Château de Challanges

Arrived mid afternoon Saturday and received a friendly welcome. The room we booked was clean and tidy. The building is beautiful with a nice garden surrounded by large old trees like a real park. Behind the castle a small but heated pool. Breakfast can be bought. We didn’t test it. The bat is rather small and could be done more about. No dinner can be bought which would be a nice thing. We though tried a big plate of cheese , sausage and pate all of great taste. This together win a bottle of wine was our Sunday evening dinner in the garden. Certainly a place we will revisit.

Met every expectation and more. Room clean and excellent AC. Pool lovely. Great location. Staff excellent and friendly. Breakfast although not included in price was well worth the cost. Best we had whilst touring France. First night after a 9 hour drive we decided to stay and have their mixed platter, 25 euros, more than enough for 2, pates, cheeses, breads, all local. Bar open until 10 pm. Recommend the Veuve Ambal.

Whether you look for an inspiring location to recharge your battery or just want to book a romantic stay, this is the place to be. Excellent service by the owners and friendly staff. Wonderful breakfast and bar facilities in the castle itself. The castle, big garden, pool and rooms are in one word wonderful. Perfect location to start your discovery of beautiful Beaune. We even prolonged our stay and will definitely come back.

A charming boutique hôtel magnifically run by Vanessa and Thomas, a couple of seasoned international hotel managers. The little castle and its outbuildings are perfectly renovated and maintained. High quality facilities and amenities. Everything is in the details. We look forward to the upcoming spa! Bravo Vanessa and Thomas. Keep going!

What an amazing place to stay. Definitely requires a car, but that worked for us. We chose this because it was dog-friendly, and how lucky we were to find it! The rotunda room was spacious and modern (ideal for three friends traveling together), and breakfast was delicious. Very welcoming, friendly and accommodating.

There is a wow factor for sure. But rating this place as average feels a little unfair on the friendly and efficient staff. It just needs a little more thought to elevate what it has to becoming quite the charming place you'd hope it to be. It's a little out of Beaune, so a car is essential. The setting is nice, and you can relax here. However, a hotel it is not and like may places in France, you get the feel that once everyone is checked in/out, breakfast served - which we did not have - that the staff leave in the evening and that's it. There is a bar - no fridge in your room - but it shuts at 9pm, when all the staff leave the chateau. The bar area could be made more comfortable and you could have either an honour system or, as I have seen, wine dispensers. Our room probably was the smallest in the place, had the shower in the room. I have had bath tubs in rooms before, but with way more space and the shower was separate. However, in this room, it's not the fact that the shower is in the room that's the issue: it's the the glass used is not frosted and so, if you are sharing, then the other has to watch you shower! Well that might be ok, but what was most bizarre about the shower is the fact that in using plain glass used, there is the possibility for someone in the room opposite to see into the room and you showering if they were to enter/leave their room at the same time that your partner was entering/leaving our room! Why then, you would not use frosted glass is a puzzler. Goes without saying, no handrails for those of us with mobility issues - always a factor in France - and so as the drainage was poor, it made getting in and out of the shower was difficult, and the area gets flooded unless you use a towel to act as a dam. Ventilating the room is also a challenge after you and your partner take showers. I'd also ask the local plumber to come in and adjust the radiator thermometer so that instead of it pointing out and thus, easy to bang into as you get in/out the right side of the bed, it points up. But, it is a pleasant place. It just needs to look at the little things a bit more to elevate it. We found it clean and tidy, just currently lacking the bang for the bucks.