Chateau de Varenne

What an amazing holiday! Everything about this place is 10/10. Paul & Emma were the best hosts anyone could ask for - so welcoming, helpful and really made our visit extra special. Breakfast was one of the many highlights with loads of fresh options to choose from every morning! (Fresh baguettes are a must try!) Location is perfect for exploring nearby vineyards or the amazing streets of Avignon! If you’re looking for a relaxing break in an amazing and tranquil property - then this place is for you! I can’t wait to come back again!!

My husband and I stayed in Chateau de Varenne for 3 nights in July 2024. This chateau is an exclusive historical boutique hotel with the fantastic location in a small town of Sauveterre: 10-minute walk to the Cotes du Rhone vineyards, 20 minute-drive from Avignon and Orange, as well as Chateneuf du Pape. It has a beautiful park and terrace with a lovely view of the Rhone valley, the best possible place for breakfast. We appreciated an elegant room and the overall chateau interiors, cleanness, outdoor swimming pool in the park, and a wonderful very personable service. The Radford family, which owns the chateau, and the staff (Stephanie and Marc) made our stay outstanding. They made us to feel as we were the special guests and helped in all aspects, which we wanted to address. What impressed us in the chateau is the balance of noble sophistication of the XVIII century with friendly laid-back communication style of the XXI century. We highly recommend Chateau de Varenne as marvelous hotel in Provence.

What a wonderful place to stay. We spent 3 days there this week. Truly beautiful château ,the decor, gardens, pool area and the warm welcoming atmosphere . Nothing too much trouble. Emma, Paul snd everyone working there were just amazing. Emma booked local restaurants for us, she also gave us great tips on places to visit.

The Chateau is really well renovated, and ist just a lovely place for a short stay. It is not easy to find a B&B in a Chateau that is so well maintained. The welcome was very warm and friendly. You have to realize that this place is in a small town without any decent restaurant, so you have to drive 10 minutes to Villeneuve lez Avignon, where you have plenty of good choices. We had a nice dinner there. Breakfast next morning was very good. So, our stay was very nice but we had 2 issues. First of all, our room was upstairs and it was very noisy. If your neighbor goes to the bathroom you hear everything. Our neighbor took a shower at 6 in the morning, we were fully awake. The second point was the shower. If you pay 300 Euro's for a B&B, I expect to be able to take a decent shower. The water pressure was so low, that showering is a real challenge (standing in a bath without a shower wall). As we don't like to write a review without having addressed the issue, we discussed our problem at the check out. The reaction of the lady that checked us out was very strange: OK, thank you! I was waiting if she would ask or say something more, but she just continued her work. So, there is quit some room for improvement in how to handle a customer complaint.

One of the most charming places we have ever stayed. Absolutely, jaw-droppingly stunning. Not only the chateau itself, the grounds, the environment - pure peace and tranquility - to the other guests, who all come and go in seemingly the same awe as we have, but the charm and warmth of Emma, Paul & the entire family, whose wonderful lives you witness if you are lucky enough, stay long enough or pay attention to. We feel totally blessed to have been able to stay in such a beautiful place, where it’s impossible to do anything but truly unwind, and to be hosted by such a welcoming family who run the place to perfection. This review may make this sound like a family retreat, for those seeking the hotel experience, don’t be misled… the hotel runs so smoothly you barely notice the efforts that go into readying everything; breakfast is wonderful!, the gardens are manicured, the plants watered, tables prepped with flowers and candles, lunch isn’t technically ‘on the menu!’ But our hosts happily obliged. The drinks and wine selections at the honesty bars were divine, the advice and tips as to where to visit; vineyards, local restaurants, towns, even to point in the direction of a lavender field… all fantastic. The games, the views which seemingly stretch for days…. the gorgeous character of the chateau, Woody the dog (who is gorgeous but whom you seldom notice if you are not an animal lover)… Every single aspect of this place and the experience is fantastic. We stumbled upon this gem via *********** nestled between Avignon & Chateauneuf du pape, but wow, a whole-hearted recommend! A must visit. We will be back!!