When you decide almost last minute to get away for a NYE holiday and ski weekend, you're hoping…read morethere'll be lodging worth your while that won't break the bank. You then go online and find what looks to not only be a reasonably priced Inn, but it also looks charming...you grab it.
From the moment we arrived, we knew we'd found a diamond. The Auberge Côte d'Or is a beautiful, tastefully appointed and very charming family-run inn within 15 minutes of Le Massif, overlooking the Saint Lawrence.
The owners are so welcoming and hospitable. Our room was ready at 2pm, upon our arrival. We'd yet to eat, so they put together a nice vegetable soup and freshly baked rolls for us.
The room and bathroom are beautiful and like the entire inn, very cozy and very clean. The ambience here is very warm and inviting. The inn's dog Cookie is adorable and also quite friendly.
There are three sitting areas. One has a large leather sectional and rocking chair around a wood stove. Lots of games for folks to play or just a place to relax and read.
The tv room has a couple leather chairs.
The entire inn is wifi connected.
The hot tub can be reserved for 30 min for your group only, so bring your bathing suits. There is a sauna available for a small fee per room and massages too.
They also have a billiards room.
There are à la carte and boarding options for meals. Extremely reasonable and worth the board. Five course dinners, from offerings such as filet mignon, chicken, rainbow trout, salmon, duck breast.
The breakfasts are incredible. The forfait breakfast (one that comes with the boarding plan) is homemade bread with homemade jams (strawberry, raspberry, wild blueberry), meat of choice (ham, sausage, bacon), one egg your way (sunny side, our easy, scrambled), seasoned crispy oven potatoes fresh fruit and fresh OJ and coffee/tea. À la carte items include pancakes, omelets.
I highly recommend the rainbow trout, the rib eye, the duck breast. all were very good. My favorite dessert was the homemade pouding au chomeur, or unemployed pudding) to which my S.O. replied, "if I become unemployed, you'll make this for me, too?" "Sure," I said. "might as well make the loss worthwhile (it was THAT good).
The owner Robin and his family make you feel welcomed and special.
This place truly deserves your time and attention. It'll be bittersweet the next time I try to reserve if it's all booked up, but that's what happens when you announce to the world that there's a place people need to check out and stay-that's fine by me. :-)