Grant T.
Yelp
I can't recommend Hostellerie la Briqueterie enough! We came here as a bit of a splurge on our final night in the region. We were told check-in wasn't until 3:00, but since our room hadn't been used the night before, they let us check in early. They brought us to our room (on private stairs), and it was gorgeous. A bit old fashioned, red and flowery, but it was amazing. (We did splurge a bit I said). When the guy from the desk showed us around, he told us that he'd be right back. When someone came back, they had brought us a couple of free cakes. Yum! After returning from lunch, there was a bottle of Champagne waiting for us. Double yum!
There's an amazing spa area as well. A huge pool (that no one else was using), a hot tub, a dry sauna and a steam room. We tried them all out. Unfortunately, I can't handle steam rooms because it feels like I'm drowning on air, and the sauna was nice, but I overheated after a bit, so I stuck mainly to the pool, but I went back to the room early to try out the huge bathtub while he stayed behind to enjoy the things I can't. We did just chill out in the room for the rest of the day and had a nice relaxing afternoon.
We also had dinner at the restaurant. We had a 7:30 booking, but they had no problem changing it until later as we had a bit of a late lunch. We went down to the bar to have a drink beforehand. The bar area is really gorgeous with huge seats. After bringing our drinks, they brought us a great selection of amuse bouche to enjoy. We also got the menus to decide what to have. We opted for the chef's surprise menu, but most people seemed to go for the a la carte choices.
At the beginning of the meal, things went quite slow. We weren't brought a wine menu for ages, and it felt like we were being slightly ignored. When we asked for one, they asked us if we wanted a wine pairing instead. Of course we did. We could go with Champagne only, or a mix of Champagne and wine. We went for the mix.
Food was amazing. The foie gras was excellent. We also had an asian style prawn dish that made me want to lick the bowl. The fish course was heavenly. I usually am not a fan of fish, but this place could make me a convert. I can't fault the food here. The cheese course was amazing. A huge selection of cheeses that we could choose pretty much as much as we wanted. Although it did turn out to be too much cheese. The sweets at the end were great, and great petit fours to end the meal.
This hotel and restaurant are pretty fantastic. The rooms are amazing, the spa area wonderful and the food outstanding. I think we'll definitely come back if we ever make it back to Champagne.