{"id":18222,"date":"2023-09-12T13:45:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T11:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chateauberne.com\/?p=18222"},"modified":"2023-09-12T13:45:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T11:45:12","slug":"relais-chateaux-cest-quoi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chateauberne.com\/en\/relais-chateaux-cest-quoi\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Relais & Ch\u00e2teaux?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When it comes to luxury tourism, the Relais & Ch\u00e2teaux hotels are a sure bet for a dream holiday in top-of-the-range accommodation. But do you really know what Relais & Ch\u00e2teaux<\/strong> ? Find out more about the history and values of this hotel association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The history of Relais & Ch\u00e2teaux<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

L'history of Relais & Ch\u00e2teaux<\/strong> began in 1954. At that time, the music-hall artists Marcel and Nelly Tilloy, then owners of a hotel-restaurant in Provence, decided to create a group of 8 hostelleries to offer quality tourism between Nice and Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their slogan \"Top-of-the-range services, exceptional gastronomy and art of living\" perfectly sums up their desire to highlighting local traditions and heritage<\/strong>through high-quality accommodation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group then became a brand in 1974, the famous \"Relais & Ch\u00e2teaux\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, 580 exceptional hotels and restaurants<\/strong> are part of the Relais et Ch\u00e2teaux family, each one independent and genuinely passionate about authentic customer relations. The owners are guided by their desire to bring to life the diversity of their cultural heritage, local traditions and culinary specialities. This ambition is also reflected in the Manifesto, presented to Unesco in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The values of Relais & Ch\u00e2teaux<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The houses of Relais & Ch\u00e2teaux, as they are called, are located on 5 continents, in rare and exceptional sites. But far more than just a label of quality and exceptional location, Relais & Ch\u00e2teaux also promotes a love of the hotel and restaurant trade. Hospitality is placed under the sign of emotion<\/strong>The aim of all our brands, and luxury hotels, is to put sensoriality at the heart of every stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While each house has its own authenticity and uniqueness, each one is driven by 5 Relais et Ch\u00e2teaux values<\/strong> The soul of the innkeeper, a taste of place, a celebration of the senses, a passport to friendship and an awakening to the art of living\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, the owners of independent luxury hotels are putting all their efforts into the customer experience, offering an unrivalled range of accommodation. A true guarantee of quality, Relais & Ch\u00e2teaux has a deep-seated desire to guide travellers to the best of the best. the best things in life<\/strong> culinary excellence, heritage discovery and total immersion in luxury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gastronomy is at the heart of Relais & Ch\u00e2teaux, and the Ma\u00eetres de Maison and Chefs give pride of place to local producers and traditional recipes. The Relais & Ch\u00e2teaux association includes some of the world's best-known chefs. hundreds of gourmet restaurants<\/strong>with over 160 passionate chefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the criteria for Relais & Ch\u00e2teaux status?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Relais & Ch\u00e2teaux is a franchise network <\/strong>which is not so easy to get into. Future members have to show their ambitions, and above all they have to meet a number of criteria, based on the cuisine, comfort and level of service, as well as the charm and friendliness of the establishment. It is said that to be part of the Relais & Ch\u00e2teaux guide<\/strong>You have to meet the 5 Cs: Character, Charm, Calm, Courtesy and Cuisine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to this strict selection <\/strong>that the prestigious association now includes some of the finest hotels and restaurants in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you dream of staying in a luxury Relais & Ch\u00e2teaux hotel? L'5-star hotel at Ch\u00e2teau de Berne<\/strong> welcomes you for a few unforgettable days in the heart of Provence.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dans le tourisme de luxe, les Relais & Ch\u00e2teaux s’imposent comme des valeurs s\u00fbres pour passer un s\u00e9jour de r\u00eave, dans un h\u00e9bergement tr\u00e8s haut de gamme. Mais savez-vous ce que repr\u00e9sente vraiment Relais & Ch\u00e2teaux ? D\u00e9couvrons l’histoire et les valeurs de cette association d’h\u00f4tels. La belle histoire des Relais & Ch\u00e2teaux L’histoire des […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":18223,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chateauberne.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chateauberne.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chateauberne.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chateauberne.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chateauberne.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18222"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.chateauberne.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18224,"href":"https:\/\/www.chateauberne.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18222\/revisions\/18224"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chateauberne.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chateauberne.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chateauberne.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chateauberne.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}