Beautiful Chateau. All the bedrooms are lovely, some are spectacular and all bathrooms modernised and very smart. This saved any arguments about who gets the best room. All beds really comfortable with new and comfy martesses. Great pillows and lovely white summer weight duvets.
The public rooms are a perfect mix of grandeur and cosy comfort. Great big sofas and rooms that can accommodate up to twenty playing charades etc. We used the pool table and that proved great fun. Would have loved if the ancient juke box had worked. Laundry facilities a bonus as was the kids tv room.
The one area which could be modernised is the kitchen. Plenty of utensils, crockery and glasses but whole area would benefit from a revamp.
We used the recommended chef one evening and the meal was excellent and good value for money.
Outside the situation is perfect. Lots of space for children to play. Chickens to visit. Fabulous pool you can dive in and jacuzzi for when it was cooler. The new gym is better than many hotels. Tennis court is fantastic as is table tennis table and the bikes all worked fine.
Francois and Anne were charming and very helpful.
The surrounding country side is beautiful and Foix delightful.
All in all a great venue for a big party. Plenty for adults, teenagers and tiny tots to do.
Only down side is half an hour to good super market in Foix. We used Leclerc which is excellent. Local village and local boulangerie is limited.
We would certainly love to come again.

We were 9 families/couples (~30 occupants, but easily could have fit another 4-5 people) meeting for a celebration & relaxing summer holiday.

First off, the chateau looks smaller in the pictures than it really is. It goes quite deep, and is a good 3 stories tall.

Secondly, the rooms are enormous! Our room was a 2-room suite which was perfect for parents + kids. There were a few such suites. Each room (and suite) had its own full-bath. Honestly, I think my entire apartment could have fit in some of those bathrooms. In addition, there were also probably 5-10 ad hoc bathrooms scattered around the building & property, so really, all 30 of us could have used the loo at the same time.

The bedrooms were on the first floor and second floor. I think there was even a room of bunkbeds in the basement (and the basement entertainment center could easily have doubled for a kids' slumber party room). There are 5 or 6 large "living rooms/shared spaces" where people could hang out (i.e. the kids could escape from their parents).

I think it's a XVII(I?) century chateau, so there are lots of touches of history, but with just enough remodeling to be fully functional. The furniture, artwork, fixtures all seemed period-based (including a piano which probably hadn't seen a tuner in centuries), but bathrooms and kitchens were modern. There were two kitchens: a common one, and then an enormous professional kitchen, complete with all the tools of the trade. We actually hired their recommended chef for a couple evenings, which was nice because it wasn't always easy to plan meals for (and clean up after) 30. There were tons of refrigerators, including a huge walk-in restaurant-style cooler. And a wine fridge, which of course, got much love throughout the week.

The kids enjoyed the outdoor pool while the adults used the brand new gym in the adjacent, former-stables. There was also an indoor sauna and hot tub which we didn't use because the weather was too nice. Everything we needed for an active day was there. Bikes for adults and kids, tennis courts, massive grassy field, pingpong, billiard room, etc. We even hired a yoga instructor to come one morning.

Tons of hiking, mountain biking, outdoor activities all around (don't forget Tour de France!). The nearby town had a fabulous bakery (~ half mile away?) for our morning baguettes and pain au chocolat. And decadent French restaurants were peppered around.

The owner stopped by one evening to check-in and make sure everything was OK with our stay. He sad he had recently taken over the chateau and had been remodeling it over the past year.

One thing to note: the entire chateau was at our fingertips but that meant it wasn't a hotel. We bought our own toiletries and groceries. Cooked and cleaned up after ourselves. Took out our own trash/recyclables every day. Laundered our own clothes. Made our own beds (the housekeeping staff provided fresh towels). And closed our own front door at night. It's not a place to go with friends who don't pitch in.

But since we all did, it was a memorable stay (thus garnering this massive review). Would love to come back again.

Tony and all at Chateau Rhodes provided us with excellent, clean, spacious and elegant accommodation. Breakfasts were excellent and varied, and the evening meals laid on by the caterers were first class - French home cooking at its best. The owners are well used to dealing with large groups and none of our requests and requirements were a problem. You will struggle to find a better experience for your group.