Built in 987 under Hugues Capet, Ermenonville Castle saw Joan of Arc in 1429 and Louis XI in 1474. In 1765, René Hatte left his son-in-law the Marquis de Girardin, Ermenonville, a castle in the middle of a swamp. After his Grand Tour and the discovery of the English gardens, he decided to transform the Ermenonville gardens into an ode to nature.

In contrast to the symmetry of the French-style gardens which aim to show the triumph of man, the Ermenonville gardens evoke the inspiration of nature and lead the walker to introspection in front of the grandeur of nature.
In 1874, Ernest de Girardin sold Ermenonville to Prince Constantin Radziwill, whose marriage to Mademoiselle Blanc, the rich heiress of the founder of the Monte-Carlo Casino, enabled him to carry out extensive work. The Prince remained the owner until 1927. On the eve of World War II, the estate was fragmented. The Castle was occupied by the enemy; at the end of the conflict in 1945, Ettore Bugatti settled there and mortgaged it to finance his mechanical research.

Today Ermenonville Castle is a hotel-restaurant and belongs to Mattieu Gufflet. It offers the experience of a castle life revisited within a rediscovered nature

Located in the city centre of Compiègne, along the river and in the immediate vicinity of the train station (5 minutes on foot), this comfortable family hotel welcomes you for a relaxing and restful stay.
It offers a wide range of spacious rooms with modern and personalised comfort: bath or shower, WC, television, telephone, mini-bar, accessible by lift. The hotel also has 6 parking spaces in the hotel's inner courtyard, subject to reservation.
The buffet breakfast is served either in the rooms or in the charming lounge-bar.
The bilingual staff will welcome you and help you discover the Oise region and its treasures.
The castle of Compiègne, the museums, the Memorial of Internment and Deportation - Royallieu Camp are all within walking distance.
The clearing of the Armistice and the castle of Pierrefonds are only 10 minutes away by car.