Jeanne & The Forest: Hospitality A Belle Époque Retreat Reimagined
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The Social Club, La Table, and the Social Bar redefine life at the château, their lively elegance open to all. | Photo By Romain Ricard -
Built in 1914 by Jeanne de Rothschild, the château features 80 rooms that include dining areas, a lobby and reception area, with their original mouldings, fireplaces, and parquet floors meticulously restored by artisans to their former understated luxury. | Photo By Romain Ricard -
Built in 1914 by Jeanne de Rothschild, the château features 80 rooms that include dining areas, a lobby and reception area, with their original mouldings, fireplaces, and parquet floors meticulously restored by artisans to their former understated luxury. | Photo By Romain Ricard -
Photo By Romain Ricard -
Photo By Romain Ricard
The Château de Montvillargenne, the largest château-hotel in France, brings the past and present together.
Just 50 kilometres from Paris in the Chantilly countryside, the striking Château de Montvillargenne has been reborn as the Château Jeanne & The Forest. Once the private estate of Baroness Jeanne de Rothschild and now the largest château-hotel in France, this early 20th-century property has been newly transformed into a destination where travellers can step into the past while enjoying all the creature comforts of a modern resort.
Led by 369° Hôtels-Maisons, the Rothschild property’s revival is ambitious yet deeply respectful. Designer Chantal Peyrat channels Jeanne’s spirit — art-loving, nature-forward, unapologetically elegant — across every space. The 119 rooms and suites are spread throughout the original château, The Factory — a brutalist-style outbuilding containing a health club, kids’ club and work lounge for creatives — and The Hangar, a former chapel that has been turned into sleek working spaces. Guests can choose “No-Work” suites with views over the surrounding forest or “Pro-Work” rooms tailored for remote professionals, complete with private desks and a serene atmosphere.
Culinary indulgence is central to the experience. At the Social Club, under soaring ceilings and garden-facing windows seasonal French cuisine meets Asian inflections. At the weekend-only dining room La Table, scallops arrive with dashi and kumquat and guinea fowl is accompanied by yuzu koshō. Afternoons bring tea trolleys and fresh-baked madeleines, and those lucky enough to book during the first Sunday of each month will experience a theatrical brunch complete with period costumes, allowing guests to imagine encountering Jeanne herself, the château’s illustrious former owner.
Outdoors, guests can wander through the property’s six hectares of themed gardens and wooded trails. The estate even produces its own honey and herbal teas, their ingredients sourced from on-site gardens and hives.
With year-round immersive programming from pottery and herbalism workshops to forest yoga and candlelit dinners, Jeanne & The Forest is more than just a hotel. It’s a place to recharge, reconnect and live well, inspired by the past and designed for how we live today.
