Château de Noirieux

This is a very stylish hotel in every respect. A beautiful building has been sympathetically converted into a small luxury hotel. Our room was very comfortable and the extras such as towelling dressing gowns and lovely soaps shampoos moisturiser etc. Dinner was the bistro menu and we could not have asked for a more delicious small menu, beautifully prepared and presented. Breakfast was outstanding too, including homemade jams and the best scrambled eggs I can remember! Our dogs were made welcome and they appreciated the extensive grounds

No lift. My room was in an annex and on the third floor. Just poor to average overall. The restaurant was good, but overall, I would skip staying here and just make a reservation for dinner. Grounds were pretty. The hotel is remote, so if you are staying ere, this would be the place to eat.

We needed a stop-over near Angers en route back to the ferry in Cherbourg. It was a Tuesday night. The accommodation and setting are quite special, a beauty of a chateau just on the banks of Le Loir, lovely walk along the river and a heated pool for after. The bedroom was huge, the bathroom fantastic with a huge tub. The main disappointment was the dinner. Billed as a great restaurant, must be Wednesday to Sunday because there we were in the Loire Valley and on offer was ‘spaghetti bolognese and cheeseburger sliders’! There we other options like Beouf Bourginon, but nothing imaginative whatsoever. We were actually shocked at the menu. The food was hugely disappointing, specially after 9 days of amazing food in and around Bordeaux. I would recommend this place only if you are going in high season and on a weekend. Otherwise the service is spotty and the food un-inviting.

The hotel's setting is beautiful, some of the public rooms are quite nice and comfortable. The bedrooms are poorly decorated but clean and large. We initially had a really good first impression as the welcome we received from the guy who showed us to our room and the person that recommended a local wine, they were fantastic. Unfortunately, their professionalism was seriously let down by their colleagues the following day. Breakfast was a disaster. For an establishment that promotes and prides itself on excellent gastronomy, they should be ashamed. Firstly, the menu is complicated and expensive, breakfast for two will set you back circa 70 euro. Surely if they have the confidence to charge that amount then the food must be good right? There were only two other couples seated when we arrived so they were not busy by any standard. We had to ask for menus and after ordering we waited an hour to be served. Firstly an egg's Benedict was deconstructed to a single poached egg with a slice of toast, clearly not an eggs Benedict. Apart from the slow invisible service the real disaster was the ham and cheese omelette, the cheese that was used was a slice of orange American cheese that's usually found on a burger. What chef in France would consider that acceptable? We had booked an evening meal that night but canceled immediately after breakfast as the kitchen in this establishment is incredibly poor. Also worth noting that we had to drive 30 mins into Angers to get food as there is nothing in the rural locality. Prob best to avoid, shame.

Very nice property, well maintained, superb location, very nice rooms, staff very helpful. But.... We booked the 'Gourmet Stay' and for this 'promo' you only get the Bistrot Menu which is really, frankly very far below average, especially for a 'Relais & Chateaux'. You'd expect that in some below average Paris bistrot, but not here. Really not. And overpriced for what you get. Nice breakfast, but.... here again they charge an indecent price for eggs or cheese, which I think should be part of a regular breakfast. As they are in the hotels we visit. So don't book the 'Gourmet Stay' and stay away from the Bistronomic menu. We didn't get the opportunity to try the other menu... I will probably not be getting back there anytime soon.

Beautiful hotel maintained and furnished to a high standard. Large rooms. Excellent, high quality, food and drink with prices to match. However; Hotel refers to two restaurants, in reality only one but very limited menu in early part of week particularly as some items listed were not available.Later in week food good but ..see below. If you book a room rate inclusive of breakfast be aware this is very basic, breads, croissants, juice which usually had to be requested as decanters empty . Dairy items such as yogurt or cheese, eggs, cold meat, fruit and anything cooked at significant extra cost. Yogurt at extra cost was a small plastic tub of Vanilla or Vanilla, no choice. Pleasant pool but closed on 2 of 3 days we stayed due to filter problems. Some noise problems late at night in main building as echoey and sound carried. Defining aspect was however service which was below acceptable. For example, no staff to be found at all in the hotel for some 30 minutes pre dinner on the first night and guests just waiting around bemused. Food and drink service very slow, and everything had to be asked for, if you could find anyone to ask. Staff just walked past guests carrying luggage (stairs steep) with no offer to help. No sign of any management during our stay. On complaining at reception staff agreed service very poor, breakfast basic and pool closure unacceptable but although they agreed to to Breakfast costs being deducted this did not go anywhere near compensating for the issues. We wanted to like this Hotel but would recommend looking elsewhere due to issues above;in particular the poor service.

We had a very pleasant overnight stay. The staff, food and wine were excellent. The bedroom was the only letdown, too small and very hot. We made use of the swimming pool which was kept at a good temperature.

The rooms are located both in the main building and in the little cottages. Each room is individual equipped with all you’d need. They are pretty spacious. The bathroom is a bit old style with the shower inside the bathtub, nevertheless amenities are outstanding and the ambiance is perfectly clean. The hotel offers a heated swimming pool and a Jacuzzi. Excellent Wi-Fi all over the property.

A very special location with panoramic views over the Loire. Friendly team and the evening meals was probably in the top 3 meals we have eaten in France. Great breakfast and we were looked after very well. Thank you.