We arrived early afternoon to locked gates, even though the Auberge knew we were arriving that day. There was nothing on the gate to inform us what we needed to do to gain access. We rang with bell but no-one arrived. Fortunately, our French is not too bad, so I phoned the number on the sign across the road advertising their restaurant, using my mobile. The phone was answered (in french) and we were told someone would arrive to let us in. They came quite quickly, however, the restaurant was closed and there was no air-conditioning in the room which not been opened for sometime. The room was really hot and stuffy. We had to drive out about 8 miles for an evening meal, which after 7 hours on the road was not really what we felt like doing. Having said this, there was an indoor pool, the location and surrounding area were very nice. Also, I would imagine that had the Auburge been fully open and operational it may have been a more pleasant stay for us.