Cognac: the Hôtel de la Nauve, a new address with incredible charm
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Hotel de la Nauve in Cognac. LENAKA.NET
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Nestled in a 4.5 hectare landscaped park, the grounds of the Hôtel de la Nauve have only twelve rooms but also two restaurants (a brasserie and a gourmet restaurant) open to all gourmets.
A century-old sequoia like a lighthouse, a landmark; a huge park planted with flowers and aromatic plants, a fishery (drained by the Jean Simon canal and populated with black bass), greenhouses, and a Belle Epoque building made entirely of blond stone that only has 12 rooms… The new Hôtel de la Nauve in Cognac is the kind of place that we whisper to each other by word of mouth when we feel like taking to the open air. So, head to the pretty town of Cognac, where the hotelier couple Vincent and Florence Gombault opened this little gem of a hotel nestled in a 4.5-hectare landscaped park, fifteen minutes from the city center.
We salute the architectural and craft work that has been carried out in the main residence, which welcomes the visitor with a magnificent staircase made in the old style in white Avy stone. Wood is invited with furniture of great beauty, such as these pieces in marquetry made to measure by the cabinetmaker Christian Thierry Drevelle (the Ateliers Drevelle are known for their cigar boxes, ordered by the Elysée on the arrival of each new…
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