Overall Ratings & Reviews Château de Saint Paterne

Amazing property, beautiful rooms and staff and owner really wonderful. Dinner was disappointing.

We absolutely love this property. This is our 3rd stay here. It has olde world charm, beautiful ambiance, lovely staff, lots of amenities and dog friendly. What’s not to like. All guests meet for drinks prior to dinner and eat at the same time. Unusual, yes but it works.

Great spot and facilities

An outstanding place. Superb on every level.

Lovely chateau hotel. Friendly helpful staff. Quiet location.

It wasn’t made apparent that there was a restaurant with a la carte prior to arriving. So everyone has to sit down together with a set meal and you have to advise several hours before if you would like dinner. There is no other option. We only wanted a light supper but that wasn’t an option.

Beautiful setting and very warm welcome. Cosy atmosphere. Loved the table d’hôte approach. Food was great and nice selection of wine. Rooms are decorated very sympathetically to the rest of the building. We will definitely use the hotel again.

A lovely quirky hotel with great food and service

Beautiful hotel with relaxed unpretentious atmosphere, thanks for a great stay!

A fascinating experience. The Chatelaine herself manages the venue which is everything you would expect in a period French Chateau. This is not a conventional modern hotel!, but is very enjoyable place to stay for a few nights. We had the Tower room which is large and well appointed (however to be avoided if you can't cope with the 50 steps to get there) We dined in the elegant dining room for one evening and out on the lawn for the second night, with pre-dinner drinks on the terrace.each evening.

This is a beautiful family home in naturally cultivated garden and grounds. We stayed in the Mystere suite which might be difficult to access for some guests as you have to climb a 52 step stone spiral staircase. Once up in the room we enjoyed home comforts but found the lack of aircon in such an exceptionally hot period made night sleep a little uncomfortable. That said there was a large fan which definitely helped. Highlights for us was the aperitifs folllwed by dinner at 8 - a set menu of absolutely fantastic foods prepared on site with fresh ingredients. We had stayed in several similar places previous to arriving at the Chateau and the meals far exceeded any expectation. Definitely a recommendation for visitors who want a unique French experience.

A property full of french charm - we met a number of returners- always a good sign. Staff and owner very friendly welcoming and helpful. Excellent evening meal

Picturesque Château set in tranquil surroundings with charming staff; a perfect retreat.

I booked the Chateau last minute based on a quick search. The venue was stunning, I was invited to dine in the Chateau and the hosts were extremely accommodating, being Vegetarian in France isn't the easiest so I was very grateful for this. The breakfast was delicious, the room wonderful, and the grounds fantastic. I look forward to visiting again very soon!

The ambience of the château was a pleasure much appreciated. The property was in need of a little renovation, but the staff, meeting the guests for aperitifs and the wonderful grounds made for a happy stay.

This 14th to 17th century chateau provides luxury accommodation with elegantly decorated en-suite bedrooms, spacious dinning room, library and lounge. the chateau's parkland is vast with swimming pool and hot-tub facilities and various games for children and adults. The breakfast are continental and fresh and evening meal of 4 courses of a high quality, though fixed as to menu. We have stayed at the chateau several times and never been disappointed by the friendly helpful staff and the comfort and elegance of the surroundings and will be visiting again next year, pandemics permitting.

Unfortunately my wife became very ill and we could not go to France. I was so distracted I forgot to cancel the hotel. The owner was so kind and refused payment even though I was a no show and he was entitled to full charge. Quite remarkable generosity. I will go and stay ASAP.

From the glossy photos, this is appears to be a high end boutique hotel, and in some ways it is from the beautiful facade to the common areas in the hotel; the room however was a let down. There’s ‘rustic’ and there’s shabby, and unfortunately we felt like ours was the latter. It was such as shame because we had a mezzanine level room (the bathroom being upstairs) with original beams and flooring but the rest just seemed to be an attempt to furnish the room like the downstairs, such as the rocky cheap banister (which was modern wood stained a mahogany colour) and suspended bed canopy. A food crusted tea spoon and chipped mug did little to raise the standard. I would imagine if we booked one of the other rooms, things may have been different, but for the price paid for the night I expected better. The staff were great, and other than a small problem on checkout (we booked online and paid in full) it took 15 minutes for them to check whether the room had been paid for. This is a problem for the hotel and Expedia to resolve, not the customer. Having stayed at other boutique Château’s in France where the standard is exceptional, this hotel would do well to check out their competitors.....

/////////////////excellent staff.will recommend this to others

We had a wonderful stay in the Dame room. The grounds are amazing and we enjoyed the pool and playing table tennis and bowls. After a romantic stroll we settled in to the room with a book and a view. The bed is really comfortable and the staff are all really friendly and accommodating. We love the resident dogs too.