Name: Chambres d'hôtes du Château de Champvallins
Address: 1079 rue de Champvallins, Sandillon, Sandillon, Sandillon, 45640, France
Rating: 7

Smoke-free property

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All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

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Non-smoking rooms

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Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel Airport

Chambres d'hôtes du Château de Champvallins

Sandillon

Arrival in our car under heavy rain in the afternoon. Gate closed. Had to get out of the car to use the intercom. No answer for several minutes. Back in the car to blow horn repeatedly. Finally someone came to open the gate.
In front of the hotel, lady looking at us behind the glass door. After some time, seeing that she would not come out to help, we did get out of the car in the heavy rain. Loads of umbrellas next to the lady who did not move or propose to help or call anyone to help to protect us from the rain and/or help with the luggage. Not a good start.
Very unpleasant old lady, rude and agressive, rooms not ready, shabby and derelict old place very different from photos on website, argument about everything, a nightmare really.
After a rather disturbing and heated discussion, we decided to call off the day, went back in the rain to our car and left this appalling place.
Most unpleasant hotel experience I had in years.

Place to be avoided

It's a great setting, but the hostess's hospitality is beneath everything.Lots of written or verbal obligations and prohibitions always coming from the hostess.

To discourage

This is the third time we've been there to recharge so the place is idyllic! the rooms are huge, beautifully decorated, with taste, the bed is exceptional, impeccable cleanliness. thanks to the owner who is available and doesn't know how to make you feel good. Breakfast is full of quality food, jams and cakes... home! thanks, thanks we had another unforgettable weekend! maybe next time... who knows!!!

we never get tired of it

We spent a romantic weekend in a calm and relaxing atmosphere. The service and staff were pleasant. The castle is decorated with refinement and taste. The surroundings of the castle, the Abbey of Saint-Benoît on the Loire, are also to be explored and make the charm of this destination we recommend.

An idyllic castle

We arranged my brother's wedding at the Chateau Champvallins, which had a beautiful setting. Our families came from far away for some 6h by car, others 13h by plane. When we arrived at the estate, the owner watched all the arrivals, the guests were questioned about their presence and received very serious remarks. We had taken the rooms of the castle for the event, the receptionist was watching the arrivals (not a goodbye) and did not guide us. The diner was organized in the orange room but it was cold in the room, but it was not long before the owner of the castle ordered a decommission of all the wedding dress, and we had already finished the ceremony.

A welcome unworthy of the beauty of the place

Nice house with a nice garden, experience at a wedding the staff forbid you to drive into the house, everyone outside we want to make music, nobody warned me! in the room it was so cold that we went back to get some sweaters at home because the owner didn't want to turn on the heater.

Nice setting but not hospitable

This  must have been a small chateau, but with an extensive park. It is now a Bed and Breakfast. The rooms are nice, but very expensive, and you have to pay for your breakfast (which is not very good).The owner is not very friendly but the park it is in is magnificent and very well kept. It has a beautiful swimming pool.

Expensive Bed and Breakfast in beautiful

Sometimes in life hotel service and hospitality received is so bad you wonder why people are in the trade, and why you bother to try and stay at their establishment and for these reason I have written on here.
This supposed chateau is now in need of major repair and if you want a romantic or family break then give it a wide berth. The owner doesn't care so why should we? There are far better places near by; GO TO THEM INSTEAD. 
As for us...We exchanged emails and confirmed our booking for our anniversary.
We rang and confirmed our time of arrival but on arrival was greeted by a rude lady, the owner who (later we found had doubled booked our room) with a young lady who was there to learn french. The owner doesn't speak a word of English so uses students to write lies on the emails and to try an apease the guests. She was very busy the evening we arrived. The owner made some feable excuse as to why, after a 12 hour drive we couldn't have our 160 euro room with bath, wifi and tv and we were shown a dark dingy room in the outhouse with a cold horrible shower, 2 lamps, no wifi, and no tv. As by now it was late we asked if she could find us somewhere else to stay but after half an hour of her messign about we had no choice but to stay, especially as the house is in the midle of nowhere. After a few tense words she returned some of our money. Then after we went for a walk to try and find somewhere to eat we returned. On entering the house again as there was NOTHING in the room, we asked for some water or a cup of coffee or tea and she verbally abused us, and got quite nasty telling us top get out of the house. We now realise as we had asked to see the room we had booked whiulst trying to put us off, on the landing she got very offensive trying to hide the fact someone else was in there.
So in summary it is a chateua but only on the outsied and no money has been spent on it for years, the few bedrooms do look lovely but there is NOTHING else there. Wifi in only one corner of a downstairs room, breakfast is in an old dark kitchen, there is no reception so don't be fooled. Also be warned breakfast is 28 euros for bread and marmalade worth about 2 euros.
So basically it's a shame as the place could be beautiful and a gold mine with a bit of TLC but it is a lie where a strange rude women who not only uses cheap labour, she lies and is so rude its not worth the risk of arriving there not knowing if you are going to get what you paid for or not. Not worth the risk as you will be stranded in the middle of nowhere, things she takes advantage of, so go elsewhere.

What a Let Down

It's really a good place for relaxing. and i like so much the swimming pool, not much people  and i feel that is just for me and my familly. we also enjoyed the breakfast, all the fruits from the garden, maybe i should call it BIO, perfect souvenir !

Very good place

If you are looking to experience "chateau living," then this is the place for you! Beautiful home and property with charming rooms furnished in traditional antique french decor. It feels as if you've stepped back in time to an era of elegance and class. A delicious breakfast was served in the most picturesque dinning room. The chateau owner was very kind, welcoming and helpful. Although was difficult do to a language barrier, she made a great effort to communicate with us using google translate. The location is a little ways outside of Orleans. Clear directions to here are critical as we got lost trying to find it. We only stayed one night and wish we would have had more time to explore the grounds. If you are wanting a traditional french countryside experience then you need to stay here.

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