La CHENEAUDIÈRE - Hôtel Spa - Relais & Châteaux

Well, it’s a R&C which says a lot. This hidden-away-in-the-hills spa and gastronomic delight is a wonderful place to indulge the senses. The hotel itself is beautiful, as was our room and the service was excellent. The pools and Spa are spread over 3 levels and offers a wonderful experience. Apart from dinner the breakfast experience should not be forgotten.

We love coming to this place for its calm location, its large and diversified spa and the good food. This is what you expect anyway when it's a Relais et Château. This time however, the rooms where noisy, the wifi was horrendously slow and disconnects all the time, and the worst was housekeeping. They skipped several times turn down, left kleenex boxes empty,... The other point we did not appreciate, is the half board system which only applies if you sleep the night before AND the night after the lunch, and, breakfast is not not included in it!? So you pay 3 nights half board and you only get 2 lunches?? Last disappointment was the crowd in the spa on Saturday as it was open for non hotel residents.

We really enjoyed our stay here at this charming hotel. The staff went out of their way to accommodate our group and make us feel welcome. The property has been newly renovated - the rooms are very nice, the food was great and the Spa was exceptional!

Fabulous relaxing spa. Multiple pools, hot tubs, splash pools and saunas. Very relaxed and relaxing. A little strange at first to see everyone just walking around in bath robes, but great that no dressing up needed for breakfast or lunch. Staff very helpful and has nature hikes. We did a 6 mile one, which was well marked and quite energetic, but great to get into the forest. Had a wonderful massage to follow. 2 restaurants. One gourmet, which was good food wise, but we felt a little pretentious. The other served just as good food with limited menu. We stayed 3 night sna only criticism is that the menu’s were not sufficiently varied that on 3rd night, we ate out. If you want luxury and relaxation, the perfect place.

We last stayed here in the 80/90s. At that time it was a small, beautiful, friendly hotel that left a mark in our minds. We vowed to return one day. As you would expect the hotel has grown considerably. If you want peace and quiet then this is the place for you. Colmar is within easy reach as is Kayserburg. The food is good. Staff are very friendly and helpful.

So, I needed to drive from Antwerp to Switzerland, and as I don’t like driving too many hours, I deceived to take a pitstop 2/3 on the way. All very last minute, so I googled a bit, and found this wellness hotel. It’s all about wellness and relaxing here, so that’s what I needed! Booked and arrived a day later. Smooth check in. Headed to the wellness. Very cosy, not too big, very nice. All couples of course, I was the only single traveller. About the room: ( I was in room 13, they are not superstitious here 😉) room was very up to date, smart use of domotica, nice design! Loved to have a balcony. There was a professional nespresso machine on the room, but I’m a tea drinker. Did not find a watercooker, tried to make tea with the coffee machine, but that did not work out. Or I was to clumsy, or the coffee machine hates tea ( which would make sense ofcourse). But, no worries about that. One minor thing about the room tough: the humming sound of the mini bar… once you hear it, it’s impossible to unhear it and it kept me awake. Eventually I paired my phone with the speaker in the room and played some very soft music so I couldn’t hear the fridge anymore. There is a solution to everything 😉. Restaurant : this hotel has one fine dining restaurant. I don’t always like having dinner in an upscale restaurant by myself, but I was on a trip by myself, so no other option. But I was welcomed and hosted to my table by the very, very handsome Maitre and I felt at ease after a second (think his name was Benjamin, but not sure. Whatever, if you see a man with dark hair, short beard, gorgeous eyes and a smile to kill for: that’s him!). To be honest, I visit fine dining restaurants often, but never would I have expected such a large crew for this place! A lot of waiters does not necessarily mean things go good. But in this case… a big “equippe” and everybody knew exactly what they were doing ( or at least, from the clients point of view). Was very nice to see. The food: excellent! The trout was so pink, I thought it was salmon.. Never had pink trout so nicely. The main: glazed pork. I need to go back for that. Sooooooo good. And that sauce! Man, I rarely eat bread, but I used it to soak every drop of sauce that was left on my plate. Dessert: perfect. I had a perfect evening by myself, loved it! Bar: cant comment on that, when I was there there was a temporary bar, as they are constructing a new one. Will look very nice I think! (By the way:construction did not interfere with the atmosphere in the hotel. I never heard it)