Hôtel & Spa Château de La Côte - Brantôme

Outside looks great but very disappointing inside , tired decor . Towels in en-suite as thin as tea towels . Grout on bath in need of major repair only had an old hand shower , cheap miniature toiletries . No cups or glasses in room no tea or coffee facilities . Cheap pillows and hard bedsheets , not what you would expect from a Chateau. Booked for 2 nights but checked out after one .

Just had 3 days at this wonderful chateau.Stayed in room 14 which was huge with fantastic views and an enormous bathroom. If you are expecting 5 star decor and air conditioning then look to stay somewhere else. The hotel is a wonderful old building with all the quirks that come with an old building, luckily the heatwave had passed so the room temperature was fine. Staff were attentive and friendly and the room was good value. Breakfast was perfectly adequate as a self serving buffet. Dinner was pricey but fine although we only ate there once as we prefer to eat in Brantome. The hotel grounds are very pleasant and would certainly be happy to stay there again. Would be nice to have tea/coffee making facilities in the room.

The Chateau looked impressive on the outside and promised a 5 star experience. Other positives were cleanliness, pleasant staff and great views. Unfortunately, these were outweighed by the negatives and we couldn't wait to move on especially with the high temperatures at night. Our second floor room had a bed and some antique furniture but little else :- No handles on some of the drawers so I had to hook something in the key holes to pull open, No kettle, No fridge, No water, No standing shower or curtain, No fan or aircon, thin budget towels, only two tubes of shampoo for a three night stay and a ban on bringing any drinks or food to the room. For me, one of the most unforgivable sins was the uPVC windows. Most of the facilities had codelocks fitted which, in such a remote area, seemed unnecessary. A wonderful location to visit with much interesting history and beautiful countryside but the Hotel Chateau de La Cote was a disappointment.