We love visiting Le Senechal, out of the high French season ie August. Architecturally and in terms of decor, this is top-notch. We love the village of Ars and Le Senechal is right in its heart. Ars is well-positioned for cycling round the nice end of the island - go to Cycland at the port. Try the breakfast on day... More

We've stayed at Hotel le Senechal twice now. Firstly, the island and Ars-en-Re are finds in themselves. It is a gorgeous little seaside village filled with all things wonderful and oh so French. It's also lacking a touristy feel and filled with locals, which makes it extra special. The hotel is smack bang in the middle of the village centre... More

We stayed in Le Senechal for 3 days and enjoyed the hotel very much. It is located in the centre of Ars-en-Ré, a village towards the western end of Ile-de-Ré. Ars-en-Ré is a little sleepy village and far less touristic than the island's main town St Martin-en-Ré (although also that is very enjoyable). Early September was a relatively quiet period,... More

We discovered Le Senechal only after having to cancel a trip to Greece due to my husband breaking his collarbone and five ribs in a cycling accident. Blessed with glorious weather, we had an idyllic week. We booked quite late and took room 23. We were worried about the noise from the courtyard. It is on the first floor and... More

We stayed in the Le Grande Maison. Our room really was lovely (Natureau 5), the architecture was fantastic and our bathroom was stunning. However, it was quite basic (rustic?) and exceptionally expensive for what it was, although that is partly due to the current conversion rate. We also would have prefered the "hotel" experience of staying in the actual main... More

a very pretty little hotel, comfortable bed,with a large window giving plenty of light into the room, sweet courtyard, with "lots" of plants...... nice big log fire in the lounge giving a very relaxed atmosphere, I would recommend this hotel if you are looking for somewhere to stay zen.

Went here with my wife just last week and found this place to be a very charming hotel in a charming village. The hotel rooms were fine and very simply decorated. There was no more tha the bare essentials, bed, shower room, etc... but no TV (which didn't bother us) having said that there are many types of rooms which... More

Just back from a week in this Hotel. It is a beautiful looking Hotel but lacking in the service department. Most of the staff were just rude. This hotel is not cheap and I feel that at the rates they are charging the staff could be alot nicer. We spent alot of money for a rude experience. I would not... More

We recently visited la senechal Hotel, but unfortunately we could only stay one night, as we had to return due to a family emergency. The staff were very quick to point out that we had to pay the total cost for the 4 nights we had booked, and even if someone else booked our room, we still owed them 50%... More