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Reviews of Domaine De Barive

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Domaine De Barive
Domaine De Barive- A Proximite De La D97, Sainte-Preuve, Aisne

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 53 out of 77 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 77 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 77 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 77 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 77 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Mathew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely property in a quiet area.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jack

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
An immaculate hotel with a fine interior and gardens. The wine selection was overpriced hence the stay was more expensive than it could have been.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Louise

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Oliver

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Oliver

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

8/10 Good

Patrick

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall great experience! We found that the reception staff was not as friendly or accommodating as they could have been. The breakfast buffet was very good. Our first night dinner was interesting, but the main course meat was overly fatty and uneatable. The rooms were clean and very comfortable. Thank you
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mr Nick

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We have stayed at the hotel many times.. A very relaxing retreat. Excellent dining within the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lucy

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely loved this beautiful property. Wonderful staff, stunning grounds and the room was exceptionally well appointed. We travelled with our dog, who could run around in their enclosed garden. The food was also fantastic. We definitely plan to stay again!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Josephine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A gem in the countryside
Third visit to this beautiful hotel. Each time gets better. Booked our usual de-luxe room and were upgraded to a wonderful junior suite! The food is dynamic and even a glass of champagne at breakfast if you so wish it which I did!!! 😁
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

6/10 Okay

Graham

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel
Excellent bedroom and outstanding building / grounds. Restaurant meal superb with friendly and efficient staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Family break
Really enjoyed our 1 night family stay the food was lovely, good cocktails the staff were nice and friendly my girls loved the pool and jacuzzi and the sun was shinning what more could you ask for 😊
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Raymond

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Exceeded expectations, wonderful room. Breakfast exceptional. Definitely on list to stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Elaine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Luxurious, welcoming and friendly
Absolutely wonderful stay, the staff were all very friendly and welcoming. Rooms were luxurious and comfortable, exceeding expectations. Delightful secluded setting. Food was great - extraordinary menu with some spectacular touches. We loved the whole experience and will certainly return soon! Electric vehicle chargers a bonus!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Chris, Northampton

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Beautiful building , fairly remote ( but not a bad thing if you want some time away ) Bar / lounge area looked like someone had thrown an assortment of chairs / Sofas into the room , On the plus side the Evening meal and breakfast very good ! Our room felt a bit damp , and the carpet to to the upper floor had seen better Days ? This hotel is very good , but needs a bit of TLC around the edges !!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

andre

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful châteaux on first impression.
Amazing first impressions on arriving at the Château. Looks very grand and stylish however the interior does not match. The interior design and decoration was certainly not to our taste this is a personal and objective opinion. Not quite sure who thought all the plastic statues, multicoloured lights and corridors decorated with purple, red and black were a good idea! Unfortunately our room had a bath tucked away under a very low sloping ceiling so it was impossible to stand up in it making standing possible and cleaning difficult. The style of the restaurant also doesn’t suit or match the chateau however it appears very popular. The meal was of course quite expensive as to be expected but relatively good value for the set menu. Service was very efficient and very friendly in the hotel and the restaurant. We had a huge amount of luggage and the receptionist organised the kitchen staff to help carry everything up two flights of stairs which was incredibly good service. We would not choose to stay there again simply because of the design choices but others may love it!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mrs A M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Oppulence!
A beautiful setting with lovely grounds, spa and excellent restaurant. We did not try out the spa but the pool was very good. A drink on the terrace in front of the property with the swallows circling above us just set the scene for a wonderful meal. We tried both one of the set menus and the à la carte - both of which were very good. The set menu is definitely better value for money The cheese-board was amazing! The service was good too.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Paolo

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely fabulous place, lovely room and superb gourmet evening meal.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Touch and go...
Quality of food was great as were some of the staff - one was a bit standoffish with me for some reason... Location is not great to explore - it's in the middle of the sticks and wi fi reception was virtually nil to very poor if you wanted to stay in touch. The rooms were nice though with a pleasant outdoor garden patio area. It was very peaceful. We got double charged on our check out for the 2 rooms we had even though they were prepaid - it took me an email and follow up call to sort. Not a great experience and no apology - would have expected a better service from an establishment like this.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Elegant hotel.
One night stay. Everything wonderful, beautiful hotel set in lovely countryside. Will definitely return, hopefully for a longer visit.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel in isolated rural position. Good for walking. Excellent restaurant
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Luxurious overnight stay on the way back to Calais
Luxurious overnight stay on the way back to Calais. The Château is amazing although possibly understaffed. Classic rooms don’t have a shower so the hotel kindly upgraded us to a superior room at no extra charge. The restaurant is first class however the staff don’t seem to be solver service trained. Expensive but good.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Relaxing Stay
It was a good relaxing stay. The room was clean and neat. Our main intention was to visit the Champagne region and have this as our base, but it was a bit of a drive and we wished we had stayed more closer to Champagne region. We felt the room service and other amenities were a bit over priced. Overall it was a good stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

6/10 Okay

Nick, London

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Nice hotel, good restaurant, poor service
A smart hotel, in an old chateau with a good restaurant but our stay was spoiled by many areas of poor service - waiting staff spilled drinks on us but did nothing about it, despite claims of a secure car park we were forced to park in open car park adjoining field and were charged 4 Euro for a drop of milk for a cup of tea! Could have been good but a disappointing stay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

8/10 Good

Nick , England and Italy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing stay
Very secluded hotel which suits us when traveling through France and need a relaxing stopover.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Timothy, London and the Vaucluse

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Good Break on the way North or South
If you want to spend a night north of Reins in a quiet and relaxed atmosphere this is as good as it gets. A professional and informed team that look after you and with an impressive wine list and excellent food. The breakfast was marginally disappointing but that may have been our fault for not being more assertive. We will cetainly return when it suits our travel plans.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Liz, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Heaven in the middle of nowhere
Remote place but beautiful and relaxing. Nice pool. Dinner was amazing! I had their tasting menu and loved it. Wish I had more time here in fact.

10/10 Excellent

sally, uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic hotel in quiet location
Only wish it was longer. Very efficient and friendly staff, room was amazing and had a fantastic meal in the restaurant would utterly recommend .xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

10/10 Excellent

veronique

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel with exceptional decor
Excellent stay with great service and beautiful decor. Exceptional restaurant

10/10 Excellent

Mark, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gorgeous quintessential French Chateau
This hotel was superb and a gorgeous setting. Food & wine was outstanding...the cheese board at the end is one of the most impressive that I have ever seen. Really friendly staff and if you are looking for the French Chateau setting - this is it. Only caution, make sure that you have good directions as it is a little bit outside Sainte-Preuve and took us about 20-25 minutes to find it. Wifi was a bit intermittent but I am now nit picking.

10/10 Excellent

nick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing stopover
Second time of staying Very friendly and an excellent restaurant

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Location of Domaine de barive
Very quiet hotel in very rural location, all rooms of different style. Air conditioning .. Despite being glad we had it, as room windows small, the system was very noisy.

10/10 Excellent

Mark, Solihull, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel and facilities
This hotel was a welcome stop en route to the Tunnel and surpassed our expectations. From the receptionist Stephanie (who helped find and telephone a local garage for our friends who had run out of fuel) to the restaurant, everyone had a friendly smile and greeting, to make us feel at home. We had a very nice room 21, ground floor opening out onto a garden, with 2 loungers and a table outside with fencing to divide us form the adjoining rooms. The air conditioning was quiet and efficient, the shower was a walk in delight and the bathroom spacious. We ate one of the fixed dinner menus, with wine chosen to complement the dishes, which was really good and with mainly red wines, including a sweet one. The hotel has a rack of well maintained cycles for use by guests, which gave us a short circuit on the lanes around the area for 45 minutes, just what was needed after a day in the car. All in all, thoroughly recommended.

10/10 Excellent

Fionna, Kippen Scotland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
birthday trip
Most enjoyable food and service first class

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing stay
Very remote location that may not appeal to everyone, but we loved it. Restaurant was superb, one of the best dinners I have had in a long time, although breakfast was a little disappointing, with very little choice.

10/10 Excellent

Anthony, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Difficult to find after exit from autoroute but helpful local tradesman. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Hotel. Welcoming staff and excellent food.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and very friendly
Accommodating and very professional staff, beautiful surroundings

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent meal
Fab swim in the pool, very friendly service, lovely welcome, efficient staff, very comfy bed. Excellent dinner and breakfast. However, it was a hot day and the air conditioning unit in the room wasn't installed properly, thus inefficient, leaving the room under the roof almost too hot to sleep in.

10/10 Excellent

Clare, Usa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet retreat
Fortunately no one was smoking this year. Wonderful local champagne. Room needed a fan.

10/10 Excellent

Andy, Hampshire, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A real get away from it all stay
Fabulous Chateau Hotel set in fantastic grounds, in the middle of farmland, one drive 1.9 kms long, the other 3.9 kms, so if you are looking for a tranquil stay, it would be hard to better. Restaurant pricey but served impressive food.

10/10 Excellent

Allen & Sheila

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous!
We loved this Chateau, the staff were charming & friendly & made us very welcome. Our room was spacious & charming. the meal in the evening was delicious and the breakfast excellent. We stayed here at the start of our touring holiday & again at the end. We would love to stay here again.

10/10 Excellent

James, Manchester, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Total luxury
Cannot wait to go back! The hotel is totally secluded and the facilities are excellent. There is no light pollution so you get an amazing view of the stars on a clear night!

10/10 Excellent

Marie-laurence

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023