MAISON DULER - DOMAINE DE SAINT-GERY

Magnifique experience
Jambon d'exception

My wife and I stayed 2 nights at the place. It was the last place of our trip in France. Total cost for 2 nights with 2 breakfasts and 1 dinner was 1400 (!) EUR. I've split up the review to look at the different elements individually.||||The Hotel:||The location/design of the place is very nice. It gives you ability to see what the life is in a remote maison with some production sites. But the stay itself felt more like a bed and breakfast, and it left us with a feeling that we were intruding on someone's home more than we were actual guests. I have to say that we really enjoy the pool in the morning and during the day, which was mostly populated by the staff and the owners in the evening. On the second day we drove out and explored the area. ||||The hams/local produce Maison offer:||The hams and terrines are excellent, they are though also _highly_ expensive but I will still highlight them as they are delicious. I didn't try everything they have, but I am sure it's excellent as well.||||The breakfast:||It was EUR 57 pr. person pr. day, which totalled EUR 228 for the trip. It was nice and contained some local products but I stayed with the feeling that I paid too much for it.||||The restaurant:||On the first evening we had the dinner: 3 servings with a side excellent aged ham (which was for additional price). That ran up to EUR 433 for the both of us including half a bottle of wine and champagne. As I was told the whole food was cooked from the local ingredients and it was good, but again I feel this was overpriced for what we actually got. As a comparison we ate a few days before at a 1 star Michelin restaurant (La Table in Assignan). The total price there was around EUR 310, which included food and wine.||||The price policy of this hotel gives me impression that the owners just need money from you. It felt like a rip off. Also we had a mixed feeling that the IDEA of having the hotel is more important for the owners then the actual guests. The Maison Duler itself, the ham and the area was put on the pedestal for shared admiration with the owners. Do they want to be a family place, a restaurant, a seller of hams or a hotel? - it is not clear. It just didn't feel very comfortable there.

Désagréable et nous prenant de haut je ne recommande pas malheureusement

Cher Patrick,
Car pour moi vous êtes un peu un membre de la famille, nous distillant son savoir culinaire et son plaisir de la bonne table et des belle choses.
J'ai découvert votre établissement il y a quelques années, j'étais alors sur le chemin de Compostelle, la Via Podiensis. Oh bien sûr, je me suis arrêté dans une ancienne ferme de Lascabanes, avec des anciens séchoirs à tabac, correspondant à mon budget du moment. L'histoire locale me semblait intéressante et je me suis promené dans le village et surprise votre domaine. Quelle belle histoire.
Quand on regarde votre établissement aujourd'hui on ne peut que vous féliciter et se dire qu'elle belle réussite. Quel courage !
J'ai trouvé très inspirantes vos premières lettres sur les difficultés de reprendre ce type de bâtiments à l'abandon, vos déboires avec l'administration fiscale qui ne pouvait entendre que l'on ne possède pas de factures d'achats pour ses matières premières (c'est tellement leur style, vous ne rentrez pas dans des cases vous êtes suspect)
Merci de partager vos passions, vous êtes une famille en or, même si le quotidien n'est sûrement pas toujours doré.
Je ne suis malheureusement pas pour vous un client rentable sur le plan financier, mais je voulais vous dire que vos lettres sont toujours un moment agréable et dépaysant. Encore merci.
J'espère passer par chez vous rapidement et découvrir l'avancée du développement du domaine.
Amitiés

Notre séjour au domaine a été très apaisant.
L’accueil était chaleureux et agréable.