Hotel Le Clos Champel

RAS

This one is a tough one to review... My wife and I bought a groupon voucher while we were still in South Africa (back in June 2016, which is a year ago) and we proceeded by contacting them. Unfortunately they were closed in August for their annual holidays and yet their phone did not have a message so I remember staying on the phone for over 30 minutes listening to a message saying that someone will pick up on several attempts. Finally, in the beginning of Sept 2016, I got through to them and was able to book a stay at the hotel but not until December 2016. Once we got there, no one was there to welcome us at reception so we waited even though we could see that there were people in the kitchen. After about 15 min, we knocked at the window to get their attention. The rooms are very average but decent but I guess that is normal because the hotel is only 3 star hotel. After this episode, things got much better, the food was excellent and the service was also on par. So then I thought it was great. In the end, I can't say that I would go back there to stay for a night but as for the quality of the food, I would say that it was great.

wonderful meal in a terrifically calm atmosphere. No menu : the owner/chef came out & explained the entries, main dishes & desserts he proposed that evening; 2 of each We stayed about 2 hours, no rush, just a sublime relaxing evening

I spent 2 nights here during February. The rooms are very typical of this kind of French hotel. Good, simple facilities with the usual odd decor. Corridors a bit dingy with lights on timers which went off too quickly. However, the food was excellent and the service very helpful and friendly, if a little slow. We had a set meal each night (with 3 colleagues) and we were all very impressed. The wine list was extensive, with good wines but not low cost. Overall good value for money.