Château-Hôtel de Bourron

An absolute gem of a stay close to Paris! I have come here with my family four times and every time it feels like you are living out a fairytale. The chateau and grounds are stunning. We’ve stayed in the d’Artagnan house every time and the rooms are so clean and the beds are among some of the most comfortable we’ve ever had in a hotel. The hosts are lovely and accommodating and help provide useful tips for what to see in the area. If you’re looking for a quiet stay close to Paris that’ll make you feel like you’re living Iike a royal, this is the place to go!!

Like a fairy tale castle. And the best towels I've found in France.

Highly recommend, wonderful, beautiful, carefully renovated chateau in lush, peaceful park. Feels very personal, safe and tasteful. Tennis court is lovely and bycycles are at and to see the grounds. Convenient for airport and a short train ride from central Paris.

We had an absolutely phenomenal stay at the Chateau. The hosts were extremely accommodating and have created a truly special experience for guests. This is an important generational family home to them and they have restored it meticulously. We will definitely stay again someday when we return to France!

The château is perfect. Very cozy and welcoming. The owners are great, the gardens of the château and the château itself are a masterpiece. The room is very spacious and you feel like a special guest in the castle, very well decorated and preserved

The château sits on the edge of the village of Bourron-Marlotte, accessible on two sides of the park via gates with intercom. Approaching the delightful manor from the front you cannot help but be impressed with the whole complex: moat, two guardhouses at the front, and the cute brick and-stone style palace with a horseshoe-shaped staircase at the end of the gravel driveway. It all looks magnificent especially in the evening when the lights are switched on. That feeling of awe somehow diminishes once you enter the building: a small hallway and reading room, quite dark interior and a simple staircase. Our Chambre Prestige (a standard room) was in the main house and overlooked the back of the property. It was quite small with limited built-in wardrobe space and felt a little cramped. It was very cold inside as the radiators were either lukewarm or not working. On request, we were given an electric heater so it heated up eventually. The bed was comfortable. The window shutters, with the ancient locking system (we noticed similar ones at the Château de Fontainebleau!) blocked the morning light very effectively. There were no tea or coffee-making facilities in the room but we could use the facilities downstairs. Neither was there any TV – apparently that is the policy of the owners, which was fine. The bathroom was quite standard with a walk-in shower, His and Hers sinks, and a toilet tucked in at the far end. Bathrobes and slippers were provided. We had a dinner in the Les Prémices restaurant, housed in the former stables, some 5 minutes walk from the Château. The food was quite limited but just fabulous and wine list quite extensive. Breakfast was the traditional, rather simple type, with no hot dishes or cakes on offer. The hosts were very friendly and approachable. Probably best to bring your own wine as there wasn’t a bar as such in the Château. An honesty bar would have been a neat solution here. At the end of the day the Château de Bourrier is more like a posh and expensive B&B but has the kudos of staying in the home of comte and comtesse de Cordon. As the proprietors have said themselves, “part of the charm of Château de Bourron, is to be entertained by the owner of the castle”.