Château les Merles
- Style
- Neoclassical winery
- Setting
- Bergerac's route des vins
This luxurious Dordogne château hotel is decorated in ‘convent de luxe’ style: dark wood, white upholstery, crisp snowy linens and huge windows.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 15, including two suites and one apartment.
- Rates
- €115–€270, not including breakfast.
- Check-out
- 11h, but late check-out is sometimes available.
- Facilities
- TV, DVD, tennis court and nine-hole golf course
- Poolside
- Outdoor pool, sunbathing patio with sleek black parasols open 09h–20h.
- Children
- Warmly welcomed. Pre-booked day-care facilities are available. An extra bed is €15.
- Also
- The château has a tennis court and a narrow and challenging nine-hole golf course (you can borrow clubs). Horse riding can be organised with the local stables.
In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- Suite 7 is spacious and has a fine view over the Dordogne valley. Suite 8 has high ceilings, classical styling and views over the swimming pool and golf course.
- Also
- The apartment must be booked for a minimum of five nights from May to October.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- La Bruyère Blanche at Château les Merles serves excellent New Périgordine cuisine, with a strong emphasis on fresh and seasonal local ingredients. The château sources all its wines locally in the Bergerac region.
- Dress code
- Country chic: informal with a splash of style.
- Top table
- Out in the courtyard on a summer’s evening.
- Room service
- Breakfast is available between 08h30 and 10h. An imaginative ‘world food’ menu is available between 10h30 and 19h.
- Hotel bar
- The Bistrot is an informal lounge bar with a menu of tasty and unfussy dishes. You can try wines from the château’s own vineyards, as well as a large selection of renowned local wines.
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