Driving back to London from France is quite a journey.
It’s easy in that the autoroutes are beautifully maintained, but it’s long… 1000 kilometres near enough.
This time we stopped over in Reims at Les Crayeres.
A total indulgence and so, so welcome after 9 hours in the car.
Reims is Champagne territory so the bubbles, the true bubbles were appreciated.
Les Crayeres is so beautifully old fashioned in our modern world.
Traditional French decor and traditional service go hand in hand.
The art of luxury in an elegant and timeless fashion.
Les Crayeres could not be more different from Chateau de la Motte Fenelon , the hotel where we spent the first night on our drive down to Provence.
Les Crayeres focuses on detail, on presentation… whether it be in the houskeeping or the gastronomique.
We dined in Le Jardin, the more casual restaurant at Les Crayeres.
The roast chicken adorned with summer truffles and accompanied by baby roasted potatoes was a taste sensation.
Perhaps my tiredness, the sparkling bubbles and the delicious comfort made it so memorable.
After a dreamless sleep, tucked up in puffed and primped Eygyptian cotton, breakfast the next morning was served in the formal dining room.
Breakfast was elevated to a new level… convincing me even more so that presentation is 90% of everything when it comes to entertaining.
The china, the glassware, the linen… the way the compotes and jams were served, the fruit sliced… it was all beyond heavenly.
Les Crayeres is an investment in sumptuousness, in indulgence of the most agreable kind.
Not for everyday, but once or twice in a lifetime… xv
Les Crayeres
Domaine Les Crayeres
