Guest User
December 3, 2023
My wife and I stayed at the Château de Bourron for four nights in late September, using it as a base from which to visit other chateaux in the area. Overall, it's a wonderful place to stay, but it's not flawless. When arriving, we had to get out of the car and buzz the intercom to get someone to open the front gates for us. After checking in, we were given a key to tap to open the gate. That's neither good nor bad, but something to note when arriving for the first time. The estate is beautiful, everything you might expect, from the manicured grounds to the well-kept buildings. Our room was spacious and had a great view of the grounds. We found the bed and pillows to be very comfortable. Breakfast was pleasant, along the lines of bread, cheese, meats, coffee and tea. There is often nobody at the front desk, so we had to call when we needed assistance and nobody was around. That detracts a little from the experience, since it seems somewhat of an imposition to call someone just to ask for restaurant recommendations, or for other information. It seemed perfectly quiet the first night, although that was our first night after arriving, so we were dead to the world. Other nights had a little background noise from trains running through the area, but overall it's super quiet. We were woken up at 8 a.m. on our first morning by the cleaning staff opening our door, without knocking or asking if anyone was in the room. At night, getting the balance of when to close the windows, between "beautiful weather and fresh air" time and "bugs will start coming in" time was a little tough for the first couple of nights. The first night we had to evict a half-dozen "stink bugs" — they don't bite or really annoy, except that they make a lot of noise flying around the room. The shower was somewhat less than desired: the drain was bad on the first day, and got worse every day until we had a chance to mention it to the owner, whereby it was fixed for the day we left, and drained very well. The shower head was adjustable on a vertical rail, except the adjustment knob was missing, so it would slide down to the lowest position, only ideal for washing the midsection. We used a band-aid around the rail to somewhat keep the position from sliding down. The shower curtain uses velcro ties that were either worn or simply inadequate, as pulling the shower curtain back would often cause half the curtain to come unattached from the rod. Along the same vein, the toilet's pull handle would often stick in the flushing position, and would have to be manually moved back into place. Since the tank is set about 7 feet up the wall, we used a coat hanger to reach up to jiggle the flushing arm. Although annoying, these are fairly minor complaints compared to the overall pleasant stay we had there; we'd not hesitate to stay again.