Ferme De La Riviere

We paid over €500 for three people, and I expected far more for that. We would have left straight away if we’d found somewhere else for the four nights. On the first day, my wife wanted to warm up some chicken in the microwave, and the host shouted, complained, and swore at her. He stopped when I came into the kitchen to see what was going on. He even suggested we leave. The rooms were at the back of the main house, up a long flight of stairs. The stair light was broken the whole time, so we had to use our phones to see. My 84-year-old mother was with us, and I’d hoped for a quiet, rustic stay for our first visit to Normandy. The rooms were cold in October, the bedding felt damp and hadn’t been refreshed, and the heating was off. The host said it was 18°C in his home, while my wife wore her coat at breakfast. On the second night they did turn the heat on, but it was so low it barely helped. That was the only night they did. Breakfast was just bread, butter, jam, orange juice, and very bad coffee. We ended up buying eggs and ham at a supermarket so we’d have more to eat in the mornings. The owners were rude, and they stood watching us while we ate. Even one star feels undeserved.