10 Top-Rated Cottages in Normandy

April 25, 2023 Etsuko Causey

Wide beaches along the "Flower Coast" attract families and those commemorating the D-Day landings of 1944. Inland, cattle graze in rural idylls and pre-WWII buildings stand alongside modern architecture. Rent a car or take tours from Caen or Bayeux. The landscape around his home in Giverny inspired Monet's Water Lilies, and summer's profusion of blooms is quite lovely. Don't miss Rouen's old town and cathedral, Caen's cathedral, Bayeaux's tapestry and the ancient island-abbey of Mont-St-Michel.
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1. Au Detour de Gournay

21 rue des Bouchers, 76220 Gournay-en-Bray France
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5 based on 7 reviews

Au Detour de Gournay

Perfect

Reviewed By RunningFool68

I cycled in from Dieppe, and the place worked well for me staying overnight before making the ride to Paris the next day. The apartment was very clean and well laid out. It was also quiet. So it was perfect for me.

2. Domaine De Prestal

Pretra Route de Saint Germain de Clairefeuille, 61240 Le Merlerault France
Domaine De Prestal

Maison d'hôtes et bar à cockail

Un paradis normand

Reviewed By 44didierv

Un accueil chaleureux, des propriétaires bienveillants et au petit soin, une demeure excellemment tenue, une deco parfaite! Un lieu sublime de très belles tenue , un veritable havre de paix , à découvrir sans aucune hésitation . Bravo à vous!

3. Beauchamps Maison D'Hotes

588 Chemin du Moulin, 14600 Genneville, Honfleur France
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5 based on 19 reviews

Beauchamps Maison D'Hotes

Don’t swipe past this place......it’s FANTASTIC!!!!

Reviewed By WolvesTilIDie

We stayed whilst visiting the Honfleur area, and can not recommend this place highly enough. We were greeted with a really warm welcome and whilst we settled in to our room Pedro played the piano (fantastic). The room was spotlessly clean. Breakfast was all home made and plentiful (I can highly recommend that home made jams) and conversation around the breakfast table was warm and fun. Loved this place so much, and if we ever go back to Honfleur we would definitely go back

4. Ferme-Chateau de Cordey & Spa

Cordey le Bourg, 14700 Cordey France
Excellent
51%
Good
14%
Satisfactory
11%
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14%
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9%
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4 based on 35 reviews

Ferme-Chateau de Cordey & Spa

Lovely location, but overpriced , and looking a bit tired

Reviewed By Pauls42480

We were on our way back to UK early as we had to cut our trip short and this was our last night in France so thought we’d treat ourselves as it was expensive at circa €120 a night, but had a pool and what was advertised as a spa. Due to leaving very early the next day I requested whether we could negotiate not having breakfast the next day. I did this as we traveled to the location. But heard nothing. When we arrived we met by our hostess who was very friendly and gave us a welcome drink. The room we had was very nice with great decor. We went to the pool and spa area and due to Covid decided not to go in the hot tub, albeit also because there was an additional charge. Which we didn’t agree with considering how much we’d paid. We went for a swim in the pool and the water was clean, but the area around the pool at the far end was not clean and needed a thorough tidy up. I went for a shower in the spa area after but couldn’t get any hot water, so waited till we got to the room. The outside areas were reasonably tidy, but needed a lot more attention, it looked unloved. It needed mowing around the property. Driveway overgrown with weeds. The room was good and we had a v small breakfast left for us in the morning due to an early start, which was fine, but we could of been left out some bits in the dining area (as I had suggested the day before) as we had to eat on whilst sat on the bed. A tad disappointing for our last night and won’t be going back.

5. Ferme du Rupalley

Lieu Dit Rupalley, 14230 Isigny-sur-Mer France
Excellent
73%
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4.5 based on 15 reviews

Ferme du Rupalley

Wonderful B&B accomodations in a rural french farmhouse!

Reviewed By Jon R

This was an incredible stay for our family of three on a working dairy farm in Isigny-sur-Mer. We had a spacious room on the top floor of the farmhouse, which included two comfortable beds, private bathroom and shower, and a delicious French-style farm breakfast with fresh bread, yogurt, cheese, milk (as you might imagine), meats, cereal, fruit, coffee, tea, etc. This was a perfect base for us to explore Normandy's D-Day beaches and a wonderfully peaceful area to unwind after a couple of long days. Our host was warm, welcoming and attentive, providing an excellent dinner recommendation and answering other basic questions. French was the primary language spoken, but our host was able to communicate with us quite easily if there was something we didn't understand. Non-French speakers should be just fine with Google Translate or a similar tool.

6. Le Bois Gautier

le Bois Gautier Near Saint Hilaire du Harcouet, 50640 Savigny-le-Vieux France
Excellent
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5 based on 33 reviews

Le Bois Gautier

4 x Fully furnished cottages.Heating supplied by Log burner and ceramic radiators. Fitted kitchen supplied in each cottage. 3 x 1 bedroom and 1 x 2 bedroom cottages available. Covered swimming pool(heated March -Oct).

Happy Days

Reviewed By Michael L

They went out of there way to make sure we had a good time.It’s the little things that count scones out in the garden comes to mind.We will remember our week for ever because of Covid and Dominic sorting out our test and Locater form. The Cow Shed had everything you needed even a hot water bottle and the breakfast that was left for us was excellent. Dominic I think you should consider be coming a travel agent another arm to your strengths. We think you will make a success of Le Bois Gautier and we wish all the best in your endeavours. Hope to see you both in the future when we are allowed to travel without restrictions. Good Luck Jill and Mike

7. Chambres d'Hotes Atypik

3 rue Cite de Limes, 76370, Dieppe France
Excellent
79%
Good
18%
Satisfactory
4%
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5 based on 28 reviews

Chambres d'Hotes Atypik

Stopover en route to England

Reviewed By TempestFuget

Well what an amazing find wonderful place to stay very quirky and an excellent breakfast would highly recommend to anyone and also within easy walking distance of the sea and restaurants and shops etc

8. L'Atelier

13 rue Aristide Briand, 27200 Vernon France
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5 based on 2 reviews

L'Atelier

great gite excellent location and very helpful and friendly hosts

Reviewed By beauvoir

the perfect gite for our group of 6 people especially loved the communal area extremely well equipped barbecue bikes table tennis fresh bread delivered daily and the hosts were very helpful friendly and always available if needed the location was excellent a quiet residential street but walking distance from the station and centre of town A lovely week's stay and we would recommend it unhesitatingly Thank you so much Emmeline!

9. Christa

335 Chemin Lang, 50380 Saint-Pair-sur-Mer France
Excellent
60%
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4 based on 5 reviews

Christa

Tout était parfait

Reviewed By val_riel32

Accueil et contact avec Mme Ratti très bien. Rien à dire sur la chambre et les commodités, très bien. Petit déjeuner copieux et varié. La chambre est proche de tout et surtout vue sur la mer. Très agréable. Nous y retournerons très certainement.

10. Le moulin l'Eveque

Le gite de parc Le Moulin l'Eveque, 14350 Souleuvre-en-Bocage France
Excellent
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5 based on 13 reviews

Le moulin l'Eveque

Here we are again ...

Reviewed By iketina

Well here we are again, all of just a month has lapsed and we just couldn't stay away* We fell in Love with this enchanting place and had to return to it's beauty and peaceful calm. This time we experienced a dusting of light rain, some warm sunshine and the morning bog. The river had over flowed the week before so it was like hearing the roaring rapids just outside of our front door. Johnny and Lynn welcomed us once again and this time we got to meet their two gorgeous horses; they even let us feed them a baguette which was the bill of fare. Each night we enjoyed a warm fire in fact we had one each morning as well. This time we tooled around the nearby town "Le Beny Bocage" and enjoyed what the countryside had to offer; truly a magical experience with lot's to explore. Johnny turned us on to "The Irish Corner" an Irish Establishment that was run by a wonderful couple; we were treated Royal and we enjoyed their Fish n Chips along with a hearty bowl of Irish Guinness Stew, it was to die for. If you ask if we'll be back; you betcha!

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