Hôtel Les Copains

A nod to French literature, the hotel-restaurant "Les Copains" is located opposite the only round town hall in France, mentioned in the famous novel by Jules Romains. Since 1935, hospitality has been a tradition at the hotel.

The Story of Friends...
In 1935, Mr and Mrs FOREST decided to buy a house just opposite the famous round town hall of AMBERT and became Innkeepers as they said at the time...

Their daughter Marie and her husband Joseph CHELLE will take over and expand the establishment which will become "HOTEL de la POSTE".

Already, we come from afar to taste the famous tripe as well as the snails which are the specialties of Marie and Joseph.

Their son Jeannot and his wife Nicole will in turn expand the Hotel, it will be "Les Copains", in memory of the film by Yves Robert shot here, which was inspired by the book by the Albertois Jules Romains (1885) . We are in 1964.

The fourth generation arrives: Thierry, eldest son of Jeannot and Nicole enters the school of CHAMALIERES. After his exams, he went to Paris, where he worked for a few months at the "Lido" - the international Cabaret on the Champs Elysées. But he aims higher and applies to the Ecole Supérieur de Cuisine in Paris.

After two years, with his diploma, he did two internships of six months each: the Restaurant "FAUGERON", a very beautiful house and then, with the great Chef "JOËL ROBUCHON".

Back to AMBERT where he will replace his grandmother in the kitchen, his father Jeannot takes care of the bar and his mother Nicole manages the room.

Men progress and technique must follow; in 2000 "LES COPAINS" grows and improves even more!

The kitchen has been transformed into an ultra-modern laboratory, the spacious, bright and pleasant dining room, to which an adjoining room has been added which can be transformed into a meeting or seminar room, the bar has been renovated, the hotel has also been improved : the eleven rooms are classified as "Grand Confort".

Here is a brief summary of the story of this FOREST CHELLE saga - four generations of Innkeepers Restaurateurs Ambertois.

When you come, don't miss some of Thierry's specialties such as: his puff pastry of frogs' legs, his 7-hour leg of leg or Arctic char in all its simplicity as it should be, or even for dessert, the plate of autumn or the frozen parfait with its raspberry coulis and many more...

You will be welcomed by Nicole's smile and Jeannot's friendliness.

• Environment: In town

• Total number of people: 24, 24

• English
• Français

• dwelling
• 2 stars
• Essential Hotel

• 140 cm bed
• Hair dryer
• family room
• Television
• Separate toilet
• Private Wifi Internet access
• Shower
• bath
• No smoking

• Bank / credit card
• Cheque
• Classic Holiday Vouchers
• Cash
• Bank transfer
• Restaurant Title