Château de Villiers-le-Mahieu – 4* spa hotel & bistronomic restaurant

Who’s it for?

For families looking for discreet, convivial luxury, friends looking for a country house without the constraints… and anyone who wants to get away from it all without leaving the Paris region.

The pitch:

45 minutes from Paris, in the heart of a 12-hectare wooded park, Château de Villiers-le-Mahieu is a singular destination. Neither quite a hotel, nor really a family home, it’s an estate designed as a chic, relaxed refuge, where you feel more welcome than accommodated. The first-born of the Maisons de Campagne family, this 17th-century château, built on the ruins of an ancient medieval fortress, reinvents the country weekend with an all-inclusive formula, a host of activities and hospitality designed for all ages.

Arrive via a majestic driveway lined with lime trees, cross the moat and discover an estate with many faces: the Château, the Farmhouse with its adjoining dining rooms, the light-filled Spa, the Barn and Cottage, which can be privatized for greater privacy, the boats that glide on the moat, the tennis courts, the outdoor pool, the cinema and even a “Gaming Room” for the youngest guests.

All this in a warm, family atmosphere, where the conviviality of the buffet does not exclude the refinement of local products or the precision of attention.

How to get there:

Paris – Villiers-le-Mahieu in 45 minutes by car.

We like:

– The 700 m² Nuxe spa, with sauna, hammam, indoor pool and a menu of enveloping treatments.

– Family-friendly areas: kids’ club, cinema room, games room,

baby pack for light travel, flexible family rooms..

– The immense park, like a life-size playground, where you can go from a picnic on the grass to a boat ride.

– The generous table, which celebrates good produce and moments of sharing: all-you-can-eat buffets, gourmet aperitifs on the terrace, Sunday brunch..