ホテル ドゥ ラベイ(Hotel de l'Abbaye de Longpont)

The hotel has changed hands since we were last there. The new, young owner, Eloi Guillaume, has done much to modernise it, a difficult task in such an ancient buildibg. Our room was comfortable and peaceful. We sat in the garden for dinner. The food was good, the wine list reasonably priced. Breakfast was also good.We enjoyed our stay, not least because of the entusiastic, welcoming owner and his young assistants. We will stay there again.

I think some of the recent reviews are a little harsh. We stayed in the family room (double bed and 2 singles, with ensuite) for 1 night. Our room was clean and quiet and the beds were comfortable, which are very important criteria for us. The hotel is in a pretty village, providing us with a good stop-over location for travelling through France to our final destination. However, there are a few teething problems, and although the new owner was helpful when we explained there was a problem, some prior booking information has not being passed from the old owner to the new. I agree with previous reviews that the website is misleading, suggesting that the restaurant is still open when it seems to be permanently closed, although breakfast is available.

Wow, talk about sad and neglected 'faded glory'. We did not stay at Hotel De'Abbaye as planned last night as it is nothing like represented by the pictures on the Priceline site. The internet website is helping to promote a facility that simply no longer exists in reality. The place is very clearly uncared for, unmaintained and, in truth, is a complete shambles. The building badly smells of damp, the bedrooms are dark, very small and decidedly grim and the decor/furniture/facilities are so old and tired as to at the point of no return. The restaurant was not open even though this was a Saturday evening and the host (who actually came across as being a rather deluded but pleasant and nice enough man) didn't seem to have any idea about the fact that the hotel he is running has become no more than a dump. There was a French couple who arrived very smartly dressed for a wedding in the village. They both entered the hotel looking happy and presumably had booked in for the evening, but came out wearing face masks and looking very annoyed. They drove away. It is simply not good enough (and very probably deceptive) for this hotel to be representing itself in the way that they are doing so online. The pictures are very deceptive and very obviously from about 2017/2018 when this premises was apparently very well run by the previous managers. We had to unnecessarily fork out for other (very nice) accommodation fairly nearby. I will be suggesting to Priceline (which I am doing separately) that someone urgently pays an unannounced visit so that they can see that this is a distinct misrepresentation of what is now available and see the grim truth with their own eyes.

arrived at 4.30pm hotel looked derelict , so rang phone number advised no answer received text telling us that hotel opens at 6pm. the hotel looks neglected and all photos on booking. com and trip advisor are at lest 4 to 5 years old from when previous people managed a good hotel with excellent restaurant, I had to book fresh hotel in chateau Thierry . don't be fooled by write ups

Lovely weekend stay at Hotel de l'Abbaye. Great dinner, great hospitality, lovely team. Would recommend this trip if you are interested in hiking, horse-riding and nature. wonderful surroundings and many interesting places to visit close by.

When we arrived we received heartfelt apologies that the heating was not working (and autumn chill had just set in). There was however an open fire in the dining room. The meal was acceptable, but not outstanding. I don't know if we were suffering from an end of season situation. There was no offer of any reduction from our bill as a measure of good will.

I Like allways

Quaint and very quiet property

Wunderbar französisch- wie eine Filmkulisse aus dem 19. Jahrhundert! Romantisch in den Wäldern gelegen, in einem stillen, historischen Örtchen, neben der beeindruckenden Ruine eines Zisterzienser-Klosters. Sehr freundlicher, äußerst engagierter und persönlicher Service, gutes Essen, feines Frühstück. Auch unser Hund durfte sich willkommen fühlen :-) Authentisch und geschmackvoll eingerichtetes Zimmer, sehr bequemes Bett. Das ganze Haus wird kontinuierlich behutsam und mit viel Fingerspitzengefühl in Stand gehalten. Ein wirklich besonderes Übernachtungserlebnis!