Auberge du fromager du Doulon

"We were travelling from the South of France and happened upon this place. Its a small hotel in a tiny village with a beautiful 13th century church next door. On arrival staff/owners seemed a bit grumpy but they soon seemed to start to be more friendly. Our room was basic but clean and a good size. However what made this place SO memorable was not only the peaceful location but the truly SUPERB restaurant.....quite amazing. Dishes were amongst the best we enjoyed during th whole of our 2 1/2 week road trip around France. I would guess the owner has had some high end experience / training sometime/ somewhere! We also found the hotel/restaurant to be very good value at 150E for B&B with full dinner and wine, coffee Etc for 2 persons. Excellent place!"

"The food was excellent, local and fresh. Rooms were basic but clean and comfortable. This was a great experience: a really small town with a first class restaurant with a few rooms on the second floor. Town also has a bakery which made the best baguettes we had on our trip. Hosts were helpful, friendly, attentive and bilingual."

"Toured France by car and stopped over in this neat little hotel in Brioude for a night. Had an excellent meal and good company with the host - it was basically end of season so we were the only guests. Room was very nice and had been recently refurbished, and was very good. The wifi was secure and pretty good and there was really no negatives."

"We did not stay, we were driving through this beautiful village and were attracted to the Auberge du Doulon which looked magnificent in the autumn sunshine and a fine venue for lunch. We were not to be disappointed! The locals were almost finishing their meals and we wondered were we too late. Denis and his wife made sure we were aware of their warmth and welcome. Nothing appeared to trouble this wonderful full of fun family. Lacking a mastery of the language we enjoyed sorting out our requirements thanks to Google translate! Local wine soon appeared along with the menu, it was Moules for me and steak for my wife. All was first class and topped off with home made tarte tatin. It was not only a delightful meal but an occasion to savour. I feel the attitude of the proprietor ( who took on the business a week or two before covid) can best be explained when in answer to my question stated “ we will serve food to order morning, noon or night. The Auberge du Doulon is most certainly to be highly recommended, off the beaten track but not to be missed. David Dowell uk"

"If luck is with you you may find a true hotel and restaurant and this is it!||Wonderful people and fine simple dinning with a fine hotel.||If you have the opportunity call and eat or even better stay for a few nights and you will be rewarded with peace and relaxation.||Just a wonderful place"