L'Orée de Giverny

Our first night outside Paris on a drive to visit Monet's garden. This is a beautiful private property with a separate guest house, and the hostess was fantastic, as was her personally delivered breakfast as soon as we put up our blinds!

We had the 'smaller' cottage for 2 nights. Really spacious, nice decor, furniture and bathroom. Well equipped kitchen area. Veronique is a great host, so friendly. Tasty breakfast served in our cottage. And the setting is fantastic, the 2 cottages sit at either end of Veronique and Frank's wonderful large garden. So peaceful in the afternoon sun after visiting Monet's garden. A perfect end to our Normandy trip. Merci Veronique

The unit we had was a very well appointed 2 bedroom suite. The grounds were fantastic. There were tables and chairs outdoors by a cool running stream. I used the hammock to take a nap in the afternoon. Breakfast was fresh and delicious and ample for snacking later in the morning. It is a 5 minute drive to Monet’s Garden parking lot and near plenty of restaurants a short drive away. Our host was very helpful and generous. My only regret is that I did not schedule an extra rest day to relax and meditate by the stream.

When we planned our trip to France, we did not find a lot of options near Giverny compared to other places we were going to visit, so we finally settled on this one - with expectations that it was only a couple of nights, and it would be just fine. However, when we arrived, we were delightfully surprised by this small B&B. We stayed in a perfectly maintained cottage with two bedrooms and a nice bathroom with a very nice, large shower. Less than 10 feet outside our window, the Epte river rushes past. The very large yard is meticulously groomed. Veronique is apparently a tireless garner. Several of her many gardens were coming to life during our mid April visit and I truly could not have imagined a more charming location to begin our visit to France. There must have been a dozen seating areas in various places around the yard. The breakfast was both delicious and generous, and Veronique was an excellent host. She was available for any questions and thankfully her English was much better than our French. Finally, the property is perhaps a kilometer or so from Monet’s gardens and home. So you are just minutes away, but not subject to ANY of the crush of people visiting there. I highly recommend this place to anyone planning a visit to this area. The value was excellent for the price.