Château de la Côte

Beautiful setting, magnificent building! Cleanliness not great: dead bugs in the staircase for our whole stay of 3 nights. Bedding threadbare: my foot got stuck in the holes in the sheets. Furniture adequate but not luxurious. Bathroom equipped to fairly low standard: for instance shower above the bath but no shower curtain or screen so you had to crouch..... Firealarm went off at 1 am: no staff inside to guide us out. No staff outside to check us in and out. The door to reception was closed and locked. telephone calls to the hotel were routed to voicemail. The alarm stopped after 20 minutes or so. Eventually we trooped back inside after ¾ hour but didn't feel very safe. We knew one lady had impaired mobility but we didn't see her outside. Upon enquiry the next day we were told that the owner had checked the surroundings for signs of a fire then shut down the alarm - but none of the assembled guests outside saw him. Thank goodness there had not been a real fire!

Loved the Chateaux. My room in annex was fine, very hot though. A.C would have been nice. Restaurant was very nice, enjoyed my meal. Had to leave before breakfast started which was a shame.