L'Abbaye de La Chaise Dieu

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Wow - amazing, needs more than 5 stars! Staying in a proper castle is always an experience, but this was the best of all that I have stayed in. Lovely room (we were upgraded), so much character, amazing service, we even got a tour of the castle. Dinner and breakfast were very good, the staff attentive and very helpful. Note - this property would not be suitable for people with mobility issues

Positives: Well-priced, well-situated hotel. Decent restaurant with good choices. Very good restaurant staff who were charming, despite being overworked and going flat out. Pleasant room, comfortable bed. Water dispenser in the corridor a very good idea. Good shower. Good breakfast. Negatives: air conditioning clearly not up to the job of a full hotel in 38'. My complaint was treated with more or less a shrug as the receptionist condescendingly told me it was hot (really??), that the hotel was full (and..?), and that it would cool down eventually (after about 6 hours it did). Pillows awful, great thick artificial things, very uncomfortable. Disappointing not to have a walk-in shower. Difficult for both of us to climb in and out of very deep bathtub to use shower, especially with no handles or bars or a non-slip mat. You would never see this in England and I'm amazed it is legal in France. I would stay here again, but only with a walk-in shower.