnac is quiet and like much of rural France, many of the restaurants will be closed on Monday nights; you may have to go to Cognac for dinner on a Monday but that's easy; it's only a few kms."

Hôtel du Palais

"I would avoid this hotel at all costs. It is such a pity as the location is beautiful but the customer service is abysmal. To be honest the doorman on the gate sets the tone for the entire hotel, extremely rude. I have stayed in numerous 5 star hotels that are far superior with wonderful staff. Stay somewhere else in Biarritz!"

Sure Hotel by Best Western Angouleme

"This was an overnight stopover driving through from Spain to Paris... It was as expected. The receptionist was very nice and helpful and the accommodation had been recently improved. A little outside of town, and the locals (at the corner shop) were to be avoided."

ibis budget Angoulême Centre

"The room was a bit small."

Château de Champblanc

"Absolutely perfect.Wonderfull hosts. Have been renovating the chateau since 2015 I think. It's gorgeous. Very well appointed and spotless. The food in the evening is AMAZING. All home cooked."

Hotel Heritage

"This is a really hard review to write because the actual hotel, the breakfast and most of the staff were excellent. The room was lovely and air conditioned which was a god send in the 30° plus heat. It was great value for money. I would have given it 5 out of 5 but for one person and that was the horrid, intimidating night porter. I know people often say that French people can be dismissive if you attempt to speak in French but I've never really found this and we've holidayed in France a great deal as my husband is fluent. On our first night at the hotel we didn't have any water in our room so after getting in from meeting friends for dinner and drinks I went downstairs to ask for some water. I asked in French and I know it's not perfect but I was going to give it a go but the rudeness I was greeted with was on another level. Not only was he rude but he was also intimidating and obviously quite liked the power of no one else being around, it being late at night and he obviously felt very much in control of the situation. He told me my French was appalling and that I shouldn't even try to speak to him because it was hideous to him. I was pretty shocked but asked for water in English and he was really annoyed and complaining that he had to go and get it for me. He did get it because I wasn't going to back down but the whole thing was really upsetting. Interestingly I was there for a wedding being held near by and my husband told the mother of the bride who said she'd had exactly the same experience from presumably the same man when she had stayed there for one night before going on to the wedding venue. She had tried to ask about the hotel being locked as her son was arriving late due to train cancellation. She is a French speaker so was horrified to be told that her French was awful and she shouldn't bother and to her questions not really being answered. I wonder if this nasty person would have done the same if we'd been men? I very much doubt it. Hotel Heritage you have a lovely hotel, your front of house day staff could not be more helpful, your breakfast was incredible and your rooms were lovely but what are you going to do about this really vile person who is discrediting your establishment? You have a duty of care to your customers not to be intimidated or humiliated by your staff. "

Ibis Styles Angoulême Centre