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July 8, 2023
I booked this as our 1st night stop in that part of France, as we usually beetle through La Republique, on way to our pied in Aquitaine on autoroute. Its photos made it look cosy and spacious, sympathetically decorated -ideal for a romantique start to our retired slow travels. Frankly this place is beyond a joke, and probably worst place we ever stayed. Don't go by the photos (as owner jibed to another reviewer). They are of best angles in best rooms and very out of date by looks. We were late arriving 8pm after road delays and no satnav/phone. Shouldn't normally be problem but reception un-staffed ( a first for us). Finally contacted someone who we'd spoken to at mid day to say we were coming from E Belgium so no certain arrival time, to get in and have key, insisted on payment first, including extra payment for the much published courtyard parking (another first). Ordered a breakfast as we had no chance on Sunday to shop. The rooms/apartment - what can one say?? Advertised as redesigned by "top architect" looked like an infant school had done it and got "2/10 must try harder." The decor a confused melange of modern and mock vintage, the furnishings, some worn maybe from a depot vent, ome modern, the most amateur unfitted ceiling plaster board, filthy fireplaces, a dim variety of lights some hanging off walls, no bulbs, wrong bulbs, electric points mid chimney breast, mirrors fixed with wood off cuts and couple of screws, unpainted, "bedside tables" made from skirting off cuts and a bit of offcut to support. It actually was quite no very funny - if you were not paying good money for this total lash up. The "kitchenette" was an oven and sink in a cupboard - I kid you not, with a dodgy placed electric extension lead to power devices actually in sink area (lethal and illegal), a light too, a fridge in another cupboard (complete with dry rot at top, the service pieces like crockery and cutlery looked dirty at best. Another mystery double bedroom ensuite, (was someone else due to arrive?), with another toilet and a pigeon excrement encrusted balcony (pigeons and their crap were everywhere encluding all window sills so couldn't open windows as don't want pigeons in room, or psitticosis pneumonia again -it's lethal and spread by pigeons). The bedroom wardrobe panels had been stoved then/or removed, maybe both leaving a lovely selection of hangers on view in an "antique". The front door outside, and inside were uncloseable and unlockable so were left overnight with a chair against to restrict entry! The TV worked but no joy with the satellite box - we were on holiday not visiting TV satellite engineers - leave it functioning! Thank heavens for the books we brought. Had it been earlier and we'd got key and seen before paying, we'd have been off like shot, but very exhausted we showered then slept. The bed was firm, comfortable clean. That the sole good point. In the morning a breakfast basket arrived outside (by ghost? as no knock on door) as di