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Vannes Flat
Brittany, France
Vannes Flat
Brittany, France
A Sense of Place
This sensitively restored apartment is the result of the collaboration of a husband and wife team whose focus on architecture, design and lifestyle is not only their profession, but how their family lives. We love the beautifully calibrated balance of elegant 19th-century Haussmanian architecture and simple, modern sophistication.
Designed by an interiors and architecture photographer and her journalist husband, this 19th-century apartment is a reflection of their philosophy that design and a sense of place influences lifestyle. Featured in countless international design magazines including Architectural Digest, ELLE Decor, Vogue, House & Garden and more, their work focuses on how people live in those spaces and is reflected in their own homes.
Originally built in 1865, this historic building recently underwent an extensive restoration, returning it to its former glory. Designed in the style of a luxury hotel suite, the ground floor apartment faces the port of Vannes and retains much of its original beauty and classic features including the semicircular Haussmanian style structure with decorative plaster ceiling design and ornate detail.
Employing a lightly stylized modern update, the bright whitewashed interiors are filled with natural light from multiple windows and have been pared down to an informal and calm sophistication.
The main room includes the sleeping area with a baldaquin bed and a fireside lounge space. There is a well equipped kitchenette and a separate office space as well as a luxuriously apointed spa bathroom.
Decorated with contemporary furnishings and decor by Living Divani, Serax, Dornbracht, David Turbridge, and a few bespoke items designed by the couple, this suite is a stylish and romantic nest for two.
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Wifi throughout, TV. Midweek housekeeping for an additional fee of €60 (which includes change of bed linen and towels) and laundry facilities. Luxury linens from Maison de Vacance. Secure building. Optional breakfast delivered for an additional €20 per person.
AROUND
In the quieter north west corner of Brittany, the historic walled city of Vannes sits along Gulf of Morbihan and the Bay of Biscay. Founded over 2000 years ago during Roman times, many of the first houses were built in the 5th century. One of the prettiest and most well preserved medieval towns in Brittany, the narrow pedestrian streets, magnificent ramparts and central old town are atmospheric and charming with traditional timbered houses, a great open air market and a bustling harbor.
The nearby Conleau Peninsula is where you’ll find Vannes’ only beach and gentle tide pools. The industrial river port city of Nantes lies along the Loire River just over an hour south and Brittany's capital city of Rennes is just over an hour north east.
LOCATION
Vannes, France. Nearest Airport: Nantes (1 hr) or Rennes (1 hr)
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Spring through Fall for the best weather. Summer is high season.
