2 Chemin des Troglodytes, 76280, Saint-Jouin-Bruneval, France
INN WITH 11 ROOMS - "The Auberge is a Norman house of 600 m², built just after the war by Tante Pépé, the youngest sister of my grandfather — the last of nine siblings. She married René, an artist, as kind as he was talented. They lived here their entire lives. Today, the house becomes an inn. In Saint-Jouin-Bruneval, between the cliffs of Étretat and the forests of the Pays de Caux, the Auberge Bout de Bois rises at the heart of a three-hectare estate, sheltered from the world. A brick-and-timber house from the 1950s, meticulously restored, where the soul of the inns of old meets the elegance of a refined boutique hotel. Here, everything is conceived like a home: eleven rooms only, each with its own personality, natural materials, and muted colors. Some open onto the fields, others onto the woodland or the kitchen garden, but all share the same promise: that of a calm and unaffected comfort, where luxury is measured by the precision of each detail. At the heart of the house, the grand fireplace lounge sets the tone. This is where the chef cooks over a wood fire, serving a unique six-course menu inspired by the day's arrivals and imagination. The menu changes without warning, following the seasons: fish from the coast, vegetables from the garden, farmhouse butter, wild herbs. Sincere, living cuisine that tells the story of the region without folklore. The rest of your stay unfolds as you choose: a coffee at dawn facing the fields, a 'Table Sauvage' lunch in the heart of nature, a walk toward the sea, a warm bath scented with hay. Here, we don't play at being in the countryside — we discover it, listen to it, taste it. The Auberge Bout de Bois imitates nothing: it extends a family and Norman story, in a place where every thing has a reason to exist. A refuge for those who love what is real." - César