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This luxury hotel is part of the superb Vaulx de Cernay Estate of which
the special architecture is the witness of 8 centuries of the history of
the kings of France. It is located in the State Forest of Rambouillet at
about 50 Km away westwards from Paris. It features 57 rooms, 17 rooms
and lounges for between 10 and 1200 persons. 2 Tennis Courts. Swimming
Pool. Hammam. Sauna. Jacuzzi. Fishing from a 5 hectare pond. Private
Hunting. 65 hectare park. Heliport. Art Gallery. Musical evenings. Boat
trips on the pond.
The extraordinary architecture of the Abbaye des Vaulx de Cernay rises
up out of this place steeped in power and mystery. It is thus that the
cellar, which is now a music room, and the gothic room with its large
fireplaces is reborn and alive. The former refectory of the lay brothers
is now renamed "Prior's table" restaurant. There is also the
breathtaking monk's room with its two bays with their ribbed vaults and
sandstone capitals and columns.
Over eight centuries of history to discover. The former cloister, the
reading gallery, the mill and the chapter house have once again their
existential vocations. The Cistercians had invented everything and we
must bring back to life these magic places, which have been blessed by
God and the Kings of France. Saint Louis and Marguerite de Provence
drank the water of fertility from the St. Thibauld fountain, whose
source is still in the neighboring wood and which quenches the thirst of
the hosts today.
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