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Chateau Estefani

Chateau Estefani is a truly beautiful 19th century chateau set in 10 acres of grounds and woods.

Chateau Estefani is a luxurious gite and chambre d’hôtes perfectly located in the south-west of France between ski and beach resorts and in the heart of the very well known Jurançon vineyard.

The very affordable price of the rooms (from 100€ for a double room up to 160€ for the luxury suite) will enable you to enjoy the Vie de Chateau in a beautiful part of France.

Our B&B has recently been refurbished to a high standard. Its 12 luxurious rooms and its beautiful luxurious suite can accommodate up to 25 people.
Château Estefani offers the calm and the beauty of the French countryside. In the meantime, the proximity of the historical city of Pau will allow you to have access in less than 10 minutes to all the in town commodities: gastronomic restaurants, cultural events, outdoor festivals, horse races, sporting event as the Grand prix, golf, etc.
The local airport is only 25 minutes away from Château Estefani and the nearest train station only 10 minutes.

Château Estefani has been refurbished in 2006 in order to offer luxurious accommodation to its clients. We are able to offer a total of 13 rooms all with air conditioning and private en suite bathrooms. The Château offers a luxury suite complete with four poster bed and a claw bath and shower.
Our B&B Chambre d'hotes has many magnificently appointed rooms for you to enjoy and a beautiful, heated private swimming pool for the exclusive use of our guests to relax beside with a glass of Champagne.

Château Estefani is located in the heart of the Béarn in the south-west of France at only 10 minutes from the town centre of Pau. Pau is the second biggest city in Aquitaine, after Bordeaux. Pau is also called the Green City. The capital of Béarn invites the visitor to stroll through its unique trail of parks and gardens, to admire the gentle palm trees as they sway against the backdrop of the awesome Pyrénées, or to revel in the serene and beautiful atmosphere created by oak trees, Lebanese cedar trees and evergreen redwoods.

Historically Pau is known as the house of Henri IV of Navarre who became King of France in 1589 until 1610. His beautiful château is open to visitors.
Since the 19th Century, Pau has been very popular and attracted a lot of English people. Indeed, there are around 300 villas stretched all over the city.
Very dynamic and cosmopolite, the city of Pau offers a lot of different events throughout the year like the Grand Prix of Pau, horse races, live concert in the parks, theatre festivals, etc. Pau is also the home of the oldest golf club of the continent (only about 10 minutes from Chateau Estefani).

Our beautiful premises is also perfectly located between ski resorts (1hour away from the château), the beach (Biarritz is only 1 hour away) or different sportive or cultural activities: rafting, salmon fishing, trekking in the Pyrénées, cirque de Gavarni, trip in Spain, etc.
Finally if you are looking for a nice relaxing time with excellent food and wines, Château Estefani can offer both. Pau and its surroundings have gastronomic restaurants. The Béarn is the house of some beautiful meals as foie gras de canard, garbure, poule au pot, magret de canard, etc. In the heart of the Jurançon vineyard you will be able to meet the producers directly and taste their wine on their premises.
Château Estefani has 4 different offers:

•B&B chambre d’hôte from 60€ per person (single room low season)
•Exclusive holiday rentals from 43€ per person per day (low season minimum of 25 people)
•Exclusive hire for your wedding reception
•Hire of rooms for special functions (christening, business meetings, etc.)

Lunch and dinner can be offered if required.

Château Estefani is run by Alexandre DARRACQ and Marie FATH a French couple coming from Pau originally. They speak fluent English and German and have been working in the luxurious hotel and catering industry for the last 5 years in England. They will be on site to make sure that the château is ready to welcome you and offer you high standard accommodation and service.
Château Estefani is reopening its door on the 1st of July 2012 and will be fully operational.