Chateau Les Merles

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2025

Graham.

As described fitted our requirements perfectly

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Aug 2025

David

The hotel has terrific staff and an amazing restaurant. The location is lovely and peaceful. Very nice hotel.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Dec 2024

Robert

Lovely Chateau with amazing food & wine

Amazing great Chateau with lovely spacious rooms - off season it was a skeleton staff but they were friendly and attentive. The food was top notch - worth the trip for that alone. Golfists would enjoy it too.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Sep 2024

Heidi

Beautiful Location, facility and wonderful staff. We had a lovely last minute stay to tour, enjoy, relax and eat.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Aug 2024

Jean-Yves

We had an excellent stay at this place. The hotel/rooms are of very high standard. The staff is very nice, welcoming and efficient. The restaurant is not cheap but good value for the execution which is of high standard!
Overall execellent!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Aug 2024

Gareth

Absolutely charming chateau hotel

Absolutely charming chateau hotel close to Bergerac with outdoor pool and many local attractions. Friendly and professional staff: our pet dog was welcomed and they and went the extra mile to prepare special food she needed.. Also, great food and ambience for humans in the restaurant! A car is essential to access the hotel..

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

25 Jun 2024

Verified traveler

A pleasant visit.Food options could be better

We had a very comfortable stay in this lovely place outside of Bergerac. Our superior room was large, light and airy, as was the bathroom. It’s a peaceful place to be.
Although the hotel has a very good restaurant, we found nothing to eat.the breakfast was disappointing and not to the same standard. Some croissant and choice of breads/ cereals would improve things, as might eggs made to order.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 May 2024

Julie

Achingly cool hotel

A fabulous property. Beautiful old buildings but very contemporary interior. An extremely cool place to stay.
Staff very friendly and helpful and made us feel very welcome.
Lovely stylish room, great contemporary shared spaces and fabulous bathroom.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2023

Lizzie

We stayed in one of their standard rooms which was cosy and beautifully clean. We had a candlelit dinner on the terrace and breakfast the next day, the food was excellent. We also made use of their pool area which was very serene. I would also like to mention that their staff were very friendly and helpful. All in all we had a lovely stay.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Feb 2022

Gregg

Beautiful French Countryside Experience

An authentic French countryside experience. Not the Ritz but incredibly comfortable and special. If you are okay with a few economies - older towels, for example - you will enjoy your stay. The property is beautiful and special, the staff could not be kinder, the food in the restaurant is traditional French-chic, the breakfast is massive. I would go back in a minute. If you want to see the Dordogne, be near Bergerac, play a little country golf, taste wine - this is a great spot. We visited in chilly February and it was still spectacular. Recommended without any reservations.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Charming hotel and beautiful interior and design. Relaxing and smart modern furnishings and kind and helpful staff who speak English and are very knowledgeable. Beautiful grounds with golf course and great golfing tuition. Would thoroughly recommend for a relaxing stay. We booked for one night and stayed for four nights!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

It was a lovely chateau in the beautiful French countryside. The staff could not do enough for you.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

We had a great one night stay, all the staff was super friendly and helpful. We also played a few golf balls at the practice range.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 May 2019

Linda

A perfect place to stay.

This hotel is just so good, the buildings and interiors are beautiful, the staff so very helpful and friendly. The food is excellent and I cannot think of anything bad to say about it. It is just a great place to relax and enjoy being in France.

8/10

Excellent

12 Apr 2019

Harry

It's miles from anywhere and so has to earn its keep.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Superb food, friendly welcoming staff and beautiful hotel.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Fantastic restaurant, beautiful location and views from rooms. I look forward to visiting here again.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

11 Oct 2018

Verified traveler

The setting was wonderful, the beds were very comfortable, and the staff was friendly and helpful.

4/10

Poor

29 Sep 2018

Verified traveler

Very disappointing

Room was very sparse and poorly furnished. Lighting was poor. There were no proper bedside tables and no desk or dressing table.
There was very little space in both the bedroom and bathroom to put anything down. There was one very cheap towel rail suitable for one towel only, which was loose on the wall. The bedroom door did not lock from the inside, and it was necessary to but on a very flimsy chain. No air conditioning..

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2018

Verified traveler

A very comfortable place with country space and a great restaurant. The staff are excellent and give attentive and friendly service.
Highly recommended

10/10

Exceptional

13 May 2018

Kb99

Great experience!

We liked the setting. Great experience and good location to explore the Dordogne region. The restaurant is nice, but food could be better - also overpriced. Would stay again.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2017

Dawn

Gorgeous hotel with great staff

I loved this place. Certainly one of the most welcoming hotels I haver stayed at. Staff are kind and helpful but not intrusive. Excellent food. Will definitely be back.

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2017

Verified traveler

Recommended!

Hotel excellent, taster menu highly recommended.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2017

Baard

Good base for visiting Perigord

A very pleasant stay. Comfortable room, excellent restaurant that I would go back to even if not staying at the hotel (and not expensive!), very pleasant staff who were all english speaking for those of you who struggle with your high school french.Unfortunately it rained the two days we were there, but the pool area looked nice. Highly recommended.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Dec 2016

Roberta

A beautiful hotel for a special stay

I chose this hotel as part of celebrations for my husband's special birthday, and it proved ideal. Beautiful old building round a courtyard, lovely ambience, superb food and wine in front of a roaring fire. The staff are very friendly and helpful, and make guests feel totally at home. The location is great for exploring the surrounding region by car, as there's free and ample parking and the hotel isn't far off the main road.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Aug 2016

Kerrie

Fabulous spot to visit

It was fabulous very relaxing and enjoyable and understated. The restaurant was fabulous and the setting amazing with candelabra and candles lit at night. The staff were friendly obliging and engaging. We loved it. The pool area was also great

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2016

Amy

Superb

Another wonderful stay at chateau les merles. Service and food are excellent. Great place to get away and relax

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Dec 2015

Jan

Nice Chateau close to Bergerac and the Airport

A fantastic Hotel with very helpful and accommodating staff who all spoke English to a good level. The hotel restaurant was a delight to eat in, with food being produced to a good standard.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2015

darren

What a gem fantastic

Just stay here. 50 miles from motorway. Wonderful setting. Perfect size all guests get to know each other. Peace service clean wonderful staff. Great and I mean great food. This place is a gem please enjoy it. The scenery is just to die for. It's not expensive. You can relax by the pool or on the terrace. You can have dinner in the court yard under the stars what a lovely place to be. The furnishings and fittings are lovely. The room spot on. I was nearly put off prior to booking by a stupid review I am so glad I chose this place. Rooms are huge views amazing. You can relax over dinner read a book or lose you self in thought. There were young children by the pool and they were so well behaved this is a place for those appreciate the finer things in life. Probably go back for new year. Romantic a true French retreat the cliche lives.

8/10

Excellent

15 Jul 2015

Verified traveler

Great resort

Very nice modern update in an old chateau. It's great to be on a property with a golf course and tennis courts, plus a fabulous restaurant. The food is really wonderful and this is a top tier restaurant. Fabulous! Will love to go back.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2015

Lizzie

Lovely, charming hotel and great staff!

It's always a good sign when you stay at a hotel and many of your fellow guests are return visitors!
My husband and I stayed at the Chateau les Merles for 6 nights and really enjoyed our visit.
The staff are great - nothing was too much trouble. We had a really warm welcome with a complimentary glass of sparkling champagne and nibbles and the staff were equally good with families and young children.
We ate dinner at the restaurant 4 times. The food and wine was very reasonably priced - especially the 3 course menus - and the candlelit courtyard setting was especially lovely.
There is a pool service for the day between 10.30am and 3.30pm, where you can order sandwiches/chips and drinks, which was again very reasonably priced. The pool itself is lovely, gated and surrounded by lavender, with beautiful views. It is quite fresh but that it needed with the very hot weather!
There is plenty to see and do in the surrounding areas but you will need a car to get around to most sites(although I did see some visitors to the restaurant arrive by taxi).
We don't often stay at the same hotel twice but will happily be making an exception here.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2015

Chris

Excellent Hotel close to Bergerac

Very comfortable room in historic Hotel, with outstanding restaurant and most caring staff throughout.

8/10

Excellent

03 Jul 2015

Verified traveler

Family break

Staff very attentive and restaurant area particularly pleasant, with gorgeous food.
Slightly let down by the room however. We stayed in room 1 (double). It was a little bit of a shame to be greeted with a UPVC door in such a lovely building. The layout of the bathroom was also poor, due to the fact that it was very hard to reach the taps without being in the bath.
Overall though, a really nice stay made extra special by the warmth of the staff.

Family

4/10

Poor

01 Dec 2014

Christiane

Not a good experience

The restaurant was terrible, bad food, expensive, smoky room. I don't recommend it.
The hotel was clean, but was expecting french chateaux style inside, it was very Deutch, instead.
It should be indicated in the advertisment on the internet.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2014

Verified traveler

Beautiful Chateau with fantastic food and staff

We booked late but were still able to secure a room of ample size for a family of 4. The welcome we received was incredibly friendly and a glass of champagne on arrival certainly helped relax us after a long journey. We ate dinnner in the restaurant 3 times and the food and wine were stunning. The breakfasts are perfect. The grounds are beautiful and exactly what you expect of a chic hotel in the Dordogne. If you are an intermediate golfer looking for a challenging 9 hole golf course, this place is perfect. We walked the course one day and it is simply stunning, with a good mixture of challenging par 3's and 4's. There is little to fault this hotel but our one criticism is the lack of staff at breakfast and sometimes at dinner, meaning the service can be patchy from time to time. We don't often recommend hotels but loved this place. It is the perfect place to escape to in a beautiful part of the world. They are hugely hospitable to couples and families alike. I'm amazed anyone finds any real negatives with this place!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2014

Verified traveler

Great Hotel. Food was fabulous. Very relaxing.
The staff was very accommodating.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2014

DC

Stunning hotel in historic location

A great way to finish a holiday. Returning via Caen, a couple of days in Normandy visiting the beaches and memorials of D Day and finishing in the historic town of Bayeaux - which offers more than just the Tapestry! The Chateau is within a few minutes of the town centre but equally well positioned for a quick get away to Caen. Check in was swift, the room was perfect, a busy day meant that room service was the preference - great food and presentation, delivered quickly. The grounds are just enough for a great 15 minute evening stroll.
The staff ensured we had a quick get away to the ferry early next morning.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Apr 2014

Hood

Oasis of relaxation

We had possibly the warmest welcome ever received at Chateau Les Merles, checking in from a seated position without raising a finger, just a glass. The impeccable service continued throughout our stay with the staff being extremely friendly, helpful, and relaxed at all times. Nothing was too much trouble and was always met by a smile – Rainer and Charlie in particular went above and beyond what was expected and helped make our holiday a memorable one.

The hotel is beautiful. The decor is a joy to be around and manages to balance style and comfort effortlessly. We loved the grounds, the tennis and walks around the area. It was little cold unfortunately for a swim but we're already thinking about returning, as a family, to stay in one of the private villas next time, so perhaps we'll get a swim in yet.

Finally, we only usually eat at a hotel out of necessity but returned many times to the hotel's restaurant. Their tasting menu was beautifully cooked and presented ...as was the, supposedly, basic menu du jour ...which came out looking more like a michelin plate! Superb.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2025

J f

Excellent service, attentionné et professionnel, très bel endroit, cuisine de très haut niveau. Endroit à recommander.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 May 2025

maria

Super bonita propiedad , excelente desayuno y cena !!! 100% recomendable.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2023

Gary

Een idyllische plek waar men er alles aan doet om je thuis te laten voelen in de Dordogne op 10 min. Van Bergerac. Goede wijnen, whiskey’s en heerlijk culinair eten. Goed onderhouden golfbaan. Fijn zwembad, mooie villa’s om te huren met het gezin. Men spreek Nederlands, Engels en Frans. Eigenaren zijn Nederlands.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2023

Georges

A refaire

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2023

Wendy

Het was fantastisch, gastvrij en hele aardige medewerkers.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2020

Damien

Top !

Vraiment super. Très bel environnement, service très haut de gamme. Ambiance sereine.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Aug 2020

Verified traveler

Personnel tres pro et sympa. Mais pour un 4 étoiles très dessus, rapport qualité prix. Pas de mini-bar dans la chambre. Menage très moyen, dans les parties communes comme la chambre et salle de bain.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2019

George

Domaine très beau, établissement enchanteur, chambre très bien, salle de bain très propre, personnel charmant

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Sep 2019

Marion

Magnifique cadre, check in un peu hâtif, personnel très correct dans l'ensemble, propreté de la salle de bain pas à la hauteur du type d'établissement (peut être un loupé ça arrive). Restaurant bon mais un peu cher pour la qualité ( une partie d'un de nos plat était bien trop salé ). Sonorisation assez faible.
Des petites fautes dommages pour le réel potentiel de l'hôtel

Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Gepflegtes ruhiges Hotel. Charmant saniert und aufmerksames Personal.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2019

Florent

y venir et y revenir sans modération!

nous aimons tellement les merles que nous en nous parlons comme de notre résidence secondaire. nous nous y sentons bien, les gens sont accueillants et agréables. c'est toujours une expérience heureuse!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2019

F.Bierbooms

Prachtige locatie, goede faciliteiten, goede keuken, vriendelijk personeel

Leisure Partner