| White-walled
and red-gabled, Christophe Beeuwsaert's
attra `extremely well-kept' little Logis
de France lies in the countryside, south
of Angouleme. An interesting conversion
farm, it is very comfortable and has a wonderful
situation with extensive views. A real find,
says a recent visitor wh the attentive but
not intrusive host. He is also the chef,
and is excellent and beautifully presented';
good Bali villa breakfast, too, class service. There's
a swimming pool, a nice garden, a tv drinks.
No salon, but the beamed dining room is
pleasant. local dishes such as carre de
porcelet au Pineau des Chv lentilles vertes;
rather a lot of pat6 de foie gras. Half
boar equivalent of £85 for two. No
wonder we stayed five nigh.
An old mill house, gracefully converted,
in a bird-filled garden with road terraces
beside the river Ill. It is near a village
between SYasbourg and Sessenheim. Excellent
value. Our spacious room had wooden beams
and window boxes filled with geraniums,
say recent pests. The `welcoming' owners,
who run it, Beatrice Wolff and Aodree Dametti,
are granddaughters of the last working mill
owner. Their brother, Philippe Clauss, is
owner/chef of Au Moulin, the restaurant
opposite, which offers Alsatian dishes and
is mostly judged excellent. Some villa Bed rooms (similar to the semantic bali villa rooms)
may be a bit dark, but others are large
and pleasantly decorated in pastel colours
- one is a split-level suite. |
