Le Pautonier

The guest rooms are in a former stable, with comfortable furnishings and tasteful decor. You reach this peaceful spot in the Percheron countryside by following a dirt road through the woods. The owner was welcoming and had useful suggestions for enjoying the area.

The owner’s treatment of my friend and her children was appalling. I had booked a room at the Pautonier for her, close to my wedding venue. She arrived with her two sweet young children and was greeted rudely, almost aggressively. He told her, “We don’t treat children here,” and, “Things will be better once you’ve paid,” even though the room had been reserved with a deposit six months earlier. He also said she was on her own for breakfast, that he’d put everything out but wouldn’t serve her. Then he charged extra for her four-year-old, who was sharing with his young mother and seven-year-old brother. The whole attitude was rude and boorish. To make matters worse, the milk bottles served to the children at breakfast had expired three months earlier. The road was in such poor shape that the car dropping my friend off got a flat tire. Avoid this place. There are far more charming and welcoming places in the region, run by real professionals and kind people.

We were given a friendly welcome, and the room was comfortable and pleasant. It’s a charming setting, though the very bumpy access path is tricky and best avoided in a low car.

Charming room, decorated with good taste.