Charming from the outside, and offering off-street parking, this place LOOKS inviting. But our room was so shoddy and charmless, with no places to put your toilet kit in the bathroom (one plus is that there was an actual tub in there), no hooks to hang a towel or a jacket. I could hardly wait to get out of there.

There was nothing historic or antique or cute in the room, so don't think that I simply cannot appreciate antiques or shabby chic. This place looked like a movie set for a fleabag American hotel located on Skid Row. Laminated fake wood, a chair that was one tap away from falling to pieces, worn out towels, sad 1960's ceramic tiles.

It's in a fairly good location in town (near the SPAR supermarket, up at the top of the beautiful boulevard that google maps calls the D624 (I'm sure there's a nice French name for the street). Within walking distance is the Canal du Midi (can't see it or the lake or cathedral from hotel) and, uphill, the summit of the town where you will find a very old windmill and amazing views of the countryside to the north.

The restaurant was touted as having the best cassoulet in France, and, while I admit it was a good-sized serving, it is just a very buttery pork and beans. Breakfast was fairly usual for France... fresh bread, jam, coffee, cheese.

Front desk people remarkably patient with my crappy French skills.

Just a tired old hotel.

One of the oldest hotel and restaurant in town. Famous for its cassoulet. Rooms are clean and properly decorated. They are air conditioned, which is a great plus in that region. Restaurant is probably the best quality over price in town. Don't forget to buy a can of home-made cassoulet and its cooking dish as a souvenir.

We arrived in Castlenaudry at about 7pm on a Thursday in October and had hoped to find a Chambre d'hote, but had really arrived too late, so we found this hotel after going to one which was full. We were just pleased to be able to get a bed for the night. The lady on reception was very helpful. The room was clean and comfortable, but very dated and tired and we could not get the shower over the bath to run very hot. However it was quiet and the bed was comfortable so we got a good nights sleep. For an extra 5 euros we were also able to park the car in the hotel garage which was good. Breakfast was a bit lacklustre, but it was good to be able to have a cup of tea. There was a bit of French bread (not the best and we normally adore French bread), some mini croissants, a bit of yoghurt and cake. It was enough though, plus the overall cost of the stay was not too high, although we stayed in some lovely other places which cost less. As I say though it was clean and we needed a bed at short notice so really no reason to complain. It did what we needed.