Château d'Audrieu

We visited the Chateau on a family vacation. We stumbled upon it as it was recommend by another hotel in Bayeux that could not get in to. This worked out to our advantage as this place was absolutely gorgeous! The grounds were just beautiful, the staff could not have been nicer, from front desk to the bar and the restaurants. They made sure we were happy and well cared for. We ate at the restaurant several nights and the food was excellent. The location was perfect as it was conveniently located between the Normandy sites and Bayeux. The hotel also arranged several excursions for us which were outstanding. The rooms were beautiful and extremely clean with comfortable bedding. I would highly recommend the Chateau if you are looking to stay in the area and wanting to visit the Normandy sites, Mount St. Michel and Bayeux. You will not be disappointed! The entrance driving up to the Chateau is stunning!

Wonderful old chateau recently renovated. Beautiful grounds and modern rooms. Only thing I would have liked were rotating menus. It was the same food every night and quite limited choices. More variety would make big difference.

Absolutely beautiful. The setting is glorious, so peaceful with wonderful gardens. Our room was well appointed with a supremely comfortable bed and views over the gardens. The food was out of this world - absolutely stunning both presentation and taste - fabulous! The staff were all so friendly and helpful - we had the most perfect stay and were very sad to leave.

Every aspect of our stay was amazing, from Anna greeting us upon arrival and helping with all our needs throughout our stay. Her knowledge, kindness and sincerity was superior. The grounds leave you breathless with an ease of pure relaxation, the chateau is gorgeous and immaculate. The food from breakfast to dinner was the best we ever had. The service and people were truly amazing, we can't wait to go back!

An elegant hotel with exceptional service. The gardens are beautiful and rooms well appointed. The five course meal Le Seran was remarkable. A short drive from the American and British/Canadian beaches. In addition to the D-Day sites, I highly recommend a short trip to Bayeux. ||A truly special place to enjoy the Normandy country side. My highest recommendation.

Second visit which was equally as good as the first. The staff are incredibly friendly and helpful without being intrusive and the food is outstanding. Both times we have stayed in the Tree House which is furnished to the same standard as any room in a 5* hotel. We made a few special requests which were met without question and room service was delivered with a smile despite the 44 steps to get up to us!

A really nice stay in a great hotel with lovely staff. My only criticism is the very short restaurant menu that makes more than one night difficult in that respect although for our second night the chef proposed and delivered an excellent special menu that was well above expectation.

We spent a week in the Tree House for the first week of June during the 80th D-Day celebration. We would highly recommend it. It was very private, modern and offered great views of the property. Obviously if you can't do 44 steps everyday it is not for you. The only caveats are the toilet is on one side of the room and the rest of the bathroom is on the other. Also the tub is high and a little difficult to get in and out of, as well as it is a handheld shower.||We had a nice meal in the restaurant. All the staff was extremely friendly and helpful.

What a gem! Beautiful grounds kept by the same gardener since 1989. An impressive kitchen led by a young up-and-coming chef. And a remarkable history as depicted by the memorial across from the stunning 14th century cathedral half a kilometer away. Treat yourself!

The review for Chateau D'Audrieu was a challenge to write. Challenging because when one reviews a 5-star hotel/lodging, there is a higher standard of expectation - which goes along with the higher cost of staying there. The question is, if the establishment claims proudly that it is "5 Star", then is it a fair expectation that the entire experience from start to finish be 5 Star? Having spent the past 2 weeks in Dublin and in France at only 5-star hotels, my answer to this question is yes. So that readers of my review and those considering staying at Chateau D'Adrieu as well as the management of Chateau D'Audrieu understand my rating, I'll separate out what I think are the great, good and bad elements of my experience. The Great: The property is simply beautiful. Beautiful grounds, beautiful building and it is very nice. The Reception and Concierge are excellent. I must take a moment to really compliment Tatiana M. who really enhanced our stay in the area with her excellent recommendations for dining. All of her recommendations were spot on and we had simply fabulous meals at the places she suggested. Tatiana, vous êtes exceptionnel et un atout pour Château D'Adrieu, certainement 5 étoiles. Merci encore! Le Séran, the restaurant with Chef Olivier Barbarin was fantastic - the food, the wine, the sommelier and the service were all 5-star. Excellent. The Good: Our room #30 was on the top floor and it is large. 2 big bathrooms, well appointed. A large sitting/dining area and a large bedroom with great views to the gardens. Beyond the space, the views and the area; I rate it simply good because it was not up to the level of the other 5-star properties we stayed at in Dublin and France. The Bad: Here is where, unfortunately, the crux of my rating for Chateau D'Adrieu lies. Where it was bad, it was really bad. If I could give it zero or minus 10 stars, I would in an effort to convey just how bad it was. The Bar - very pretty but the bartender was literally non-existent at 3:30-4:00 in the afternoon. When he did pop in after we sat for almost 30 minutes, he was inattentive and very distracted. We managed to order two drinks, an Aperol Spritz and a Ruby Port - which turned out to be a Tawny Port and not a Ruby Port. Once he delivered our drinks, he simply disappeared and as we were meeting friends in the bar (who were also staying at the Chateau D'Audrieu); when they appeared; he was again nowhere to be found. We ended up just leaving to go get ready for dinner at Le Séran - which again WAS wonderfully 5-star. The Breakfast Service. Oh la la, the breakfast service. This is where over two days, the stars and experience simply turned into the worst possible experience we've ever had in Europe, Asia and North America. On the first morning, we arrived for breakfast and were told it would be a 5 to10 minute wait. The dining room, was practically empty. There were two occupied tables across 2 dining rooms and the rest of the tables were simply dirty and uncleared of the previous diners' dishes. After almost 30 minutes, we were seated at our table. The table had been set with fresh dishes, but they were set onto a dirty tablecloth that was literally covered with food crumbs and breakfast stains and remains from the previous diners. Three of the four of us had to brush food crumbs off the seats before we sat down and then when we sat down, we really noticed that the table was covered with food crumbs and stains. Our friends, who are French, were aghast and appalled. It was a glaring contrast from the dinner the night before where everything was executed perfectly. The server could barely be bother to take our order and a simple breakfast of croissant, coffee, juice and yogurt took well over 90 minutes. The service took so long that one of us ended up missing/cancelling our scheduled massage. I told the reception staff that the breakfast service was rather poor as we left for the day and when I returned that afternoon, I was presented with a Chateau D'Adrieu towel and tin of black tea in apology - an odd gesture but I felt that the message of poor service was received. Apparently not, however, as the second day's breakfast service was even worse. I am not even kidding, unfortunately. The tablecloth was clean at least, but my dining partner was missing a plate - which we had to ask for twice. We also needed to ask for the basket of bread, which was on almost every other table as part of the set up. We kept it simple, just coffee and bread for me, 2 soft boiled eggs and coffee for my dining partner. I asked for hot milk with our coffee - it didn't arrive until 25 minutes and 2 requests for it later. The couple next to us had ordered pancakes and they didn't get any syrup with their pancakes. They asked three times in English for the syrup and I asked twice in French for the syrup. The requests were all politely acknowledged with a nod but the syrup never appeared. T

We felt very lucky to have booked the Chateau at the last minute. We took the 3 for 2 nights offer, which was a very good deal. From the moment we arrived, the staff was very warm and helpful. The chateau interior was recently updated to a very high standard, and the grounds (including the secluded pool) are very beautiful. We had an excellent dining experience at the chateau. The the food and wine pairings were spot on. The waiter was a true professional. We would be happy to recommend that friends stay at the chateau when visiting Normandy. A welcome respite from the other local tourist trap hotels.

As you arrive up the main drive, you feel like you are in a movie... Expansive manicured lawn leading up to the large mansion in the lush countryside of Northern France. It seems perfect. And for all intents and purposes this is a perfectly lovely hotel. The trouble is, it is luxury brand hotel, and so, you expect more. While the chateau itself was elegant, it is in need of updating. The rooms were charming but a bit worn, with TVs in awkward spaces of the room and bathrooms needing some modernizing. The 'Art Deco Suite' was named more for the mosaic bathroom then the decor of the 2 bedroom suite which looked an awful lot like a dorm. The regular rooms had cheerier decor with yellow and blue wall fabric but still a bit worn in. The public spaces also were also a bit hit or miss. The bar/sitting room looked like it was thrown together with left over furniture from a college recreation area. While the dining room is formal and opulent and really the jewel of the whole place. The food and service here were outstanding, and if you are not staying at the chateau, you should really splurge on a dinner here. As far as service goes, well again, while it was fine, it was lacking a bit when you consider it is a luxury hotel. Everyone was easy going and pleasant, but not necessarily knowledgeable. Like when we asked for a couple of cars to pick us up at the train station, we were told to just wait for cabs. (Which by the way, being a Sunday morning turned into a 35 minute wait and we were 3rd in line.) Or when we asked for suggestions as to sights we were given tourist fliers or told to ask our cab drivers for recommendations instead of the concierge on duty giving us any guidance. One concierge said she couldn't help because she was not from the area. So again, given what you are paying you should at least be able to expect local insight. All that said, I would go back and stay there. It was an overall pleasant experience. Just be warned that the place could use a bit or work, and if you are expecting the same level of service that you would get in other Relais & Chateaux, while it is not bad, it is lacking in comparison.