Located in Le Perche, a national park in the Basse-Normandie region a few hours outside Paris, D’une Île is a medieval French settlement transformed into a bucolic bolthole, composed of nine cottages and a restaurant. The husband-and-wife proprietors, Michel Mulder and Sofie Sleumer (he’s a professional chef and she’s an interior designer), collaborated on the design of the rooms; the result is a charm-filled, rambling, relaxed compound.
Photography courtesy of D’une Île.
![a bedroom featuring the original exposed beams with whitewashed walls and conte 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hotel-d-une-ile-le-perche-france-1.jpg)
![exposed beams and hexagonal tile flooring can be seen throughout the buildings. 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hotel-d-une-ile-le-perche-france-2.jpg)
![a skull and antlers serve as accessories and clothing racks. 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hotel-d-une-ile-antler-decor.jpg)
![a deconstructed bath with a diy copper faucet and sink. 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hotel-d-une-ile-le-perche-france-3.jpg)
![one of the double standard rooms features ilse crawford\2\17;s two seate 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hotel-d-une-ile-le-perche-france-4.jpg)
![the super suite is made up of three bedrooms, a living room, kitchenette, and s 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hotel-d-une-ile-le-perche-france-5.jpg)
![a plywood buildout separates one bedroom from the other. 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hotel-d-une-ile-le-perche-france-6.jpg)
![a quirky attic bath designed with four antique doors of different proportions. 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hotel-d-une-ile-le-perche-france-7.jpg)
![the cottages are dressed in vintage furniture and accessories. the couple resto 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hotel-d-une-ile-le-perche-france-8.jpg)
![the mix of vintage finds lend the cottages a laid back boho vibe. 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hotel-d-une-ile-le-perche-france-9.jpg)
![an all white bedroom with a vintage ladder as headboard. 27](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hotel-d-une-ile-le-perche-france-10.jpg)
![above l: an abridged version of a bath with a hexagonal mirror and malin & 28](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hotel-d-une-ile-decor.jpg)
![a roomy bathroom with a clawfoot tub and old tile floor. 29](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hotel-d-une-ile-le-perche-france-11.jpg)
![d\2\17;une Île serves breakfast daily from their communal kitchen. 30](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hotel-d-une-ile-le-perche-france-12.jpg)
![the medieval enclave—a restaurant and nine cottages—that makes up 31](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hotel-d-une-ile-le-perche-france-13.jpg)
Looking for more lodging and restaurants in France? See dozens of suggestions in our France Travel Guide.
N.B.: This post is an update; the original story ran on February 11, 2013.
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