We stayed at this hotel, which is about three hours out of Paris. It is in a small town and the…read morestaff are fantastic. They speak English are really make you feel at home. By the way, if you cannot tell by the photos the scenery is fantastic, its like walking into beautiful garden.
They also have a daily breakfast showcasing their local homemade jams and I'm not a big preserve guy, but even I thought it was great.
I really recommend staying here and using it as your home base to work off, there is a lot of cool places to check out around the town.