Mr & MRS Smith HÔTEL Chais Monnet

Beautifully renovated chais with a nice touch of modernity. Large rooms. Michelin-star restaurant is pretty delicious. Breakfast is more average, swimming pool is indoor (sun-beds outside possible). A bit of a surprise but No Cognac production there…

Service from the roof top was poor too long to get the drinks then we booked the Distillery restaurant all good but the food came out cold, I felt so embarrassed in front of my friends who came from the uk to visit Cognac purposely. I would not recommend this experience to anyone.

The hotel was converted from an old distillery. Everything looks and feels ultra modern; if you like ultra modern, then it's good. Because of the conversion, things seem spread out. It took us a little effort to find the restaurants. The restaurant has a Michelin star and is good. The brasserie is great. Also, plenty of parking space.

When we arrived we went to the Spa area to relax in the sauna and steam room and nothing work, the day after our coffee machine in our room didn’t work so we have to call the receptionist to send us someone to fix it, our last day, there was no hot water in our shower, so we took our shower with very cold water :(

We had an excellent one night stay at the Chais Monnet while visited Cognac and the surrounding area. It was just a delight from start to finish. The staff on reception were excellent and we were shown personally to our room, something we had never experienced before. Our room was in the Cap modern building at the back of the property and was far larger than we expected. Despite being in a modern building, the room was beautiful and in a calm and classical French style. The room and amenities were exactly as described online and we couldn’t have been happier. The weather was very hot during our stay however we managed to use the pool area. Our only issue was that people seem to put towels down on loungers while using the pool and then not take them when they leave. Another guest was able to point out which loungers were actually free which was very useful, however this could be more closely monitored. We did not have time to use the spa, however it looked amazing! Due to the heat, the rooftop bar was closed that evening, which was a shame, however they opened the Jazz Bar instead and it was a lovely place to relax with a drink before dinner. Everything at the Chais Monnet was five star and we couldn’t have hoped for more. We will definitely return in the future.