Château de Fère Hôtel & Spa

The Chateau de Fere was in a great location east of Paris, between Chateau Thierry, Reims and Soisson, sits near the ruins of a 13th century fortress, which can be accessed from the hotel. I chose this hotel due to its proximity to Belleau Wood. I stay for one night in the Prestige Suite. Room was spacious. It’s actually two rooms. There is the bedroom when entering the room, and a combination living room and bathroom in a loft area. The restaurant had good food and the bar had variety of drink selections. However, the hotel does not have air conditioning and the water for the shower didn’t heat up in the morning. There is no elevator to get to the upper floors.

We’ve stayed here a couple of times but won’t be returning until some improvements are made to the rooms and common areas. I don’t believe this hotel has any air conditioning (certainly not in the rooms we’ve stayed in) and even in May it was pretty uncomfortable. We were given a fan but it didn’t help a great deal. Our room was in pretty poor condition. I would have asked to change if we stayed more than one night. The toilet roll holder was broken, the toilet didn’t close, there was no shelf in the shower to put products on and it smelt of damp. Not acceptable. On a brighter note. We really enjoyed having drinks on the terrace and the meal was very decent. All the staff were excellent. It’s a shame the hotel itself feels unloved as it has the potential to be a really stunning property.

A very nice, quiet and charming hotel, very very near to Paris, in a lovely and peaceful countryside, historically interesting, super well run, kind and friendly staff.

A pure moment of happiness… An exceptional place that awakens all the senses with the splendor of its setting, the contagious joy, the kindness, and the professionalism of a remarkable team. All of it elevated by a table that delights both the eyes and the taste buds! Thank you to this team, driven by a rare and precious kindness!

Charming hotel but needs some investments to recover the minimum level to have the feeling of staying in a 5* hotel.

Hotel is overdue for renovations, rooms and facilities not up to standard anymore. First room was smelly and with plenty of insects in the room (dead & alive). The staff was friendly and put me in another room, that was better, but still not up to standard in a 5star hotel.