Chateau Les Farcies du Pech

This is a gem found just outside Bergerac. A family Vinyard, with a delightful house, comfortable bedrooms, and a delicious breakfast. Serge and Betty are great hosts and really do make you feel welcome. Simply great not much more to say really!!

We booked, as always, based on the reviews on this site. There were no negative reviews to be read in fact all were glowing. This was to be a treat for our last night in France. Dismayed and disappointed upon arrival is an understatement. The lovely terrace to sit out on was an overgrown dusty courtyard, the 'chateau' was more of a rustic farm building the interior of which was pitch dark, foisty and rather spooky. We were led through the scullery up a very dark windy staircase where the top landing had dust sheets covering furniture - not what you would expect for a top dollar establishment! Our room was not a twin as booked and it appeared a huge problem to offer the correct accommodation that was booked over a month before. After a long drive in unbearable heat, we had to get back in the car to find alternative accommodation suitably close to the airport for an early start the next morning. To add insult to injury and without my consent, the full payment was taken from my credit card and reported to Booking.com as a 'no show'. They refused to refund the payment on the grounds that it wasn't cancelled in time and ignored subsequent emails.

What a beautiful place to stay overnight. The Chateau was unbelievable, set in acres of vineyards, my photos couldn’t do it justice. We were made very welcome by the owners and their granddaughter. We were lucky enough to sample the wine produced there.....it was excellent. The Chateau is in walking distance of excellent restaurants and we were lucky enough to be there for the local market. We would definitely like to visit again and we highly recommend it.