Best Western Blanche De Castille Dourdan

My husband booked this hotel on the last leg of our road trip through France due to the relative close proximity to CDG in Paris. We were so pleasantly surprised by this hotel...someone at Best Western needs a promotion. Can't say what it was like before it was taken over, but the cleanliness, service and restaurant helped make our last night a delight. The village of Dourdan doesn't show up in major tourists books, and boy are we lucky. Charming, lovely square, cool castle and awfully nice people make this a place one might fantasize about living in. There was a fantastic food and goods market (ok, like so many of the markets, goods made in China) on Wednesday, amazing patisseries, and a lovely Optical store where I finally got my souvenir from France - cool frames by a French designer. The rooms could be a touch larger and a little more stylish, but the bed was soft, the area quiet at night and birds were singing out the window in the morning. Who could ask for more? less

Friendly staff, clean and nicely decorated. The medieval villages is also very nice. Just 10 min from A10. Definitely worth it! You will find several restaurants for different taste. Parking is availebel but the entrance is a bit difficult to find. less

Big room, comfortable bed, nice staff, good value for money. However In my opinion there’s a lot of improvement for breakfast. There’s no cooked breakfast (don’t expect eggs, sausages or bacon), coffee is bad quality and only available from an automatic coffee machine, pastries are industrial, no fresh fruit, only tap water available etc. At €12 per head you could expect something slightly better less

If you are in the area for business trip then this is the best place to stay - i had been staying at one of the hotels in Etampes until a colleague showed me this place - i would recommend this hotel. less

We travel frequently between Holland and the south of France and are always trying to find good hotels to break the journey in half. This time we stayed in Blanche de Castille and it was memorable. The welcome at the reception was most friendly, the room comfortable, clean and quiet and we could park our car in the safety of the inner courtyard. Blanche de Castille has an almost medieval appearance, but is totally and tastefully renovated to meet all of today's standards. There is also a cosy brasserie/lobby with an impressive fireplace. We had dinner there and service as well as food were excellent. We will most certainly return here! less