We were staying in Lorgue, in the hills above the Cote d'Azur - good spot, by the way, and delightful outdoor dining in the village centre at night.You get to Chateau de Berne by taking the D10 out of Lorgue heading for Salernes and Aups. It's not far - 10 minutes or so to the entrance. Then, the fun starts. As you head through the impressive gateway you start looking for the Chateau - in fact, it is still a delightful 10 minutes drive away along a long and winding roadway flanked by vineyards and olive groves.On the day we went, in early September 2013, the grapes were hanging black and ready for harvest. Occasionally, we slowed down to let an estate tractor go about its business; a huge wine vat stood at the edge of a field; in the distance, the forested splendour of the Var stretched away to the horizon.There are other places of interest to stop along the roadway but we were heading for the 'cave' and we were not disappointed when we got there. Like OneNorwegian, we would agree - this is a classy place.The Chateau de Berne produces its own wine in distinctive square-shaped bottles - its rose and red wines are lovely and we can heartily recommend them. The 'cave' is beautifully presented with a nice little cafe and dining area, good toilets and plenty of parking.There is a picnic area a short stroll away so the owners are obviously happy for you to bring your own food if you don't want to use the cafe. There are lots of places to walk or cycle if that is your thing.The gift shop, though, is the gem at the heart of this estate. Gift shop is actually a poor description - it is a beautifully-presented, graceful and massive space, filled with high-quality glassware, linen, oils, wines and preserves. Most of the produce is made on the estate itself. The sort of place where you can spend 30 or 40 Euros but wish you had a couple of thousand to lavish on the cornucopia of delights within.I have seen the comments about the rude service. Fair enough. On the day we were there, the lady behind the counter was very pleasant and attentive; later, we lounged in the shade of the plane trees outside with coffee brought by the lovely lady with a big smile who was looking after the cafe. Speak as you find.Later, we meandered our way slowly back down one of the longest private drives in Europe. Next time, we will stay for a meal.
This place was jaw-droppingly beautiful. The photos posted don't do it justice and really it's better to just go and be ready to be awed. 1500 acres and not a telephone line or electrical wire in sight. Impeccably well maintained and visually designed. Just stunning. Like being in a secret dream...definitely worth visiting if in the area for a thoroughly relaxing experience.
Beautifull property, and magnificent vineyard.Highly recomending this place, everybody looks, very happy testing all the magnificent wines, for free, and enyoing the gardens and the views. There is also a restaurant.
We have had dinner in chateau de Berne several times. Each time the food itself was very nice! The service during the aperitive though was each time unprofessional! We ordered each time a bottle of champagne and twice they managed to poor out half a glas in the champagnebucket!! They did not even apologize.The food and the service during the meal was always very nice!This time we decided to make reservations for the spacentre for 3 people. We phoned them in the morning and asked them what package they could offer us for one of the next days... 7!!! Phonecalls and 10 hours later they just told us it was fully booked. I phoned one last time to let them know we were very dissapointed and were not ok with the way we were told off. The person on the phone (who was always the same person) first tried to come up with excuses but when I said that was bull**** (the pool was so called fully booked unless we made reservations for another treathment --> which we first agreed on but then all of the sudden also was fully booked) he acted like he didn't care and encouraged me to share this information on the internet.. We are dissapointed having to do this but obviously it proves the lac of proffesionalism...
Friends told us to go there and they were right: it really, really is an excellent restaurant. The staff was very friendly and even when you are the most spoilt guest ever you feel pampered here.
Special designed bottles that promises more than the quality of the Wine.The landscape is fantastic and castle a real beauty.
I was really looking forward to Chateau De Berne lying by the pool in the lovely french country side. Well the country setting was lovely, however the pool was not working and nobody had informed us prior to our stay which was disappointing. We did make good use of the spa facilities though which were great. Staff were also very helpful only flaw to service through our stay was they tried to charge us for a breakfast we didn't have. Overall a pleasant two nights
We just had lunch in the bistro since the hotel is closed for renovation. The lunch was excellent at a very reasonable price. The bistro is next door to a fabulous wine and olive oil shop.
The whole ambience of the Chateau de Berne is ve, is splendid and each of the three places where you can eat and drink have a special ambiance. I've eaten at all three. None of them disappoint considering the level of service that they offer. The main restaurant in the Hotel is perfect for a quiet and intimate evening out, with excellent service, but i have eaten better in other similarly classified establishments
Lovely setting for a wedding , Good facilities, very friendly helpful staff . We spent 3 days at the venue.