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Bed and Breakfast (B&B) Accommodation in the Normandy Region of France
About the Normandy Region of France




Reference Number: 307
Accommodation Description | Go To Enquiry Form
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Bed and breakfast accommodation in a family-owned château in the village of Essay, 8miles NE of Alencon in southern Normandy. This chateau has vaulted cellars which date back to the 12th century and is steeped in history. The château is surrounded by 6 hectares of parkland so tranquillity is assured.

On site, you can hire bikes and go fishing. In the vicinity you will be able to go horse-riding, karting, or play golf. There are also several chateaux and gardens to visit in the area, not to mention the French National Stud.

The château is a no-smoking zone. No animals. Plenty of parking available on site

The chateau now also incoporates a fitness centre, 80m2 in size, which includes a sauna, a spa, fitness apparatus and a sun bed. It can be reserved exclusively for 1 or 2 people for a period of 1 ½ hrs for a cost of €60 per couple. Bikes can also be hired on site

Evening Meal Availability
Evening meals are available every day.
About the meals
Dinner is €35 per adult, drinks included. Children's meals are €15.00. There are also several restaurants less than 5 km from the chateau.
Evening meal costs are payable directly to the accommodation. Meals are only available by prior reservation.
Credit card payments are not accepted by this accommodation for meals.
Latest arrival if you wish to have a meal is 19:00.

Times indicated are local French times.

Check In Times
Check in is between 16:00 and 19:00, though this accommodation is sometimes able to accept earlier arrivals, including luggage deposit, or later arrivals by prior arrangement.

Times indicated are local French times.

Special Offer Discounts
  • 10% Discount off the whole holiday (excludes evening meal costs) for stays of 4 nights or more.
        (Applies all year).

Room Possibility 1

La chambre Francois 1e | Go To Enquiry Form

This fine, ground floor double room has a double four poster bed and open fireplace. It is warmly decorated in reds and yellows and is furnished in the ‘Haute Epoque’ style. An extra single bed or cot can be added to this room as required. It has a luxurious en suite bathroom with bath tub and also shower.
Room tariffs (prices are for the room and not per person and include breakfast)
Std Price
1 Person: £91.00 p/n
2 People: £108.00 p/n
Supplementary tariffs
Price
Infant: Free per infant. (under 3 years old) - Infants must sleep in a baby cot.
Cot Hire: Free per baby cot. (space for 2 baby cots) *

* There is 1 baby cot available for hire at this accommodation.

Room Possibility 2

La chambre du Lys | Go To Enquiry Form

This fine room has a double queen size canopied bed and en suite bathroom with shower. It is decorated in shades of blue and has a view towards the parkland. It also has an open fireplace and is furnished in the ‘Haute Epoque’ style.
Room tariffs (prices are for the room and not per person and include breakfast)
Std Price
1 Person: £79.00 p/n
2 People: £87.00 p/n
Supplementary tariffs
Price
Infant: Free per infant. (under 3 years old) - Infants must sleep in a baby cot.
Cot Hire: Free per baby cot. (space for 1 baby cot) *

* There is 1 baby cot available for hire at this accommodation.

Room Possibility 3

La suite Marie-Antoinette | Go To Enquiry Form

This is a fine suite of two connecting rooms, one with a double bed and the other with 2 single beds. The suite is south facing and has views across the parkland. It is furnished in 18th century style and is prettily decorated with toile de jouy fabrics. It has a separate bathroom with claw-footed bath.
Room tariffs (prices are for the room and not per person and include breakfast)
Std Price
1 Person: £99.00 p/n
2 People: £122.00 p/n
3 people: £140.00 p/n
4 people: £158.00 p/n
5 people: £167.00 p/n
Supplementary tariffs
Price
Infant: Free per infant. (under 3 years old) *
Cot Hire: Free per baby cot. (space for 1 baby cot) **

* Infants under 2 years old must sleep in a baby cot.
* Infants between 2 years old and 3 years old may sleep in a baby cot or a bed. If they choose to sleep in a bed they will be charged at the adult rate.

** There is 1 baby cot available for hire at this accommodation.

Room Possibility 4

La chambre du Pigeonnier | Go To Enquiry Form

This double room has a typical normand style queen-size bed plus an additional single bed and with space for one more bed. It is prettily decorated in shades of green and has an open fireplace. The room has an en suite bathroom with shower and WC.
Room tariffs (prices are for the room and not per person and include breakfast)
Std Price
1 Person: £91.00 p/n
2 People: £108.00 p/n
3 people: £136.00 p/n
4 people: £163.00 p/n
Supplementary tariffs
Price
Infant: Free per infant. (under 3 years old) *
Cot Hire: Free per baby cot. (space for 1 baby cot) **

* Infants under 2 years old must sleep in a baby cot.
* Infants between 2 years old and 3 years old may sleep in a baby cot or a bed. If they choose to sleep in a bed they will be charged at the adult rate.

** There is 1 baby cot available for hire at this accommodation.

Room Possibility 5

La chambre du potager | Go To Enquiry Form

This is a 1st floor double room, prettily decorated in reds and yellows, looking out onto the gardens and parkland. It has a double bed and en suite bathroom with tub and WC
Room tariffs (prices are for the room and not per person and include breakfast)
Std Price
1 Person: £66.00 p/n
2 People: £79.00 p/n
Supplementary tariffs
Price
Infant: Free per infant. (under 3 years old) - Infants must sleep in a baby cot.
Cot Hire: Free per baby cot. (space for 1 baby cot) *

* There is 1 baby cot available for hire at this accommodation.

Room Possibility 6

La chambre des roses | Go To Enquiry Form

This twin bedded room is adjacent to the chambre du lys - the combination of these 2 rooms is ideal for families when the suite is not available. The chambre des roses has its own bathroom with tub and WC.
Room tariffs (prices are for the room and not per person and include breakfast)
Std Price
2 People: £59.00 p/n
Supplementary tariffs
This room is unsuitable for baby cots.

French Public holidays
Bastille Day Monday the 14th Jul 2008
Assumption Friday the 15th Aug 2008
All Saints' Day Saturday the 1st Nov 2008
Remembrance Day Tuesday the 11th Nov 2008
Christmas Day Thursday the 25th Dec 2008
New Year's Day Thursday the 1st Jan 2009
Easter Sunday Sunday the 12th Apr 2009
Easter Monday Monday the 13th Apr 2009
Labour Day Friday the 1st May 2009
1945 Victory Day Friday the 8th May 2009
Ascension Thursday the 21st May 2009
Whit Sunday Sunday the 31st May 2009
Whit Monday Monday the 1st Jun 2009

French School holidays for this accommodation
Summer Thursday the 3rd Jul 2008 - Monday the 1st Sep 2008
All Saints' Day Saturday the 25th Oct 2008 - Wednesday the 5th Nov 2008
Christmas Day Saturday the 20th Dec 2008 - Sunday the 4th Jan 2009
Winter Saturday the 7th Feb 2009 - Sunday the 22nd Feb 2009
Spring Saturday the 4th Apr 2009 - Sunday the 19th Apr 2009
Summer Thursday the 2nd Jul 2009 - Tuesday the 1st Sep 2009
These are the French School holidays for the Orne(61) department.
The Orne department falls into French School Holiday Zone A, which also includes Ain, Allier, Ardèche, Ariège, Aude, Aveyron, Calvados, Cantal, Côtes-d'Armor, Drôme, Finistère, Gard, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Hérault, Ille-et-Vilaine, Isère, Loire, Haute-Loire, Loire-Atlantique, Lot, Lozère, Maine-et-Loire, Manche, Mayenne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Morbihan, Moselle, Puy-de-Dôme, Hautes-Pyrénées, Pyrénées-Orientales, Rhône, Sarthe, Savoie, Haute-Savoie, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, Vendée, Vosges.

English Spoken: yes

Animals welcome: no

Nearest International Airports: (distance as the crow flies)
Deauville Airport (Saint-Gatien) (53km), Caen Airport (Carpiquet) (83km), Laval Airport (Entrammes) (93km), Le Havre Airport (Octeville) (106km), Rouen Airport (Vallée de Seine) (115km), Tours Airport (Val-de-Loire) (134km), Angers Airport (Marcé) (134km), Toussus-le-Noble Airport (140km), Pontoise Airport (Cormeilles) (147km), Paris Heliport (Issy-les-Moulineaux) (152km), Rennes Airport (Saint-Jacques) (152km), Orly Airport (Paris) (160km), Persan-Beaumont Airport (163km), Le Bourget Airport (Paris) (165km), Beauvais Airport (Tillé) (166km),

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