Chateau de Blomac

The two young staff members were amazing. Very polite, efficient and obliging. The Chateau itself was beautifully furnished and decorated with great taste. Lovely pool and lovely grounds, well maintained. Clean and comfortable. Dinner (tapas was lovely), gorgeous surroundings.

Apologies for the ‘novel’ but it’s to give background as to why we felt on edge, and hopefully will provide constructive criticism for the owners insensitivity when speaking to guests. During our stay we (2 adults, 2 teenagers) dined at the Chateau one evening, sitting with the owners and other guests, including a couple with two children and another with three children. Everyone got on well. However kids being kids they tried to take a sneaky dip in the pool without our knowledge. It was late, around 10:00pm and they were quite rightly told by the owners that they could not use the pool. After dinner the owners cleared the table. We, with one other couple took our drinks to the garden terrace to finish, (before going to bed). The children from the three families quietly played cards on the terrace - which is away from the main building. So, not noisy. The owners said they were going to bed and were turning off the lights. They asked the children to leave and then TOLD us that we needed to go too. It was 11;30pm! We not not loud or drunk. The manner of their request was a bit abrupt and we were made to feel like an inconvenience. It marred a previously lovely evening. The next day we were out for the whole day. It had been hot - 39 degrees - our teenage girls were looking forward to a quick swim on our return. As they got into the pool, the owner ‘marched’ over purposefully to tell us that the girls could not use the pool as they (the owners) were having dinner with their ‘guests’ and that the girls had been told the night before! (the previous night had been later - we understood that, however this was 8:00pm) and the pool is far enough away from the dining table where a quiet swim can be enjoyed. The times that the pool opens / closes had not been displayed. If they had of been they would have been adhered to. I think these issues could have been dealt with more kindly, with a bit of humour and not in such a reprimanding way. Just saying!