Château du Val d’Arguenon
Superb 16th and 18th century residence, directly overlooking the sea, 25 km from St Malo.
Owned by the same family since 1800, the Val d’Arguenon is a superb 16th- and 18th-century residence set in a park directly overlooking the sea. Guests stay here to enjoy the beaches, numerous golf courses, and to sample regional specialties.
This residence has been inhabited by illustrious figures. The Prince of Condé was received here in the 16th century. It was the family home of Chateaubriand, uncle of the writer and father of Armand de Chateaubriand, correspondent of the Princes between France and England until 1809.
In the 19th century, it became a romantic residence where poets gathered.
Accommodation and rates
Our rooms in the castle
- 5 bedrooms with private bath or shower and WC.
- 2 houses to book for the week.
- Some bedrooms with sea view.
- Period furniture.
Non-smoker rooms.
Prices
Double bedroom : from €110 to €170
Suite for 2 to 4 persons : from €180 to €215
Breakfast included
Sliding scale rates according to length of stay
Catering
- Nearby restaurants can be reached by foot.
- Gourmet restaurant 10 kms (6.3 miles away), where M. and Mme de la Blanchardière can book a table for you.
Activities
Leisure on site
- library
- beach
- grounds with access to the sea
- coastal path
- tennis court
- billiard table
- canoe
Leisure nearby
- 8 golf courses, the nearest of which is 5 kms (3.1 miles away)
- sailing
- horse-riding
- archery
- Saint-Malo (25 kms/15.6 miles away) with its walled town of privateers'houses (Cite des corsaires) from witch Jacques Cartier set out to discover Canada in 1534
- Mont Saint-Michel (70km/43.8 miles)
- the medieval town of Dinan (20km/12.5 miles)
- the National stud in Lamballe (30km/18.8 miles)
- Cap Fréhel (nature conservancy area)
- Dinard (15km/9.5 miles)
To know
- Credit card accepted
- Suitable for families
- Breakfast included: Yes
