Hotellerie du Bas-Breau

Historic 4-star hotel and restaurant in a shaded 2-hectare park at the edge of the forest.

Description

Established over 200 years ago as a hunting lodge, the Hotellerie du Bas-Breau has hosted artists, writers and heads of state. Today a 4-star hotel with gastronomic restaurant, pool, terrasse and wine cellar. Open Tuesday to Sunday. The Hôtellerie du Bas-Bréau has operated as an inn since the 19th century. Robert Louis Stevenson stayed here during his early travels through the region, and the building is the fourth stop on the village section of the official Painters' Trail — a reminder that Barbizon attracted not only painters but writers and artists drawn by the forest and the unhurried life the village offered.

Historical context

The painters of the Barbizon School made this former royal hunting lodge their preferred gathering place in the 1840s. Theodore Rousseau, Millet and Corot all dined here. Robert Louis Stevenson stayed while writing Forest Notes in 1875. The Emperor of Japan visited in the 20th century. Under successive owners the spirit of the place has been carefully preserved -- a large shaded garden, white tablecloths, game from the forest in autumn, and a wine cellar that speaks of long lunches.

Historical research: grappilles.fr — Barbizon Histoire et Patrimoine

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