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Reviews of Château d'Island Avallon Vézelay

Château d'Island Avallon Vézelay
7 rue du Chateau, Island, Yonne

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 5 out of 32 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 32 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 13 out of 32 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 32 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 32 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Nice castle, for a high price
Beautiful small castle, but far too expensive (bad ratio quality price)
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
The Château is situated outside of Vézelay and it will take a 15 minute drive to get to the town. It is almost eerily quiet. The service is very standard but friendly. Although they advertise grand rooms, the standard rooms are rather basic and the decoration more 80s than 18th Century. We had a good night sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

4/10 Poor

meb, amsterdam

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Overpriced and short sighted
The hotel is in a beautiful setting. There were very few guests and it would have been nice to get a bit better room. I mentioned my Expedia Gold status without any response. Breakfast was very disappointing, should have been included in the room price, but certainly not worth €16 per person - it was expensive, they ran out of eggs. For the total price of the stay for the two of us, there are much better options in the area. We won't return. It's a shame as the place had great potential.

6/10 Okay

kc, laguna beach, ca

Liked: Staff & service
authentic country stay
Picked this location as easy to get to on arrival to France [vs having to navigate a village]. The hotel is incredibly peaceful ... joked about having our own chateau! That said, it's not for everyone. Don't expect too much, just accept what is and you'll enjoy it.

8/10 Good

james, new york

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
It's a castle in the country
We were literally the only ones in the Chateau. The grounds are nice. Not perfect, in a bit of decay, but in a charming way. There is a nice small little garden next to the hotel, but the main grounds are not landscaped very well. We stayed here because it was a good spot between Lyon and Paris. Breakfast was great. The salon is very pretty. Our room was underwhelming, but it looked like there were some nice rooms.

10/10 Excellent

John-Lewis, Williamsburg, VA, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Like stepping back in time
My wife and I stayed here for one night as our half way point across France. We had a wonderful stay. It was like stepping back to the Baroque. NOTE: Learning some French will benefit you greatly as one of the owner (the husband) is the only English speaking representative at the estate.

6/10 Okay

Serj

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good idea with bad room condition
NO conditioning, bad smell makes this hotel disatractive for staying. No lift, no near shops and no any attraction on place. The beautiful nature surrounding, gentle service, very testy breakfast, good parking.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very disappointing
a very disappointing stay - a 2 star experience for a 5 star price.

8/10 Good

Sue, Washington, DC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
The hotel is located in a very beautiful country area of France. The staff has limited English but were consistently polite. We had a problem with our credit card but the manager was more than helpful with working out the problem.

8/10 Good

Silvia

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Tutto ok
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Henri

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Francois, Conflans

Traveled with partner, Traveled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Le personnel est très accueillant et agréable. Ce château rural est dans un cadre magnifique, verdoyant, fleuri et ombragé. Notre chambre était simple mais décorée avec goût. La salle de restaurant est agrémentée d’une immense cheminée pour y passer un dîner chaleureux. Le petit déjeuner est simple mais suffisant.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I liked the style of the hotel and the quietness it has. But the price is far too high compared to other hotels in that price range. A next time I won't stay in the hotel if I have to pay the same amount.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Kurt

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

6/10 Okay

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness
Schöner Park. Haus in die Jahre gekommen; zu teuer
Das Hotel ist wunderschön gelegen mit einem traumhaften Park. Leider war unser Zimmer sehr in die Jahre gekommen und das Bett resp Matratze war eine Katastrophe. Der Zimmerpreis ist eindeutig zu teuer für was man kriegt! Das Abendessen war ausgezeichnet aber relativ teuer und die Bedienung nur mittelmäßig. WLAN nur bei der Rezeption und nicht in den Zimmer oder dem Restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Hübscher Aufenthalt in einem gut geführten mittelalterlichen Schloss. Aus den baulichen Gegebebheiteb wurde das Maxim herausgeholt. Sehr nostalgisch. Nettes Personal
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Philippe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

BEATRICE, Chatou

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabuleux et très dépaysant
Bonjour notre séjour dans ce château a été formidable.nous avons été très bien accueillis. L’endroit est exceptionnel.? Nous avons dormi dans le donjon du château expérience fabuleuse et inattendue. Nous conseillons fortement ce bel endroit.
Response from marie et yves on May 17, 2018
Nous vous remercions pour cet avis

6/10 Okay

carmen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Axel, Bruxelles

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Comment rater une belle opportunité
L'endroit est sublime, vraiment. Et après tout est décevant. L'accueil pour commencer: nous n'avons vu le premier jour qu'un brave réceptionniste-serveur tout en un mais qui n'était pas à la hauteur. Le lendemain au petit déjeuner nous n'avons vu personn, il y avait juste une table dressée avec tout dessus. La chambre n'etait pas mieux: propre mais malodorante. En plus le château était vide et nous avons été relégués dans une dépendance ...

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

6/10 Okay

casa

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Angenehmes Haus auf dem Land
Ruhiger Platz und angenehmes Zimmer . sehr geschäftstüchtige Gastgeberin, die bei unvorhergesehener Mitnahme des Enkelkindes , 4 Jahre, sofort ein neues Zimmer anbot ( plus40 Euro) mit Zusatzbett(plus 25 Euro) und das Frühstück für das Kind auch noch berechnete, sodass der Aufenthalt von 2 Nächten den ursprünglichen Preis um rund 140 Euro überstieg und teurer war als im Hotel der gehobenen Kategorie.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Décevant
Un bel endroit, mais une prestation décevante................................

8/10 Good

Serge, Rouen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charmant séjour
Accueil et séjour agréable. Ce château n'est pas luxueux mais plein de charme.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Geheimtipp Chateau d'Island
Das Hotel ist ein seit fünf Jahren renoviertes Schloss in hervorragender Lage zwischen Avallon und Vezelay. Die Zimmer und Aufenthaltsräume (Kaminzimmer für das Frühstück, großer Salon) sind sehr geschmackvoll und liebevoll eingerichtet worden. Der Service ist ausgezeichnet. Das Preis- Leistungsverhältnis stimmt. Das Frühstück war nicht zu übertreffen.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
bonne

6/10 Okay

FRANCOIS

Liked: Cleanliness
Bonne impression, mais tarif un peu élevé pour la chambre.Petits déjeuners bien copieux.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Roeland

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Bed and Breakfast in oud kasteel
Hotel is groot en wordt door ouder stel, hele arrdige mensen, al 30 jaar beheerd. Eigenlijk is er te weinig geld voor onderhoud, dus het kasteel is langzaam aan het vervallen. Kamers en gangen hebben vele geuren. Kamer was groot met bad. Muren hangen met handvaardigheden . Kasteel is niet chique. Wel grappig om te zien hoeveel werk onderhoud het vraagt.

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Landschaftlich unglaublich reizvoll gelegen
Das Zimmer war sauber, der Empfang herzlich. Besonders beeindruckend ist die Lage. Hier findet man Ruhe und ist doch sehr schnell in Vézelay und Avallon (für kulturell Interessierte). Für Naturliebhaber: das Chateau liegt am nördlichen Rand des Morvan.

10/10 Excellent

Elisabet, Dornach, Schweiz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nähe zu Vezelay, sehr ruhig
Für Individualisten, die die Ambiente von liebevoller Restaurierung, unkommerzielle Atmosphäre, absolute Ruhe, Ideenreichtum der Besitzer bei der indivuellen Gestaltung der Zimmer schätzen. Volltreffer für das Unkonventiolle unter dem Begriff "Hotel". Man fühlt sich voll aufgenommen im Privaten des Schlosses.

6/10 Okay

Henk, Amsterdam

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Goede poging
Ondanks feit dat hotel functies niet optimaal functioneren en dat niet helemaal wordt waargemaakt wat men beloofd (internet en televisie hebben wij niet kunnen ontdekken), doet men met de bescheiden staf hun best. De charme van dit chateau in een mooie omgeving maakt veel goed.