Château de Courtebotte

Beautiful setting, gorgeous adult pool with a terrace. We stayed in a 2 bed annex, not the chateau, chateau might not as well have been there as, although there’s a lovely lounge, described in great detail on their leaflet, there’s no bar. We were told the only bar is by the restaurant, which is obviously intended for a pre-dinner drink, as there’s no waiter service & drinks menu is fairly limited, there’s no atmosphere, either. No food available in hotel except fine dining lunch/dinner, not great, esp for kids/teens. We did have dinner, which was excellent, food & service. I think Monrecour needs to decide whether it’s a hotel, or a restaurant. Breakfast buffet was, just about, on par, with the Ibis in Sarlat, (sausages & scrambled eggs cold, no hot plate) but not a patch on Novotel, Mérignac Bordeaux, which was excellent. Many posher hotels offer casual dining. They could set up a posh snack hut, eg. see Chateau des Milandes stylish snack hut. Hotel seemed short staffed, a lovely receptionist showed us to our rooms, we buzzed to order some drinks on terrace, (doors to bar/lounge inside were locked!) same receptionist arrived, my son said it was a shame & felt like not ordering more drinks! Then our safe wasn’t working, same receptionist arrived.

Exquisitely restored chateau, excellent attention to detail in Chateau itself Lovely location Family group of 9 - 4 adult couples +1 adult Really enjoyed our stay here, especially enjoyed the pool Bedrooms all gorgeous, only mistake we made was booking the Pavilion which wasn’t really suitable for 3 adults, and the Capri apartment - while gorgeous - not suitable for adult couples as the second bedroom accessed through the first Those were our only issues, and perhaps my own fault in booking Our host Babette was exceptional, extremely accommodating, and unobtrusive. Her continental breakfast was excellent and she went to the trouble of making gluten free bread & crackers - there were welcome drinks & nibbles also. Highly recommend.

Wonderful stay!! The Manager was so welcoming with a glass of wine discussing where we might like to go and visit/eat. Our room was perfect, comfy bed, huge bathroom and a balcony with a beautiful view over the Dordogne river. A lovely old building so well cared for, beautiful garden and pool.