Location, location, Location

Dine in style

Celeb-rations! John Burton Race .

Marie Antoinette room

Breakfast with fresh croissants

Baby Grand Piano..& Robbie

A luxurious chateau for all seasons
Le Castel has just six luxurious rooms that are all ensuite. It is a chateau for all seasons - Le Castel is cool and elegant in summer but cosy and warm in winter wtih central heating and log fires. You can hire anything from one room on a B&B basis to the whole chateau. With exclusive hire you have the choice of self catering or we can do all the cooking for you. There is also a self-catering cottage in the grounds of Le Castel. A row of 18th century cottages have been turned into a stunning two bed self-catering unit called Voici. It has two bathrooms, including one ensuite.

WEDDINGS OR RECEPTIONS
Le Castel is ideal for small wedding blessings and receptions. The house and gardens make an amazing backdrop for your big day. Award winning catering in a marquee or in the house. Can arrange other rooms locally for your guests.

EVENING MEALS
We offer stunning table d'hote meals most nights. Four courses and coffee for €45. Dine with your hosts and other guests by candle light or under the stars on the terrace. There is also a simple kitchen supper for €18 (not available when other guests have already booked table d'hote). Children's suppers are served at 5pm in the kitchen for €12. Meals on your first night should be booked in advance. Meals may not be available on every night of your stay, but there are many good restaurants locally, including some child-friendly ones.

Exclusive hire of the chateau for parties
Le Castel is ideal for birthday celebrations, wedding anniversaries or office think tanks. You can hire the chateau on a self catering or fully catered basis. Le Castel fully catered packages are great for parties or two or three families with children - you get the house to yourself but Mum is not chained to the kitchen.

Tee and sympathy for golf widows (or widowers!)
Golf widows won't feel left out on our special golfing breaks - each morning the golfers are driven to a nearby course while the golf widows have a late breakfast. The golf widows then get to go on a tour of local sights, go antique hunting or shopping. It's then time for a lovely dinner - all talk of golf will be banned unless the widows want to indulge the golfers. This is a break where everyone has a good time! We will also offer breaks for bridge players, ramblers, gardeners and cyclists. If you are a club secretary and would like to take over all five rooms give us a call and we will tailor a package for you.

Cats
Le Castel is home to four Burmese cats - Oscar, Emmy, Kylie and Robbie. They are very friendly and love company. People with allergies often have no trouble at Le Castel as our cats are short haired and we have tiled floors, leather sofas etc. The cats are not normally allowed in bedrooms...although guests have been known to sneak them in! The cats can be kept out of the chateau if you book the house on a self catering basis.

Top telly chef at Le Castel
Top telly chef John Burton Race stayed at Le Castel and performed a cookery demonstration to help launch a new brochure for Eurotunnel and Leisure Direction. He used all Normandy ingredients to showcase the region's food.

Le Castel in top guide books
Le Castel is in the current edition of Alastair Sawday's prestigious guide book - French Hotels, Chateaux & Other Places. It is entry 76 in the guide book and can also be found on the website - www.specialplacestostay.com We also feature in the beautiful Conde Nast Johansens guide for 2008 and the Cadogen Guide book to Normandy

Llama dramas
Le Castel has two pet llamas - Fernando and Fidel. They are very curious, love people and like being taken for walks along the quiet lanes around Le Castel

New Year 2008 (Christmas sold out)
Le Castel is the perfect venue for New Year with family or friends. The house is lavishly decorated, including a 9 foot tree. We only take group bookings for New Year (six to 14 people). Catering available most days. From 870 euro a night for B&B for up to 12 people or 650 euro a night self catering. Christmas is sold out.

Four nights for the price of three in Winter
Snuggle up in front of a roaring fire after a bracing walk along the beach. Le Castel is a great winter warmer and from October to February you can enjoy four nights for the price of three (UK and French bank holidays and school holidays excluded)

Family suite
The whole of the second floor of Le Castel has been turned into a family suite. There are two interconnecting rooms, which each have their own bathrooms. Mum can have the luxury of the Dauphin room with its draped bed and clawfoot bath set in the window overlooking the grounds. The children are right next door in a room that can take up to four children. We offer children's meals in the kitchen at 5pm for 12 euro a head. Parents can then sit down for an adults only meal around 8pm, safe in the knowledge that you can hear your children upstairs.

Discount with Brittany Ferries
Ask for details of how you could save up to 15% on your ferry crossing with Brittany Ferries, who sail from Portsmouth and Poole to Caen, Cherbourg or St Malo - all around an hour from Le Castel.

Self catering cottage - two beds, two baths
Le Castel's self-catering cottage (gite) has rustic charm mixed with luxurious touches like a 9 jet massage shower in the ensuite. It is in the grounds of Le Castel. A row of 18th century cottages have been turned into a stunning two bed self-catering unit called Voici. It has two bathrooms, including one ensuite. There is a second one bedroomed unit right next door, called Voila. This can only be rented with Voici by families after extra accommodation. Prices starting from 450 euro a week. The cottages have a woodburner in the lounge and are superbly well insulated for cosy use during winter. There are lots of beams and original features.