Need to know
Rooms
40, including nine suites.
Check–Out
12 noon, but flexible, subject to availability. Earliest check-in, 4pm.
More details
Rates don’t usually include the Continental breakfast (€30 a person).
Also
For those who crave some wilder encounters, a herd of shy deer also roam Primard’s meadows and there are plans to add more farmyard animals. And, it really is worth taking the time to stop and smell the flowers here – Jacques Wirtz wasn’t just concerned with aesthetics: each rose, perennial, peony and flowering tree was chosen for its harmonious scent.
At the hotel
Susanne Kaufman spa with four treatment rooms, hammam and sauna, gym, extensive grounds with a small farm, tennis court, paddle court, kids' club, guinguette bar, arboretum, vegetable gardens, orchard, plug adaptors to borrow, free WiFi. In rooms: minibar, tea- and coffee-making kit, bottled water.
Our favourite rooms
Reimagined in Rococo hues yet retaining their charmant original features (wood beams, Juliet balconies, parquet flooring), all Primard’s rooms are restful and refined. They’re spread out over the manor house (Maison sur L’Eure) and the estate’s former farmhouse. As the name suggests, the rooms and suites in the former have eye-catching views of the grounds’ bodies of water, while some in the latter have painstakingly tended private gardens.
Poolside
The heated 18-metre pool – open from April to October – is set in a pretty and peaceful part of the grounds, sheltered by trim topiary, by the right wing of the main house.
Spa
The hotel holds the distinction of having the first Susanne Kaufmann spa in France, and they heed to her philosophy of complementing treatments with regional plants and herbs. Spread over 450sq m in a two-storey wooden chalet on the estate, serious pampering takes place here. The ground floor holds the sauna, hammam and hot and cold Jacuzzis. And on the upper level lie four treatment rooms (one for couples) and a gym, with top-grade WaterRower equipment. Plus there are secluded meditation decks set on the banks of the Eure and around the pond.
Packing tips
A large portion of your stay will be spent lounging in the grounds or by the pool, so bring some suitably Gallic tomes to pass the time.
Pet‐friendly
Dogs can stay for €20 a night and you’ll get a little pet-care kit too. See more pet-friendly hotels in Guainville.
Children
All ages welcome; the hotel has a kids' club, two strollers to borrow and the grounds are safe for little ones to play in, but they must be supervised near the river and pond. Baby cots or extra beds (free for under-12s) can be added to some rooms.
Sustainability efforts
The hotel’s vegetable garden runs on the principles of permaculture, and any other products are sourced locally, plus they recycle responsibly.