Ferme de la Rançonnière - Hôtel & Restaurant

Prachtig hotel dat werkelijk vol charme is. Het bed dat we hadden was comfortabel en goed uitgerust. Hoewel er geen airconditioning is, was dit echt niet nodig. Zelfs op een warme dag toen we er waren, lieten de open ramen voldoende briesje toe om de kamer op te frissen. Het gebied ligt dichtbij winkels, galeries en restaurants, maar ver genoeg om erg rustig te zijn. Ik zou Coeur St. Catherine aanbevelen, en ik zou graag de kans krijgen om het opnieuw te bezoeken.

We hebben een heerlijk verblijf gehad op dit prachtige landgoed. Het is een perfecte locatie voor een bezoek aan de invasiestranden van Normandië. Het personeel was erg vriendelijk en behulpzaam; het ontbijt was heerlijk; het terrein is prachtig. We hadden een familiekamer (2 badkamers) die ruim en comfortabel was. Het was zo stil. We hebben ook erg genoten van het gigantische schaakspel. Extra bonus: opladers voor elektrische auto's op het terrein. Mijn enige spijt is dat we daar niet langer zijn gebleven. Sterk aanbevelen.

Dit is een geweldige plek om te verblijven, het beste hotel waar we in Frankrijk hebben verbleven. Alles was uitstekend. Diner en ontbijt uitstekend, personeel briljant. Een ontspannen sfeer!

After driving most of the day from Calais ferry port to check in, we arrived around 4:30 PM. We walked up to the room only to find that many of the lights did not work. Went back down to reception while they called maintenance and it appeared to be a simple fix of a breaker switch. That’s fine even though I was exhausted when we got here and then going up to the room down to reception and back again with no elevator was the last thing I felt like doing. Be that as it may, we had inquired whether we could get a different room with a better view and was told they were fully booked. But at the time they knew of the light problem what was their plan going to be? We couldn’t function without a light in the bathroom, there was absolutely no light working in the bathroom, so what would they have done? If it hadn’t been a breaker I’m sure they have a back up room since most hotels always have one emergency option. So while sitting in reception, the manager and the two front desk staff we’re trying to decide how they were going to handle the room change request all the while discussing this in French. The manager in French referred to us as “Americans”. How that’s relevant I have no idea when discussing a room change but that word translates quite easily from French to English. So does the word champagne which she uttered. So I can only surmise she thought throwing a glass of champagne at those beer-drinking Americans (we don’t drink beer) would be enough to placate us. Simply saying, we don’t have anything to offer you as far as room change would’ve been sufficient rather than bringing our nationality into it which is completely irrelevant. On her way out of reception, she smiles at me and says bonjour. It’s been a long time since I’ve been to France. The first time I found the French to be quite rude. So far, I see that hasn’t changed.

Such a beautiful place, in a beautiful part of the world. The reception was so friendly and helpful. The restaurant was excellent for dinner, and the breakfast was so good. The staff were friendly and accomodating. The grounds are beautiful, and we enjoyed the birds singing out our window evening and morning. The historic building feels like history around you, and should. This location is easy access with car to all the Battle of Normandy sites, WW2 museums (Memorial Museum in Caen was great), Bayeax Tapestries, and Calvados cider farms. (Dont miss brunch at Ferme du Billy!) We miss this place already. So relaxing.