Sleeping in a castle or manor house in Brittany

Brittany has hundreds of castles and manor houses, and a few open their rooms to guests. Grand estates with a park and spa, shipowners’ malouinières, old stone manor houses: here is where to spend the night behind old walls without giving up comfort.

The grand estates

On the banks of the Blavet, the Domaine de Locguénolé brings together a castle, a manor house and outbuildings in a large park, with a spa and a Michelin starred restaurant. In Missillac, the Domaine de la Bretesche covers 200 hectares around an 18 hole golf course. On the edge of Rennes, the Château d’Apigné has only 16 rooms in a 25 hectare park. North of Nantes, the Château de Maubreuil offers 17 travel inspired rooms and suites, with a spa and gardens.

Small castles and characterful manor houses

In Pléhédel, the Château de Boisgelin has only 14 rooms, on a wooded estate with a 12 hole golf course. Near Bénodet, Les Garennes occupies a 19th century castle above the Odet, with a spa. In Roscoff, Le Temps de Vivre is set in a 16th century manor house. On the edge of Quimper, the Manoir des Indes dates from the 18th century and hides an indoor pool. In Sarzeau, the Manoir de Kerbot offers only 9 rooms in a 16th century longhouse.

Malouinières and abbeys

Malouinières are the country houses that Saint-Malo shipowners had built in the 17th and 18th centuries. Two have become hotels: the Château Hôtel du Colombier, in a 6 hectare park with a pond, and Le Valmarin, with 11 rooms in a walled park. South of Nantes, the Abbaye de Villeneuve occupies a former 13th century Cistercian abbey, with a Michelin starred restaurant. In Le Bono, Maison OBONO combines an old manor house with a contemporary wing.