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Domaine de Primard
Guainville, France · Fontenille Collection · Grand Luxury
Catherine Deneuve lived in this 18th-century Directoire-style château for more than thirty years, tending its rose garden and hosting friends like Yves Saint Laurent before selling it in 2018. Hoteliers Frédéric Biousse and Guillaume Foucher reopened it in 2021 as a 39-room hotel, keeping Deneuve's moat, oak parquet floors, and the grounds designed by Belgian landscape architect Jacques Wirtz, the same firm behind Paris's Tuileries. The rose garden, 250 varieties strong, is still tended by her longtime gardener.
- 39 rooms
- Opened 2021
- Neighborhood: La Cour De Boeste
- Rooms from 323 sq ft (30 m²)
About Domaine de Primard
- The château was originally built by Auguste de Dampierre, a French Revolutionary general who died leading troops at the 1793 siege of Valenciennes.
- The Susanne Kaufmann spa at Primard was the Austrian skincare brand's first location in France when the hotel reopened in 2021.
- Provence-based architect Alexandre Lafourcade led the conversion of Deneuve's 10-bedroom private home into the current 39-room hotel.
- The rose garden alone holds 250 varieties, cared for by the same head gardener who tended it during Deneuve's ownership.
- Domaine de Primard has belonged to Relais & Chateaux since it opened as a hotel, one of the group's newer French members.
Restaurants and bars
- Bistrot Martin — Restaurant · Bistronomique
- Ottavio La Tavola — Restaurant · Italian
- Table d'hôtes — Restaurant
- Les Chemins — Restaurant · Gastronomic
Experiences
- Spa — 450 m² spa with sauna, hammam and Japanese bath, plus exclusive treatments and massages by Susanne Kaufmann.
- Guided garden walk in the gardens designed by Jacques Wirtz — Guided walk through meadows, rose garden, kitchen garden and rare species, led by the Head Gardener or his team.
- Farm and wildlife encounters — Semi-free animals around the Primard farm, including swans, ducks, Highland cows, sheep and two donkeys.
- Walks along the Eure river — Walks along the banks of the Eure river.
- Culinary workshops and table d'hôtes — Shared table d'hôtes dinners and culinary workshops.
- Raclette evenings by the fire — Raclette evenings by the fire in winter.
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Hot tub
- Pet-friendly
- EV charging
Awards
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
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