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17 de julio de 2025
Wonderful chateau, Wonderful people, Wonderful food and Wonderful environs This is the first time that we have written a Tripadvisor review while still half way through a stay at an establishment. We have done so on this occasion so that fellow Tripadvisor readers feel confident to book and enjoy the 2025 summer season - just as we are currently doing. Some of the previous criticisms that we have read here, and which gave us cause for pause, are, in our very humble opinion, not justified - and therefore should be put to rest. Firstly, Bellevue is a classic French hotel particulier set in Gers. It has not been renovated to 22nd century standards , but we wouldn’t want it any other way. That is its charm, and is why we come to Gers, and to France. The hotel has however been updated to an entirely satisfactory standard, with excellent WiFi ( which even on occasion extends to the outdoor swimming pool ), perfectly acceptable bathroom facilities , and the best mattress and pillows that we have had over the last 4 weeks ( The lovely Italian hotels that we have spent time in over the last 4 weeks in Umbria and Puglia and Basilcata , however posh, have not been able to match the softness and fluffiness of Bellevue,s bedtime offerings). We obviously have only experienced one room , but the floors do not creak at all and we have slept wonderfully. In short this is a very comfortable hotel, and any throwback to the past 2 centuries is an essential part of its charm and exactly why you should come to Bellevue. Secondly the people working here could not be more welcoming and accommodating. Everyone of them. Illihana and Tom work the dining room tables beautifully. The 2 chambermaids keep the bedrooms fantastically clean. The young receptionist always has a welcoming smile and is so efficient. Emilie is so obliging - in each and every way . What more could anyone reasonably ask for? Merci Beaucoup . The mythical Charlotte is the one person we have not yet met in the 3 and a half days we have had in Bellevue so far. We are prone to letting our imaginations fly, and believe that she is kept in shackles working the kitchen stoves day and night. If so that would explain why we are so happy with the food that Illihana and Tom bring out to our table. Contrary to previous reports we believe that there is adequate choice in the set and a la carte menus. After eating in the restaurant on the first night , we immediately extended our stay by a further 2 nights. Will we get bored by the menus on offer after 8 days ? Maybe, but the quality of ingredients is excellent, and we are always suspicious of establishments offering too much choice - chefs, like surgeons, need to specialise - ask us how we know! As we are highly knowledgeable about wine ( ie we know that there is red and white, dry and sweet, tanniny and smooth, and headache inducing and headache sparing - and that is the total limit of our knowledge ) , we do what we always do - which is to give the somme
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