Domaine du Moulin d'Eguebaude

Estissac, Aube
Bed & Breakfast
+33 (0)3 25 40 42 18
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Per night
€80 - €136
Bedroom

8 rooms

Sleeps

Rooms sleep 2 – 6

Children welcome
Babies welcome

A reader writes, 'This place turned out to be one of life's wonderful experiences - a beautiful setting, gorgeous food, kindest of hosts...'

Per night
€80 - €136

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€80 - €136 per night

The Experience

The secluded old buildings house two owner families, a restaurant, several guest rooms and 15 tons of ever-present live fish. Fishing folk gather on Sundays to catch trout in the spring water that feeds the ponds; groups come for speciality lunches. Meals are served alongside your hosts and fellow guests around one big table, and may include trout terrine, home-reared salmon, a neighbour’s potatoes, wild asparagus in buttery sauce, cinnamon custard. For breakfast share brioche, baguettes, croissants, yogurt, fruit salad, cereals, apple juice and their own jams and honey. Created in an old mill 40 years ago, the bedrooms under the eaves are mostly small-windowed, simply furnished and prettily decorated in rustic or ‘grandmother’ style. Other rooms are in the newly built half-timbered cottage across the drive. At one end of the shop – packed with cottage-industry goodies (charcuterie, honey, jams, wine and champagne) – is a wide floor of thick glass under which immense fish can be seen swimming to and fro between the water tanks. A pony wanders freely in the grounds. Wonderful food and service – and good English spoken.

Essentials

  • EV charger
  • Swimming pool
  • Hot tub
  • Garden
  • Open fire / woodburner
  • Breakfast included
  • Breakfast available
  • Meals available
  • Vegetarian meals
  • Oven
  • Parking on premises
  • Free parking nearby
  • Accessible by public transport
  • WiFi
  • Television
  • Spa
  • Central heating
  • Limited mobility
  • Wheelchair access
  • Mobile reception
  • Hob
  • Bar
  • Barbecue
  • Licensed premises
  • Paid parking nearby
  • Air conditioning
  • Relaxation areas
  • Washing machine
  • Tennis court
  • Microwave oven
  • No smoking
  • Credit cards
  • Working farm
  • Owner has pets
  • Dishwasher
  • Pets welcome

Family friendly

  • Baby monitor
  • Books and toys
  • Children welcome
  • Babies welcome
  • Stair gates
  • High chair
  • Fire guard
  • Cot available

Nearby

  • Pub/bar within 3 miles
  • Restaurant within 3 miles
  • Shop within 3 miles

Activities

  • Bikes available
  • Food courses
  • Kayaking
  • Other courses
  • Sailing
  • Surfing
  • Wild swimming

Accommodation

Pricing

Nightly price
from €80
Surcharges
Singles €79-€84. Dinner, B&B €28 per person. Extra bed/sofabed available €15-€23 per person per night.
2 Family rooms for 4
From €105
2 Doubles
From €80
1 Twin
€80
3 Doubles
From €80

Information

Booking information

Check in
2pm
Check out
11am
Closed
Rarely.
No smoking
Smoking not permitted anywhere in the property.
Property
This property is part of a working farm or vineyard.
Owner has pets
Animals living on the property
Meals
Dinner with wine, €28. Kitchen closed on Sunday and Monday. Guest kitchen also available for use.

Reviews

Jonny, London

I know Sawdays does special, but this is extra - like going to stay with friends, and I only met them today! Beautiful tranquil location, not just polite and welcoming but good company - local everything - cress soup, salmon/trout etc for dinner all home made and home grown - I’ll definitely be revisiting if I can! Many thanks!


Roger, Diss

We stayed 2 nights at Le Moulin. A delightful family run set up with dining and some rooms in the very old mill building and other rooms in a newly built old style annexe - we stayed in the latter. Very comfortable room with a good bed, plenty of space and a reasonable size ensuite with shower over bath. A well equipped shared kitchen for tea/coffee making etc. Had an evening meal both nights, excellently cooked and served by Sandrine: full three course meal with fish from their trout farm with wine included. Also a shop on site to buy their products - a lovely stay. Would happily stay again.


Barbara, Bristol

A beautiful and restful place for us to break our journey from Italy. The setting was tranquil and verdant, with the sound of rushing water and lush watery meadows. The family couldn't have been more hospitable and we were regaled with an exquisite dinner consisting of many home made French delicacies and of course the freshest trout possible. We would like to come back and spend more time here as I think it's one of Sawday's best hidden treasures!


Claire, London

This was a lovely place to spend our first night on holiday. Such a surprise tucked away at the end of a lane. The room was clean and comfortable. We enjoyed the wonderful warm welcome and great meal prepared for us.


Peter, London

Our last night in France this year couldn't have been bettered. Although the weather had broken and we arrived in the rain, the Domaine du Moulin d'Eguebaude couldn't have looked more beautiful. We stayed in the converted outhouse which have been decorated in a style that would make Monet and Matisse smile - the colours were magic. I would have gladly spent a full holiday just sitting in the room and reading. Our host, Alexandre, has been in the business for many years and is a most interesting and charming conversationalist and our meal, cooked by his talented daughter-in-law was excellent.


Location

The neighbourhood

Local points of interest from Alexandre & Sandrine Mesley

  • You could visit Troyes 23km from us, which is a medieval town very well restaured and travel in the past and become a notable, an artisan, a trader or a church man from the 14th century . Walk in the pedestrian streets and discover all the wooden pan house
  • Discover the little town of Chaource, 30km from us, where a beautiful church is waiting for surprising you with its crypt and statue of burial of christ made by the Master of Chaource, famous sculptor from the 16th century, in the middle of nature.