Domaine de Barive

Vogeldreck auf den Terrassenmöbeln und Sonnenliegen. Die Sauna funktionierte nicht. Wir aßen im Restaurant, das protzig und das Geld nicht wert war, und in dem es von Hunden wimmelte, die sich gegenseitig anbellten. Nicht gerade das, was man von einem gehobenen Abendessen erwartet. Unser Zimmer war VOLLER Insekten und Käfer, im Bad, auf dem Boden und sogar IM BETT!!!! (Fotos beigefügt). So schlimm, dass wir um 2 Uhr morgens das Zimmer wechseln mussten. Als wir mit dem kleinen, kahlköpfigen Mann an der Rezeption (dem Eigentümer) sprachen, war er extrem arrogant und so unhöflich, dass er nicht im Gastgewerbe arbeiten sollte. Er sagte uns, dass er jetzt 2 Zimmer zu putzen hätte, kümmerte sich nicht darum, was wir zu sagen hatten, und ging weg. Schockierend! Ein Verhaltensmuster, das man auch in anderen negativen Bewertungen sehen kann. Kann ich nicht empfehlen. Ich stelle mir vor, dass unten in Kürze eine unhöfliche, arrogante Antwort folgen wird.

Lovely hotel - comfortable rooms, great food, peaceful, relaxed environment. Friendly, helpful staff.

The Domain is a first class and very comfortable hotel, so the following suggestions are just detail; however in the search for perfection you may wish to take account of the following: 1. We didn't like the electronic menu and wine list; it's a silly gimmick; even the waiter could find things in it; we would prefer an old fashioned book style menu and wine list. We come to France because we love the traditional French ways of doing things; any innovation risks making things worse. 2. We wanted to choose wines by the glass but no wines by the glass were listed; we were told that the sommelier would choose for us; we do not like the implication that we are so ignorant that we need someone else to choose our wine; in the event the sommelier was very interesting and helpful, but we would have preferred this to be our choice. 3. We prefer not to have to listen to music while we dine, especially the sort of terrible modern music that was being played. 4. The room was very comfortable and the fact that the bathroom had its own window was a welcome change from the usual. However the fact that the light came on in the toilet automatically was most unhelpful. When we need to visit the toilet at night we do not want a light to go on and do not want it wake up our spouse; we were unaware of this until late in the evening so did not call reception; we managed to disable the light ourselves. Also there was only one 'seat' for luggage; most couples will have two cases, so where do we put the second one? Usually we end up balancing it on a chair. 5. Sadly, as with every hotel in France these days, coffee is no longer served by a waiter; we have to queue at a machine which requires attendance at a short residential course to understand how to operate it. If we could know which hotels serve real coffee properly, we would always prefer them when booking. 6. In summary, when booking a hotel, we are less interested in facilities than the following, which are our booking criteria: a. Is it quiet, so we can get to sleep? (It was) b. Can we open the windows so we can breath? (we could) c. is the room large enough to put our bags down and walk around without tripping over things? (It was); d. Can we get to the bathroom in the night without waking our spouse or hitting something in the darkness? (we could, thanks to the window) e. Will we have to listed to moronic music at dinner (unfortunately we did) e. Do lights come on when we have not asked them to? (unfortunately they did) f. Can we get dinner without driving to another location? (we could) g. Is real coffee served by a human being at breakfast? (Unfortunately it wasn't) h. Can we decide how we want things without an electronic machine thinking it knows better? (a mixed picture at the Domain)

Slightly wacky interior and furnishings but this place had it all.Very peaceful and off the beaten track the perfect place to stop on your journey to or from the UK provided you do not mind a little drive from the motorway. Make sure you allow enough time to enjoy all the facilities.

in the countryside, just north of Reims, a convenient location to break up the journey from London. Worth staying longer to enjoy the lovely grounds and spa.