A historic villa with substantial surrounding gardens and land with pool, indoors jacuzzi tab and secured car park in the suburbs of Bordeaux (12 km). The villa is owned by the same family for the last 30 years and they have restored it with love and attention to detail, as the father is a renown architect. As a guest for two nights I enjoyed: - The spacious rooms overlooking the gardens featuring big bathrooms. - The huge common areas - kitchen dinning room, reception, living room, covered outdoors terrace overlooking the pool. - The delicious breakfast prepared exclusively from local natural ingredients by Laurence, one of the owners. - The location which is very convenient to visit the city or the local attractions by car or public transport. - The service by the owning family is superb and client centric. Everyone among the owners speaks very good English and try hard to make you feel at home. - Their four beautiful dogs who are part of the family and the hosting experience! Looking forward to returning soon!

The property is beautifully situated and is a gem of a small, restored and updated chateau. Its location provides intimacy and its grounds were the perfect setting for an impromptu picnic (light lunch we brought nearby) after a long flight. The host Raphael (and his pet dogs and his architect/artist father ) were welcoming in both heart and manner, amd put us at east. He also provided a tremendous amount of helpful and needed information of areas around Bordeaux. The visit was short but filled with colorful stories from Rapahel who offered an opportunity to acquire a beautifully illustrated limited edition book of curated doors/doorways found around Bordeaux - a collaboration between Raphael and his father. We would stay again in a heartbeat.

My wife and I loved the uniqueness, privacy and quiet of this extensive property. The house itself is wonderfully eclectic with modern touches that complement the unique character of its aged charms. We loved hearing about the centuries old history of the house and also the chance to look through the beautiful book that co-owner Raphael created complete with gorgeous architectural illustrations by his architect father, Henri. Rafael is a highly entertaining host whose periodic company we thoroughly enjoyed throughout our short time at the chateaux. And his Jaguar mania is non pareil. Additionally, he made a reservation for us at a charming nearby restaurant where we enjoyed the best dinner of our trip through the Bordeaux region. The room itself was nicely appointed, a very good size and was outfitted with all the modern conveniences. Raphael put on a great breakfast for us and the other guests. And we must mention how much we appreciated and loved the pool, with water a perfect temperature that provided a respite from the upper 90's heat wave we experienced during our late August stay. We will definitely stay at Fleur D'Aya again if we are ever lucky enough to be in the area in the future.

We absolutely LOVED staying at Chteau Fleur D'Aya! We were immediately made to fee super welcome and in fact on our first night we chose to sit and eat our dinner (bought from a local supermarket) with Henri and loved listening to his stories about the amazing restoration he implemented at the Chateaux. The Chateaux is a fabulous mix of historical beauty and modern interior design - it has been renovated in a stunningly sensitive and clever way and we loved staying somewhere so different! The beds were super comfortable and the shower and bath etc were wonderful. We actually did not find the time to get a swim in as we at two Rugby World Cup matches to attend but it looked wonderful and the hosts were super relaxed about us using it at any time. We are hoping to make a return sometime in the future when we have more time to enjoy the Chateau and Bordeaux and it's surroundings.

The only thing that is worth bearing in mind is the fact that the Chateau is just outside of the tramway system from Bordeaux and the airport etc. You can tram to the next village along but then would have to jump on a bus to the Chateau. We loved being outside of the noise and chaos but it worked for us because we had a car, it would not be quite as convenient if you did not have your own mode of transport.

We had a great stay. The chateau is beautiful. Our room was spacious, was extremely quiet, and the beds were comfortable. It was very warm outside (35C) on our last day and the AC in our room worked well and kept the temperature very comfortable. AC is not a given in French accommodation even in the south, and AC that works well enough to provide North American style cooling is the exception rather than the rule. If you want to stay in comfort book Chateau Fleur D’Aya. The breakfast was healthy and plentiful (coffee too) both mornings we stayed.

Elegant chateau, with beautifully updated renovations. Lots of spaces for relaxing; inside and outside. Park-like grounds give guests added privacy in a peaceful setting. Our room was spacious, and the heated towel rack was a treat. Comfortable mattress and high-quality towels & sheets. Breakfast was delicious and substantial. Location outside of the city made it perfect for exploring the wine chateaus surrounding Bordeaux without having to deal with the city traffic. Wonderful hosts!

Liked everything.

The atmosphere was wonderful. Our host Rafael helped in all the ways possible, it was a cozy family type location. We enjoyed our two night stay, it was very close Bordeaux but also felt away in greenery. The chateaux was so nice but the homey attitude of the host and all the family made us feel so welcome. We would definitely recommend it to everyone and would love to come back. It was very conveniently located to plan visits to wine regions.

Every thing about our stay was wonderful. Chateau with stunning interior and fabulous garden. The family are great, very welcoming and informative the four days spent there were not long enough. The Jaguar themed room is stunning even has heated toilet seat in the super bathroom. Breakfast was great. We will return as soon as possible

A beautiful chateau, elegantly restored with a most interesting and helpful host. Breakfast was good - bowls of fruit, yoghurts and croissants with eggs, ham and cheese also on offer. Nice relaxed atmosphere.

Not sure about the heated toilet! Not really necessary in the summer!! However it would have been good to have the swimming pool heated.

Spotlessly clean throughout, really comfy beds, great decor and latest tech in the rooms from opening skylight windows and blinds to a posh toilet that washes/dries! Henri Colombani is an incredibly friendly host and made everyone feel so welcome and comfortable.

Nothing, great place, a bit tucked away but satnav found it ok.