My husband and I and our two young boys stayed at Chateau Ribagnac for 3 nights at the tail end of our recent overseas adventure. As Australians living in the US we have travelled widely, and our stay at Chateau Ribagnac was one of the best holiday experiences our family has ever had. We hadn't seen the tv show and... more

Visited the Chateau for about the 7th time with my family. Wonderful rural French Chateau in beautiful grounds and surrounding countryside. Plenty of space for children to play and at least two swimming lakes nearby. Each room has it's own character and the standard of the evening meal is consistantly excellent. Great for a family holiday. more

We have recently returned from our sixth visit to Chateau Ribagnac! The Chateau is in a fabulous location, set in its own grounds which are quiet and peaceful yet within half an hours drive of Limoges airport. The surrounding countryside is wooded and undulating with lots of little market towns to explore. Patrick and Collette have both worked really hard... more

Chateau Ribagnac We have just (July 2008) had another excellent stay at Chateau Ribagnac thanks to Patrick and Colette Bergot, following our first stay in 2006. It is wonderful for us to come and to let the children run around in the extensive grounds of Chateau Ribagnac accompanied only by the sounds of the country. There is plenty to see... more

We originally saw this place on the Channel 4 documentary and thought we would like to go. We booked over the phone which we found to be friendly and efficient. We rode down from Calais on a motorbike (about a 7 hour journey) and when we arrived at the Chateau we were greeted in a friendly and informal way and... more

We are a family of three and stayed here in June 2006 for 7 nights (okay, I'm a bit late with my review!). We chose the property because we were looking for a place to stay in France and we also wanted to support the owners who we had seen struggle on TV trying to renovate the property. The room... more

Despite the negative reviews I booked Chateau Ribagnac for a one night stop over with our two young children. We arrived early afternoon and the children enjoyed running around the grounds and exploring (supervised as there is a large lake). There was one other couple when we arrived who had already been there for a night and told us how... more

I saw this property being restored on Channel 4 and thought it looked beautiful. It's also very close to Limoges airport which makes it very convenient . Unfortunately, it is very noisy inside the chateau which resulted in me having 3 hours sleep a night - we could hear every single word from conversations two floors below us. Also, we... more

We chose the Chateau Ribagnac for a 3 night stay after reading the Alistair Sawday review, but we were very disappointed. Ok - the property is old, creaks, is cold and has no sound proofing - all to be expected and part of the fun. But - everything appears to be done on the cheap - painfully cheap, non -supportive,... more