Au Petit Manoir

Don't understand all the raving reviews, as it was very average. Yes, location is convenient. Yes it was clean. But it was a lot of style over substance. We didn't really interact with host (aside from check in) so can't really comment on that. She seemed friendly albeit perfunctory. We stayed in the self catering unit. Amenities are basic and limited. Severe lack of practical space, especially in the bathroom & kitchen. It all looks very pretty but is very unpractical. The self catering unit is suitable for 4 persons, but even with just the 2 of us, we hardly had space to open our suitcase,. There is a dining "shelf" with 3 chairs, fine for the 2 of us, but I wonder how 4 persons would be able to have dinner. There are additional relaxing seats available, but again, very unpractical, like a lovely comfortable hanging egg chair which takes up way too much space. Kitchen had 2 induction hobs, a minimal no of plates & glasses & cooking equipment. A few teabags, dishwasher tablets (2), instant coffee sachets were provided. Nice touch was the bottles of still & sparkling water in fridge. It all looked very pretty, and bed was reasonable comfy, but we were happy that we only stayed 1 night as it would have been totally unsuitable for a longer stay. One last note re parking: there are limited parking spaces available within the gated area (think about 6). On the evening we stayed, there was table d'hote offered to guests and local residents. This meant that the parking was taken up by some non guests. There is further parking available on the street, but if you are concerned about secured parking - this is something to take into account

A lovely place to stay after a long drive. Very peaceful and walking distance from the lovely town Bergues. The owners were very friendly and attentive. The only let down were the croissants at breakfast. The were quite hard and seemed to be reheated. Lovely fruit and yoghurt but only preserves for the bread. No cheese or cuts as so often is the case on the continent. But all in all a lovely place and we won’t hesitate to come back. It also has the possibility to book an evening meal and there is a wellness centre which can be pre booked. Massages and jacouzi all there. I understand they have a separate apartment which can be booked for a family.