Abbaye De Sainte Croix

Beautiful abbey, well restored, comfortable and relaxing but not too chi chi. Feels like home... service is friendly and accommodating lovely terraces with wonderful views, comfortable bed, good breakfast. Thank you for a lovely stay!

Peaceful comfortable and very pleasant food. Feeds like time stopper here in the 1970ies, apart from the food which is contemporary classic french. Dining at the terrace on a summernight was wonderful.

We were a middle aged lady 's birthday party of 5 adults and 2 children slightly too cosily fitted on one of the oval tables as pictured here. unless TA changes the picture . The menu layout was simply confusing, as were the English translations of some of the dishes and Menu section headings A Gentleman 's Stoll became clearer when the waiter said Flaneur apparently they think this not an English word . Things became slightly clearer once we had a French menu and could confirm that the English word Perdraux became Perdreau in French. And a very tasty Partridge it was too. Even without Arbre de Poires . Shot not farmed unless the perfide Francaise dose them with shot . We had confirmed in advance that although unmentioned on their website simpler meals were available for children. These were not at all chicken nuggets and chips but real food at tolerable prices. The food was excellent. A really high Michelin starred standard. Service was polite friendly and helpful but nowhere near the staffing levels demanded by the Red Book. Staff and fellow guests at least pretended to be relaxed about the antics of the lively disabled teenager in our party. Menus at €45 and €60 not outlandish for the quality though unclear which was which. We were all charged €60 though only 2 of 5 adults had cheese. All had a preordered birthday gateau with one candle to relight as needed. As others have mentioned the wine list was not cheap mostly over €100, but some €40. We ordered a Pouilly Fumy ?Fuisse? which was good and 2 bottles of Ch Giscours Bordeaux which seemed reasonable at IIRC €56. I did not check the bill in detail on the night at just under €600 for 5+2 it seemed near enough after the Armagnac NO Eau de vie!!! . The next day someone asked me why I had selected Ch Giscours because I knew it and the price seemed tolerable and indeed when we googled it they seemed to be selling at not much more that retail shop prices. Even more confused when we dug out the bill and found it listed and charged the other Bordeaux Ch Senejac at €48. I don 't know it so might not have noticed the taste if that is what we had but I 'm fairly sure I read the label at least for the first bottle! We had gone up the hill in 2 cars intending that half our party would taxi home, but at 11pm they told us that despite trying 10 firms there were no Taxis to be had. Or Ubers. So one poor sober soul had to run a shuttle. But what if we had all been drinking? And finally the view. An amazing huge panorama which will still impress you after reading tihs.

A great massage moment, outdoor sauna with a beautiful view. A quality bistro meal, dishes and dessert. Quality service

What a view. a panoramic view of the region with the free patrol in training. That's pretty good. a little expensive but the service is good and the frame of this beautiful abbey justifies the price well.