Chateau de l Abbaye de Moreilles

I could not believe that this establishment is so well recommended here. It is called chateau but cannot be described differently as a run down house, which has not seen a renovation since at least 5 years. It is priced like a luxury resort making you pay even for the second coffee in the morning, offers soft mattresses, internet below 0,5mb download and unfriendly staff. I came there to work but this was not possible so I needed to leave early. Promising me after long discussions to discount the not used 2nd night 50% to which I agreed, they charged the other 50% 1h after I left without shame. This has nothing to do with hospitality.

Just take a look at that photos... they say it all. That is the so called "Belle Otero - Junior Suite" for 210 Euro per night. The Homepage looked amazing and promising but that stay turned out to be a total nightmare! We travel a lot and NEVER experienced something like that. Just take a look at that pictures - they say it all. First of all: It was dirty! The toilett had brown water in it, spider webs on the walls. You couldn't close the bathroom door or ANY door. The location was nothing like a Chateau or Abbaye. We decided to talk to the owner, a middle aged Lady. She was not in the mood to talk to us. After I starded explaining that this is not what we expected, she laughed and rolled her eyes. And her exact words were: "You are free to go. But you paied already, so..." And then she laughed again. At one point she became so loud and aggressiv that other guests tried to calm her down and one men whispered to me: "It's not her friendly week." She told me that we should be glad that her husband (The Chef) isn't here, because he would not stay this friendly. Somehow we managed to make the best out of this stay. The Pool was nice so we spend our time there. After we left the place we stayed in REAL Chateaus with beautiful rooms for less than half the price.

This is a very quirky but magnificent hotel. In the middle of nowhere in the countryside but with great access to the major towns of the Vendee this place is special. We had a suite which had every comfort including a magnificent jacuzzi and private garden. We decided to book three nights with dinner each night and were not disappointed. The meals were home cooking at a cordon bleu standard , absolutely faultless. Th family running the hotel is delightful without being over attentive. Our suite had the best shower we have had in any hotel in the world with stunning toiletries and towels. Didn’t use the heated swimming pool but it looked great. We look forward to our next visit.