Hotel Barge Guest Blog

We were thrilled to receive this hotel barge guest blog from Howard Stein and his party. He clearly has an eye for photography and these images perfectly capture why so many people love to visit France.

The guests booked the Champagne Barge Cruise from Meaux to Chalon en Champagne in July of 2019.

We’ll leave it to Howard to tell you all about his trip as hotel barge guest!

The Barge Cruise

Our trip began on Sunday July 7th when we were met by Olivier and Deb Megret and the for crew members of C’est la Vie. For the next 5 days we travelled through the Champagne region with stops in Meaux, St. Jean-les-Deux_Jumeaux, Chateau Thierry, Damery, Tours sur Marne, Chalons en Champagne

trip details on our hotel barge guest blog

Chalon en Champagne

Visit to Chalon en Champagne and a section of the Tour de France in Reims

Meaux stop off on the Champagne barge cruise route from a hotel barge guest blog

Meaux stop off on the Champagne barge cruise route

Meaux stop off on the Champagne barge cruise route from our hotel barge guest blog

Moët & Chandon Champagne producers

Visit to the Moët & Chandon cellars and Champagne tasting at Ployez Jacquemart in Ludes

Meaux stop off on the Champagne barge cruise route from a hotel barge guest experience

Meaux stop off on the Champagne barge cruise route from our hotel barge guest experience

Les Crayeres

Dinner in Reims at Les Crayères, a Michelin 2-star restaurant

2 star Michelin restaurant Les Crayeres at night

Cemetery of Belleau-Wood

Chateau-Thierry American Monument commemorating the World War I battle where American and French soldiers forced the retreat of the German army. Over eight thousand American soldiers were killed, missing, or wounded. The Battle of Belleau Wood took place nearby in May and June of 1918. In the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, 8100 US Marines are buried.