Where you will Stay
Take your pick between 5 newly restored rooms all with ensuite bathrooms. Enjoy the rustic elegance, the gorgeous headboards and cuddle up in the cozy beds in either queen, king and super king sizes.
Each room has been restored, designed and named after a real character who played a part in the history of the Récollets Manoir.
If you are coming with a large family or group, or have more of a pauper’s budget, come and claim a bed up in the enormous “grenier” (the attic), transformed into a dormitory for 12, fully equipped with bathrooms, kitchenette, small lounging room and a pingpong table.
Or, for the more adventurous types, glamp in the romantic Gypsy Caravan hidden away in our tiny forest.
The manoir
Recollets Manoir has been under monumental renovations since we purchased the property in 2010. Now, with the bulk of the interior work finished, we are thrilled to share with you what we have done and how beautiful it has become.
The grounds
The grounds of the Récollets Manoir is unmatched in richness from the imprints of centuries past. This is an incredibly rare opportunity to create magnificent gardens while incorporating such a deep historical base. We hope the beauty and its age inspires your soul like it has ours.
Prehistory: In the Bronze Age, as early as 1200 B.C., there is archaeological evidence of people living here. During the Iron Age around 750 B.C., the Celts built a settlement called an oppidum that traversed our land. You can still see the demarkation from their defense wall.
Roman Empire: 56 B.C. - 486 A.D., A military base, called a garrison was built here by the Gallo-Romans.
Medieval: In the 11th-century, a chateau fortress of the ancient province of Poitou was constructed here. Then in the 14th century, it was mostly destroyed during 100-year war,
1619: The Recollets monks built their convent between 1619-1623. Here, they lived peacefully, farming the land and helping the town of Le Blanc, until the French Revolution in 1789 forcibly removed them and destroyed much of the convent.
1792: The grounds and convent were taken from the monks and sold off to a private owner. Since then, it was in the hands of only a few families the last of which had it in their family for over 100 years.
2010: Patrice and Oléa purchased the old Récollets convent and grounds, spending 15 years in interior renovations.
2025: The start of renovations of the grounds.