Le Parvis — Restaurant in Chartres

For the record I add the further information to my initial review made at the beginning of September given the response made by Le Parvis. I cannot let the inaccuracies in the response go without comment.||1. As normal for all travellers we anticipate provision of clean bed linen. However, as my wife does have a medical issue bed clean linen and mattress is essential and therefore the reason for a personal inspection. It was a straightforward inspection; the sheets were not thrown back in amber or malice.||2. We were not at all annoyed that we were delayed by le petit train, quite the opposite. The written instructions given by Le Parvis at the time of booking for access by car and carriage of luggage were quite explicit and emphasised in capital letters. We were directed to a road which would need us to make contact at the entrance via a push button on a pole at the side of the road. The instructions stated that someone would answer and we were to inform him that we were booked in at Le Parvis and he would come and collect our luggage and advise where to park our car. We tried to make contact but without success until after about 15 minutes le petit train pulled up behind. I was unable to proceed down the road as we were prevented by a rising bollard. The driver of the train was enormously helpful and enabled me to follow him in close proximity to avoid the bollard rising into my car. He manoeuvred his vehicle to assist and at the end of the private road stopped is vehicle to direct me to Le Parvis and identified a spot where a maybe could leave my car for a moment or two notwithstanding the parking restrictions.||3. I was undoubtedly annoyed that I could not make contact with the “agent”of Le Parvis despite following the explicit instructions provided by Le Parvis. Moreover, I was annoyed that I had been placed in an embarrassing position in front of le petit train full of passengers who witnessed the whole farce at the start to and end of their journey down the restricted road.||4. The situation was not helped when we eventually arrived at Le Parvis, with our car parked in a restricted area, to find no one in attendance and a note pinned to the hotel door advising to make contact by telephone.||5. Both I and my wife were very unhappy with the situation but neither of us were abusive, shouting or threatening. In fact, the proprietor in attendance (the son) was livid because my wife in his eyes had the audacity to check the bedroom and in particular the bed. It was my wife who felt threatened and felt she should call the police. My wife is just over 5feet tall, I am of slight build and we’re both in our late seventies; hardly...

A gem! ||We were in the St. Louis rooms, sitting room and bedroom. The sitting room has the view of the Cathedral and the bedroom has the quiet side. An extra coverlet came in handy when we got chilled going around at night looking at the wonderful light show. The mattress, the hot water, and the towels were all good. The rooms were comfortable and neither cluttered nor bare. ||The construction was noisy during the day but not very noisy and quite interesting. I found it a plus: looking at the stone cathedral and watching workers laying stone….evocative. The Cathedral light show featured workers too, tying the whole experience together. YMMV. ||The breakfasts did not include eggs and such but was abundant and good. There were croissants, chocolate buns, and baguette for baked goods, butter, jam, cheese, sliced meats to go with the baked goods, yogurt, and a plate of very good strawberries. I didn’t expect the French strawberries to be better than the Californian but these were. Also, of course, coffee and tea. ||The hotel people knew more about the light show and the other attractions than the person at tourist information across the square. It was still hard to figure out about the light show. The app interface was confusing for me. ||One tip: getting there from the train station on foot.|Google sent us to the back, Rue du Cheval Blanc. Better to go to the cathedral and then turn left. Or, if you are very clever, at Place Jean Moulin, heading NE, continue NE on the no-car Rue de l’Etroit Degre rather than turning right, which goes to the cathedral square. On the other hand, seeing the cathedral right away has some joy too. In general. Google Maps is not as good at foot paths in France and England as it is in my home...

A gem! ||We were in the St. Louis rooms, sitting room and bedroom. The sitting room has the view of the Cathedral and the bedroom has the quiet side. An extra coverlet came in handy when we got chilled going around at night looking at the wonderful light show. The mattress, the hot water, and the towels were all good. The rooms were comfortable and neither cluttered nor bare. ||The construction was noisy during the day but not very noisy and quite interesting. I found it a plus: looking at the stone cathedral and watching workers laying stone….evocative. The Cathedral light show featured workers too, tying the whole experience together. YMMV. ||The breakfasts did not include eggs and such but was abundant and good. There were croissants, chocolate buns, and baguette for baked goods, butter, jam, cheese, sliced meats to go with the baked goods, yogurt, and a plate of very good strawberries. I didn’t expect the French strawberries to be better than the Californian but these were. Also, of course, coffee and tea. ||The hotel people knew more about the light show and the other attractions than the person at tourist information across the square. It was still hard to figure out about the light show. The app interface was confusing for me. ||One tip: getting there from the train station on foot.|Google sent us to the back, Rue du Cheval Blanc. Better to go to the cathedral and then turn left. Or, if you are very clever, at Place Jean Moulin, heading NE, continue NE on the no-car Rue de l’Etroit Degre rather than turning right, which goes to the cathedral square. On the other hand, seeing the cathedral right away has some joy too. In general. Google Maps is not as good at foot paths in France and England as it is in my home...