This hotel is not quite the restful rural idyll you might think as it is right next to the busy Rochefort-Royan road. It's set in the marshlands of the Oyster bed producers. Room 4 (Eu122 per night) was an odd shape and the bed 'area' was very small, but well presented and modern with a very nice bathroom, though there... More

A lovely hotel situated overlooking river. Large comfortable room with bathroom and toilet. Good continental breakfast available and an excellent restaurant. Friendly welcoming English speaking staff. Location slightly removed from main tourist area - about 8 miles from Royan, so car an essential to stay here. Amble car parking.

Le Moulon de Chalons is a lovely, high quality hotel overlooking the river (with terrace to sit on), with comfortable and quiet rooms and beds. The lunch & dinner meals are excellent, though breakfast is basic and rather expensive (€13). The hotel and meals are quite expensive, but you get what you pay for. The staff are very helpful and... More

This is a charming hotel restaurant, meaning a good country restaurant with a few rooms. Rooms are very good and refurbished. They are clean and stylish despite fact it is a French hotel. I regret not to have tried the restaurant but I stayed only one night and was invited for dinner elsewhere. A clear deception was breakfast: coffee, butter... More

We stayed at the Moulin De Chalons overnight with my parents. We were greeted pleasantly and shown to our room overlooking the oyster flats/courtyard of the Hotel. The room was well appointed and very clean, as was the bathroom. Nice products in the bathroom. Towels were a bit small, but they were obviously new and good quality so can't really... More

My wife and I wanted to spend a couple of days on the atlantic coast revisting holiday spots we had visited with our children 25 years previously. We booked a night at the Moulin de Chalons without knowing of it previously. Our expectations of somewhere special were largely met. Although the immediate asurroundings are unpreposessing, the hotel being set in... More