La Nauve
Refined French countryside estate — wood-and-marble interiors with a hint of Alpine warmth, contemporary art, and serious horticultural energy in the gardens. Think Belle Époque bones with modern luxury layered on top.
Book the Notes restaurant well in advance — only 20 seats and it fills up fast, especially on weekends
Why It Matters
La Nauve holds a Michelin star for its restaurant Notes (2026), is a Relais & Châteaux member, and sits on the grounds of a working 19th-century cognac distillery estate. Chef Anthony Carballo (ex-Le Meurice and Shangri-La Paris) runs both the gourmet restaurant and the brasserie, drawing menus directly from the hotel's own vegetable garden, beehives, henhouse, and fish pond. It's the most compelling luxury option in a town that's long needed one.
A former cognac distillery estate turned 5-star hotel, La Nauve opened in 2023 on a 12-acre riverside property just outside Cognac's old town. The Belle Époque manor house is the real showstopper: pale marble lobbies, a bifurcated staircase, and an extraordinary chandelier made of hundreds of pale-blue Murano-glass discs hanging above the bar. Only 12 rooms across two buildings — the main mansion and the Petit Chai — which keeps things intimate and the service genuinely personal.
Where You'll Stay
6 room types available
Comfort Room – Main House
The entry-level room in the main Belle Époque mansion. Wood and marble interiors in the codes of classic Cognac style. Street-facing, so quiet but not the garden view. Lift access. PMR accessible.
Double · 34 sqm
Comfort Room – Petit Chai
Two comfort rooms in the Petit Chai outbuilding, a few steps from the main house. Ground-floor and first-floor options. Connecting rooms available. Street-facing but with access to the Petit Chai's wellness area.
Double · 35 sqmDeluxe Petit Chai Room
The most nature-forward room in the lineup. Ground floor in the Petit Chai with a large private terrace looking out onto the garden. Walk-in shower (no bath). Can be configured as a double or two singles — good for friends travelling together. Connecting option available.
Double or twin · 34 sqm
Junior Suite
The hotel's only suite and its biggest room. In the main house with a private balcony overlooking the garden, the sequoia, and all the way to the Charente River. Bedroom plus separate lounge, dressing room, and a bathroom with both bath and shower. Worth splashing out if the view matters to you.
Double · 47 sqmPrestige Room – Main House
In the main mansion with garden views and a choice of bath or shower. The main house rooms benefit from the grander communal spaces — that Murano chandelier, the marble staircase — right outside the door.
Double · 39 sqmPrestige Room – Petit Chai
Where modernity and antiquity meet: architectural interiors with views directly onto the garden and the 150-year-old sequoia or the pool. Connecting rooms available. One of the most popular for couples wanting garden-facing outlook without going to suite level.
Double · 38 sqmThe Property
Eat & Drink
3 venues on property
Restaurant
Spa & Wellness
Treatment Menu
On Property
How you'll actually spend your days.
Canadian canoe exploration of the Charente River directly from the estate.
Hire electric bikes from the hotel and head into the Cognac vineyards along the La Flow Vélo route. The kitchen team can prepare a take-away picnic to enjoy en route. Secure storage and bike maintenance area on-site.
Self-guided exploration of the 12-acre estate: vegetable garden, fish pond, beehives, citrus greenhouse, water-lily pond, and the 150-year-old sequoia.
Professional photography session in the hotel grounds, including spots beneath the 150-year-old sequoia.
Concierge-arranged golf at Cognac Golf Course (7.5 miles away), with Fred, a professional instructor, guiding the session.
Outdoor heated pool open daily from May to September. Set in the estate's manicured gardens.
A professional pilot takes guests on a hot air balloon flight over the Cognac region and its vineyards.
Chef-prepared picnic hamper to enjoy in the estate gardens or surrounding countryside.
Guided yoga session on the riverbank with an instructor, facing the Charente River.
Amenities & Practical Info
The details that matter for planning.
Secure shelter for bikes and mountain bikes, plus a dedicated cleaning and maintenance area. Cycling documentation and itineraries at reception. Accueil Vélo certified.
Working estate features supplying the kitchen: vegetable garden, fish pond, henhouse, beehives, citrus greenhouse, and fruit trees.
The estate hosts receptions, weddings, and seminars. Private event spaces across the three 19th-century buildings.
The hotel operates a small electric boat for guests to cruise into Cognac town centre along the Charente River.
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