Auberge du Jeu de Paume

Auberge du Jeu de Paume

Breakfast at Le Jardin d'Hiver starts at seven each morning, a short walk from Chantilly Racecourse and the Château's kitchen gardens, both listed among the property's closest neighbours. Auberge du Jeu de Paume sits inside the Domaine de Chantilly itself, the estate that holds the Château, the Condé Museum's Raphaels and Delacroix, and that racecourse, a position no other hotel nearby can claim. Forty kilometres from Paris and twenty minutes from Charles de Gaulle, it runs as a Relais & Châteaux property with 92 rooms and suites across three floors, from a 291-square-foot Deluxe Queen to a Premium King Suite that stretches to 645 square feet with views over the park or the town. Spa Valmont, built on more than 25 years of Swiss anti-aging research, sits alongside an indoor pool, sauna, steam room and gym, and outside there is golf within three kilometres, tennis, horse riding and mini golf. The Lounge Bar, with its leather sofas, velvet chairs and fireplace, pours cocktails until one in the morning on weekends. Riders, spa regulars and anyone who wants the Château on the doorstep rather than a day trip from Paris will find little to match it. Family rooms and babysitting are available for those travelling with children, and pets can come along for a fee. It is not the address for travellers counting every euro: an extra bed adds 60 EUR a night, and a 100 EUR per person deposit is taken at check-in regardless of room type. A morning among the château's gardens, an afternoon at Spa Valmont, and the bill accounts for both. Auberge du Jeu de Paume sits inside the Domaine de Chantilly, steps from the racecourse and Château, with 92 rooms, Spa Valmont and a fireplace-lit Lounge Bar. It suits riders and spa regulars more than travellers counting every euro, given the 100 EUR nightly deposit.