Château de la Hussardière Chambre d'hôtes Haute- Saône — Hotel in Vesoul

What a find!!! We just wanted a stopover on our way from Amsterdam to St. Tropez, preferred to stay at a chateau instead of one of the impersonal hotels along the highway. So we decided to look for a chateau off the highway, checked TA for the possibilities and selected this beautiful little chateau.||||We left the highway and drove approx. 40 km east through one of France’s agricultural areas. The streets are very good so it takes approx. 30 minutes to reach Vaite. The host opened the big metal gate and we arrived in a garden in which the little castle is located. Due to a planning mistake we arrived one day early but by luck there was a room available – actually that day we’ve been the only guests.||||The welcome was very warm and we were shown around the house, greeted also by the lovely dog. The ground floor area is the communal living area, nicely renovated (but not over renovated), decorated with antique furniture and other small things. You can tell that the husband of the host is an artist, painter.||||We were guided up the beautiful old stairs towards the area with the guestrooms. Since we only stayed one short night we opted for a small room – and it was totally enough. Again, beautifully decorated, high quality bed and linen as well as very, very beautiful bathroom with walk-in-shower.||||You can really see and feel that they invested a lot of money in the guestrooms of this 400 years old manor.||||The highlight of the stay we were served the next morning: an extensive and very tasteful breakfast comprising of croissant, pain au chocolate, baguette, cake and cones (both made by the host), different home made jam and apple compote, eggs, and a good selection of cheese and cold cuts. All very stylish decorated in the dining room of the manor. In St. Tropez I would pay for 2 of these kind of breakfast what I paid here for the one night stay including breakfast.||||On advise: if you’re staying at this chateau, take the option of the home made dinner – because good restaurants in the area are rare or far and the host is a wonderful cook (as we could imagine having the breakfast).||||To stay at this chateau is the best you can do. You’ll support the restaurantion of this beautiful manor instead leaving your money at one of the soulless hotels near...

Set behind a small wall in the very centre of the village, this is delightful country house Chateau beautifully restored by a thoughtful owner. Access is by double iron red gates, and the single gate to the side has an intercom to contact the owner. There are no restaurants in the village, but there is a tiny bar which appears to serve food on a Thursday - unfortunately we visited on a Wednesday. You will need to come with your own evening meal or be prepared to motor out. The public rooms are filled with period furniture and many object d'arts. The owners husband is a renowned sculptor and painter who has exhibited internationally and many of his works, with a Chinese flavour, are on show both in the bedrooms and the public areas. His workshop adjoins the main house.||The bedrooms are very tastefully decorated and a lot of time and money has gone into the very modern and luxurious ensuite bathrooms. Breakfast is taken around a large communal table in the dining room. We were offerded a wonderful selection, everything from melon, cut meats, to croissants, yogurts coffee and baguettes. We could not have asked for anything more. Throughout our host could not have been more attentive or helpful. Altogether a...

La Hussardiere is an enchanting place. It is a beautiful little castle, intimate but with a certain grandeur to it at the same time. The same goes for the hospitality. The very gentle lady of the house does everything for her guests to feel at home. She even helped pushing our little old car when it stopped running. Everything she does is with an incredible eye for detail, she is a true perfectionist. The rooms are wonderfully decorated and absolutely immaculate. We can also highly recommend the table d'hotes. The breakfast is impressive too. Apart from the 'art of hospitality' which is on this very high level, the husband of the hostess is a well known artist, and his work is everywhere in the house. Apart from that it is very interesting to admire his work in the 16th century 'dime' next to the house. In short: this is really a place to be highly recommended to people that can appreciate this dedication...