Le Barn for le weekend, anyone? The idea behind the resort is to put urbanites “immediately in touch with the changing seasons, the outdoors, and the local wildlife.” Situated in the Île-de-France forest of Rambouillet, 30 minutes by train from Paris, the hotel is the work of Studio Be-Poles and set on a 500-acre estate that’s home to an elite equestrian center. Take a look:
The Be-Poles team turned existing barns into hotel quarters that combine “light and space, sobriety and modernity.”
Le Barn is home to a small permaculture farm. Guests are invited to join the chef as he picks vegetables in the garden.
The Be-Poles designers say their aim was to rethink the traditional French approach to luxury and create a sense of relaxed intimacy.
An extra-wide sofa for lounging in the library area.
The restaurant is set in a conservatory.
One of the suites, with olive walls and ceiling. Note the pegs for hanging essentials.
The rooms—71 in all—have a palette of whites and rusts set off by dark wainscoting.
Our favorite detail: Le Barn’s built-in desks that double as kitchenettes.