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Reference Number: 243

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This is British-owned chateau bed and breakfast accommodation in Normandy which is an ideal location for a gastronomic romantic break in France. It is located 23 miles South of Caen, just to the SW of the town of Thury-Harcourt, off the D562 in the Suisse Normandie. The chateau dates back to the 13th century and was once occupied by the Duc d'Harcourt. It has now been sympathetically restored to offer elegant and comfortable accommodation for your romantic break and is an ideal base for exploring the Landing beaches, Honfleur, Deauville etc.The excellent Omaha Beach Golf Club is a short drive away and the accommodation is also a great base for walking or cycling - bikes can be hired in Thury Harcourt, an 8 minute drive away.

Three guest rooms are available, all offering tea and coffee making facilities with quality ingredients and fresh milk, mineral water and biscuits. There is a good selection of books and magazines and a hairdryer is provided.

The house is a no smoking zone and accompanying pets are not accepted. Plenty of parking space available.

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Evening Meal Availability
Evening meals & light suppers are available 4 times per week.
About the meals
Your hostess is an accomplished cook who uses home grown produce from the kitchen garden and excellent ingredients from local farms and markets. Guests are offered a choice between a restaurant style 4 course dinner (€50 per person inc. wine) and a brasserie style 3 course supper (€36 per person inc. wine)
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.
Alternatively the light supper is available for people arriving before 22:00.

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.
Room Possibility 1
La chambre Papillon
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This strikingly decorated bedroom and bathroom, 45m2 in size, offer everything to make your stay a comfortable and relaxing one. There is a king-size bed which can be split into 2 single beds if required (please specify at the time of your enquiry) plus Lloyd Loom chairs and a sofa where you can sit and relax. Your own stairs lead you to a large luxurious bathroom with a bathtub (with shower facilities), a hand basin, bidet and separate WC. There is even a window seat where you can sit and watch the nesting house martins. In addition to a built-in wardrobe, this suite also has a further luggage/clothes closet.
Room tariffs (prices are for the room and not per person and include breakfast)
Std Price
1 Person: £97.00 per night
2 People: £142.00 per night

Room Possibility 2
La chambre Fleur de Lys
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This light and airy bedroom, 35m2, enjoys views over the gardens and surrounding countryside. The bedroom has twin beds and in the bay window 2 Lloyd Loom chairs and a writing desk. The stunning en suite bathroom tiled in green and white features a king-size bath with shower facility, a hand basin, bidet and WC
Room tariffs (prices are for the room and not per person and include breakfast)
Std Price
1 Person: £97.00 per night
2 People: £142.00 per night

Room Possibility 3
La chambre rosa
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This bedroom and bathroom of 38m2 are decoratively painted in coral and green. In the bedroom there is a king size bed plus 2 comfortable chairs. Both rooms have window seats where you can sit and appreciate the garden and surrounding hills and fields. The stylish en suite bathroom with its classical theme features a bath with shower over, twin basins and a separate WC
Room tariffs (prices are for the room and not per person and include breakfast)
Std Price
1 Person: £97.00 per night
2 People: £142.00 per night

French Public holidays
Easter Sunday Sunday the 8th Apr 2012
Easter Monday Monday the 9th Apr 2012
Labour Day Tuesday the 1st May 2012
1945 Victory Day Tuesday the 8th May 2012
Ascension Thursday the 17th May 2012
Whit Sunday Sunday the 27th May 2012
Whit Monday Monday the 28th May 2012
Bastille Day Saturday the 14th Jul 2012
Assumption Wednesday the 15th Aug 2012
All Saints' Day Thursday the 1st Nov 2012
Remembrance Day Sunday the 11th Nov 2012
Christmas Day Tuesday the 25th Dec 2012
New Year's Day Tuesday the 1st Jan 2013

French School holidays for this accommodation
Winter Saturday the 11th Feb 2012 - Sunday the 26th Feb 2012
Spring Saturday the 7th Apr 2012 - Sunday the 22nd Apr 2012
Summer Thursday the 5th Jul 2012 - Monday the 3rd Sep 2012
All Saints' Day Saturday the 27th Oct 2012 - Wednesday the 7th Nov 2012
Christmas Day Saturday the 22nd Dec 2012 - Sunday the 6th Jan 2013
These are the French School holidays for the Calvados(14) department.
The Calvados department falls into French School Holiday Zone A, which also includes Ain, Allier, Ardèche, Ariège, Aude, Aveyron, 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, Orne, 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)
Caen Airport (Carpiquet) (29km), Deauville Airport (Saint-Gatien) (39km), Le Havre Airport (Octeville) (78km), Laval Airport (Entrammes) (99km), Cherbourg Airport (Maupertus) (113km), Dinard-Pleurtuit-Saint-Malo Airport (119km), Rennes Airport (Saint-Jacques) (129km), Rouen Airport (Vallée de Seine) (129km), Angers Airport (Marcé) (164km), Saint-Brieuc Airport (Armor) (172km), Pontoise Airport (Cormeilles) (193km), Toussus-le-Noble Airport (196km), Tours Airport (Val-de-Loire) (196km), Beauvais Airport (Tillé) (198km), Paris Heliport (Issy-les-Moulineaux) (206km),