TA reviewers adore this B&B and that is why we booked our four day stay in two rooms. As it transpired, our experience was inconsistent with the apparent experiences of others. I am unsure how many cats inhabit La Maison, but at each turn, a cat!!! and accordingly cat fur. I have attached to this review a photo of a dining chair, showing cat paws and ubiquitous fur. So if you visit and value your clothes, I suggest you bring a pillow case to place between you and any horizontal surface. On our second morning, we came back to our room to find a cat nestled in an open suitcase. This establishment is promoted as a haven of tranquility and sophistication in an idyllic isolated village. Through the booking process and subsequently, Herve and Francois the proprietors, failed to mention the extensive building works at the B&B. Each morning, except Sunday (praise the Lord) we were woken up early with the sound of hammers, drills and saws. The building works have been depicted in the attached photos. Our bedroom was very hot and not airconditioned and so we had a choice. We could leave our windows open and be enveloped in building dust or we could shut them and swelter. As far as the noise was concerned, it didn’t matter because the bed backed on to the wall that was immediately adjacent to the works. I would rather have had root canal therapy. It was so unpleasant and the antithesis of the experience promised. Never at any time was there an acknowledgement of the effect of the noise and dust, that affected us greatly. I have mentioned that common areas were cat zones. They were also not cleaned. I have attached photos of debris all over the place. I have attached a photo of the greeny brown algae in the pool. I have attached a photo of what is portrayed on the website as a picture postcard spot to read in the garden. It was more like a rubbish tip. I have attached photos of other areas strewn with detritus. I have attached a photo of the peeling paint in our bathroom. If you study the website, you will note the emphasis placed on food and wine, understandably so because Francois was a chef at an earlier time. The problem we encountered was that there was an obvious expectation, perhaps what I might describe as pressure applied, for us to book dinner and it was made very clear to us that it was not acceptable to return after the days outing avec vin. We love to trip out to find a restaurant for lunch, our main meal and then to return and relax in the evening with a bottle of wine and some nibbles. We have done this all over France over decades. But we were made to feel very uncomfortable. On the second morning, Francois approached me and said “the wine you buy is rubbish” and on our last night he said “you have a purse for a heart” when referring to our failure to book a dining experience a la maison. At breakfast, Francois would make rather unsubtle jibes at me for not complying with his expectations. For example, when we asked for extra butter, he
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