Najeti Hotel Chateau Clery

Najeti Hôtel Château Cléry is nestled on 12 acres of grounds with expansive lawns, manicured hedges, flowers, thick woods, and ponds. Public spaces are housed in a four-floor white chateau erected in 1766. Guests stroll the grounds or relax with a game of chess in the elegant lounge with antique furniture, a chandelier, shelf of books, and marble fireplace. With its leather chairs in rich colors of wine and brown, the bar is a handsome space, and the conservatory section of the restaurant frames superb views of the grounds through large windows. With its French country atmosphere and romantic setting, the hotel serves mostly as a couples retreat, but with its meeting rooms it gets a few business travelers, and families benefit from the big family suite.

The hotel is located in the countryside in Hesdin-l'Abbé off the D240 road, a two-minute drive off the D901 national road and a three-minute drive from the A16 highway. The Le Manoir, Vert Giniau, and Place de France bus stops are all within a five-minute walk of the hotel, and Hesdigneul-lès-Boulogne train station is a little less than a five-minute drive or a little over a 15-minute walk away. The city of Boulogne-sur-Mer is a 20-minute drive from the hotel or 45 minutes by bus from the Place de France stop. Here, visitors will find the 19th-century Notre Dame de Boulogne cathedral, the Promenade des Remparts, and the Nausicaa National Sea Centre, featuring sharks and penguins and billed as the largest European complex entirely devoted to the universe of marine life. Le Portel has a beach on the Atlantic Ocean -- it’s a 20-minute drive from the hotel or a little more than an hour by bus from the Le Manoir stop. Najeti Hôtel Château Cléry is a 30-minute drive from the Eurotunnel Calais Terminal and a one hour and 30-minute drive from Lille Airport. 

Guest rooms at this property are situated in the main chateau building and in brick cottages and fermettes (French farmhouses). All have a French aesthetic that's true to the period, with traditional wood furniture and fine art. Some have pale yellow walls and floral-print curtains and headboards, while others have vivid-red or salmon-orange walls. But while elegant, some units feel a bit stuffy and spare. Rooms lack air-conditioning and in-room amenities like safes, electric kettles, and mini-fridges, though all have flat-screen TVs and free Wi-Fi. Suites add living rooms with sofa beds. Bathrooms come with tubs, and some add separate toilets and small walk-in showers. All contain hairdryers, make-up mirrors, and toiletries, and suite bathrooms have bathrobes and slippers. Regular rooms range from 161 square feet (15 square meters) to 452 square feet (42 square meters) in size, while suites range from 506 square feet (47 square meters) to 603 square feet (56 square meters). Guests staying in the annex buildings should be aware that it's a bit of a walk to the restaurant in the chateau. 

Dining is the focus of features here, with a few nice extra perks. The breakfast buffet (for a fee) features scrambled eggs, bacon, pork sausages, pancakes, cheeses, cold cuts, mini-pastries, breads, cereals, yogurt, and fruit salad. Breakfast reviews are mixed, though the food quality generally gets high marks from previous guests. The restaurant also serves well-regarded regional cuisine for lunch and dinner, with an extensive wine list and menu highlights including pigeon, foie gras in terrine, and shellfish in curry. Set menus and half-board plans (breakfast and dinner) are available, and room service (breakfast only) is available for an additional fee. The restaurant is housed in a glass-roofed conservatory, with windows overlooking the hotel grounds. An elegant cocktail bar features a solid selection of single malt scotches, and offers an afternoon tea. The hotel also has wood sauna and massage room (treatments for a fee), meeting rooms, a 24-hour front desk, free on-site parking, and free Wi-Fi throughout. Travelers with limited mobility should be aware that the hotel lacks an elevator, but hotel staff will assist with luggage.