Castel Marie-Louise

Le Castel Marie-Louise is a five-star hotel-restaurant in La Baule-Escoublac, in the Loire-Atlantique department of the Pays de la Loire region of France. It stands beside the Atlantic Ocean, facing the Baie du Pouliguen, and is operated within the Hôtels Barrière collection of Groupe Lucien Barrière. The property is a Belle Époque manor set in a wooded park, described by its operator as an intimate and romantic retreat about three hours from Paris, with interiors redecorated by Jacques Garcia in a style combining period furniture and floral prints. The hotel opened in 1927 on the initiative of François André, then co-director of the Société des hôtels et casinos de Deauville, who bought the villa La Garidelle, renamed it Castel Marie-Louise after his wife, and opened it to develop leisure tourism around La Baule-Escoublac. The house later served for a time as a holiday home for Lucien Barrière, whose group still owns the establishment. It is classified as a Relais & Châteaux member and has a gastronomic restaurant, La Table du Castel, whose kitchen has been led by Chef Jérémy Coirier. The hotel was among the favourite addresses of President François Mitterrand. As a five-star property, Le Castel Marie-Louise offers rooms and suites with views over the park or the sea, including Superior, Deluxe and communicating rooms. Its restaurant serves inventive cuisine in a green setting, while guests also have access to the other Barrière addresses in La Baule for cocktails, bistronomic dining and lighter meals, as well as to the ORA longevity centre and nearby tennis and padel courts. The hotel is operated by SITH; reported 2017 figures include revenue of €31,813,100, net income of €1,805,000 and an average workforce of 347. The restaurant lost its Michelin star in 2015 after 29 consecutive years of recognition. In 2017, Dominique Desseigne announced a renovation planned for 2018–2019, entrusted to decorator Chantal Peyrat. The establishment remains an active part of the Barrière hospitality portfolio on the Côte d'Amour.

Le Castel Marie-Louise opened in 1927 on the initiative of François André, then co-director of the Société des hôtels et casinos de Deauville. Seeking to develop leisure tourism around La Baule-Escoublac, André bought the villa La Garidelle, renamed it Castel Marie-Louise after his wife, and opened it as a hotel. The building is a Belle Époque manor, and the property later served for a time as the holiday home of Lucien Barrière, whose group has remained its owner. Over the decades the hotel became an established address on the Atlantic coast. It was among the favourite places of President François Mitterrand. Its gastronomic restaurant accumulated 29 consecutive years of Michelin recognition before losing its star in 2015. The interiors were redecorated by Jacques Garcia, giving the house its characteristic mix of period furniture and floral prints. The hotel is a member of Relais & Châteaux and is operated by SITH. In 2017, Dominique Desseigne announced a renovation planned for 2018–2019, to be carried out by decorator Chantal Peyrat. Reported 2017 figures for the operation include revenue of €31,813,100, net income of €1,805,000 and an average workforce of 347. The hotel continues to operate as part of the Hôtels Barrière collection, offering five-star rooms and suites, the La Table du Castel gastronomic restaurant led by Chef Jérémy Coirier, and access to the wider Barrière leisure and dining ecosystem in La Baule.

• 2017

  Dominique Desseigne announces the renovation planned for 2018–2019 by decorator Chantal Peyrat.

• 2015

  The restaurant loses its Michelin star after 29 consecutive years of recognition.

• 1927

  François André buys the villa La Garidelle, renames it Castel Marie-Louise after his wife, and opens the hotel.

Five-star Belle Époque manor hotel and Relais & Châteaux member within the Hôtels Barrière collection, positioned as an intimate, romantic Atlantic-coast retreat near Paris.

• Chambre Supérieure

  A 20 m² room with mouldings, fine fabrics and views over the town or the pine grove.

• Chambre Deluxe

  A room using noble materials and refined fabrics.

• Suites

  Suites with views over the park or the sea.

• Communicating rooms

  Rooms suitable for families or groups.

• La Table du Castel

  The hotel's gastronomic restaurant serving inventive cuisine in a green setting.

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